Cheaters Never Prosper?
Eight college basketball teams the year after being on NCAA probation:
1. North Carolina St.: won national title in 1974
2. Kansas: lost national semifinal in 1974
3. Florida State: lost national final in 1971
4. St. Bonaventure: lost national semifinal in 1970
5. Cincinnati: lost national semifinal in 1960
6. West Virginia: lost national final in 1959
7. Louisville: lost national semifinal in 1959
8. Bradley: lost national final in 1954
Source: World Features Syndicate
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