(03-24-2017 12:44 PM)Cataclysmo Wrote:  At some point, I would like to see more sportswriters focus on the debate of "postseason success vs regular season success," and how that affects the perceptions we hold regarding certain programs.

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I'm sure for fans that don't follow certain teams closely (i.e. schools that are in different parts of the country) it has to be tournament success. Gonzaga was put on the map after their elite 8 run and subsequent sweet 16 runs in the late 90s/early 2000s. Although I'm sure they had some regular season wins of note that probably contributed. I'm sure it wasn't winning the WCC that got people's attention. And maybe that's part of the debate, for teams not in power conferences, it's going to be about non-conference wins and tournament wins that get people's attention and not racking up conference championships. Kind of like Boise in football - it wasn't their WAC conference dominance that put them on the map. It was post-season (i.e. BCS Bowls) victories as well as some other high profile regular season wins (Oregon, etc.) that put them in the national conscience.