OrangeCrush22
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ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
They want you to rank them using next season's conference memberships.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/i...onferences
Current Standings. Conference - Points:
1. ACC - 35,213
2. B1G - 33,633
3. Big East - 27,650
4. American - 25,199
5. Big XII - 24,867
6. Pac-12 - 22,227
7. SEC - 22,021
8. A10 - 18,166
9. MWC - 17,461
10. C-USA - 12,973
Edit: I think the link is dead now.
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2013 08:43 PM by OrangeCrush22.)
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
MVC and WCC >>>>>>>>> C-USA
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 03:20 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote: They want you to rank them using next season's conference memberships.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/i...onferences
Current Standings. Conference - Points:
1. ACC - 35,213
2. B1G - 33,633
3. Big East - 27,650
4. American - 25,199
5. Big XII - 24,867
6. Pac-12 - 22,227
7. SEC - 22,021
8. A10 - 18,166
9. MWC - 17,461
10. C-USA - 12,973
Reactions:
1. ...and that's without UL in the ACC!
2. The SEC is underrated. It beats out the Pac. (it breaks my heart to say that, bc I have a soft spot for the Pac, but it's true)
3. The A10 is ranked where it should be, but it's better than people give it credit for.
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 03:20 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote: They want you to rank them using next season's conference memberships.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/i...onferences
Current Standings. Conference - Points:
1. ACC - 35,213
2. B1G - 33,633
3. Big East - 27,650
4. American - 25,199
5. Big XII - 24,867
6. Pac-12 - 22,227
7. SEC - 22,021
8. A10 - 18,166
9. MWC - 17,461
10. C-USA - 12,973
I think the B12, SEC, and MWC are being underrated some. Also, the American with UConn, Memphis, Louisville, and Cincy seems a little stronger than the BE right now.
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
The American is too low....Louisville = Top 5...UConn and Memphis = Top 15 with UC = Top 25...
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07-16-2013 04:26 PM |
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UNLVFan90
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
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07-16-2013 04:33 PM |
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 04:33 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
Homer pick much? No way is the MWC better than the American, and I'm not even sure why ESPN put CUSA in this poll. They are NR.
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
Woohoo!! We're last!!
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07-16-2013 04:42 PM |
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UNLVFan90
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 04:39 PM)NBPirate Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:33 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
Homer pick much? No way is the MWC better than the American, and I'm not even sure why ESPN put CUSA in this poll. They are NR.
Let's compare. We will both have 11 basketball teams 2014-present.
New Mexico-Memphis AAC
UNLV-Connecticut MWC
Colorado State-Cincinnati AAC
San Diego State-Temple MWC
Boise State-East Carolina MWC
Air Force-UCF Equal
Utah State-Tulsa MWC
Fresno State-Houston MWC
Wyoming-Tulane MWC
Nevada-Southern Methodist AAC
San Jose State-South Florida AAC
Overall, yes the MWC is better than the AAC.
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07-16-2013 05:04 PM |
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RobUCF
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 05:04 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:39 PM)NBPirate Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:33 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
Homer pick much? No way is the MWC better than the American, and I'm not even sure why ESPN put CUSA in this poll. They are NR.
Let's compare. We will both have 11 basketball teams 2014-present.
New Mexico-Memphis AAC
UNLV-Connecticut MWC
Colorado State-Cincinnati AAC
San Diego State-Temple MWC
Boise State-East Carolina MWC
Air Force-UCF Equal
Utah State-Tulsa MWC
Fresno State-Houston MWC
Wyoming-Tulane MWC
Nevada-Southern Methodist AAC
San Jose State-South Florida AAC
Overall, yes the MWC is better than the AAC.
Homer pick confirmed.
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07-16-2013 05:35 PM |
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nzmorange
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 05:04 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: New Mexico-Memphis AAC by a lot
UNLV-Connecticut AAC by a lot
Colorado State-Cincinnati AAC by a lot
San Diego State-Temple MWC
Boise State-East Carolina MWC, but mostly too weak to matter
Air Force-UCF AAC
Utah State-Tulsa MWC
Fresno State-Houston AAC
Wyoming-Tulane too weak to matter
Nevada-Southern Methodist AAC
San Jose State-South Florida AAC
AAC wins
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 05:54 PM)nzmorange Wrote: (07-16-2013 05:04 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: New Mexico-Memphis AAC by a lot
UNLV-Connecticut AAC by a lot
Colorado State-Cincinnati AAC by a lot
San Diego State-Temple MWC
Boise State-East Carolina MWC, but mostly too weak to matter
Air Force-UCF AAC
Utah State-Tulsa MWC
Fresno State-Houston AAC
Wyoming-Tulane too weak to matter
Nevada-Southern Methodist AAC
San Jose State-South Florida AAC
AAC wins
LANDSLIDE !
