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 327 is Delaware State 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 Delaware State 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: 11.0
- Bids per season: 0.02
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 0
- Conference Players of the Year: 4
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 3
- Conference tournament titles: 1
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Delaware State basketball
Playing out of the MEAC since the early 1970s, Delaware State has gone through an astounding 14 different coaches, each lasting just under four seasons with the Hornets.
Greg Jackson easily put together the best era for this school, winning 200 games over 14 seasons, three regular season conference titles, and one conference tournament title. That led to an NCAA Tournament automatic bid in 2005, where Delaware State sort of scared 1-seed Duke, only falling 57-46 in a low-scoring, grind-it-out type of game.
The Hornets would have better overall records the following two seasons, both resulting in trips to the NIT, where they won an opening round game in 2006. The NIT bracket was 40 teams that season, so it was essentially a play-in game.
All three of those seasons, from 2005-07, Delaware State won the MEAC regular season crown. Jahsha Bluntt won MEAC Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007.
Unfortunately, the Greg Jackson era ended in the middle of the 2013-14 season, amidst a 4-15 start. He was one win shy of the overall school record in coaching wins, despite having it at the DI level.
Since then, there has been just one winning season for this program, as the Hornets went 16-14 in 2025. But over the last 12 seasons since Jackson was fired, just three of them have seen 10+ wins. Was it the right decision? Maybe at the time, but the program hasn’t been the same since.