The college basketball offseason is here, and we decided to have some fun over the next few months, ranking ALL 364 teams in D1. Number 355 is New Hampshire basketball.
Before you say we’re crazy – or that all of this is up for debate, let’s go over the very intricate process of how we came to this conclusion. We took a very statistical approach – with the help of Chat GPT – taking into consideration everything from March Madness wins and finishes, to AP Poll appearances, to conference players of the year. And then, a good friend of ours, Scott Blanchard, took our approach to the MAX.
Click here to visit the FIRST article, which explains how the formula works!
Here’s the breakdown of New Hampshire basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 0
- Sweet 16s: 0
- NCAA wins: 0
- Bids: 0
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 8.7
- Bids per season: 0
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 0
- Conference Players of the Year: 2
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 1
- Conference tournament titles: 0
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on New Hampshire basketball
We’re going to the America East for No. 355, where New Hampshire basketball is next!
The Wildcats have only averaged 8.7 wins per season since moving up to Division I full-time in 1937-38. Although they did go 14-1 as an independent in 1926-27.
New Hampshire was a longtime member of the Yankee Conference, having a solid stretch in the 1970s where they had a couple of winning seasons under head coach Gerry Friel. Some success continued into the ECAN, including a tie for the regular season crown with Boston U in 1983.
UNH has had a pair of Conference Players of the Year in the America East. Scott Drapeau won the award in 1994, averaging 22.9 PPG and 9.9 RPG. He had similar numbers in his senior season, but was beaten out by Malik Rose. In 2024, Clarence Daniels won the award, posting 19.4 PPG and 9.6 RPG while shooting 45.8% from the field.
The Wildcats also had a solid three-year stretch from 2014-17, going 59-38 overall and 32-16 in conference. Bill Herrion was the coach and remains the all-time program leader in wins. However, they could never turn those years into an NCAA Tournament bid.
Now, the Wildcats are coached by Nathan Davis, and they went just 9-21 last season. So the outlook isn’t great for this UNH hoops program.