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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 4267436, member: 2117"] 1. As [USER=199]@UcMiami[/USER] noted, it was the P6 back in the day and Big East was one of the teams. 2. It goes in waves in that every few years certain conferences look strong, others not as much. For much of the 2000s and early 2010s, both the Pac 10 and Big Ten were quite weak and didn't garner the respect that the other four P6 conferences did. The P5 superiority complex seems to have garnered more attention in the last few years, especially this year since 8 non-P5 or UCONN teams won their first round game, two #10 seeds knocked off #2 seeds on the road, and many others came close to pulling off major upsets on the road (ex. Belmont, UCF, Princeton, UT-Arlington, UNLV). Prior to UCONN joining the AAC, the Big East was a powerhouse for several years with UCONN, Notre Dame, Louisville and Rutgers all having very formidable programs. In its last year, the Final Four had 3 Big East teams. Prior to around 2007ish, the Big East had up and down years but was almost always considered a top 3 conference, usually alongside the SEC/ACC, though Big 12 had some very good years. 3. Technically yes since they are not a P5, but they aren't included on any best mid-major lists since they're a major outlier compared to any other mid-major. [/QUOTE]