As the programs rams continue to rise, it’s important to remember the methodology of what these rankings are based on. Tournament appearances, tournament success(points for how many games won: 64,32,16,8,4,2,1), regular season titles, conference tournament titles, and overall win%. This was then placed in a weighted formula ((0.5+tournament appearances+ tournament success+ reg season titles(5)+conference tournament titles(3))*overall W%). Rankings were then based on final score.
Ranking the Top Programs of the 21st Century: #351-#301
Ranking the Top Programs of the 21st Century: #300-#251
Ranking the Top Programs of the 21st Century: #250-#201
# 200 Eastern Kentucky Colonels
# 199 Colorado Buffaloes
# 198 Georgia Southern Eagles
# 197 Lipscomb Bisons
# 196 Utah Valley Wolverines
# 195 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
# 194 UMBC Retrievers
# 193 Auburn Tigers
# 192 Morehead State Eagles
# 191 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
# 190 Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers
# 189 Indiana State Sycamores
# 188 Central Florida Knights
# 187 Delaware State Hornets
# 186 Wright State Raiders
# 185 Charlotte 49ers
# 184 Jackson State Tigers
# 183 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
# 182 Bowling Green Falcons
# 181 McNeese State Cowboys
# 180 Lamar Cardinals
# 179 Southeastern Louisiana Lions
# 178 Richmond Spiders
# 177 High Point Panthers
# 176 Portland State Vikings
# 175 Wyoming Cowboys
# 174 Providence Friars
# 173 Morgan State Bears
# 172 Northeastern Huskies
# 171 Georgia Bulldogs
# 170 Toledo Rockets
# 169 Wagner Seahawks
# 168 Mercer Bears
# 167 Rider Broncs
# 166 Yale Bulldogs
# 165 Texas El Paso Miners
# 164 Southern Jaguars
# 163 Boise State Broncos
# 162 SMU Mustangs
# 161 Texas Arlington Mavericks
# 160 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
# 159 Cal State Northridge Matadors
# 158 Seton Hall Pirates
# 157 Iowa Haweyes
# 156 Ole Miss Rebels
# 155 Radford Highlanders
# 154 Texas Tech Red Raiders
# 153 Ball State Cardinals
# 152 Cornell Big Red
# 151 Stony Brook Seawolves