Alphabetical List of 96 Great Hoops Teams in VABG Game (UCLA 1972 Best Chance to Win at 17%)

Here is the alphabetical list of the 96 all-time great basketball teams included with instructions in the Value Add Basketball Game. In addition to the team, year and conference, we our bracket region in which we placed the team and the projection of the score and percent chance of winning their first game. From there you can click on the East, West, Midwest and South to see that bracket and results as we play games.

Range of scoring margins so far:

Double Digit Wins (4, 25%): Syracuse>Princeton by 17, Duke>Navy by 16, Ohio St.>Wyoming by 13, Marquette > Utah by 10.

4 to 9 point win (3, 19%): Michigan St.>LaSalle by 9, Arizona > LSU by 8, UCLA > Indiana St. by 7.

Last possession - 1, 2 or 3 pt in regulation (5, 31%): Wake Forest>Pitt by 2, Oregon>Seattle by 2, Missouri>Cal by 2, Georgia>Oklahoma A&M by 2, Seton Hall>St. John's by 1.

Overtime (4, 25%): LSU>Alabama, Arizona>Iowa, Auburn>West Virginia, Notre Dame>St. Joe's.

Note that the best 32 teams receive a first found bye, and thus their "1st opponent" is the winner of another game. Click on the Value Add Basketball Game instructions to get the free game and play for yourself. Click here for box scores of games as we add them. At the bottom of this blog click to print out player cards for any of these teams you want to use in games of your own.

