RANK CONFERENCE W L PCT RPI RANK RPI 1 Big 12 Conference 103 22 0.8240 0.5820 1 0.5915 2 Big East Conference 94 31 0.7520 0.5753 2 0.5783 3 Atlantic Coast Conference 146 45 0.7644 0.5623 3 0.5721 4 Big Ten Conference 134 44 0.7528 0.5556 5 0.5684 5 Pacific 12 Conference 105 41 0.7192 0.5506 6 0.5612 6 Southeastern Conference 121 51 0.7035 0.5594 4 0.5608 7 Atlantic 10 Conference 99 64 0.6074 0.5318 7 0.5337 8 American Athletic Conference 80 49 0.6202 0.5187 9 0.5287 9 West Coast Conference 62 43 0.5905 0.5244 8 0.5249 10 Mid American Conference 80 50 0.6154 0.5033 14 0.5161 11 Missouri Valley Conference 63 48 0.5676 0.5118 10 0.5147 12 Mountain West Conference 70 51 0.5785 0.5054 12 0.5146 13 Big West Conference 51 61 0.4554 0.5066 11 0.4994 14 Independents 13 11 0.5417 0.4987 15 0.4987 15 Horizon League 48 63 0.4324 0.5042 13 0.4954 16 Ivy League 56 57 0.4956 0.4952 17 0.4951 17 Conference USA 72 79 0.4768 0.4894 18 0.4900 18 Patriot League 47 60 0.4393 0.4978 16 0.4888 19 Colonial Athletic Assn 52 63 0.4522 0.4774 19 0.4822 20 Sun Belt Conference 37 51 0.4205 0.4682 25 0.4760 21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf 44 65 0.4037 0.4763 20 0.4755 22 Summit League 45 60 0.4286 0.4695 23 0.4727 23 Ohio Valley Conference 56 84 0.4000 0.4614 28 0.4641 24 Southern Conference 36 64 0.3600 0.4678 26 0.4638 25 Big South Conference 34 65 0.3434 0.4615 27 0.4613 26 Big Sky Conference 36 79 0.3130 0.4707 22 0.4605 27 Northeast Conference 37 75 0.3304 0.4715 21 0.4599 28 Southland Conference 31 78 0.2844 0.4683 24 0.4513 29 America East Conference 36 76 0.3214 0.4594 29 0.4512 30 Atlantic Sun 38 69 0.3551 0.4444 30 0.4431 31 Western Athletic Conference 32 79 0.2883 0.4406 31 0.4320 32 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference 36 130 0.2169 0.4399 32 0.4261 33 Southwestern Athletic Conference 12 98 0.1091 0.4323 33 0.4119
Big East Record in Inter-conference play this year: Atlantic Coast Conference 7-2 America East Conference 5-0 American Athletic Conference 4-1 Atlantic 10 Conference 7-1 Atlantic Sun 2-0 Big 12 Conference 1-2 Big Sky Conference 2-0 Big South Conference 2-0 Big Ten Conference 7-5 Big West Conference 2-1 Colonial Athletic Assn 2-0 Conference USA 2-2 Horizon League 2-0 Independents 3-0 Ivy League 2-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf 2-0 Mid American Conference 1-1 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference 3-2 Mountain West Conference 1-0 Northeast Conference 5-0 Ohio Valley Conference 5-0 Pacific 12 Conference 2-2 Patriot League 4-1 Southeastern Conference 4-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference 1-0 Southern Conference 2-0 Southland Conference 3-0 Summit League 2-1 Sun Belt Conference 0-0 Western Athletic Conference 3-0 West Coast Conference 2-3 Non-Division 1 1-0
Ok, So: I can't defend the Big East Record with conference records I can't defend the Big East Record with intra-conference records I can't defend the Big East citing that three teams won Early Season Tournaments I can't defend the Big East citing they are second in RPI, a calculated statistic I can't defend the Big East citing they are on pace to have 60% of the conference qualify for the NCAA Tournament Tell me, what statistic, standard, or measurement can I use to counter your well thought out, fact-based argument that "the conf stinks and is overrated"? What non-subjective measures are you using?
RPI is a joke, the Big 12 is also overrated but the BE is BAD. St. John's being a bubble team is a complete joke(and I like SJU and want them to make it).
You didn't answer my question: What statistic, standard, or measurement can I use to counter your well thought out, fact-based argument that "the conf stinks and is overrated"? What non-subjective measures are you using?
So you have watched EVERY SINGLE Big East game this season to derive your conclusion that the conference stinks?
Or broken recordance. "The Big East is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke…The Big east is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke…The Big east is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke…The Big east is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke….the Big East is an absolute joke…The Big east is an absolute joke…." ….z-z-z-z…
I saw that one unfortunately. I guarantee you if they play again Carolina will beat them fairly easily.
They probably would (although it's fairly presumptuous to assign any "fairly easily" tag on any UNC win), but more to the point, it's increasingly due to Butler's fall from grace having lost two of their last 3 Big East games (and the third game they barely escaped losing to cellar-dweller Creighton 58-56), but on top of that, sophmore double-digit scorer Andrew Chrabascz just broke his wrist and had to have surgery on it over the weekend. They're currently on a down swing and are coming off a blowout loss at Xavier. edit: so my guess: @ Butler: UNC 79, Butler 74 @ UNC: UNC 112, Butler 43
Carolina crushed Ga Tech Saturday and only had one bench player who rarely plays get extended PT. The point of this is not to crow about beating Ga Tech as Tech stinks(though they did go down to the wire in Cameron) but to show how many injuries the Heels have had. I don't want to hear any injury excuses w/ what Carolina has had to deal with.
based on being a better, more talented team. The way Carolina has played the last 2 games they could beat anyone in the Country even UK. Can they get healthy and keep playing well? we'll see, the record isn't great but there's really only one bad loss and that was the Pitt game where Pitt literally couldn't miss a shot.