Which is the greatest college basketball program of all-time? We count down the nation’s top 75.

We all love college basketball. The passion, the tradition, the unpredictable nature of every contest. We especially love the fact that it boasts the greatest playoff system in all of sports. But the one thing that makes college basketball truly wonderful is that any year literally any team can make a run through the postseason. Whether the school is a traditional power in a major conference or a relatively unknown school in a less than prestigious conference, it can make a run at the championship. “Cinderella story baby” (you said it in your head like Dick Vitale didn’t you?).

Because of the inclusive nature of college basketball many ‘smaller’ schools are able to compete with the big boys, even when it comes to being ranked by all-time greatness. Some schools that haven’t been relevant in years are still favorably ranked by all-time greatness because of their ancient success, which should be accounted for. History is a mixture of today and yesterday. Yet many people like to claim that their favorite team is the greatest program of all-time. They cite certain accolades, ignoring others, and make their case — can you blame them? I sought to take away the subjectiveness of this ongoing debate by using a weighted system.

Genuine all-time lists often make people double-take as they scroll down the list of schools. “What do you mean that small school is ranked ahead of that huge university?” Often times perception is not quite reality. Likewise, many people equate modern success with all-time greatness. Sorry, but one amazingly successful 15-year stretch does not make up for generations of mediocrity (I’m looking at you Florida).

When ranking programs in an all-time fashion their entire histories are accounted for, both the success and failures. How well each college basketball program has dominated its competition over the years, or hasn’t, is accounted for in this ranking system. Both postseason and regular season success are weighed.

This comprehensive point breakdown rewards the consistent success of programs over generations and doesn’t just mindlessly place the teams with the most National Championships atop the list. Anyone can find out who has the most championships with a simple Google search. This list isn’t that at all. That said, National Championships certainly help a program’s ranking significantly — obviously. Every college basketball teams’ histories have been put through the following point system.

Point Breakdown:

NCAA Championship: 10 Points

Championship Game Runner-Up: 6 Points

Pre-NCAA Tournament Champion: 6 Points*

Final Four: 5 Points

Elite Eight: 4 Points

Sweet Sixteen: 3 Points

NCAA Tournament Appearance: 2 Points

Conference Championship: 8 Points

*Recognizes awarded championship seasons from before 1939.

This ranking of college basketball’s greatest programs of all-time features no opinions from myself, but is rather the result of the way the numbers shook out. The most consistently successful programs came out on top, but every team that made the list has had at least some respectable success as a program. College basketball has been played for well over 100 years, but the NCAA Tournament came about in 1939. Most, but not all, of the points in this breakdown come from that year onward to present day.

The 2014/15 college basketball season is just a few weeks away, but to die-hards like you, it cannot come fast enough. Let this list get you either pumped for the upcoming season or at least motivate you to cheer louder in hopes of your team climbing this list (or even some day making it).

Where does your college basketball team rank?