School	Year	Conf	Region	Seed	Predicted	Allowed	Win%	1st opponent/ actual result
Alabama	1977	SEC	South	18	67	68	50%	LSU L. 77-79 OT
Arizona	1997	Pac-10	West	9	83	74	79%	LSU (won 85-77)
Arizona	2015	Pac-12	West	10	67	62	67%	Iowa (W90-88, 2 OT)
Arkansas	1994	SEC	South	6	69	67	56%	Auburn v George Mason winner
Auburn	2019	SEC	South	11	65	59	67%	George Mason
Auburn	1984	SEC	South	19	75	77	44%	West Virginia (W84-76 OT)
Butler	2011	Horizon	East	24	61	70	21%	Duke
California	1959	PCC	West	21	60	64	36%	Missouri L. 69-71
Cincinnati	1960	MVC	West	4	70	65	67%	Gonzaga v DePaul winner
Cincinnati	2002	CUSA	Midwest	9	65	57	79%	Loyola-Chicago
Connecticut	2004	Big East	Midwest	5	65	61	64%	Georgetown v Kansas St. winner
Creighton	2014	Big East	Midwest	20	74	76	40%	Oklahoma
Davidson	2008	SC	South	21	62	67	33%	Oklahoma St.
DePaul	1945	Ind	West	20	61	64	40%	Gonzaga
Duke	2011	ACC	East	9	70	61	79%	Butler
Duke	1992	ACC	East	10	74	67	73%	Navy (W 77-61)
Florida	2006	SEC	South	3	78	72	70%	West Virginia v Auburn winner
George Mason	2006	CAA	South	22	59	65	33%	Auburn
Georgetown	1984	Big East	East	11	67	62	67%	Villanova
Georgetown	2007	Big East	Midwest	12	66	63	60%	Kansas St.
Georgia	1982	SEC	South	23	66	72	30%	Oklahoma St
Georgia Tech	2004	ACC	East	14	72	70	56%	Wake Forest
Gonzaga	2017	WCC	West	13	64	61	60%	DePaul
Houston	1968	Ind	South	4	68	62	70%	Texas Tech v South Carolina winner
Illinois	2005	Big Ten	Midwest	10	65	59	70%	Wichita St.
Indiana	1976	Big Ten	Midwest	1	67	55	85%	Indiana v Oklahoma winner
Indiana	2002	Big Ten	Midwest	16	63	62	53%	Oklahoma
Indiana St.	1979	MVC	West	18	65	66	47%	UCLA (Lost 69-76)
Iowa	2001	Big Ten	West	23	62	67	33%	Arizona (L88-90 2ot)
Kansas	1957	Big 7	South	5	66	62	64%	Oklahoma St. v Davidson winner
Kansas	2008	Big 12	South	1	72	63	79%	Texas v Tennessee winner
Kansas St.	2008	Big 12	Midwest	21	63	66	40%	Georgetown
Kentucky	2012	SEC	South	7	70	69	53%	Oklahoma St v Georgia winner
Kentucky	1996	SEC	East	1	69	62	73%	Wake Forest v Pittsburgh winner
La Salle	1954	Ind	Midwest	19	64	66	44%	Michigan St. L67-76
Louisville	1980	Metro	South	8	69	69	50%	Memphis v VCU winner
Louisville	2013	Big East	West	3	68	62	70%	Michigan v San Diego St. winner
Loyola	1963	Ind	West	5	73	70	60%	Missouri v California winner
Loyola-Chicago	2018	MVC	Midwest	24	57	65	21%	Cincinnati
LSU	2006	SEC	South	15	68	67	50%	Alabama W in OT
LSU	1970	SEC	West	24	74	83	21%	Arizona (Lost 77-85)
Marquette	2003	CUSA	East	13	66	63	60%	West Virginia
Marquette	1977	Ind	West	11	58	53	67%	Utah W.79-69
Maryland	2002	ACC	East	6	71	68	60%	Georgetown v Villanova winner
Memphis	2008	CUSA	South	9	71	62	79%	VCU
Michigan	1989	Big Ten	Midwest	6	68	65	60%	Ohio St. v Wyoming winner
Michigan	2013	Big Ten	West	14	64	62	56%	San Diego St.
Michigan St.	1979	Big Ten	Midwest	2	67	60	73%	St. Joe's v Notre Dame winner
Michigan St.	2009	Big Ten	Midwest	14	66	64	56%	La Salle W by 9
Missouri	1982	Big 8	West	12	64	60	64%	California W by 2
Navy	1986	CAA	East	23	67	74	27%	Duke (L 61-77)
North Carolina St.	1974	ACC	East	2	76	69	73%	St. John's v Seton Hall winner
Notre Dame	1970	Ind	Midwest	18	73	74	47%	St. Joe's W in OT
Ohio St.	2007	Big Ten	Midwest	11	72	67	64%	Wyoming (W 73-60)
Ohio State	1960	Big Ten	Midwest	3	75	70	67%	Michigan St. v La Salle winner
Oklahoma	1985	Big 8	Midwest	13	76	74	60%	Creighton
Oklahoma	2016	Big 12	Midwest	17	62	63	47%	Indiana
Oklahoma St	1946	MVC	South	10	72	66	70%	Georgia L 80-82
Oklahoma St.	2004	Big 12	South	12	67	62	67%	Davidson
Oregon	2017	Pac-12	West	17	69	69	50%	Seattle W64-62
Pittsburgh	2009	Big East	East	17	62	62	47%	Wake Forest (L 61-63)
Princeton	1965	Ivy	East	21	64	68	36%	Syracuse L62-79
Purdue	2018	Big Ten	Midwest	8	65	64	53%	Cincinnati v Loyola-Chicago winner
Purdue	1969	Big Ten	Midwest	4	83	79	64%	Oklahoma v Creighton winner
San Diego St.	2011	MWC	West	19	62	64	44%	Michigan
San Francisco	1956	CBA	West	7	62	61	53%	Arizona v Iowa winner
Seattle	1958	Ind	West	16	69	69	50%	Oregon L62-64
Seton Hall	1989	Big East	East	18	66	67	47%	St. John's W by 1
South Carolina	2017	SEC	South	20	55	58	40%	Texas Tech
St. Joe's	2004	A10	Midwest	15	74	73	53%	Notre Dame L in OT
St. John's	1985	Big East	East	15	67	66	53%	Seton Hall L by 1
Syracuse	2003	Big East	West	8	71	71	50%	Arizona v LSU winner
Syracuse	1987	Big East	East	12	68	64	64%	Princeton W79-62
Tennessee	1977	SEC	South	17	72	72	50%	Texas
Texas	2003	Big 12	South	16	72	72	50%	Tennessee
Texas Tech	2019	Big 12	South	13	58	55	60%	South Carolina
UCLA	1972	Pac-8	West	1	80	66	91%	Seattle v Oregon winner
UCLA	2006	Pac-12	West	15	66	65	53%	Indiana St. (won 76=69)
Uconn	1999	Big East	East	8	65	63	56%	Duke v Butler winner
UNC	2005	ACC	East	7	74	71	60%	Duke v Navy winner
UNC	1982	ACC	South	2	67	59	76%	LSU v Alabama winner
UNLV	1991	Big West	West	2	70	63	73%	UCLA v Indiana St. winner
Utah	1998	WAC	West	22	53	58	33%	Marquette L by 10
UTEP (TX W)	1966	Ind	West	6	58	56	56%	Marquette v Utah winner
VCU	2011	CAA	South	24	62	71	21%	Memphis
Villanova	2018	Big East	East	4	72	67	67%	Marquette v West Virginia winner
Villanova	1985	Big East	East	22	62	67	33%	Georgetown
Virginia	2019	ACC	East	3	62	57	67%	Georgia Tech v Wake Forest winner
Virginia	1981	ACC	East	5	71	67	64%	Syracuse v Princeton winner
Wake Forest	1996	ACC	East	16	62	62	53%	Pittsburgh (won 63-61)
Wake Forest	2005	ACC	East	19	70	72	44%	Georgia Tech
West Virginia	2011	Big East	East	20	63	66	40%	Marquette
West Virginia	1959	Southern	South	14	77	75	56%	Auburn (L76-84 OT)
Wichita St.	2013	MVC	Midwest	23	59	65	30%	Illinois
Wisconsin	2015	Big Ten	Midwest	7	63	62	53%	Illinois v Wichita St. winner
Wyoming	1943	MSAC	Midwest	22	67	72	36%	Ohio St. (L 60-73)

Bill Walton's 1972 UCLA tops the No. 1 Seed to set up a East vs. West All-Time Semifinal, perhaps against 2008 Kansas or David Thompson's 1974 North Carolina State. The other semifinal will feature the Midwest vs. South Champions, which could feature the last undefeated team in Bobby Knight's 1976 champions from Indiana or Magic Johnson's Michigan State team against the 2008 champions from Kansas or Michael Jordan's UNC champions.

UCLA's 1972 Value Add Basketball Game (VABG) player cards are the strongest of any team, but mathematically the Bruins chances of winning the tournament we are playing in the game is only 17%. Assuming all other seeds win they would be the favorite in all six games they played - the closest being a match-up with Indiana's 1976 team if the top two seeds win their first five - but the chance of winning all six in a row tallies only 17%.

UCLA 1972	Win%	Cumulative
Seattle 1958	91%	91%
Syracuse 2003	82%	75%
Cincy 1960	76%	57%
UNLV 1991	73%	41%
Kentucky 1996	70%	29%
Indiana 1976	60%	17%

PDFs of new and improved player cards appear below:

Alabama 1977 to Duke 2010

Florida 2006 to Iowa 2002

Kansas 1957 to LSU 2006

Marquette 1977 to Notre Dame 1970

Ohio State 1960 to Purdue 2018

San Diego State 2011 to Texas Southern (UTEP) 1966

UCLA 1972 to Wyoming 1943