There are many ways to evaluate the success of a college basketball team, but can we all agree on one thing: 20 wins is no longer one of them.
Some consider it to be a benchmark for success — and it was, 40 years ago.
On a list of outdated and overrated sports feats, winning 20 games in college basketball ranks up there with 1,000-yard rushers in the NFL (in a 16-game season?!) and “earning” a college football bowl berth (80 berths — everyone’s a winner!).
Conference championships, wins over ranked opponents, automatic NCAA Tournament berths … those are real measurements of success in college basketball.