Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Updated Ranking All-Time Great Conferences and 285 VABG Teams

With the addition of these 26 Value Add Basketball Game teams, we now have 285 teams in the game dating back to Wyoming 1943. The following is the ranking of all-time conferences based on how many teams THAT WILL BE IN THEIR CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR and in the game, with the tie-braker being the all-time ranking of their best team ever. Below that is the ranking of all 185 teams. There are still more than 200 D1 programs that do not have a team in the game.

 
Conf          Great Teams Best EverYear  Star (number if all-time great)   Team Rnk
ACC44North Carolina1982Michael Jordan #14
B1040UCLA1972Bill Walton #441
BE33Connecticut2023Adama Sanogo10
SEC33Kentucky2012Anthony Davis #7111
B1231Kansas1997Paul Pierce #625
A1017Loyola-Chicago1963Jerry Harkness124
P1211Gonzaga2017Nigel Williams-Goss23
Amer8Memphis2008Derrick Rose49
MWC7UNLV1991Larry Johnson58
CUSA6Western Kentucky1966Clem Haskins41
MVC6Northern Iowa2015Seth Tuttle63
MAC6Massachusetts1996Marcus Camby102
WCC4San Francisco1956Bill Russell #68
Ivy4Dartmouth1944Dick McGuire130
MAAC4Canisius1957Hank Nowak169
Horz3Minnesota1977Kevin McHale #39105
BW3Long Beach St.1972Ed Ratleff109
SB3James Madison2024Terrence Edwards257
No Conf3NYU1948Dolph Schayes #70279
UAC2Jacksonsville1970Artis Gilmore56
PL2Holy Cross1950Bob Cousy #34134
BSky2Idaho1982Gordie Herbert156
SC2Wofford2019Fletcher Magee171
CAA2UNC Wilmington2003Devontae Cacok184
Slnd2Stephen F Austin2016Thomas Walkup196
BSth1Winthrop2017Craig Bradshaw86
AE1Vermont2020Anthony Lamb228
SWAC1Texas Southern2013Fred Sturdivant240
OVC1Morehead St.2011Kenneth Faried255
Sum1South Dakota St.2012Nate Wolters263
MEAC1Norfolk St.2012Kyle O'Quinn281
NEC1Fairleigh Dickinson2005Gordon Klaiber284
WAC0Utah Valley 6th best not in game 
ASun0Lipscomb 27th best not in game

And here are the all-time rankings in the game, with each team's current conference, best player on that team, their record during the 349 games we have played, and the average points scored and allowed.
 
RnkAll-timeConfYearStarRateWLPtsAllow
1UCLAB101972Bill Walton #4416.97072.460
2UCLAB101975Dave Meyers14.95078.268.2
3IndianaB101976Scott May14.85169.754.2
4North CarolinaACC1982Michael Jordan #111.96168.763.4
5KansasB121997Paul Pierce #6211.05177.866.2
6HoustonB121968Elvin Hayes #5810.8317363.8
7KansasB122008Mario Chalmers10.75272.459.1
8San FranciscoWCC1956Bill Russell #610.35273.165.9
9DukeACC2001Shane Battier9.8517873.3
10ConnecticutBE2023Adama Sanogo9.56175.166
11KentuckySEC2012Anthony Davis #719.58374.567.6
12North CarolinaACC2005Sean May9.43272.264.4
13CincinnatiB121962Paul Hogue9.32269.870
14VillanovaBE2018Mikal Bridges8.97279.470.3
15UCLAB101964Walt Hazzard8.52276.876.3
16VirginiaACC2019Kyle Guy8.44172.665.4
17KentuckySEC1978Jack Givens8.42282.381.3
18KentuckySEC1996Antoine Walker8.0217269.3
19MichiganB101993Chris Webber #767.8616859
20Ohio St.B101960Jerry Lucas #467.52284.379.3
