ND ,Duke, UVA and Georgetown are not elite programs anymore. Fantastic academic schools
Depends on your definition of elite. They are all typically in the top 20. Combined with their academic prowess that's a pretty appealing offer. You can throw Penn and Princeton in that list too. Not like they are winning championships these days.
I am not the person that you are responding to but IMHO any team that has been ranked in the Top 20 at the end of the season for the past five years would be considered elite (teams must remain competitive in order to stay relavent). We all know that Winning The National Championship (especially recently) puts you in elite company but there are a handful of other elite programs.
11 Programs have finished the season in top 20 in each of the past five years. (I would bet most a bit longer than 5 yrs)
Maryland
UNC
BC
Syracuse
Stony Brook
Penn State
Florida
Princeton
Penn
Northwestern
Virginia
ND , Louisville - 4 times . JMU Loyola, Duke,Stanford , UMass and Hopkins 3 times.
