These Are the Dirtiest Programs in College Basketball

UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky were eliminated from the tourney, but along with North Carolina, they're still in the running for the most corrupt program.

John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Fans Rupp Arena
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Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari and his team wave to fans after practice for the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Championship semi-final game at Lucas Oil Stadium.

John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Fans Rupp Arena

Every year the pageantry and spectacle of the NCAA Tournament lives up to the moniker of March Madness. But that doesn't mean teams are just giving it the 'ol college try and running out those innocent amateurs, aka student-athletes, for the glory of the university. In today's big business of college sports, the old adage still applies: If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t winning.

The fact of the matter is the system is set up to incentivize breaking the rules as long as you manage not to get caught. We could spend thousands and thousands of words writing about all the indiscretions rampant throughout college basketball, especially when it comes to recruiting, but for now here is a list of the teams that are either particularly egregious in their practices over the years or simply have a history of being worse than their peers at hiding it. 

Kentucky

John Calipari Kentucky Florida 2017

Louisville

Rick Pitino Louisville Virginia Tech 2017

UCLA

UCLA Bruins Aaron Holiday Ducks 2017

Syracuse

Jim Boeheim Syracuse Virginia Tech 2016

North Carolina

Michael Jordan North Carolina Duke 2017

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