Conference | Teams | Top 10 | Top 25 | Top 50 | Top 100 | Top 200 | Rating | 2023-24 Rating |
SEC | 16 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 115.03 | 109.55 |
Big Ten | 18 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 111.79 | 109.93 |
Big `12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 111.30 | 111.05 |
Big East | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 108.31 | 109.04 |
ACC | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 106.41 | 107.26 |
MWC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 104.21 | 105.81 |
WCC | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 102.56 | 100.87 |
Atlantic 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 101.32 | 103.44 |
AAC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 100.18 | 103.05 |
The SEC added Texas and Oklahoma this year. Both of those schools are below the SEC's average rating this year.
16 of the top 25 teams come from two conferences - the SEC and the Big Ten.
The ACC only has 6 of 18 teams that look possible for the NCAA tournament (Duke, Pitt, SMU, UNC, Clemson, Louisville). The 7th best team is #83 nationally.
Interestingly, the lower half of the ACC looks a lot like the middle third of the Atlantic 10, i.e. thoroughly mediocre.
The overall quality of play in the Mountain West, Atlantic 10 and AAC has dropped as the best players in those leagues depart every year for greener pastures.
With all of the NIL, payment and transfer rules heavily in favor of the big conferences, the mid-majors are essentially doomed.