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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 3882949, member: 6927"] This has become such a trite narrative. There is zero evidence that conference affiliation per se correlates to stronger or weaker performance in the NCAAs. There have been plenty of teams from "weaker" conferences that have knocked off teams from "stronger" conferences, even higher-seeded ones. In a sense you're right to say "immeasurably": Among those who worship at the altar of the Poser 5, the allure of this claim lies partly in the fact that it's difficult to prove or refute quantitatively. But there's plenty of anecdotal evidence, if we care to look, that no such postseason advantage inheres in conference membership. [/QUOTE]