NCAA basketball: 25 best college basketball teams of all time

NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 02: (L-R) Darius Miller #1, Anthony Davis #23, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #14, Terrence Jones #3 and Marquis Teague #25 of the Kentucky Wildcats walk on the court in the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

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Best college basketball teams of all time

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22. 2007-2008 Kansas Jayhawks

There are few schools with as remarkable of a basketball tradition as Kansas, so it wouldn’t be a complete list of the greatest all-time college basketball teams without the Jayhawks. Our first edition of Kansas to make the cut is the 2007-2008 version, who was a part of one of the most memorable NCAA Tournaments in recent memory.

The regular season was a cakewalk for Kansas, which went 31-3 to easily secure one of the no. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. This Jayhawks’ team was veteran-laden, featuring upperclassmen leaders like Mario Chalmers, Sasha Kaun and Russell Robinson to complement younger players like Darell Arthur, Sherron Collins, and Brady Morningstar.

Things got a bit dicey for Kansas in the Elite Eight when they ran into the Cinderella of the tournament, 10th seeded Davidson. A young Stephen Curry did everything he could to help the Wildcats, but Kansas escaped with a two-point win to earn a ticket to the Final Four.

The 2008 NCAA Tournament was the first (and to this point only) in history to have all four no. 1 seeds advance to the Final Four. The Jayhawks easily dispatched old coach Roy Williams and North Carolina to earn a date with Memphis, a juggernaut featuring future NBA MVP Derrick Rose.

The contest was a thriller that featured an all-time moment when Chalmers tied the game in the final seconds on a buzzer-beating three. The Jayhawks went on to win in overtime, going 37-3 on the year and winning one of the toughest national championships in recent memory.