21BaylorB122021Jared Butler7.4228678.5
22ConnecticutBE2004Ben Gordon6.85274.766
23Gonzagap122017Nigel Williams-Goss6.83369.863
24Florida 1SEC2025Walter Clayton Jr. 1st team6.000  
25DukeACC2010Jon Scheyer6.0527466.7
26DePaulBE1980Mark Aguirre5.93176.868.8
27LouisvilleACC2013Russ Smith5.8217466.3
28UCLAB101967Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #35.8328080.6
29CincinnatiB121960Oscar Robertson #95.81272.378
30HoustonB122021Quentin Grimes5.8118662
31AuburnSEC2019Chuma Okeke5.7817165.3
32Arkansassec1994Corliss Williamson5.61275.370.3
33UCLAB102008Russell Westbrook #685.54177.865.8
34DukeACC1992Christian Laettner5.32377.675.4
35HoustonB121983Hakeem Olajuwon #135.32170.765
36Michigan St.B102000Mateen Cleaves5.25180.577
37Michigan St.B101979Magic Johnson #45.12170.362.7
38Duke 1ACC2025Cooper Flagg, AA, NBA #15.0109252
39North Carolina St.ACC1974David Thompson5.0217272.7
40MichiganB101965Cazzie Russell4.62185.779
41Western KentuckyCUSA1966Clem Haskins4.26275.170.5
42PurdueB102018Carsen Edwards4.14171.268.8
43ConnecticutBE1996Ray Allen #474.0118576.5
44GeorgetownBE1989Alonzo Mourning #783.84173.269.2
45North CarolinaACC2017Justin Jackson3.3018485
46OregonB102017Dillon Brooks3.24371.969.9
47New Mexico St.CUSA1970Jimmy Collins3.0217967.7
48IllinoisB102005Deron Williams2.7327269.6
49MemphisAmer2008Derrick Rose2.54268.765.8
50DukeACC2015Justise Winslow2.44177.671.6
51GeorgetownBE1984Patrick Ewing #402.12167.365.3
52CharlotteAmer1977Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell2.01184.571.5
53Wake ForestACC1996Tim Duncan #81.8216664.7
54PurdueB102024Zach Edey1.8217159.3
55WisconsinB102015Frank Kaminsky1.8226563.3
56JacksonsvilleUAC1970Artis Gilmore1.8127173
57UTEP (Texas Western)CUSA1966Bobby Joe Hill1.52163.766
58UNLVMWC1991Larry Johnson1.52473.378.7
59Loyola Marymount 1990Bo Kimble1.512112.3108.3
60TexasSEC2023Marcus Carr1.43185.882.8
61SyracuseACC2003Carmelo Anthony #691.3217674
62USCB102021Evan Mobley1.32173.770.7
63Northern IowaMVC2015Seth Tuttle1.13184.383
64North CarolinaACC1998Vince Carter1.12180.783.7
65Michigan St.B102009Draymond Green1.06371.371.9
66IndianaB101981Isiah Thomas #271.02172.772.3
67KansasB122022Ochai Agbaji0.94179.276.8
68MichiganB101989Glen Rice0.80270.578.5
69OklahomaSEC1985Wayman Tisdale0.83175.373.8
70SyracuseACC1987Rony Seikaly0.62172.368.7
71ArizonaB122015Stanley Johnson0.53175.370.5
72ColoradoB122021McKinley Wright0.25179.776.5
73VillanovaBE2018Mikal Bridges0.1018186
74North CarolinaACC1972Bob McAdoo #450.01176.572
75Seton HallBE1989John Morton0.0117878
76FloridaSEC2006Joakim Noah-0.25374.472
77CincinnatiB122002Jason Maxiell-0.32272.871.5
78IllinoisB101989Nick Anderson-0.5218784
79ConnecticutBE2011Kemba Walker-0.5018892
80ProvidenceBE1987Billy Donovan-0.6116664.5
81TulsaAmer2000David Shelton-0.7217570.7
82ArizonaB121997Mike Bibby-0.72168.771
83DukeACC2022Wendell Moore-0.92180.376
84TennesseeSEC2023Santiago Vescovi-0.92169.368.7
85MichiganB102013Trey Burke-1.01270.369.7
86WinthropBSth2017Craig Bradshaw-1.0108766
87Texas TechB122019Jarrett Culver-1.13265.667.2
