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Spider Men's Basketball Ranked As 65th Most Prestigious Program By ESPN

Richmond finished ahead of such schools as West Virginia, Boston College, Virginia, Charlotte, Notre Dame, VCU, DePaul, Vanderbilt and Tennessee.

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Curtis Blair helped the Spiders knock of Syracuse in 1991, which was good for two points according to ESPN's criteria.
 
Curtis Blair helped the Spiders knock of Syracuse in 1991, which was good for two points according to ESPN's criteria.
  
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July 22, 2008

ESPN.com ranked the Richmond men's basketball program as the 65th most prestigious men's college basketball program in the country since the 1984-85 season, the year the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams.

Based on a numerical point system and with no bias involved, ESPN ranked the Top-300 and will continue to unveil it this week. Richmond will be the fourth-highest ranked Atlantic 10 program, behind Xavier, Massachusetts, Temple and Saint Joseph's. The Spiders finished ahead of such schools as West Virginia, Boston College, Virginia, Charlotte, Notre Dame, VCU, DePaul, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and George Mason and Dayton.

Click HERE for ESPN'S list from 51-300.

Prestige Rankings Criteria

  • National title ... 25
  • Title game loss ... 20
  • National semifinal loss ... 15
  • Elite Eight loss ... 10
  • Best W-L record in conference's regular season ... 5
  • 30+ wins in a season ... 5
  • Sweet 16 loss ... 5
  • Conference tournament title ... 3
  • AP first-team All-American ... 3
  • Losing in NCAA second round ... 3
  • Player in top 10 of NBA draft ... 2
  • NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed ... 2
  • NIT title ... 2
  • AP second-team All-American ... 2
  • 20-29 wins in a season ... 1
  • NCAA tournament berth ... 1
  • Postseason NIT berth ... 1
  • AP third-team All-American ... 1
  • NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed ... -2
  • Losing season ... -3
  • Ban from NCAA tournament ... -3 >> Minimum 15 seasons in Division I
    ** Ties are broken by overall winning percentage since the 1984-85 season

     

     

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