CONCERNED FANS FOR

BASKETBALL

SINCE 1960, NCAA CHAMPIONS
HAVE AVERAGED OVER 80 POINTS PER GAME;
OR WHY TUBBY BALL CAN'T EVER BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

Including 1960 thru 2006 the NCAA title winners have played a total of 1599 games, scoring an average of 82.8 ppg for ALL games played.That is right, the field of all NCAA Champions since 1960 have averaged 82.8 ppg in the 1599 games they have played during their respective championship seasons.

For those interested in reviewing ALL NCAA title winners, final four participants, and title game scores use the following LINK:

http://ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/story/7636039

Here are the 1960-2006 season Champs with their respective final season record together with their respective season scoring averages;

1960--Ohio State --------------25-3---90.4
1961--Cincinnati --------------27-3---75.0
1962--Cincinnati --------------29-2---72.2
1963--Loyola, Chi-------------29-2---91.8
1964--UCLA-------------------30-0---88.9
1965--UCLA-------------------28-2---86.3
1966--UTEP -------------------28-1---77.9
1967--UCLA-------------------29-1---89.6
1968--UCLA-------------------29-1---93.4
1969--UCLA-------------------29-1---84.5
1970--UCLA-------------------28-2---92.0
1971--UCLA-------------------29-1---83.5
1972--UCLA-------------------30-0---94.6
1973--UCLA-------------------30-0---81.3
1974--North Carol St----------30-1---91.4
1975--UCLA-------------------28-3---84.7
1976--Indiana------------------32-0---82.1

slow ball era begins

1977--Marquette---------------25-7---70.5
1978--KENTUCKY-----------30-2---84.2
1979--Michigan St ------------26-6---75.7
1980--Louisville --------------33-3---76.9
1981--Indiana------------------26-9---70.0
1982--North Carolina---------32-2---66.7----------lowest since 1959
1983--North Carol St---------26-10--74.2
1984--Georgetown------------34-3---74.3
1985--Villanova--------------25-10--68.7

Shot clock and 3point shot added

1986--Louisville--------------32-7---79.3
1987--Indiana-----------------30-4---82.5
1988--Kansas-----------------27-11--75.3-most losses ever by title team
1989--Michigan---------------30-7---91.7
1990--UNLV------------------35-5---93.5--highest scoring title team
1991--Duke-------------------32-7---87.7
1992--Duke-------------------34-2---88.0
1993--North Carolina -------34-4---86.1
1994--Arkansas--------------31-3---93.4
1995--UCLA-----------------31-2---87.5
1996--KENTUCKY---------34-2---91.8
1997--Arizona---------------25-9---83.8
1998--KENTUCKY---------35-4---80.1
1999--UCONN--------------34-2---77.3
2000--Michigan St----------32-7---74.1--lowest scoring since clock
2001--Duke -----------------35-4---90.7
2002--Maryland ------------32-4---85.0
2003--Syracuse-------------30-5---79.6
2004--UCONN-------------33-6---78.8
2005--North Carolina------33-4---88.2
2006--Florida --------------33-6---78.3

To Summarize by the data:

1960-2006--title teams, all games---82.8 ppg
1960-1976--title teams, all games---80.5 ppg
1977-1985--title teams, all games---73.5 ppg [72.1 ppg without the Joe B. Hall led 1978 UK team]
1986-2006--title teams, all games---84.5 ppg

In NCAA title games only; the Champions have also averaged nearly 80 ppg against the best of the best for that particular year.

1960 thru 2006-----77.5 ppg
1960 thru 1976-----79.7 ppg
1977 thru 1985-----69.4 ppg [ 66.4 ppg without the Joe B. Hall led 1978 UK team]
1986 thru 2006-----79.4 ppg

During the slow ball era of 1977 thru 1985, 9 seasons---only UK in 1978(84.2ppg) scored at a rate over 77ppg for the respective title season. That was the era of slow ball, freeze ball--and pathetic ball. The present UK system was designed during this era of non-offensive basketball---and tubbI is attached more tightly to the system, than the tubbites and tubblings are to tubbI.

Less than 78ppg does NOT a title champ make. UK at 73.9, 73.6 and 70.9 these last 3 seasons is NOT a contender---and never will be using the slow ball system from the slow ball era.

During each of these three eras, the number of losses by a championship team rose during the slow ball era and fell again after the shot clock and easy three entered the game.

Submitted by John Barry

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