5>1, but not the one you're thinking of..

[CL82]

Nope not irrelevant Canadian school though. It's the number of national championships over the past 25 years Connecticut versus the entire Big Ten.

I was having a conversation with a big-time Purdue fan and he was spouting on what a great conference the big 10 is, so I just pointed out to him that over the last quarter of century, the Big Ten has won one national championship while Connecticut has won five.

I saw I would mention that, because it might come in handy as we approach the postseason.

(We are still doomed, though.)

 

[businesslawyer]

Nope not irrelevant Canadian school though. It's the number of national championships over the past 25 years Connecticut versus the entire Big Ten.

I was having a conversation with a big-time Purdue fan and he was spouting on what a great conference the big 10 is, so I just pointed out to him that over the last quarter of century, the Big Ten has won one national championship while Connecticut has won five.

I saw I would mention that, because it might come in handy as we approach the postseason.

(We are still doomed, though.)

It might be even more devastating for your Purdue fan to realize that, over the same period, his conference has the same number of championship as universities located north of the border have.

 

[Rocktheworld]

And Nova has two more along with one for Finger Lakes State. We’ll leave out Slick Rick’s vacated title. That’s 8 to 1 between BE and B1G which is pretty staggering. That one MSU championship is in fact their only championship since Michigan got on and Indiana got a pair in the 80s.

I wonder how the conferences compare with total Sweet Sixteens, Elite Eights, Final Fours, and NC appearances.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Big Ten consistently doesn't have the guards to get it done... To be honest, it defies logic. The whole conference for decades.

 

[CL82]

It might be even more devastating for your Purdue fan to realize that, over the same period, his conference has the same number of championship as universities located north of the border have.

Probably not, his whole shtick is that our record is artificially inflated because "we only play cupcakes." I pointed it out to him that Connecticut and Purdue have exactly the same number of quad I wins, 8, and he went on to say "well, we have to play all our conference games in the Big Ten…" To which my response was pointing out exactly how many national championships the Big Ten won over the last quarter century.

Interestingly, he got his undergrad degree from Syracuse and one of his postgrad degrees at Purdue. So basically, with the exception of the below year, he's been taking a hoops beat down for me for years.

 

[HuskyHawk]

And Nova has two more along with one for Finger Lakes State. We’ll leave out Slick Rick’s vacated title. That’s 8 to 1 between BE and B1G which is pretty staggering. That one MSU championship is in fact their only championship since Michigan got on and Indiana got a pair in the 80s.

I wonder how the conferences compare with total Sweet Sixteens, Elite Eights, Final Fours, and NC appearances.

We had one in the AAC, and they captured an ACC NC with Maryland. But still there's a pretty major gap. Big Ten has consistently under-performed.

 

[noeynox]

I always love the argument how its so much easier to win in BB but consistently the BB national titles very concentrated.

 

[gsmooth]

Probably not, his whole shtick is that our record is artificially inflated because "we only play cupcakes." I pointed it out to him that Connecticut and Purdue have exactly the same number of quad I wins, 8, and he went on to say "well, we have to play all our conference games in the Big Ten…" To which my response was pointing out exactly how many national championships the Big Ten won over the last quarter century.

Interestingly, he got his undergrad degree from Syracuse and one of his postgrad degrees at Purdue. So basically, with the exception of the below year, he's been taking a hoops beat down for me for years.

That Purdue fan is correct (the part I bolded). UConn and Dan Hurley avoided scheduling the powerhouse #16 seeded Fairleigh Dickinson.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Interestingly, he got his undergrad degree from Syracuse

And you’re friends with the guy?

 

[dogpause]

Cue up the Doors.

 

[Tenspro2002]

The B1G has been really bad in the Tournament for a long time, except for some Michigan/MSU Final Four or championship game appearances.

 

[CL82]

And you’re friends with the guy?

Not at first ... but yeah, now, going on 40 years.

 

[husky8273]

It might be even more devastating for your Purdue fan to realize that, over the same period, his conference has the same number of championship as universities located north of the border have.

Huh?

 

[uconnfan68]

Big Ten consistently doesn't have the guards to get it done... To be honest, it defies logic. The whole conference for decades.

But, but, but…. football!

 

[jibsey]

Big Ten consistently doesn't have the guards to get it done... To be honest, it defies logic. The whole conference for decades.

But they're the better conference this year and usually?

 

[BigTenFan]

Purdue is the cradle of quarterbacks and astronauts- not BB

 

[ConnHuskBask]

And Nova has two more along with one for Finger Lakes State. We’ll leave out Slick Rick’s vacated title. That’s 8 to 1 between BE and B1G which is pretty staggering. That one MSU championship is in fact their only championship since Michigan got on and Indiana got a pair in the 80s.

I wonder how the conferences compare with total Sweet Sixteens, Elite Eights, Final Fours, and NC appearances.

Not favorably at all for the Big East.

cc: @tzznandrew

 

[MexicoHusky]

But they're the better conference this year and usually?

probably... but their conference hasnt been blown up and likely wont. They werent the better conference prior to our squad being relegated to the AAC... but i suppose thats off topic a bit.

 

[tzznandrew]

And Nova has two more along with one for Finger Lakes State. We’ll leave out Slick Rick’s vacated title. That’s 8 to 1 between BE and B1G which is pretty staggering. That one MSU championship is in fact their only championship since Michigan got on and Indiana got a pair in the 80s.

I wonder how the conferences compare with total Sweet Sixteens, Elite Eights, Final Fours, and NC appearances.

It's not particularly impressive once the split happens. There's three titles (Nova 2x and UConn... or 4 if you give the BE UConn 2014), but it compares quite poorly to the ACC, B12, B1G, and SEC. I started tabulating just out of curiosity, but to get a good number would take too long when I have a newborn about to cry. Suffice it to say that in the first 3 years (2014-2016) the BE had two total S16 appearances and Villanova's run was the only E8, FF, NC run. In that same time the ACC, B1G, and SEC had 3x the Final Fours, and really had a ton more once you move down into the S16.

Some of that is size of the conference. Some of that is that the BE has more or less underperformed outside of UConn/Villanova. Last year was the exception, not the rule.

 

[Rocktheworld]

It's not particularly impressive once the split happens. There's three titles (Nova 2x and UConn... or 4 if you give the BE UConn 2014), but it compares quite poorly to the ACC, B12, B1G, and SEC. I started tabulating just out of curiosity, but to get a good number would take too long when I have a newborn about to cry. Suffice it to say that in the first 3 years (2014-2016) the BE had two total S16 appearances and Villanova's run was the only E8, FF, NC run. In that same time the ACC, B1G, and SEC had 3x the Final Fours, and really had a ton more once you move down into the S16.

Some of that is size of the conference. Some of that is that the BE has more or less underperformed outside of UConn/Villanova. Last year was the exception, not the rule.

Yeah I had a feeling.