Big 12 Strength by the Numbers
by IAStubborn on Nov 28, 2011 8:22 AM CST
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To those that question the Big 12's strength top to bottom I thought these #'s were worth pointing out. Sagarin does a conference rating solely based on his rankings and ESPN does a power ranking combining the computer and the AP poll but because it only weights those ranked for the AP (with half of the weight) it skews in favor of the top heavy conference. A better method is to take the complete BCS rankings (since at the end of the day these are the rankings that really matter and they combine the polls and the computers). I think the polls have been a little hard on the Big 12, not giving it's teams a break for their seemingly mediocre records considering a brutal round robin with 9 out of 10 teams in the BCS top 43.
For those that still claim the Big 10 is tough, 90% of the Big 12 (9/10 teams) are ranked above all but 42.6% of the Big 10 (5/12 teams) including Iowa. So yes if Iowa were in the Big 12 they would have the 10th highest ranking in the Big 12 topping only Kansas. As for the realignment, the Big 12 has done well we traded the #25 and #30 teams for the #18 and #21 teams... and last year we lost the #100 team and the #19 team. So all in all the average rank of teams leaving or left the Big 12 is 43.5 (below the big 12 average) and the ranking of those entering is 19.5 (above the Big 12 average). Considering there is talk that the Big 12 won't get two teams in the BCS bowls and the Big 10 may get two, I think a little more outcry is in order.
| AVERAGE BCS RANK | ||
| 1 | Big 12 | 26.5 |
| 2 | SEC | 34.9 |
| 3 | Big 10 | 47.6 |
| 4 | ACC | 50.4 |
| 5 | Big East | 53.9 |
| 6 | Pac 12 | 55.5 |
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Big XII is just a really solid conference top to bottom
Even the SEC, which has the best teams in football at the top, is dragged down by Tennessee, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Big XII is only hurt by KU and to a lesser extent, TT. And if those two teams played in the Big 10, TT would be bowling this year and KU might have a couple conference wins.
by I am a Cyentist on Nov 28, 2011 9:01 PM CST reply actions
hawkeye fan is not gonna like this one bit...
the big ten dominates all, right?
by CyssorMeTimbers on Nov 29, 2011 6:12 AM CST reply actions
LOLOLOLOLOL
at Pac-12 being worse than Big East.
"We're getting drunk today, Rand. Quart of rye each."
by NormanUnderwood on Nov 29, 2011 8:28 PM CST reply actions
I assume that's because USC isn't in there
I wonder if that counts as a 0, rather than simply ignoring them.
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
USC was not included
Since they are not included in the BCS, Miami was not either. The other 11 teams rankings were averaged. Only 2 of those teams would rank in the top 9 in the big 12 and Colorado’s #100 ranking really drags them down (thats 26 (the big 12 average) behind Kansas).
There is more parity in the Big East
While they don’t have the top strength the Pac 10 has all 8 fall between #21 (WVU) and #79 (UConn)
Wow wow wow
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
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