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 313 is UMass-Lowell 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 UMass-Lowell 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: 14.7
- Bids per season: 0
- 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: 0
- Conference tournament titles: 0
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on UMass-Lowell basketball
The River Hawks land at No. 313 in these rankings purely because of consistency – an average of nearly 15 wins per season in 14 years in Division I.
Technically, they also get a lot of help from the 1905-06 season, in which they were considered a major program by College Basketball Reference, and went 16-1. But upon transitioning officially in 2013, the River Hawks have never had fewer than 10 wins in a season and have had at least 15 wins in each of the last 5 seasons.
The 2022-23 season was special, as UMass-Lowell basketball finished 26-8, losing to Vermont in the America East Tournament finals. Head coach Pat Duquette was named America East Coach of the Year. The same result happened the following year, once again winning over 20 games but losing to the Catamounts instead of punching a ticket to the big dance.
If the River Hawks had won one or both of those games, they could easily be in the top 300 in our countdown. It’s a newer program at this level, but they’ve adjusted just fine.