88DukeACC1986Johnny Dawkins-1.201106108
89IowaB102021Luka Garza-1.21179.570.5
90MarquetteBE1977Butch Lee-1.2116661.5
91RutgersB101976Phil Sellers-1.33184.877.5
92LSUSEC1992Shaquille O'Neal #11-1.41182.581
93Ohio St.B102007Greg Oden-1.52370.271.4
94KansasB121957Wilt Chamberlain #5-1.53267.871.4
95AlabamaSEC2023Brandon Miller-1.5017879
96PittsburghACC2009DeJuan Blair-1.6136062.3
97MarquetteBE2023Tyler Kolek-1.72185.783
98KentuckySEC1948Alex Groza-1.8117181.5
99GeorgetownBE2007Roy Hibbert-1.91276.775.3
100North CarolinaACC2022Armando Bacot-2.02175.768
101MarquetteBE2003Dwyane Wade #30-2.22273.374
102MassachusettsMAC1996Marcus Camby-2.23177.877.3
103Georgia TechACC2004Jarrett Jack-2.52362.667.4
104KansasB121952Clyde Lovelette-2.5016479
105MinnesotaB101977Kevin McHale #39-2.61169.568.5
106VanderbiltSEC1993Bill McCaffrey-2.61172.574.5
107MissouriSEC1982Steve Stipanovich-2.72173.773.3
108Indiana St.MVC1979Larry Bird #7-2.91279.781
109Long Beach St.BW1972Ed Ratleff-3.0    
110CaliforniaACC1959Jack Grout-3.0016971
111GeorgetownBE1995Allen Iverson #31-3.2016973
112CreightonBE2023Ryan Kalkbrenner-3.2118686
113ConnecticutBE1999Richard Hamilton-3.20260.573
114South CarolinaSEC2017Sindarius Thornwell-3.21265.365.7
115SMUACC2017Semi Ojeleye-3.41172.571.5
116MarylandB101984Len Bias-3.41169.568.5
117Oregon St.p121982A.C. Green-3.41171.573
118DrakeMVC1969Willie McCarter-3.61174.574.5
119Gonzagap122023Drew Timme-3.61181.580.5
120St. John'sBE1985Chris Mullin-3.7017576
121Oklahoma St.B122004John Lucas-3.81368.871
122Kent St.MAC2002Antonio Gates-4.0    
123Detroit MercyHorz1960Dave DeBusschere-4.0118079.5
124Loyola-ChicagoA101963Jerry Harkness-4.0025173
125TempleAmer1958Guy Rodgers-4.0116668.5
126Kansas St.B122023Markquis Nowell-4.0118174
127XavierBE2023Jack Nunge-4.0217269.3
128LSUSEC2006Glen Davis-4.01266.375
129San Diego St.p122011Kawhi Leonard #33-4.12269.371.8
130DartmouthIvy1944Dick McGuire-4.2116167.5
131VirginiaACC1981Ralph Sampson-4.2016172
132PurdueB101969Rick Mount-4.2018687
133Kansas St.B122008Michael Beasley-4.2117575.5
134Holy CrossPL1950Bob Cousy #34-4.21282.383.7
135MarquetteBE1971Jim Chones-4.5127072.7
136South CarolinaSEC1973Alex English #79-4.5016672
137DavidsonA102008Stephen Curry #16-4.61466.470.2
138SeattleWCC1958Elgin Baylor #20-4.80267.576
139StanfordACC2008Brook Lopez-4.92179.779
140IndianaB102002Jared Jeffries-4.91367.372.8
141MarylandB102002Juan Dixon-4.9136776.3
142St. John's 2BE2025RJ Luis 2nd team-5.000  
143St. LouisA101952Bob Koch-5.0    
144DaytonA102020Obi Toppin-5.01181.580.5
145UNLVMWC1987Armen Gilliam-5.0016482
146St. BonaventureA101970Bob Lanier-5.2016474
147Bowling GreenMAC1963Nate Thurmond-5.21175.580.5
148AlabamaSEC1977Reggie King-5.2017071
149Iowa St.B122014DeAndre Kane-5.4117375.5
150North CarolinaACC1957Lennie Rosenbluth-5.5017689
151Florida St.ACC1993Charlie Ward-5.7017678
152West VirginiaB121959Jerry West #19-5.7016869
153UCLAB101987Reggie Miller #51-5.8117872.5
154TennesseeSEC1977Bernard King-5.8117683
155West VirginiaB122010Kevin Jones-5.91370.376
156IdahoBSky1982Gordie Herbert-6.0    
