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 338 is Alabama A&M 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 Alabama A&M basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 0
- Sweet 16s: 0
- NCAA wins: 0
- Bids: 1
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 11.3
- Bids per season: 0.04
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 0
- Conference Players of the Year: 0
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 1
- Conference tournament titles: 1
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Alabama A&M basketball
The Bulldogs have been in DI for almost 30 years and do have one NCAA Tournament appearance, making it in 2005 and losing in what was then the only play-in game to Oakland. Obie Trotter was on that team and still is the all-time leading scorer in program history.
Of course, playing in the SWAC, it isn’t exactly a top-level conference, but it isn’t to say the Bulldogs haven’t had some noteworthy seasons. They had four winning seasons in their first seven tries and, after a long drought of losing seasons, went 18-15 this past year.
It’s also worth saying that after Vann Pettaway led the team for their first 13 seasons in DI, they’ve had five head coaches over the last 15. It’s tough to build a program with inconsistency in leadership, but it was an excellent first year for Donte Jackson, so we’ll see what that means for the near future.