Link to Top Player on All 168 All-Time Great College Basketball Teams - Links to All-Time Conference Rankings

The next series of posts list the seeds we suggest in each of eight conferences with at least eight teams each in our All-Time Value Add Basketball Game. We added new teams, including a number of the best teams from 2022 and 2023, for a total of 168 all-time great teams.

You can also click on the top player on each team to get all their stats and updates during their career at the great College Basketball Reference website.

We include a bracket, player cards and a summary for all conferences with at least eight all-time great teams in the game, or for any other team not in one of those eight conferences click on this "Mid-Major" bracket to see where they are in that bracket. Click for the ACC, Atlantic 10, American Athletic, Big 10, Big 12, Big East (this is the story with the photo of Wilt Chamberlain below), Pac-12 or SEC, or back to this master list of all teams here or the game itself with the playing cards at our All-Time Value Add Basketball Game. 

To go straight to the player cards for the team you want, click on the alphabetic list by team and scroll to find the player cards for your team:

List A - Alabama 1977 to Georgia Tech 2004

List B - Gonzaga 2017 to Marquette 2011

List C - Marquette 2023 to San Francisco 1956

List D - Seattle 1958 to Xavier 2023 

Seed. ACC Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. Duke - 2001 - Shane Battier. Champs

2. North Carolina - 2005 - Sean May. Champs

3. Virginia - 2019 - Kyle Guy. Champs

4. Duke - 2015 - Justise Winslow. Champs

5. Duke - 2010 - Jon Scheyer. Champs

6. Louisville - 2013 - Russ Smith. Champs

7. Duke - 1992 - Christian Laettner. Champs

8. North Carolina - 1982 - Michael Jordan. Champs

9. NC State - 1974 - David Thompson. Champs

10. Syracuse - 2003 - Carmelo Anthony. Champs

11. Syracuse - 1987 - Rony Seikaly. Champs

12. Duke - 1986 - Johnny Dawkins. Champs

13. North Carolina - 1957 - Lennie Rosenbluth. Champs

14. Louisville - 1980 - Darrell Griffith. Champs

15. Georgia Tech - 2004 - Jarrett Jack. Runner-up

16. North Carolina - 2022 - Armando Bacot. Runner-up

17. Wake Forest - 1996 - Tim Duncan.

18. North Carolina - 1998 - Vince Carter.

19. Duke - 2022 - Wendell Moore.

20. Pittsburgh - 2009 - DeJuan Blair.

21. Miami - 2023 - Norchad Omier.

22. Georgia Tech - 1990 - Dennis Scott.

23. Miami - 2013 - Shane Larkin.

24. Virginia - 1981 - Ralph Sampson.

25. Notre Dame - 1981 - Orlando Woolridge.

26. Notre Dame - 1970 - Austin Carr.

27. Wake Forest - 2005 - Chris Paul.

28. Miami FL - 1965 - Rick Berry.

 

Seed. Atlantic 10 Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. La Salle - 1954 - Tom Gola. Champs

2. Dayton - 1967 - Don May. Runner-up

3. Dayton - 2020 - Obi Toppin.

4. St. Joe's - 2004 - Jameer Nelson.

5. St. Bonaventure - 1970 - Bob Lanier.

6. Davidson - 2008 - Stephen Curry.

7. George Mason - 2006 - Jai Lewis.

8. VCU - 2011 - Bradford Burgess.

 

Seed. American Athletic Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. Cincinnati - 1960 - Oscar Robertson.  Champs

2. Houston - 1983 - Hakeem Olajuwon. Runner-up

3. Memphis - 2008 - Derrick Rose. Runner-up

4. Houston - 1968 - Elvin Hayes.

5. Cincinnati - 2002 - Jason Maxiell.

6. Houston - 2021 - Quentin Grimes.

7. SMU - 2017 - Semi Ojeleye.

8. Wichita St. - 2013 - Fred VanVleet.

 

Seed. Big Ten Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. Indiana - 1976 - Scott May. Champs

2. Ohio St. - 1960 - Jerry Lucas. Champs

3. Michigan St. - 1979 - Magic Johnson. Champs

4. Michigan St. - 2000 - Mateen Cleaves. Champs

5. Michigan - 1989 - Glen Rice. Champs

6. Indiana - 1981 - Isaiah Thomas. Champs

7. Purdue - 1969 - Rick Mount. Champs

8. Maryland - 2002 - Juan Dixon. Champs

9. Illinois - 2005 - Deron Williams. Runner-up

10. Wisconsin - 2015 - Frank Kaminsky. Runner-up

11. Michigan - 1965 - Cazzie Russell. Runner-up

12. Ohio St. - 2007 - Greg Oden. Runner-up

13. Indiana - 2002 - Jared Jeffries. Runner-up

14. Indiana St. - 1979 - Larry Bird. Runner-up

15. Purdue - 2018 - Carsen Edwards.

16. Illinois - 1989 - Nick Anderson.

17. Iowa - 2021 - Luka Garza.

18. Michigan St. - 2009 - Draymond Green.

19. Michigan - 2013 - Trey Burke.

20. Maryland - 1984 - Len Bias.

21. Minnesota - 1977 - Kevin McHale.

22. Penn St. - 2018 - Tony Carr.

23. Iowa - 2002 - Reggie Evans.

 

Seed. Big 12 Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. Kansas - 2008 - Mario Chalmers. Champs