157St. Joe'sA102004Jameer Nelson-6.01268.375.7
158UCLAB102006Jordan Farmar-6.0236672.4
159Notre DameACC1981Orlando Woolridge-6.2016874
160WashingtonB102006Brandon Roy-6.2019899
161DePaulBE1945George Mikan #28-6.2015155
162St. Mary'sWCC2023Logan Johnson-6.2118384
163OklahomaSEC2016Buddy Hield-6.31360.367.3
164MississippiSEC2001Justin Reed-6.5015667
165VillanovaBE1950Paul Arizin-6.5016585
166BuffaloMAC2019CJ Massinburg-6.7018284
167AuburnSEC1984Charles Barkley #22-6.81171.577
168Maryland 4B102025Derik Queen, NBA #13-7.000  
169CanisiusMAAC1957Hank Nowak-7.0    
170MiamiACC2013Shane Larkin-7.0016775
171WoffordSC2019Fletcher Magee-7.0018184
172TexasSEC2003T.J. Ford-7.01268.776.3
173MiamiACC1965Rick Barry #38-7.201104108
174IowaB102001Reggie Evans-7.4127175.3
175Arizona St.B122009James Harden #50-7.4116873
176SyracuseACC1966Dave Bing-7.5016680
177Brigham YoungB121981Danny Ainge-7.5016777
178NevadaMWC2004Nick Fazekas-7.5018284
179Colorado St.p122024Isaiah Stevens-7.5018182
180Georgia TechACC1990Dennis Scott-7.7016482
181Wichita St.Amer2013Fred VanVleet-7.71264.371.3
182UtahB121998Andre Miller-7.7016979
183Seton HallBE2020Myles Powell-7.7017880
184UNC WilmingtonCAA2003Devontae Cacok-7.82088.579
185Brigham Young 6B122025Egor Demin, NBA #8-8.000  
186IonaMAAC1980Jeff Ruland-8.0    
187Oregon St.p121990Gary Payton #42-8.0117575.5
188NavyPL1986David Robinson #25-8.0016177
189LSUSEC1953Bob Pettit #35-8.02173.774.3
190Arkansassec1978Sidney Moncrief-8.0015879
191Texas A&MSEC2007Acie Law-8.0016077
192VCUA101985Calvin Duncan-8.2017685
193Arizona St.B121980Byron Scott-8.2016479
194Central Floridab122019Joey Graham-8.2017074
195TCUB122023JaKobe Coles-8.2017779
196Stephen F AustinSlnd2016Thomas Walkup-8.4119184
197MarquetteBE2011Jimmy Butler-8.5018287
198GeorgiaSEC1982Dominique Wilkins #36-8.6117078
199LouisvilleACC1968Wes Unseld #48-8.7216873.7
200Boston CollegeACC2006Jared Dudley-8.7017276
201UCLAB102021Jaime Jaquez-8.7018190
202VillanovaBE1985Ed Pinckney-8.7016572
203Mississippi St.SEC1996Lawrence Roberts-8.7016971
204UTEPCUSA1970Tiny Archibald #77-8.8117370.5
205UABAmer1982 Oliver Robinson-9.0    
206Ball St.MAC1990Paris McCurdy-9.0    
207FordhamA101971Charlie Yelverton-9.0    
208MiamiACC2023Norchad Omier-9.02180.388.3
209Florida St.ACC1968Dave Cowens #61-9.0116263
210KansasB121988Danny Manning-9.0015867
211La SalleA101954Tom Gola-9.2016776
212ProvidenceBE1960Lenny Wilkens #65-9.41174.577.5
213Notre DameACC1970Austin Carr-9.51267.381.3
214Virginia TechACC1986Dell Curry-9.5018187
215Penn St.B102018Tony Carr-9.5018290
216Oklahoma St.B121946Bob Kurland-9.5018082
217WyomingMWC1943Ken Sailors-9.5016073
218North Carolina St.ACC2024DJ Burns-9.61169.572
219ClemsonACC1987Hal Greer #64-9.7017797
220MarquetteBE1994Jim McIlvaine-9.8117080.5
221Illinois 6B102025Kasparas Jakucionis (20th) & Will Riley (21) NBA picks-10.000  
222Florida Gulf CoastUAC2013Bernard Thompson-10.0    
223New Mexico 10MWC2025Donovan Dent and Nelly Jr. Joseph-10.000  
224DuquesneA102024Jimmy Clark-10.01178.574
225Arkansassec2021JD Notae-10.0016883
