Former Villanova coach Jay Wright believes the blueblood era in men’s college basketball is already over.
“I think it is [over], great point,” Wright responded when the question was posted to him on USA Today’s Sports Seriously.
This is quite the statement, as five of the most prestigious blueblood programs—UConn, North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke and Kansas—are all in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. UConn is coming off a season in which it won the national title and hasn’t been ranked outside of the top five since it was No. 6 in the preseason poll.
