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There are plenty of "what ifs"... by Scoop80
What if '74 team (which went 3-1 v. F4 teams over a span of about 2 weeks) hadn't laid an egg v. MI in S16? What if Walton had defied Wooden and called a TO once ND cut it to 70-69 that year--or if a final UCLA desperation shot had gone in? What if JG's final shot v. UK in '15 hadn't been deflected? What if Irish had dug a hole of, say, a mere 12 points before the late rally v. Duke in '78 F4?
All things considered, it seems reasonable to me. It's an excellent ranking for a program w/ only 1 F4 appearance, but I assume that there were more S16 appearances than other comparable programs. Program would have wide swings in ratings in 1980 compared to 2000 compared to 2020.