HwkFn4Life
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Jeff Sagarin's rating sheet he puts out every week rates not only each individual team, but each conference as well. After last weeks games, his SIMPLE AVERAGE rating (which shows the best top to bottom strength) were...
CONFERENCE CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS
1 PAC-10 (A) = 79.47 79.15 ( 1) 10
2 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 78.42 78.84 ( 2) 12
3 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 76.04 75.93 ( 3) 12
4 BIG EAST (A) = 75.54 75.74 ( 4) 8
5 BIG 12 (A) = 74.41 74.75 ( 5) 12
6 BIG TEN (A) = 73.59 74.04 ( 6) 11
7 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 71.32 70.20 ( 8) 3
8 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 69.98 70.27 ( 7) 9
9 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 67.21 68.27 ( 9) 9
10 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 65.05 64.49 ( 10) 12
11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 62.66 62.38 ( 11) 13
12 SUN BELT (A) = 60.40 60.16 ( 12) 9
From the computer standpoint, the Big Ten's parity and the upset conference wins really hurt the conferences statistical well-being. That being said, i don't think us in the Big Ten would have it any other way. The fact that you can't look past a 1-4 or 2-3 team in the conference is something that we take pride in. Its tough enough to turn the media's perception of the Big Ten, but we don't do ourselves any favors as a whole with the media or the computers with our parity.
CONFERENCE CENTRAL MEAN SIMPLE AVERAGE TEAMS
1 PAC-10 (A) = 79.47 79.15 ( 1) 10
2 SOUTHEASTERN (A) = 78.42 78.84 ( 2) 12
3 ATLANTIC COAST (A) = 76.04 75.93 ( 3) 12
4 BIG EAST (A) = 75.54 75.74 ( 4) 8
5 BIG 12 (A) = 74.41 74.75 ( 5) 12
6 BIG TEN (A) = 73.59 74.04 ( 6) 11
7 I-A INDEPENDENTS (A) = 71.32 70.20 ( 8) 3
8 MOUNTAIN WEST (A) = 69.98 70.27 ( 7) 9
9 WESTERN ATHLETIC (A) = 67.21 68.27 ( 9) 9
10 CONFERENCE USA (A) = 65.05 64.49 ( 10) 12
11 MID-AMERICAN (A) = 62.66 62.38 ( 11) 13
12 SUN BELT (A) = 60.40 60.16 ( 12) 9
From the computer standpoint, the Big Ten's parity and the upset conference wins really hurt the conferences statistical well-being. That being said, i don't think us in the Big Ten would have it any other way. The fact that you can't look past a 1-4 or 2-3 team in the conference is something that we take pride in. Its tough enough to turn the media's perception of the Big Ten, but we don't do ourselves any favors as a whole with the media or the computers with our parity.
