1) xavier
2) st louis
3) butler (being in the BE may help ensure they a legit long term program)
4)detroit!!
5) richmond or creighton


midwest:
depaul
marquette
st louis
butler
xavier
creighton (detroit if richmond gets in)

northeast
providence
villanova
st johns
seton hall
georgetown
detroit (if creighton gets in)
richmond(if no creighton)

(12-07-2012 12:38 PM)brista21 Wrote:  Say Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown, DePaul and Marquette split off to form their own conference. Which 5 to 7 of the following would you invite to get their new conference up and running?

Butler
St. Joe's
LaSalle
Dayton
Duquense
Fordham
George Washington
UMass
Rhode Island
Richmond
St. Bonaventure
Saint Louis
Xavier
VCU
Gonzaga
St. Mary's
Seattle
Denver
Portland
Creighton
Drake
Siena
Pepperdine
Loyola Marymount
Loyola (Maryland)
Davidson
Sacred Heart

I'd take those 7 add St. Louis, Xavier, Richmond, Butler, Drake and Creighton plus one of Davidson, Loyola (MD) or Sacred Heart. You're in a nearly contiguous footprint of NE, MO, IA, WI, IL, IN, OH, PA, DC, VA, NJ, NY, RI. (And one of MD, NC or CT.)

From the MVC, Bradley has the best college BB history (national runner-up twice) ... much better than Drake.

West
Creighton, St. Louis, DePaul, Marquette, Xavier, Dayton

East
Providence, St. John's, Villanova, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Duquesne

(12-07-2012 01:01 PM)MWD1001 Wrote:  If they split, why would they even want DePaul or Marquette in what will most likely be a predominant east coast basketball league? I would hope that DePaul and Marquette would go back to some mid-western mid-major conference where they belong. If football won't follow geographic boundaries and regional rivalries then perhaps basketball will. But, as we know that's all hokum, hogwash and wishful thinking.

Also, in my opinion, if they split they won't have the moxie to "bring in anyone". They would have to join some other league.

You mean MU with 25+ NCAAs, 3 final fours, a national championship and top 15 in attendance is a mid-major? Tough crowd

if you are doing a catholic league with the BE schools as a base, depaul and marquette are a must

They should add Butler, Xavier, Dayton, St. Joes and Richmond. That creates a very good 12 team league.