Katz: Top 10 Conferences

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Big East at #3. No mention of the AAC. So glad we’re out of that dumpster fire.

The top 10 men's college basketball conferences, right now

Andy Katz ranks the top 10 conferences in men's college basketball headed into the final days of 2020.

www.ncaa.com

 

[Dooooooomed]

"Villanova and Creighton," Katz said. "Two Final Four contenders. Behind them, Xavier's played great. Right now, you could argue Providence, Seton Hall and Marquette are all right there together into the NCAA tournament."

Uh... I'm thinking he forgot someone...

 

[Chin Diesel]

"Villanova and Creighton," Katz said. "Two Final Four contenders. Behind them, Xavier's played great. Right now, you could argue Providence, Seton Hall and Marquette are all right there together into the NCAA tournament."

Uh... I'm thinking he forgot someone...

Play and win games and these things take care of themselves.

 

[ucp990411]

Excellent bulletin board material

 

[UconnU]

Listen I hate the AAC as much as the next guy, but it’s a top 10 conference.

 

[AuRevoirAAC]

LOL at everyone sleeping on the huskies. We’re literally a free throw away from perfection.

 

[auror]

Listen I hate the AAC as much as the next guy, but it’s a top 10 conference.

Doesn't even make sense with his stated criteria:
"I'm putting heavy emphasis on the top of each conference," Katz said. "And with that, I mean, you'll see here, there are a couple teams, notably one team, that carry the weight of their conference."

Houston is a top 5-10 team.

 

[mauconnfan]

"Villanova and Creighton," Katz said. "Two Final Four contenders. Behind them, Xavier's played great. Right now, you could argue Providence, Seton Hall and Marquette are all right there together into the NCAA tournament."

Uh... I'm thinking he forgot someone...

He's right so far. Creighton, although by the slimmest of margins, was a huge loss overall for a team like ours in the middle of the pack. And we aren't playing any games to make anyone think otherwise at this point. Not like we've proven to be anything other than that Top 45 team some predicted. Should be playing more games, but it starts again tonight then what another week off? Ridiculous.

But tonight is almost a must win already, it really is.

 

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The AAC is 100% a top 10 conference. I’m just glad we’re no longer affiliated with a conference who gets zero respect from the national media. Unfortunately, perception is everything in college athletics.

 

[tcf15]

Dude just forgot about the AAC. That’s probably worse than intentionally leaving them out.

Editor's note: Katz emailed us right after this was published with a mea culpa. He meant to include the American Athletic Conference, led by Houston at 7-0 and No. 5 in the AP Poll. "Bad on my part!" Katz said.

 

[UconnU]

Dude just forgot about the AAC. That’s probably worse than intentionally leaving them out.

Editor's note: Katz emailed us right after this was published with a mea culpa. He meant to include the American Athletic Conference, led by Houston at 7-0 and No. 5 in the AP Poll. "Bad on my part!" Katz said.

That’s horrendous journalism, like he didn’t even try and doesn’t really care... “my bad bro”. He remembered the Missouri Valley Conference but not the American? Yikes. The conference needs a better marketing team.

 

[mauconnfan]

That’s horrendous journalism, like he didn’t even try and doesn’t really care... “my bad bro”. He remembered the Missouri Valley Conference but not the American? Yikes. The conference needs a better marketing team.

And Houston is 7-1 now too! LOL

 

[Get a Job]

Dude just forgot about the AAC. That’s probably worse than intentionally leaving them out.

Editor's note: Katz emailed us right after this was published with a mea culpa. He meant to include the American Athletic Conference, led by Houston at 7-0 and No. 5 in the AP Poll. "Bad on my part!" Katz said.

This is the funniest thing I've read in a while.

 

[Kolumbo]

This site has the AAC at #2, and that's not a type-o.

2021 Men's College Basketball Conference RPI | WarrenNolan.com

 

[superjohn]

Dude just forgot about the AAC. That’s probably worse than intentionally leaving them out.

Editor's note: Katz emailed us right after this was published with a mea culpa. He meant to include the American Athletic Conference, led by Houston at 7-0 and No. 5 in the AP Poll. "Bad on my part!" Katz said.

Exactly, it makes it so much worse. Most people have no clue the AAC even exists.

 

[Waterbury]

Listen I hate the AAC as much as the next guy, but it’s a top 10 conference.

i'm 100% with you but it still says something about the conference that this guy forgot to put them in his top 10 lol

 

[scotty0330]

That’s a really careless move by Katz. These guys are all so interested in flooding internet with content they don’t even check their work for mistakes. Doesn’t take long to scroll through list of conferences so this type of embarrassing omission doesn’t take place.

 

[tcf15]

Was looking at the AAC rankings on KenPom the other day:

10 - Houston
49 - SMU
63 - Memphis
76 - Cincinnati
84 - Tulsa
93 - UCF
95 - Wichita State
100 - USF
122 - ECU
150 - Temple
203 - Tulane

Woof.

 

[Fatroony5]

Was looking at the AAC rankings on KenPom the other day:

10 - Houston
49 - SMU
63 - Memphis
76 - Cincinnati
84 - Tulsa
93 - UCF
95 - Wichita State
100 - USF
122 - ECU
150 - Temple
203 - Tulane

Woof.

Real possibility this is a one bid league

 

[Palatine]

And Houston is 7-1 now too! LOL

Incredible game. Upset at the buzzer. Why aren't there games like that in the Big East.

 

[bendm]

Why aren't there games like that in the Big East.

because the only noteworthy games played between schools from TX and OK exist in the Big12 that's why. do you realize how much entertainment you provide? i love that leaving the aac bothers you so much and i'm sure i'm not the only one.

 

[Big East Fa]

Listen I hate the AAC as much as the next guy, but it’s a top 10 conference.

When you are behind the WCC, MWC A-10 and MVC, that is one tough bitter bill for the AAC.

 

[freescooter]

Any ranking that puts the Missouri Valley in the top 10 is a joke. Putting the WCC and the MWC there too is a huge joke. Ignoring the AAC with 2 top 20 teams is utter incompetence. And trying to rank anything with few inter league games an some teams having played fewer than 4-5 games is a fools errand.

 

[UconnU]

Any ranking that puts the Missouri Valley in the top 10 is a joke. Putting the WCC and the MWC there too is a huge joke. Ignoring the AAC with 2 top 20 teams is utter incompetence. And trying to rank anything with few inter league games an some teams having played fewer than 4-5 games is a fools errand.

maybe he is trolling the AAC? His response was hilarious.

 

[Ts5034]

Exactly, it makes it so much worse. Most people have no clue the AAC even exists.

Objectively, the AAC is not a good basketball conference. They have very little NCAA Tournament success, and the teams rarely reach the second weekend. They get zero respect from the selection committee, and are always under seeded. If you take out UConn's NCAA Tournament wins as part of the conference, the AAC's NCAA Tournament record as a whole is absolutely putrid.