Wall Street Journal ranks winningest religious basketball programs

By Trent Toone, Deseret News

Published: Thursday, Nov. 10 2011 5:00 a.m. MST

Villanova guard Corey Fisher drives the lane for a basket as Notre Dame guard Ryan Ayres defends late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, March 2, 2009, in South Bend, Ind. Villanova won 77-60.

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Summary

The Wall Street Journal reported that the BYU men's basketball team ranks second in winning percentage among religious schools in college basketball.

The Brigham Young University men's basketball team ranks second in winning percentage among universities with religious affliations, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

"The top winning percentage belongs to the Vincentians (.611), a Catholic order, which includes Big East programs St. Johns and DePaul. The Augustinians, another Catholic order, have a winning percentage of .641, but they are represented only by Villanova," wrote WSJ reporter Jared Diamond.

BYU, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has a winning percentage of .620.

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Trent Toone

Trent Toone is a journalist for the Deseret News, where he writes for the Mormon Times and a variety of feature sections. He has previously reported for the Ogden Standard-Examiner and served as managing editor at the more ..

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