Before the NCAA tournament became the recognized national championship, the Helms Athletic Foundation awarded a national championship, beginning in 1901 with Yale. I suspect a lot of people who consider themselves big college basketball fans would not recognize some of our national champs. For example:
Since the NCAA tournament:
Wyoming
Holy Cross
CCNY
LaSalle
Loyola (IL)
Before the NCAA tournament:
Columbia
Dartmouth
Chicago
Navy
Montana State
Northwestern
Yes, basketball fans, Northwestern if famous for being the only Money Conference school that has never been to the NCAA tournament, but nonetheless they have had a national championship.
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