nelsonmuntz
Point Center
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
- Messages
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- Reaction Score
- 33,081
1) Big 12 - .6096
2) Big Ten - .5972
3) Big East - .5923
4) Pac 12 - .5735
5) Atlantic 10 - .5561
6) Missouri Valley - .5452
7) ACC - .5444
8) West Coast - .5403
9) American Athletic - .5359
10) SEC - .5337
11) Horizon -.5287
12) MWC - 5211
There was some debate over how big a gap there would be between the AAC and the Big East. Now we have some data that proves definitively that the gap between the two leagues is huge. And imagine how big the gap would be if UConn would in the Big East instead of the AAC.
UConn currently has an RPI ranking of 5. That RPI is going to get hammered when UConn starts playing conference games against Houston, USF, UCF, SMU and Rutgers. I have been consistent in that virtually any other realistic conference affiliation would be better than the one we are in. We are already seeing the impact of this crappy schedule on ticket sales, and we will certainly feel the pain in the RPI ranking in February.
Herbst made a decision to chase the exit fees instead of do what was best long-term for the university's athletic program. There is little to no evidence to show that the AAC has been a good move for UConn, even when compared to options like splitting the football and basketball conferences. .
Final Conference RPI Rankings:
1) Big 12
2) Big 10
3) Pac 12
4) Big East
5) ACC
6) A10
7) SEC
8) AAC
9) WCC
10) MWC
Is it still too early to say the Big East is a lot better than the American?