ESPN: Rank the best basketball conferences

[EPJr]

College basketball conferences
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[dal4018]

College basketball conferences
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank/_/ ... ersionId/1

I picked the SEC #1

[clenz]

In basketball?


What the fuck....

[clenz]

FWIW...I was almost identical to the results thus far.

Them/Me
1.ACC/ACC
2.Big Ten/Big Ten
3.American Athletic/American Athletic
4.Atlantic 10/Atlantic 10
5.Big East/Big 12
6.Big 12/Big East
7.Mountain West/Mountain West
8.Pac-12/Pac-12
9.SEC/SEC
10.C-USA/CUSA

[dal4018]

In basketball?


What the ****....

Yes in hoops !!!!Kentucky is going to be in revenge mode this yr could you imagine if they met Robert Morris in the tournament next yr!!!!

[tampajag]

In basketball?


What the ****....

Yes in hoops !!!!Kentucky is going to be in revenge mode this yr could you imagine if they met Robert Morris in the tournament next yr!!!!

Are you saying a league with Duke/Carolina/Syracuse/Pittsburgh/NC State/Virginia is worse than a league with Kentucky/Florida/Mizzou?

[clenz]

In basketball?


What the ****....

Yes in hoops !!!!Kentucky is going to be in revenge mode this yr could you imagine if they met Robert Morris in the tournament next yr!!!!

Yeah..I really fear aauburn, LSU, Arkansas, TAMU, Alabama, etc...


Give me a freaking break.

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[dal4018]

Yes in hoops !!!!Kentucky is going to be in revenge mode this yr could you imagine if they met Robert Morris in the tournament next yr!!!!

Are you saying a league with Duke/Carolina/Syracuse/Pittsburgh/NC State/Virginia is worse than a league with Kentucky/Florida/Mizzou?

No just saying Kentucky will drag all those other schools back into prominence past the ACC.

[dal4018]

Yes in hoops !!!!Kentucky is going to be in revenge mode this yr could you imagine if they met Robert Morris in the tournament next yr!!!!

Yeah..I really fear aauburn, LSU, Arkansas, TAMU, Alabama, etc...


Give me a freaking break.

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Kentucky as stated before will make these other schools straighten up and fly right.

[clenz]

Kentucky doesn't make the conference better from top to bottom


Outside of the top 2-3 the SEC is worse than every single "big boy" conference and worse than most of the true mid=major conferences.

[dal4018]

Kentucky doesn't make the conference better from top to bottom


Outside of the top 2-3 the SEC is worse than every single "big boy" conference and worse than most of the true mid=major conferences.

They will force everyone to play above their heads or get left behind!!!!

[clenz]

It won't make their programs better...it hasn't in the past and won't now.

The old big east is a prefect example for that. The top part was the biggest names on basketball every year, the bottom never got better

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[dal4018]

Yes in hoops !!!!Kentucky is going to be in revenge mode this yr could you imagine if they met Robert Morris in the tournament next yr!!!!

Are you saying a league with Duke/Carolina/Syracuse/Pittsburgh/NC State/Virginia is worse than a league with Kentucky/Florida/Mizzou?

Virgina nearly lost their first round game vs instate neighbor Norfolk St in the NIT last year.Norfolk let that game slip away!!!!

[UNI88]

FWIW...I was almost identical to the results thus far.

Them/Me
1.ACC/ACC
2.Big Ten/Big Ten
3.American Athletic/American Athletic
4.Atlantic 10/Atlantic 10
5.Big East/Big 12
6.Big 12/Big East
7.Mountain West/Mountain West
8.Pac-12/Pac-12
9.SEC/SEC
10.C-USA/CUSA

I don't get how the American Athletic is better than the Big East, Big 12 or A-10. UConn and Cincy are good but do they put the conference ahead of conferences with Georgetown, Marquette, Kansas, etc.? I'm not sure it's better than the Mountain West.

I did it last week but I think I had:
1) ACC
2) B1G0
3) Big 12
4) Big East
5) A-10
6) Mountain West
7) American Athletic
8) SEC
9) Pac 12
10) C-USA

[SuperHornet]

clenz is correct insofar as he goes. However, this conference is bogus in who they leave out. I'll take the WCC over the MWC and C-USA....

[tampajag]

How many key players are gone from the MWC? I know CSU lost their big man Iverson.

[tampajag]

Are you saying a league with Duke/Carolina/Syracuse/Pittsburgh/NC State/Virginia is worse than a league with Kentucky/Florida/Mizzou?

Virgina nearly lost their first round game vs instate neighbor Norfolk St in the NIT last year.Norfolk let that game slip away!!!!

If you wanna look at it that way, 2 SWAC teams beat SEC teams. What does that say about a "power" conference?

[dal4018]

Virgina nearly lost their first round game vs instate neighbor Norfolk St in the NIT last year.Norfolk let that game slip away!!!!

If you wanna look at it that way, 2 SWAC teams beat SEC teams. What does that say about a "power" conference?

Glad you bought up the SWAC normally I would gloat over this but the SEC will be looking for payback this upcoming season.Southern with their win over Texas A&M was one of the teams who was the other???? Was Alabama A&M the other???

[dbackjon]

Your Rankings


1.Big Ten


2.ACC


3.American Athletic


4.Big 12


5.Big East


6.Pac-12


7.Mountain West


8.SEC


9.Atlantic 10


10.C-USA

[dbackjon]

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I don't get how the American Athletic is better than the Big East, Big 12 or A-10. UConn and Cincy are good but do they put the conference ahead of conferences with Georgetown, Marquette, Kansas, etc.? I'm not sure it's better than the Mountain West.

Remember, Louisville is in the American for one more year, so you have to include them in this year's ranking.

[clenz]

And the mvc had a final 4 team that didn't win the regular season or post season title...and 3 teams come within 5 points of beating the national champs...where do we belong?

Also have s16 appearances by 6 other teams fun the mvc since 2006

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[dal4018]

Your Rankings


1.Big Ten


2.ACC


3.American Athletic


4.Big 12


5.Big East


6.Pac-12


7.Mountain West


8.SEC


9.Atlantic 10


10.C-USA

Yeah you caught me and this is the first time I have spoken up for the SEC probably the last as well.I just think the SEC will be out for blood this season as stated before but wouldn't mind if they lost to SWAC based schools again!!!

[UNI88]

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I don't get how the American Athletic is better than the Big East, Big 12 or A-10. UConn and Cincy are good but do they put the conference ahead of conferences with Georgetown, Marquette, Kansas, etc.? I'm not sure it's better than the Mountain West.

Remember, Louisville is in the American for one more year, so you have to include them in this year's ranking.

Forgot about that but I'm not sure it's enough to overcome the middle and bottom of the conference in comparison to others. IMO, the Big 12 is better top to bottom and the Big East is better in the middle. The Mountain West has been on an upward trajectory and it will be interesting to see how they respond to losing some good players but I expect them to be pretty good again. In the end, it's all opinions though.

[dal4018]

Who has the best mid major conference in D1 basketball.I say it's a toss up between the WCC and The Horizon League even with the defection of Butler going to the Atlantic 10.

[clenz]

Mvc and it ain't close

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