75 Years of the NCAA Tournament

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Ranking the Champions

http://espn.go.com/ncb/feature/video/_/page/Top75champions/ncaa-75-college-basketball

#74 - Wisconsin, 1941 out of a possible 74.

#36 - Marquette, 1977

#13 - NC State, 1974 (beat Marquette in finals)

#1 - UCLA, 1968


Top 75 Moments

http://espn.go.com/ncb/feature/video/_/page/Top75moments/ncaa-75-college-basketball

#34 - "McGuire's Final Run" - Al winning the title in his last season.

#15 - "Whitehead lays it in" - Jerome Whitehead's game winning layup in the 77 Final Four.

#1 - "Laettner lifts Duke" - Laettner's game winner vs Kentucky in the 1992 Elite 8.


Top 75 Players

http://espn.go.com/ncb/feature/video/_/page/Top75players/ncaa-75-college-basketball

#65 - Dwyane Wade, Marquette

#52 - Butch Lee, Marquette

#1 - Lew Alcindor, UCLA

[TallTitan34]

Top 75 Moments

#15 - "Whitehead lays it in" - Jerome Whitehead's game winning layup in the 77 Final Four.

#1 - "Laettner lifts Duke" - Laettner's game winner vs Kentucky in the 1992 Elite 8.

Very similar plays so shouldn't the one in the Final Four be ranked higher than one in the Elite Eight?

[muwarrior69]

Very similar plays so shouldn't the one in the Final Four be ranked higher than one in the Elite Eight?

Its Duke! Its Duke!

[drewm88]

Very similar plays so shouldn't the one in the Final Four be ranked higher than one in the Elite Eight?

Duke and Kentucky vs. Marquette and Charlotte.
Television coverage in 1992 vs. 1977.

[Goose]

As much as I hate Duke and Laettner that play sticks out to me more than any non MU moment by a wide margin. That play by Laettner will be remembered for as long as anyone that saw it is alive.

[TheDOC816]

Duke and Kentucky vs. Marquette and Charlotte.
Television coverage in 1992 vs. 1977.

I think the TV aspect plays the biggest role in Laettner's shot being more iconic

[TallTitan34]

Do you think it has anything to do with the Marquette shot being on NBC? CBS always shows the Duke shot but they also own that footage.  It's probably more difficult to use NBC footage.