Clearly not SEC. Way down.
Pac-12 is better, but not in the conversation.
ACC is down, but Duke, Louisville and Florida State at the top is pretty damn strong.
No on can match the top of the Big 12 with Kansas, Baylor and West Virginia, but there's some weakness in the bottom half.
Big Ten is the easy answer since they've got 12 teams that are at least in the bubble conversation, but I don't know that I see a team that can win it all.
Big East may be my call. When Xavier, Georgetown, St. John's and DePaul are struggling to find conference wins despite their records and talent, there are just no easy outs on that conference schedule. Plus they've got 5 teams (Villanova, Seton Hall, Butler, Marquette and Creighton) I could see making a run to the Elite 8. They get my vote.
Pac-12 is better, but not in the conversation.
ACC is down, but Duke, Louisville and Florida State at the top is pretty damn strong.
No on can match the top of the Big 12 with Kansas, Baylor and West Virginia, but there's some weakness in the bottom half.
Big Ten is the easy answer since they've got 12 teams that are at least in the bubble conversation, but I don't know that I see a team that can win it all.
Big East may be my call. When Xavier, Georgetown, St. John's and DePaul are struggling to find conference wins despite their records and talent, there are just no easy outs on that conference schedule. Plus they've got 5 teams (Villanova, Seton Hall, Butler, Marquette and Creighton) I could see making a run to the Elite 8. They get my vote.