2. Baylor - 2021 - Jared Butler. Champs

3. Kansas - 2022 - Ochai Agbaji. Champs

4. Oklahoma St. - 1946 - Bob Kurland. Champs

5. Kansas - 1988 - Danny Manning. Champs

6. Kansas - 1997 - Paul Pierce. Runner-up

7. Texas Tech - 2019 - Jarrett Culver. Runner-up

8. Kansas - 1957 - Wilt Chamberlain. Runner-up

9. West Virginia - 1959 - Jerry West. Runner-up

10. Texas - 2023 - Marcus Carr.

11. Oklahoma - 1985 - Wayman Tisdale.

12. Kansas St. - 2023 - Markquis Nowell.

13. Iowa St. - 2014 - DeAndre Kane.

14. Oklahoma St. - 2004 - John Lucas.

15. Kansas St. - 2008 - Michael Beasley.

16. Oklahoma - 2016 - Buddy Hield.

17. West Virginia - 2010 - Kevin Jones.

18. Texas - 2003 - T.J. Ford.

19. TCU - 2023 - JaKobe Coles.

20. Brigham Young - 1981 - Danny Ainge.

 

Seed. Big East Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. Villanova - 2018 - Mikal Bridges. Champs

2. Connecticut - 2004 - Ben Gordon. Champs

3. Connecticut - 1999 - Richard Hamilton. Champs

4. Georgetown - 1984 - Patrick Ewing. Champs

5. Marquette - 1977 - Butch Lee. Champs

6. Villanova - 1985 - Ed Pinckney. Champs

7. Butler - 2010 - Gordon Hayward. Runner-up

8. Marquette - 2011 - Jimmy Butler.

9. Connecticut - 2023 - Adama Sanogo.

10. Seton Hall - 1989 - John Morton.

11. Creighton - 2023 - Ryan Kalkbrenner.

12. Georgetown - 2007 - Roy Hibbert.

13. St. John's - 1985 - Chris Mullin.

14. Xavier - 2023 - Jack Nunge.

15. Marquette - 2003 - Dwyane Wade.

16. Marquette - 1971 - Jim Chones.

17. Seton Hall - 2020 - Myles Powell.

18. Marquette - 2023 - Tyler Kolek.

19. DePaul - 1945 - George Mikan.

20. Creighton - 2020 - Ty-Shon Alexander.

21. DePaul - 1980 - Mark Aguirre.

22. Marquette - 1955 - Terry Rand.

23. Creighton - 2014 - Doug McDermott.

24. Marquette - 1994 - Jim McIlvaine.

 

Seed. Mid-Major Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. UNLV - 1991 - Larry Johnson. Champs

2. San Francisco - 1956 - Bill Russell. Champs

3. UTEP (Texas Western) - 1966 - Bobby Joe Hill. Champs

4. Wyoming - 1943 - Ken Sailors. Champs

5. Gonzaga - 2017 - Nigel Williams-Goss. Runner-up

6. Jacksonville - 1970 - Artis Gilmore. Runner-up

7. Seattle - 1958 - Elgin Baylor. Runner-up

8. Loyola-Chicago - 1963 - Jerry Harkness.

9. Loyola Marymount - 1990 - Bo Kimble.

10. Gonzaga - 2023 - Drew Timme.

11. San Diego St. - 2023 - Jaedon LeDee.

12. Florida Atlantic - 2023 - Johnell Davis.

13. St. Mary's - 2023 - Logan Johnson.

14. San Diego St. - 2011 - Kawhi Leonard.

15. UNLV - 1987 - Armen Gilliam.

16. St. Peter's - 2022 - Doug Edert.

17. Holy Cross - 1950 - Bob Cousy.

18. Stephen f austin - 2016 - Thomas Walkup.

19. Navy - 1986 - David Robinson.

20. Murray St. - 2019 - Ja Morant.

21. Princeton - 1965 - Bill Bradley.

22. Loyola-Chicago - 2018 - Cameron Krutwig.

23. Princeton - 2023 - Tosan Evbuomwan.

24. Niagara - 1970 - Calvin Murphy.

 

Seed. Pac 12 Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. UCLA - 1972 - Bill Walton. Champs

2. UCLA - 1967 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Champs

3. Arizona - 1997 - Mike Bibby. Champs

4. Utah - 1998 - Andre Miller. Runner-up

5. UCLA - 2006 - Jordan Farmar. Runner-up

6. California - 1959 - Jack Grout. Runner-up

7. Colorado - 2021 - McKinley Wright.

8. Oregon - 2017 - Dillon Brooks.

9. Arizona - 2015 - Stanley Johnson.

10. USC - 2021 - Evan Mobley.

11. UCLA - 2021 - Jaime Jaquez.

12. Arizona St. - 1980 - Byron Scott.

 

Seed. SEC Teams, Best Player Card, Did they win title?

1. Kentucky - 2012 - Anthony Davis. Champs

2. Kentucky - 1996 - Antoine Walker. Champs

3. Arkansas - 1994 - Corliss Williamson. Champs

4. Florida - 2006 - Joakim Noah. Champs

5. Kentucky - 1948 - Alex Groza. Champs

6. Auburn - 2019 - Chuma Okeke.

7. Alabama - 2023 - Brandon Miller.

8. LSU - 1992 - Shaquille O'Neal.

9. Tennessee - 2023 - Santiago Vescovi.

10. Missouri - 1982 - Steve Stipanovich.

11. South Carolina - 2017 - Sindarius Thornwell.

12. Arkansas - 2021 - Moses Moody.

13. Tennessee - 1977 - Bernard King.

14. LSU - 2006 - Glen Davis.

15. Alabama - 1977 - Reggie King.

16. South Carolina - 1973 - Mike Dunleavy.

17. Auburn - 1984 - Charles Barkley.

18. Kentucky - 1970 - Dan Issel.

19. Arkansas - 1978 - Sidney Moncrief.

20. Georgia - 1982 - Dominique Wilkins.

21. LSU - 1970 - Pete Maravich.