Conference Hierarchy On Display

emmitt01 · January 8, 2011

Once again the SEC is showing why there is no comparison from the Big XII. This Aggie team beat UT, Nebraska and OU. This LSU team wasnt at the top of the SEC.

That's why going undereated in the Big XII isnt that great. "If they had to play the SEC instead of the sisters of the poor they wouldnt be unbeaten."

bstnsportsfan3 · January 8, 2011

THAT'S BECAUSE THE BIG XII HAS ALL THE PIE!!! :gym:

pastorgrant · January 8, 2011

The SEC is clearly the strongest conference top to bottom in recent years.

MeanMag · January 8, 2011

Once again the SEC is showing why there is no comparison from the Big XII. This Aggie team beat UT, Nebraska and OU. This LSU team wasnt at the top of the SEC.

That's why going undereated in the Big XII isnt that great. "If they had to play the SEC instead of the sisters of the poor they wouldnt be unbeaten."

I would agree, but not based on this game alone.

Aggie has proven to be the most inconsistent team over the years. I don't think they are a very good measuring stick. LSU might be the 2nd best team in the SEC, while A&M is max 5th best. You can look at what happened in last years national championship and make a great argument for your point. Or you can look at the win percentage.

Based on win% alone, here's the current rankings of the conferences: It's really just comparing how they played against competition out of their own conferences.

SEC

BIG 12

BIG 10

PAC 10

BIG EAST

ACC

WAC

MWC

CUSA

MAC

SBC

gruu · January 8, 2011

I would agree, but not based on this game alone.

Aggie has proven to be the most inconsistent team over the years. I don't think they are a very good measuring stick. LSU might be the 2nd best team in the SEC, while A&M is max 5th best. You can look at what happened in last years BS "national championship" and make a great argument for your point. Or you can look at the win percentage.

Based on win% alone, here's the current rankings of the conferences: It's really just comparing how they played against competition out of their own conferences.
SEC
BIG 12
BIG 10
PAC 10
BIG EAST
ACC
WAC
MWC
CUSA
MAC
SBC

You had typo's!

Green Mean · January 8, 2011

This was a big game. A&M reached uncharted territory here. They are turning the tide. LSU just played better last night. While the SEC is probably the best overall football conference the gap isn't as wide as people think in my opinion.

MeanMag · January 8, 2011

You are right, it isn't as wide as some here would lead you to believe. The top 3 conferences are really close together, but there is a fairly large gap between the Big 10 and Pac 10.

MeanMag · January 8, 2011

You had typo's!

I did?

gruu · January 8, 2011

I did?

You can look at what happened in last years BS "national championship" and make a great argument for your point.

Words mean things... lol

Edited January 8, 2011 by gruu

CMJ · January 8, 2011

I think A&M was better than the 5th best team in the Big XII. But they were all pretty closely scrunched together, and the Aggies benefited from having most of their toughest games in Kyle Field.

Not sure where I would rank the LSU team in the SEC. Again, those teams were all pretty closely matched, especially in the West. I'd probably have them at 3rd.

The SEC isn't as strong this year top to bottom as they have been (IMHO), but they're still the best league.

Mean Green 93-98 · January 8, 2011

I would agree, but not based on this game alone.

Aggie has proven to be the most inconsistent team over the years. I don't think they are a very good measuring stick. LSU might be the 2nd best team in the SEC, while A&M is max 5th best. You can look at what happened in last years national championship and make a great argument for your point. Or you can look at the win percentage.

Based on win% alone, here's the current rankings of the conferences: It's really just comparing how they played against competition out of their own conferences.
SEC
BIG 12
BIG 10
PAC 10
BIG EAST
ACC
WAC
MWC
CUSA
MAC
SBC

I assume you are talking about overall wins and losses? For bowl season the rankings are a little different.

1. MWC

2. Sun Belt, Pac-10, Independents (tie)

5. Big East

6. ACC, MAC (tie)

8. SEC

9. Big 10, Big XII (tie)

11. WAC, C-USA (tie)

http://backseatfan.com/2010/12/2010-11-ncaa-college-football-conference-bowl-records/

MeanMag · January 8, 2011

You can look at what happened in last years BS "national championship" and make a great argument for your point.

Words mean things... lol

Ah, I see what you did there... now.

MeanMag · January 8, 2011

I assume you are talking about overall wins and losses? For bowl season the rankings are a little different.

1. MWC
2. Sun Belt, Pac-10, Independents (tie)
5. Big East
6. ACC, MAC (tie)
8. SEC
9. Big 10, Big XII (tie)
11. WAC, C-USA (tie)

http://backseatfan.com/2010/12/2010-11-ncaa-college-football-conference-bowl-records/

Yes, I was looking at overall win%. I believe it to be a better indicator than bowl records when ranking conferences in aggregate against one another.

I didn't take into consideration the strength of schedules.

Edited January 8, 2011 by MeanMag

Green Mean · January 8, 2011

Was Jon Kitna in attendence? He's an EWU alum.

Quoner · January 8, 2011

Once again the SEC is showing why there is no comparison from the Big XII. This Aggie team beat UT, Nebraska and OU. This LSU team wasnt at the top of the SEC.

That's why going undereated in the Big XII isnt that great. "If they had to play the SEC instead of the sisters of the poor they wouldnt be unbeaten."

If you would just rank individual programs by money and not be so worried about conference affiliation, you could save yourself a lot of posts. The SEC schools with money win -- their whole conference, not so much. Maybe Auburn can bump them back to .500 for the bowl season.

Edited January 9, 2011 by Quoner