Fact that UC is bringing back a tough squad and adding parts and the conference is still up for grabs at the top speaks to the competitive nature at the top end of the AAC. Should be some great games in conference, and with the top 4 or 5 programs growing in strength and with another year of tough match-ups, we should really start seeing some good rivalries emerge whose roots are in the AAC and not prior conference allegiances. If we can just get the bottom group to increase their SoS for OOC games and elevate their recruiting, AAC basketball will really start to distance itself and we will look back at the 2015 NCAA tournament as the last that the Big Least was viewed as the best non-P5 conference.