Rankings 1 to 11 for the conferences with at least one round of 32 team.
1) Pac 12
Record 7-1
Total Teams - 4
Round of 32 - 4 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Underrated conference. SC should not have been a play in, AZ should be a 1 seed, and UCLA and Oregon should be 2 seeds.
2) SEC
Record 7-2
Total Teams - 5
Round of 32 - 4 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Underrated conference. Maybe Ole Miss deserved a spot.
3) Big Ten
Record 8-4
Total Teams - 7
Round of 32 - 5 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Top teams WAY under seeded.
4) Big 12
Record 7-3
Total Teams - 6
Round of 32 - 4 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Performing to expectations. KState could have been left for the NIT.
5) Big East
Record 5-4
Total Teams - 6
Round of 32 - 3 teams
Sweet 16 - 2 teams
Conclusion - Performing to expectations regardless of Villanova loss with 2 teams in Sweet 16.
6) ACC
Record 7-7
Total Teams - 8
Round of 32 - 6 teams
Sweet 16 - 1 team
Conclusion - About as overrated as I have ever seen. Over seeding led to a lot of easy 1st round matchups but when the real games started this conference fell hard.
7) West Coast
Record 3-1
Total Teams - 2
Round of 32 - 2
Sweet 16 - 1
Conclusion - As expected thus far. Can Gonzaga finally get over the hump or will they fall short of the Final Four again? My guess is this team will fall short again.
8) Atlantic 10
Record 1-3
Total Teams - 3
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - Good but not great conference performed as expected with no breakthrough teams.
9) Missouri Valley
Record 1-1
Total Teams - 1
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - How was Wichita State a 10 seed again? This team and this conference get no respect. Illinois State Redbirds deserved a spot.
10) American Athletic
Record 1-2
Total Teams - 2
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - I think this was a disappointing showing for two teams that a lot people thought could make a run.
11) Conference USA
Record 1-1
Total Teams - 1
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - Sure have a lot of teams to only get one in the tournament. Middle Tennessee was a nice 1st round upset.
1) Pac 12
Record 7-1
Total Teams - 4
Round of 32 - 4 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Underrated conference. SC should not have been a play in, AZ should be a 1 seed, and UCLA and Oregon should be 2 seeds.
2) SEC
Record 7-2
Total Teams - 5
Round of 32 - 4 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Underrated conference. Maybe Ole Miss deserved a spot.
3) Big Ten
Record 8-4
Total Teams - 7
Round of 32 - 5 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Top teams WAY under seeded.
4) Big 12
Record 7-3
Total Teams - 6
Round of 32 - 4 teams
Sweet 16 - 3 teams
Conclusion - Performing to expectations. KState could have been left for the NIT.
5) Big East
Record 5-4
Total Teams - 6
Round of 32 - 3 teams
Sweet 16 - 2 teams
Conclusion - Performing to expectations regardless of Villanova loss with 2 teams in Sweet 16.
6) ACC
Record 7-7
Total Teams - 8
Round of 32 - 6 teams
Sweet 16 - 1 team
Conclusion - About as overrated as I have ever seen. Over seeding led to a lot of easy 1st round matchups but when the real games started this conference fell hard.
7) West Coast
Record 3-1
Total Teams - 2
Round of 32 - 2
Sweet 16 - 1
Conclusion - As expected thus far. Can Gonzaga finally get over the hump or will they fall short of the Final Four again? My guess is this team will fall short again.
8) Atlantic 10
Record 1-3
Total Teams - 3
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - Good but not great conference performed as expected with no breakthrough teams.
9) Missouri Valley
Record 1-1
Total Teams - 1
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - How was Wichita State a 10 seed again? This team and this conference get no respect. Illinois State Redbirds deserved a spot.
10) American Athletic
Record 1-2
Total Teams - 2
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - I think this was a disappointing showing for two teams that a lot people thought could make a run.
11) Conference USA
Record 1-1
Total Teams - 1
Round of 32 - 1 teams
Sweet 16 - 0 team
Conclusion - Sure have a lot of teams to only get one in the tournament. Middle Tennessee was a nice 1st round upset.
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