Status Note

Marquette basketball came into 1968 gaining steam under the leadership of head coach Al McGuire. Starting from close to rock bottom in 1965, Al had gradually improved the Warrior program and in 1967 reached the finals of the NIT. In ’68, Marquette took the next step—they reached an NCAA Tournament that then took just 25 […]

In the two years that followed Texas’ magical 2005 national championship run with Vince Young, the Longhorns had been good, but not elite. In each season, they followed a 9-3 season with a minor bowl game victory. In 2008, Texas football began a two-year run of serious contention and it took a controversy at the […]

Al McGuire had inherited a Marquette program that was at rock bottom in 1964, coming off a 5-21 season. Over the next two seasons, Al nudged the Warriors up to .500. It was in 1967 that Marquette basketball made the definitive stride forward that set the stage for a decade of success in Milwaukee. MODEST […]

St. John’s basketball came into 1980 on a run of four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1979, a young team finished strong and got on a Cinderella run in March that brought them within a basket of the Final Four. The 1980 edition of St. John’s basketball was a better team, but some bracket inequities […]