Will the 14-team Big 12 (2023-25) Be The Best Supersized Conference Ever

[BapeKidd88]

With the Big 12 planning on playing at 14 (with the new Big 12 teams plus Texas/OU) for the 2023-2025 seasons during the last years of Grant of Rights, it's arguable that those 14 will be the best supersized conference college basketball has ever seen.

I'd say the old big east was certainly that at one time but the OBE had a lot of dead weight at the bottom (with Providence, USF, DePaul, StJ, etc).

Looking at Kenpoms ratings of the Big 12 teams collectively since 2013, there is not a lot of weaknesses.

So that begs the question, during those 2 transitional years, is this the best "supersized" conference ever? Current Kenpom has 3 Big 12 teams in the Top 8.

It remains to be seen if there is a buyout from those 2 years. It would take an astronomical figure and the Big 12 owns those rights until 2025. Nevertheless, its fun to think about.

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[MJ1]

Most likely a buy out, possibly only one year of this supersized conference at best. Hard to call it the best ever if it’s just for one year.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

It going to be a very good basketball conference without OU and and UT
if it holds together

 

[Psolo12]

Is this a UConn Men's basketball board or a suck off the Big 12 board?

 

[Ha Who]

Don’t forget Texas has the most overrated program in the country. Given their revenue, they should be in the FF and football playoff 3/4 years

 

[Watchdog]

With the Big 12 planning on playing at 14 (with the new Big 12 teams plus Texas/OU) for the 2023-2025 seasons during the last years of Grant of Rights, it's arguable that those 14 will be the best supersized conference college basketball has ever seen.

I'd say the old big east was certainly that at one time but the OBE had a lot of dead weight at the bottom (with Providence, USF, DePaul, StJ, etc).

Looking at Kenpoms ratings of the Big 12 teams collectively since 2013, there is not a lot of weaknesses.

So that begs the question, during those 2 transitional years, is this the best "supersized" conference ever? Current Kenpom has 3 Big 12 teams in the Top 8.

It remains to be seen if there is a buyout from those 2 years. It would take an astronomical figure and the Big 12 owns those rights until 2025. Nevertheless, its fun to think about.

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They'll be the best when they get 12 teams into the NCAA tournament without it being expanded beyond 68 teams.

See the 2011 NCAA tournament list of teams for the reason why and note that one of those you listed as dead weight, St. John's, was one of the 11 Big East teams to make the tournament.