Ranking The Conferences

MeanGreen61 · December 9, 2005

Ranking the leagues

Big Ten: Seven bowl teams. Two BCS teams. The resurgence of Penn State. Three teams with at least nine victories.

Pac-10: Going into the final weekend, three top 11 teams. USC has a 34-game winning streak. By Saturday, it will have the last two Heisman winners and three of the last four. Half of the league's members are in bowl games.

SEC: The best defenses in the country are on display here but the league slipped overall. All 12 teams lost at least two games.

ACC: Florida State slumped badly. Virginia Tech had two bad losses to end the season. Miami lost to Georgia Tech. Virginia Tech was the only national contender by November.

Big 12: A one-team league (Texas). The North Division is a national joke. Gary Barnett has won the division four of the last five years and might get fired.

Big East: Not as bad as you thought. When Rutgers gets to a bowl game, that's good news. South Florida is on the rise too. West Virginia should begin 2006 in the top 10.

Conference USA: Quality at the top with Central Florida, Tulsa and UTEP.

Mountain West: TCU was the best mid-major at 10-1 but the only loss was to SMU. After that, a lot of mediocrity. The other eight teams each lost at least five games.

WAC: Fresno State played the game of the year (arguably) at USC. Four teams won at least seven games, including surprising Nevada (8-3).

MAC: The league took a huge step back this year. Akron won the league at 7-5. Bowling Green was a disappointment at 6-5. Few signature non-conference victories.

Sun Belt: It is, what it is -- a conglomeration of schools operating on the periphery of I-A.

KingDL1 · December 10, 2005

Sun Belt: It is, what it is -- a conglomeration of schools operating on the periphery of I-A.
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That is quite a shot, that the Sun Belt schools feed on the fringe, outsiders, varmints and such.

Which means in his opinion we do not belong.

NT80 · December 10, 2005

That is quite a shot, that the Sun Belt schools feed on the fringe, outsiders, varmints and such.
Which means in his opinion we do not belong.
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Well, with our conference's OOC record, it's hard to argue with him. We need wins over WAC, MAC and CUSA schools to at least show we're their equal. Until then, we are who we beat.

NT91 · December 10, 2005

Well, with our conference's OOC record, it's hard to argue with him. We need wins over WAC, MAC and CUSA schools to at least show we're their equal. Until then, we are who we beat.
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True.. We need to get in C-USA soon!!!!