(06-24-2014 04:41 AM)CougarRed Wrote: (06-23-2014 06:43 PM)jrj84105 Wrote: If you cutoff at the bottom of the B1G (86-108):
ACC: 9/14
SEC: 8/14
B1G: 14/14
BigXII: 4/10
PAC: 12/12
It's interesting in light of comments from some BigXII members about academic affiliation that the BigXII is the lowest ranked of the P5 conferences from an ARWU standpoint.
If you cut it off at the bottom of the B1G (86-108) which also happens to be the bottom of the Pac 12:
American 5/12 (better than Big 12)
MWC 3/12
CUSA 2/14
MAC 2/14
Sun Belt 0/12
Outside the P5, the American really is a nice mix of large public research schools and small private universities. ACC-lite in that regard.
Go5 All ARWU team
50. Rice
53-67: UMASS
68-85: CSU, HI
86-108: Buffalo, UAB, UCONN, UNM, UCF, Cinci, Hou, USF
East: UMASS, UCONN, Buffalo, Cinci, USF, UCF
West: UAB, Rice, Houston, UNM, CSU, HI
Geography aside, that almost seems like a real conference of like institutions.
Expand to the next tier (109-131) and you have your 16 team league
50. Rice
53-67: UMASS
68-85: CSU, HI
86-108: Buffalo, UAB, UCONN, UNM, UCF, Cinci, Hou, USF
109-131: Brigham Young, SDSU, Tulane, Temple
East: UMASS, UCONN, Buffalo, Temple, UAB, Cinci, USF, UCF
West: Tulane, Rice, Houston, UNM, CSU, BYU, SDSU, HI
Geographically diverse with all major population centers represented. Decent EW divisions. I like it.