Since 1990, I rank the conferences like this:

 

1. ACC

2. Big East

3. SEC

And so it is.

 

UK and UF are outstanding programs; that fact is reflected in their combined count of national titles. It says little about the SEC, which outside of those two is decidedly mediocre as a league.

 

 

Can't the same be said for pretty much ever conference? No conference has had more than 3 total teams win a title in the last 25 years. You take out the top 2-3 teams from each conference and they're all decidedly mediocre.

Randy... Difficult to figure. The Big East was definitely excellent but not the best for a lot of that time. I think it is unquestionably the best if you start from the 2005 realignment. Without thinking, I'll try this...

 

1) ACC

2) Big Ten

3) Big East

4) Big XII

5) SEC

That's why he went back 20 years. 20 is a better 'random' number to go back to than 24. Nevermind that it helps his rooting cause. :lol:

 

Just to back to 1980 or 1985.

 

:isurrender: I honestly didn't look past 20 years thought that was a good round number as many of our posters were still eating boogers if you go back much further...but I do see your point.

 

BTW I'm not proping SEC Basketball, I can't stand another team in the league or any other team in the country when it comes to basketball.

 

But I think you'd have to admit if asked which conference had won the most titles in last 20 years you'd have never said the SEC

^ Difficult to figure. The Big East was definitely excellent but not the best for a lot of that time. I think it is unquestionably the best if you start from the 2005 realignment. Without thinking, I'll try this...

 

1) ACC

2) Big Ten

3) Big East

4) Big XII

5) SEC

 

I agree on the Big East being the best since 2005, but they had a big dry spell in the 1990's.

 

I'm not at all sold on the Big 10. They've sent a bunch of teams to the Final Four & there's something to be said for that. But they've also only won a single title, so there's something to be said for that as well.

Can't the same be said for pretty much ever conference? No conference has had more than 3 total teams win a title in the last 25 years. You take out the top 2-3 teams from each conference and they're all decidedly mediocre.

 

I think that looking over the last 20 years, the drop off from the top couple teams to the rest of field is more drastic in the SEC than in the other leagues under consideration here.

I agree on the Big East being the best since 2005, but they had a big dry spell in the 1990's.

 

I'm not at all sold on the Big 10. They've sent a bunch of teams to the Final Four & there's something to be said for that. But they've also only won a single title, so there's something to be said for that as well.

 

Even tournament performance isn't an exceptional measure because of matchup questions and the simple fact that once you get to the Final Four, you play teams that are absolutely outstanding. I can think of several really good Big Ten teams that were eliminated by GREAT North Carolina teams during this stretch. Those results said very little about the relative strengths of their leagues; they said that 2005 UNC was better than Illinois and 2009 UNC was better than Michigan State.

Since 1994 the conference breakdown of Final Four participants is:

 

Big East: 13

Big Ten: 14

ACC: 15

Big XII: 8 (includes the Big 8)

SEC: 13

PAC-10: 8

I think that looking over the last 20 years, the drop off from the top couple teams to the rest of field is more drastic in the SEC than in the other leagues under consideration here.

 

Very interesting....FF appearances by the ACC (not named Duke or UNC) in the last 20 years is 3. In the SEC FF appearances (not named Kentucky or Florida) in the last 20 years is 4. :idunno:

Even tournament performance isn't an exceptional measure because of matchup questions and the simple fact that once you get to the Final Four, you play teams that are absolutely outstanding. I can think of several really good Big Ten teams that were eliminated by GREAT North Carolina teams during this stretch.

 

That's true.

 

I guess it depends on what you value most. For me, winning titles is the biggest deal. Other factors should be counted, but that weighs the most for me.

Very interesting....FF appearances by the ACC (not named Duke or UNC) in the last 20 years is 3. In the SEC FF appearances (not named Kentucky or Florida) in the last 20 years is 4. :idunno:

 

Is that appearances total or different teams that went to the FF?

Is that appearances total or different teams that went to the FF?

 

Total. ACC has 2 from Maryland and 1 from Georgia Tech. SEC has 2 from Arkansas and 1 each from LSU and Mississippi State.

What SEC schools went to the Final Four other than Kentucky & Florida?

 

Arkansas

LSU

Mississippi State (forgot them)

Total. ACC has 2 from Maryland and 1 from Georgia Tech. SEC has 2 from Arkansas and 1 each from LSU and Mississippi State.

 

:thumb:

 

I would have thought more ACC teams had gone to the FF.

 

Doesn't the Big 10 have the most teams from its conference who have been to a Final Four?

Big East has 5 (outside of UConn and Syracuse). UofL (2), Villanova (1), West Virginia (1), and Georgetown (1).