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07-16-2013 06:36 PM |
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 04:33 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
My order going forward (most years) would be as follows:
1. ACC (by a LOT)
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2. Big Ten
3. American
4. Big East
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5. Big XII
6. Pac-12
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7. Atlantic 10
8. SEC
9. Mountain West
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10. Conference USA
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07-16-2013 08:21 PM |
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OrangeCrush22
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 08:21 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote: My order going forward (most years) would be as follows:
1. ACC (by a LOT)
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2. Big Ten
3. American
4. Big East
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5. Big XII
6. Pac-12
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7. Atlantic 10
8. SEC
9. Mountain West
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10. Conference USA
Mine would be this if we go by future conference configurations.
1. ACC
2. B1G
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3. Big East
4. Big XII
5. American
6. Mountain West
7. SEC
8. Pac-12
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9. Atlantic 10
10. WCC
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07-16-2013 08:42 PM |
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
#4 for the American is pretty good for a conference that hasn't played one game yet. I think we can get to #2 or #3 in a best-case scenario.
#3 in BB and #6 in FB wouldn't be horrible.
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2013 09:26 PM by UConn-SMU.)
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07-16-2013 09:24 PM |
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 04:39 PM)NBPirate Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:33 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
Homer pick much? No way is the MWC better than the American, and I'm not even sure why ESPN put CUSA in this poll. They are NR.
the mwc is vastly underrated. they had 5 teams make the tourny last year.
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07-16-2013 09:32 PM |
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 09:32 PM)john01992 Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:39 PM)NBPirate Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:33 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
Homer pick much? No way is the MWC better than the American, and I'm not even sure why ESPN put CUSA in this poll. They are NR.
the mwc is vastly underrated. they had 5 teams make the tourny last year.
Didn't all of them crash & burn? I thought they were all out in the first round.
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07-16-2013 09:35 PM |
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 09:24 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote: #4 for the American is pretty good for a conference that hasn't played one game yet. I think we can get to #2 or #3 in a best-case scenario.
#3 in BB and #6 in FB wouldn't be horrible.
I really think it's up to UConn. They need a consistent national championship contender to be thought of as an elite league. They've been a top 10 level program for twenty years now and I think Ollie can continue that success but it remains to be seen for sure.
Cincinnati, Memphis, and Temple are great too and should usually rotate between 2-4 and occasionally win the league. As an aside, I don't think people realize how good Temple has been through the years out of the A-10. They made the NCAA tournament for 12 consecutive years from 1990-2001 and currently six years in a row from 2008-2013 and are the 6th winningest team of all time behind Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, and Syracuse.
The problem with the league is depth. Schools like Houston and SMU really need to step up to be considered on par with the Big12 and Big East which both have a lot of depth in their leagues.
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nzmorange
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 08:42 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote: (07-16-2013 08:21 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote: My order going forward (most years) would be as follows:
1. ACC (by a LOT)
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2. Big Ten
3. American
4. Big East
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5. Big XII
6. Pac-12
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7. Atlantic 10
8. SEC
9. Mountain West
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10. Conference USA
Mine would be this if we go by future conference configurations.
1. ACC
2. B1G
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3. Big East
4. Big XII
5. American
6. Mountain West
7. SEC
8. Pac-12
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9. Atlantic 10
10. WCC
1. ACC
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2. B1G
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3. Big East
4. American
5. Big XII
6. SEC
7. Pac-12
8. Mountain West
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9. Atlantic 10
10. WCC
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2013 09:48 PM by nzmorange.)
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RE: ESPN: Fans Rank Basketball Conferences
(07-16-2013 09:35 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote: (07-16-2013 09:32 PM)john01992 Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:39 PM)NBPirate Wrote: (07-16-2013 04:33 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I think the conferences will go like this in the future.
1. ACC
2. B1G
3. Big XII
4. Big East
5. MWC
6. American
7. Pac-12
8. SEC
9. A10
10. C-USA
Homer pick much? No way is the MWC better than the American, and I'm not even sure why ESPN put CUSA in this poll. They are NR.
the mwc is vastly underrated. they had 5 teams make the tourny last year.
Didn't all of them crash & burn? I thought they were all out in the first round.
One team may have gotten to the second round. This is the 2nd year in a row that the MWC teams were basically done in their first games.
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