College basketball conference superiority is always going to be a hot-button issue and downright impossible to fully settle. But this year’s NCAA Tournament gives a bit of a glimpse of the greater college basketball landscape.
The Big 12 and the ACC lead all conferences with three teams in the Sweet 16, putting legitimacy to their claims as the best conferences in college basketball.
And the PAC-12 certainly has a claim to being underrepresented to say the least.
The Big Ten had nine teams in the NCAA Tournament – more than any other conference – but only has two programs left after Sunday. Not a good look for the conference.
On an interesting side note, the top three teams in the final Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports are still alive in the NCAA Tournament (No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Arizona and No. 3 Kansas). A total of 10 teams ranked in the final Ferris Mowers Poll (March 13) are still in the tournament.
Check out which conferences are the best represented in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. March Madness!
Western Coast Conference (Three teams in the NCAA Tournament, one team remains: Gonzaga)
SEC (Six teams in the NCAA Tournament, one team remains: Arkansas)
AAC (Two teams in the NCAA Tournament, one team remains: Houston)
MAAC (One team in the NCAA Tournament, one team remains: St. Peter’s)
Big East (Six teams in the NCAA Tournament, two teams remain: Providence, Villanova)
PAC-12 (Three teams in the NCAA Tournament, two teams remain: Arizona, UCLA)
Big Ten (Nine teams in the NCAA Tournament, two teams remain: Michigan, Purdue)
ACC (Six teams in the NCAA Tournament, three teams remain: Duke, Miami, North…
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