[DJay23]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Ranking the 14 teams of the streak (from best to worst IMO):

1. 2008: Almost a perfect roster. They could do it all. Shared the conference, won the conference tourney, and won the national title. Best team in the nation in a great year for college basketball.

2. 2010: Loaded roster. Probably the best team Self has had on paper. Best rotation of big men in Kansas history (Aldrich, Morris Twins, T Rob, and Withey). Maybe the only weakness was consistency from 3. **** Farokmanesh Forever.

3. 2017: 16-2 conference record and the National POY. I still think Josh Jackson was the best freshman at KU in my lifetime (I was born in ‘89).

4. 2007: Another loaded roster. Conference champs and conference tourney champs. Very easily could’ve won a national title had they gotten past UCLA.

5. 2016: Very deep roster with a great back court and reliable front court. Conference champs that swept a great OU team with a senior Buddy Hield. Very well could’ve won a title had they not crumbled against Nova.

6. 2018: Hindsight is 20/20. A lot of us complained about them throughout the year, but they accomplished a lot. Conference title, conference tourney title, and a final four.

7. 2012: Conference champs and a final four. I held them down due to having practically no bench. Great starting 5 though.

8. 2011: **** VCU. The field opened up for them to win it all and they didn’t capitalize.

9. 2009: Sherron and Aldrich were awesome in their first years as starters. Beat out Blake Griffin for the conference title (even though he was out when we played).

10. 2013: Really solid starting 5. Withey was awesome all year. The backcourt and bench were inconsistent. Iowa State will forever hate this team.

11. 2014: Big names on this team (Wiggins, Embiid, Selden, Ellis, Mason), but too young and inconsistent. Probably should’ve been better than they were. Far too reliant on Embiid, as we saw once he was out.

12. 2015: They became kind of frustrating, especially Cliff Alexander. He never really seemed to click and then his eligibility issue came up. The Wichita State loss was a kick in the nuts. I liked Oubre though.

13. 2006: Pretty much all freshmen and sophomores. This team wasn’t supposed to win it. They laid the foundation for the 2008 team, but still...Bradley.

14. 2005: The last of the Roy era. Clearly a transitional team. And then...Bucknell.

Maybe I have a soft spot for that '12 team, but after what they did coming back against Mizzou in our last meeting and then in every game of the tournament after the first round...I'm glad I had a strong heart. I get the bench argument, but making the title game and being within 2 possessions of winning it all against an all time Kentucky team ranks them much higher for me. Other than that I can't argue with your list.