Read 'em and weep.
Sagarins ranking of the strength of the various conferences is in.......guess who's #1? The Pac 10.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc06.htm
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CONFERENCE CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS
1 PAC-10 (A) = 80.67 80.61 ( 1) 10
2 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 78.82 78.55 ( 3) 12
3 BIG EAST (A) = 78.68 79.13 ( 2) 8
4 BIG TEN (A) = 77.02 78.00 ( 4) 11
5 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 74.73 73.74 ( 5) 12
6 BIG 12 (A) = 73.72 73.71 ( 6) 12
7 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 67.59 67.74 ( 7) 9
8 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 67.12 67.22 ( 8) 4
9 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 65.28 64.88 ( 9) 12
10 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 63.49 64.59 ( 10) 9
11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 61.41 61.32 ( 11) 12
12 GREAT WEST (AA)= 60.00 59.50 ( 12) 5
13 ATLANTIC 10 (AA)= 56.99 57.47 ( 13) 12
14 GATEWAY (AA)= 55.68 54.79 ( 15) 8
15 SUN BELT (A) = 55.67 55.73 ( 14) 8
16 BIG SKY (AA)= 52.62 52.39 ( 16) 9
17 SOUTHERN (AA)= 49.14 49.82 ( 17) 8
18 IVY LEAGUE (AA)= 48.74 49.05 ( 18) 8
19 SOUTHLAND (AA)= 43.15 43.02 ( 19) 7
20 BIG SOUTH (AA)= 43.11 42.72 ( 20) 5
21 PATRIOT LEAGUE (AA)= 42.29 41.59 ( 21) 7
22 OHIO VALLEY (AA)= 41.05 40.80 ( 22) 9
23 SOUTHWESTERN (AA)= 37.48 37.31 ( 23) 10
24 MID-EASTERN (AA)= 37.35 36.68 ( 24) 9
25 NORTHEAST (AA)= 33.82 33.43 ( 25) 8
26 I-AA INDEPENDENTS (AA)= 30.78 31.55 ( 26) 4
27 PIONEER (AA)= 27.96 29.94 ( 27) 8
28 METRO ATLANTIC (AA)= 18.90 19.74 ( 28) 5
29 ***UNRATED*** (**)= -90.00 -90.00 ( 29) 1
Sagarins ranking of the strength of the various conferences is in.......guess who's #1? The Pac 10.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc06.htm
Sorry this is out of alignment.....
CONFERENCE CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS
1 PAC-10 (A) = 80.67 80.61 ( 1) 10
2 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 78.82 78.55 ( 3) 12
3 BIG EAST (A) = 78.68 79.13 ( 2) 8
4 BIG TEN (A) = 77.02 78.00 ( 4) 11
5 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 74.73 73.74 ( 5) 12
6 BIG 12 (A) = 73.72 73.71 ( 6) 12
7 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 67.59 67.74 ( 7) 9
8 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 67.12 67.22 ( 8) 4
9 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 65.28 64.88 ( 9) 12
10 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 63.49 64.59 ( 10) 9
11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 61.41 61.32 ( 11) 12
12 GREAT WEST (AA)= 60.00 59.50 ( 12) 5
13 ATLANTIC 10 (AA)= 56.99 57.47 ( 13) 12
14 GATEWAY (AA)= 55.68 54.79 ( 15) 8
15 SUN BELT (A) = 55.67 55.73 ( 14) 8
16 BIG SKY (AA)= 52.62 52.39 ( 16) 9
17 SOUTHERN (AA)= 49.14 49.82 ( 17) 8
18 IVY LEAGUE (AA)= 48.74 49.05 ( 18) 8
19 SOUTHLAND (AA)= 43.15 43.02 ( 19) 7
20 BIG SOUTH (AA)= 43.11 42.72 ( 20) 5
21 PATRIOT LEAGUE (AA)= 42.29 41.59 ( 21) 7
22 OHIO VALLEY (AA)= 41.05 40.80 ( 22) 9
23 SOUTHWESTERN (AA)= 37.48 37.31 ( 23) 10
24 MID-EASTERN (AA)= 37.35 36.68 ( 24) 9
25 NORTHEAST (AA)= 33.82 33.43 ( 25) 8
26 I-AA INDEPENDENTS (AA)= 30.78 31.55 ( 26) 4
27 PIONEER (AA)= 27.96 29.94 ( 27) 8
28 METRO ATLANTIC (AA)= 18.90 19.74 ( 28) 5
29 ***UNRATED*** (**)= -90.00 -90.00 ( 29) 1
