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Message: [QUOTE="Palatine, post: 4080088, member: 974"] 130 schools play D1 football. 350 schools play D1 basketball. So currently 35+% of the total basketball schools (the major football schools) hold 85+% of the top basketball positions (in 2020 it was over 90%). At the end of last year D1 football schools held 43 of the top 50 basketball spots. The football schools also control a vast majority of the college sports revenue. They have the power. This is why many of us believe that UConn should remain in the power group and do everything it can to play at the top tier of that group. The truth is that about 60 schools control college athletics. And, right now, UConn and the Big East are on the outside looking in. I know there are many UConn basketball fans that don't care a whit about college football. But it works both ways and the people who control college athletics don't care a whit about UConn. It's a dangerous position to be in. This years top 25 is listed below with an * signifying D1 football status. Gonzaga UCLA* Kansas* Villanova Texas* Purdue* Baylor* Duke* Kentucky* Illinois* Memphis* Oregon* Alabama* Houston* Arkansas* Ohio State* Tennessee* North Carolina* Florida State* Maryland* Auburn* St. Bonaventure Connecticut* [/QUOTE]