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 256 is Texas 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 Texas 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: 14.5
- Bids per season: 0.05
- AP Polls: 1
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 1
- Conference Players of the Year: 2
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 5
- Conference tournament titles: 2
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Texas State basketball
We move to the Sun Belt for one of the top mid-major programs over the past decade. Don’t belive me? Texas State is 189-134 over the past 10 seasons, with just three losing seasons and four 20-win seasons. Danny Kasper took them to some great heights, while Terrence Johnson has kept them as a competitive team in the conference.
However, Texas State’s two NCAA Tournament bids came further back in 1994 and 1997. Both teams won the Southland Tournament, a conference the program dominated in the 90s. The Bobcats finished in the top three in the Southland in 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, and 1999. It’s their success (and a football team) that got them to the WAC for one season, before now settling in the Sun Belt.
There’s also one season in particular we have to look at: 1951-52. The Bobcats were an independent team and went a whopping 30-1. Now, this was before Division I was what it became today, and sportsreference counts it in their history, so we counted it too! But just a great season that had to be mentioned here. Plus, they finished 20th in the final AP Poll of the season.
Even if that is a bit of an outlier, the Bobcats have exemplified this part of our rankings – mid-major programs that have at least been consistent enough to win a lot of games each season – even if it doesn’t result in 10-15 tournament bids.