P5 teams divided into quartiles, per Massey

[Plebe]

To check out where things stand in the various "power" conferences, I divided the 65 p5 teams into rough quartiles according to Massey, with UConn and a selection of other teams added for context.

UConn's nonconference opponents are noted in bold.

* I've combined the top teams from the Big East and AAC into one row and the top teams from all other D1 conferences in another. These teams were not used to determine quartile ranges; they are simply added here for context. Listed here are the top 7 teams from the BE and the top 5 from the AAC. Obviously, it not would be practical to list all teams that fall within the ranges set by the weakest p5 teams (#250 Pitt and #254 Ole Miss).

^ Breakdown of conferences represented in "others": Missouri Valley (5), C-USA (4), MAC (3), Ivy (2), Summit (2), WCC (1), ASUN (1), Colonial (1), Sun Belt (1), MAAC (1) Patriot (1). I included Dayton (A-10) as an outlier solely to show all UConn OOC opponents.

 

[Plebe]

Some takeaways:

• As one would expect, the Pac-12 is the top-heaviest conference, with 5 out of its 12 teams (42%) in the top quartile.
• The Big Ten is very heavily represented in the 2nd quartile, and remarkably has 11 teams in the Massey top 51.
• The bottom-quartile teams in the SEC and ACC are extraordinarily weak: all in the triple digits of Massey, and two from each conference outside the top 150.

 

[DefenseBB]

Where's USF?

 

[Plebe]

Where's USF?

See 4th quartile column. #86 in Massey. Not great.

 

[DefenseBB]

See 4th quartile column. #86 in Massey. Not great.

Ok, so your lack of consistency threw me...UCF vs. S. Florida...
After all, it couldn't be my fault...Who was your 5th grade English teacher, her and I need to have a talk...

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Not surprised that Princeton is ranked in the top quartile. I've put them in the top 25, and they deserve to be there.

 

[eebmg]

Can't leave the AAC fast enough.

 

[Plebe]

Can't leave the AAC fast enough.

This year has been particularly disappointing. USF hasn't returned to the level of a few years ago (and currently has two injured starters out). And the three programs that had been on upward trajectories in the past 2-3 years (Houston, UCF, Cincinnati) seem to have either stagnated or taken a half-step back. The AAC will likely be a one-bid league this year, for the first time in its existence.