Butler's fake National Championships

[Willie]

I was checking out the other message boards this morning and came across this thread on Butler's board:
p214.ezboard.com/Butlers-Two-National-Championships/fbuhoopsfrm1.showMessage?topicID=12731.topic

Did everyone else know that Butler is laying claim to the 1924 and 1929 National Champions in college basketball? They are basing this on winning the oh so prestigious AAU National Tournament each of those years. For a team that has some real success (2 trips to the Sweet 16) you would think that they would be ashamed to have banners hanging in Hinkle Fieldhouse to this effect. The REAL NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship didn't start start until 1939. Here is it's history:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Championship

Prior to to 1939, many schools have laid claims to these fake National Championships. Here are Butler's 1924 and 1929 National Championship teams:

1923-24
Record: 11-7
AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Coach: Harlan O. Page
Captain: Hugh Middlesworth
L Iowa 23-26
L Franklin 19-35
L DePauw 21-36
W Chicago 26-17
L DePauw 17-23
W Hanover 32-24
L Illinois 27-28
L Wabash 23-28
W Wabash 35-17
W Hanover 38-21
L Wisconsin 23-25
W Marquette 24-18
W Haskell Inst. 51-18
W Franklin 36-22
W Schooley-Woodstock# 34-29
W Hillyards# 35-29
W Kansas St. Teachers# 40-21
W K. C. Athletic Club# 30-26
#AAU National Tournament.

1928-29
Record: 17-2
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONS
Coach: Paul D. Hinkle
Captain: Frank White
W PITTSBURGH 35-33
W PURDUE# 28-27
W DANVILLE CENT. NORMAL 35-22
W NORTH CAROLINA 43-20
W MISSOURI 38-25
L at Chicago 21-24
W FRANKLIN 34-26
W EVANSVILLE 56-10
W DePAUW 35-20
W INDIANA CENTRAL 67-19
W at Evansville 40-31
W at Illinois 33-28
W at Wabash (OT) 32-28
W at Franklin 41-33
L NOTRE DAME 21-24
W at DePauw 34-23
W EARLHAM 47-19
W WABASH 27-22
W at Notre Dame 35-16

[Willie]

North Carolina also lays claim to the 1924 National Championship. I think they have a better claim than Butler's 11-7 team.

1924 Men's Basketball Championship Team
The first of Carolina's national championships came long before the term "March Madness" became an annual rite of spring. In fact, when Carolina won the 1924 national championship with a 26-0 record, there wasn't even an NCAA Tournament.

The Helms Foundation voted the Tar Heels as national champions after their perfect season, as there was no post-season tournament. Carolina defeated Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Alabama en route to the Southern Conference championship.

tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111402aab.html

[Fastbreak]

Pathetic.

[Wolf]

This comes up every so often on Loyola's board since they are the only HL team with a REAL D1 National Championship.

[theleewmowen]

I didn't know that, and yes it is pathetic.

The K.C. Athletic Club? I know it's in the 1920's, but still.