I'm just gonna use the final regular season AP rankings, and then do what the CFP does by excluding all non-P5 programs. Let's see what fun we can have with this.......
*Non-P5 programs will only be included under the CFP model if they finished the regular season undefeated, or #1.
2019-2020"
1 Kansas
2 Gonzaga
3 Dayton
4 Florida State
CFP model
1 Kansas
2 Florida State (4)
3 Baylor (5)
4 Kentucky (8)
2018-2019
1 Gonzaga
2 Virginia
3 North Carolina
4 Kentucky
CFP model
1 Gonzaga
2 Virginia
3 North Carolina
4 Kentucky
2017-2018
1 Virginia
2 Villanova
3 Xavier
4 Michigan State
CFP model
1 Virginia
2 Michigan State (4)
3 Duke (5)
4 Michigan (7)
2016-2017
1 Kansas
2 Villanova
3 UCLA
4 Gonzaga
CFP model
1 Kansas
2 UCLA (3)
3 Oregon (5)
4 North Carolina (6)
2015-2016
1 Kansas
2 Michigan State
3 Villanova
4 Virginia
CFP model
1 Kansas
2 Michigan State
3 Virginia (4)
4 Oklahoma (6)
2014-2015
1 Kentucky
2 Duke
3 Virginia
4 Villanova
CFP model
1 Kentucky
2 Duke
3 Virginia
4 Arizona (5)
Now before we look at what the actual Final Four teams were in those years in the next post, let's review the representation of teams under this format:
AP rankings-
Villanova x4
Virginia x4
Kansas x3
Gonzaga x3
Kentucky x2
Michigan State x2
Dayton
Florida State
North Carolina
Xavier
Duke
UCLA
CFP model-
Virginia x4
Kansas x3
Kentucky x3
North Carolina x2
Michigan State x2
Duke x2
Florida State
Baylor
Gonzaga
Michigan
UCLA
Oregon
Arizona
12 different teams from the final regular season AP rankings and 13 under the exclusive CFP model, in the same time frame as the CFP's existence.
Conference representation:
ACC- 4
Big East- 2
Big Ten- 1
Big 12- 1
Pac 12- 1
SEC- 1
WCC- 1
A 10- 1
CFP model:
ACC- 4
Pac 12- 3
Big Ten- 2
Big 12- 2
SEC- 1
WCC- 1
By comparison, in the CFP there have been 11 teams that have made an appearance since its inception, and that's including the extra 4 teams that were added to the list this year for the CFP, as college basketball hasn't finished its season yet..........
And now for what actually happened-
*Non-P5 programs will only be included under the CFP model if they finished the regular season undefeated, or #1.
2019-2020"
1 Kansas
2 Gonzaga
3 Dayton
4 Florida State
CFP model
1 Kansas
2 Florida State (4)
3 Baylor (5)
4 Kentucky (8)
2018-2019
1 Gonzaga
2 Virginia
3 North Carolina
4 Kentucky
CFP model
1 Gonzaga
2 Virginia
3 North Carolina
4 Kentucky
2017-2018
1 Virginia
2 Villanova
3 Xavier
4 Michigan State
CFP model
1 Virginia
2 Michigan State (4)
3 Duke (5)
4 Michigan (7)
2016-2017
1 Kansas
2 Villanova
3 UCLA
4 Gonzaga
CFP model
1 Kansas
2 UCLA (3)
3 Oregon (5)
4 North Carolina (6)
2015-2016
1 Kansas
2 Michigan State
3 Villanova
4 Virginia
CFP model
1 Kansas
2 Michigan State
3 Virginia (4)
4 Oklahoma (6)
2014-2015
1 Kentucky
2 Duke
3 Virginia
4 Villanova
CFP model
1 Kentucky
2 Duke
3 Virginia
4 Arizona (5)
Now before we look at what the actual Final Four teams were in those years in the next post, let's review the representation of teams under this format:
AP rankings-
Villanova x4
Virginia x4
Kansas x3
Gonzaga x3
Kentucky x2
Michigan State x2
Dayton
Florida State
North Carolina
Xavier
Duke
UCLA
CFP model-
Virginia x4
Kansas x3
Kentucky x3
North Carolina x2
Michigan State x2
Duke x2
Florida State
Baylor
Gonzaga
Michigan
UCLA
Oregon
Arizona
12 different teams from the final regular season AP rankings and 13 under the exclusive CFP model, in the same time frame as the CFP's existence.
Conference representation:
ACC- 4
Big East- 2
Big Ten- 1
Big 12- 1
Pac 12- 1
SEC- 1
WCC- 1
A 10- 1
CFP model:
ACC- 4
Pac 12- 3
Big Ten- 2
Big 12- 2
SEC- 1
WCC- 1
By comparison, in the CFP there have been 11 teams that have made an appearance since its inception, and that's including the extra 4 teams that were added to the list this year for the CFP, as college basketball hasn't finished its season yet..........
And now for what actually happened-