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 306 is Morgan 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 Morgan State basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 0
- Sweet 16s: 0
- NCAA wins: 0
- Bids: 2
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 12.5
- Bids per season: 0.04
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 1
- Conference Players of the Year: 6
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 5
- Conference tournament titles: 3
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Morgan State basketball
The latest HBCU to join the rankings, Morgan State basketball has enjoyed some solid seasons over its time in DI, including five regular season titles.
They’ve always played in the MEAC and won the conference crown in 1974, 1976, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
That three-year stretch in the late 2000s led to conference tournament titles in 2009 and 2010, with the Bears falling in the round of 64 both years. During that time, Todd Bozeman was the head coach and put together a 195-218 record with the program.
But decades prior, Morgan State basketball had a future NBA star, in Marvin Webster. The third overall pick in 1975, Webster played nine years in the league, finishing top 10 in MVP voting in 1978, with averages of 14.0 points and 12.6 rebounds.
At Morgan State, he was the 3x MEAC Player of the Year, dominating the conference season in and season out.
As most of the HBCUs have, Morgan State has struggled as time has gone on, but they proved in the 2000s with coach Bozeman that with the right leadership, they can be a force in the MEAC.