226DaytonA101967Don May-10.2016988
227LouisvilleACC1980Darrell Griffith top 100-10.2015282
228VermontAE2020Anthony Lamb-10.2015562
229NebraskaB102014Terran Petteway-10.2017275
230Rhode IslandA102017Jared Terrell and Coach Danny Hurley-10.4027688
231San Diego St.p122023Jaedon LeDee-10.5017884
232George MasonA102006Jai Lewis-10.70359.367
233CreightonBE2014Doug McDermott-10.70366.380
234MarquetteBE1955Terry Rand-10.7017486
235KentuckySEC1970Dan Issel-10.701116138
236Drake 11CAA2025Bennett Stirtz Con MVP (Larry Bird Award)-11.000  
237Florida AtlanticAmer2023Johnell Davis-11.0016477
238PrincetonIvy1965Bill Bradley-11.0016279
239BradleyMVC1954Bob Carney-11.0016072
240Texas SouthernSWAC2013Fred Sturdivant-11.0207768
241Wake ForestACC2005Chris Paul #29-11.20364.385.3
242Utah St.p122003Desmond Penigar-11.2018286
243Louisiana TechCUSA1985Karl Malone #23-11.41176.586
244NorthwesternB102017Vic Law-11.5017085
245New MexicoMWC1974Bernard Hardin top 100-11.7016895
246VCU 11A102025Max Shulga, NBA #57-12.000  
247VCUA102011Bradford Burgess-12.50360.371.3
248CaliforniaACC1993Jason Kidd #43-12.7016575
249Oklahoma 9SEC2025Jeremiah Fears, NBA #7-13.000  
250UC San Diego 12BW2025Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones conf POY, Hayden Gray Def POY, also all 1st team Tyler McGhie-13.000  
251CreightonBE2020Ty-Shon Alexander-13.00172106
252Gonzagap121981John Stockton #24-13.0117376
253LSUSEC1970Pete Maravich #54-13.0016667
254LibertyCUSA2023Darius McGhee-13.2017880
255Morehead St.OVC2011Kenneth Faried-13.2118780.5
256Santa ClaraWCC1996Steve Nash #37-13.2018285
257James MadisonSB2024Terrence Edwards-13.71272.377
258McNeese 12Slnd2025Javohn Garcia, Conf POY-14.000  
259UC IrvineBW2025Jurian Dixon, conf freshman of year-14.000  
260Murray St.MVC2019Ja Morant-14.2017885
261Centenary (LA)None1976Robert Parish #63-14.2016469
262MarshallSB1956Hal Greer #64-14.5017176
263South Dakota St.Sum2012Nate Wolters-14.5016687
264ButlerBE2010Gordon Hayward-14.70354.776.3
265Loyola-ChicagoA102018Cameron Krutwig-15.00359.375
266Utah St.p122024Great Osobor-15.5016773
267TexasSEC2007Kevin Durant #12-15.5016282
268Washington St.p122008Kyle Weaver-15.7016492
269RichmondA102011Justin Harper-16.2015477
270Southern IllinoisMVC1967Walt Frazier #41-16.2017375
271Grand CanyonMWC2024Tyon Grant-Foster-16.2017984
272UABAmer2025Yaxel Lendeborg, Sr., F, UAB Def POY-17.0017884
273MassachusettsMAC1971Julius Erving #14-17.21157.568
274YaleIvy2024Danny Wolf-17.5017384
275ChattanoogaSC2025Honor Huff, call conf-18.000  
276North CarolinaACC1965Billy Cunningham #72-18.7016580
277OaklandHorz2024Jack Gohlke-19.2017275
278Troy 14SB2025Tayton Conerway, Conf POY-2000  
279NYUNone1948Dolph Schayes #70-20.2015374
280NiagaraMAAC1970Calvin Murphy-20.60266.583
281Norfolk St.MEAC2012Kyle O'Quinn-22.7016062
282Weber St.BSky2010Damian Lillard #75-23.2027083
283St. Peter'sMAAC2022Doug Edert-23.2013977
284Fairleigh DickinsonNEC2005Gordon Klaiber-26.0017793
285PrincetonIvy2023Tosan Evbuomwan-27.00150102

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