Is a Conference as Strong as its Weakest Link???

[Scott4USC]

Everyone has heard the phrase, a team is as strong as its weakest link (or something like that). Well why not apply it to judging conferences? I took the 3 worst teams in each conference and calculated their average power ranking and calculated their average strength of schedule. Higher the Power Ranking the better, and the lower the SOS the better. Here are the results.

Is a Conference as Strong as its Weakest Link???

Top 9 Strongest Conferences Using this Criteria

1. ACC 68 SOS: 16
2. Pac 10 66 SOS: 15
3. M. West 67 SOS: 47
4. B. East 64 SOS: 59
5. Big 10 60 SOS: 30
6. Big 12 60 SOS: 32
7. SEC 61 SOS: 43
8. MAC 51 SOS: 82
9. C. USA 51 SOS: 85

*Big 10 and Big 12 edged out the SEC because their SOS was 13 and 9pts stronger than the SEC and only 1pt lower in power rankings.

 

[Scott4USC]

To be fair, we should also calculate the top 3 teams from each conference and see the results. I took the 3 best teams in each conference and calculated their average power ranking and calculated their average strength of schedule. Higher the Power Ranking the better, and the lower the SOS the better. Here are the results.

Is a Conference as Strong as its Strongest Link???

Top 9 Strongest Conferences Using this Criteria

1. SEC 90 SOS: 28
2. ACC 87 SOS: 22
3. Pac 10 87 SOS: 36
4. Big 10 87 SOS: 26
5. Big 12 87 SOS: 45
6. B. East 81 SOS: 50
7. MAC 81 SOS: 88
8. M. West 76 SOS: 59
9. C. USA 72 SOS: 98

*Pac 10 edged out the Big 10 because the Pac 10 Champ dominated the Big 10 Champ. I think that was a better reason to put the Pac 10 ahead of the Big 10 despite the Big 10 having a 10pt stronger SOS. Both power rankings were equal.

 

[Blackman]

This is exactly why I put the Mountain West ahead of the MAC and Conference USA - while it can be argued that they are not as strong at the top, the Mountain West does not have any Army or Buffalo type teams either.

 

[bbk]

get a life

 

[Scott4USC]

I think this thread is very interesting and now lets combine both sets of criteria. Top 3 teams of each conference with the 3 worst teams of each conference. I took the average power ranking and average SOS. I did not take the order they were ranked in both posts. Here are the results.

Is a Conference as Strong as its Strongest and Weakest Links???

Top 9 Strongest Conferences Combining Both Criteria

1. ACC 77 SOS: 22
2. Pac 10 76 SOS: 25
3. SEC 75 SOS: 35
4. Big 10 73 SOS: 28
5. Big 12 73 SOS: 38
6. B. East 72 SOS: 54
7. M. West 71 SOS: 53
8. MAC 66 SOS: 85
9. C. USA 61 SOS: 91

 

[bbk]

please stop cut and pasting
get a life

 

[The Big Tease]

Yea gotta say.....hope this is fun, dude. Why dont you spend some time capping baskets and making some money, or banging women, or something. Out there at USC....you dont have any women to bang?

You must be bored out of your mind.....

 

[Scott4USC]

bbk

Intelligenge is power and is something you do not display. Look at your 2 posts in this thread. What was the purpose? What did you add to this thread? Admit it or not, you are jealous of me and you feel very threatened by me. Why else would you make these meaningless posts that add nothing to the thread? You never see me making ridiculous meaningless posts like you do. Grow up.

This took me exactly 35min. to do. Not long at all and I like crunching #'s. Maybe that is why I am a business major. I find this thread very interesting and I thought some of you would as well. If you do not like it, do not tell me, just ignore it and do not waste YOUR time posting nonsense in my thread or anybody's for that matter. You waste space with your nonsese posts that mean nothing and add nothing to the thread. If your not intelligent enough to participate or add anything to this thread, then just please ignore it. If you do not like what is in this thread, please ignore it. Your opinion is not wanted unless it is related to the material presented to you. Why do you people have such a hard time understanding this. Why do you people think your opinion not related to the material is so important? It is not and is not wanted.

 

[bbk]

I figured you were still in college
again get a life; i bring handicapping knowledge to this forum not homerism; big difference
please stop cut and pasting

 

[bbk]

oh i forget threatened by what; i laughed out loud when i read that

 

[Scott4USC]

Blackman

Your right, and I think the Mountain West is the best non-BCS conference. I do not know why so many people in here are in love with the MAC but never show any love for the Mountain West. I am waiting to here from those people defend the MAC after the material I presented here. I am not calling them out, I just would like to know why they like the MAC so much when clearly they are not a top 5 conference. You also can make a very very strong argument the MAC is not a top 7 conference. SO again, why did these posters have the MAC conference ranked so high? :shrug: Just looking for answers.

I thought this thread is very interesting and shows the strength of the conferences in different ways.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Why dont you spend some time capping baskets and making some money, or banging women, or something. Out there at USC....you dont have any women to bang?

Nail on the head. :lol:

 

[Kdogg21]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

so true....so true.....

 

[Scott4USC]

Felonious Monk and Kdogg21

You people are ridiculous. What did your post add to this thread? It had nothing to do with the content inside of it. Why do you think your opinion not related to the material is so important? I really do not understand what goes on inside your heads. Maybe nothing since both of your posts were worthless.