The Impact of $$$ on Conferences

PurpleWhiteBoy

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ConferenceTeamsTop 10Top 25Top 50Top 100Top 200Rating2023-24 Rating
SEC1659121616115.03109.55
Big Ten1817131718111.79109.93
Big `12161391518111.30111.05
Big East121331012108.31109.04
ACC181261017106.41107.26
MWC1100269104.21105.81
WCC1111167102.56100.87
Atlantic 1015001512101.32103.44
AAC1400148100.18103.05

The SEC added Texas and Oklahoma this year. Both of those schools are below the SEC's average rating this year.
16 of the top 25 teams come from two conferences - the SEC and the Big Ten.
The ACC only has 6 of 18 teams that look possible for the NCAA tournament (Duke, Pitt, SMU, UNC, Clemson, Louisville). The 7th best team is #83 nationally.
Interestingly, the lower half of the ACC looks a lot like the middle third of the Atlantic 10, i.e. thoroughly mediocre.
The overall quality of play in the Mountain West, Atlantic 10 and AAC has dropped as the best players in those leagues depart every year for greener pastures.
With all of the NIL, payment and transfer rules heavily in favor of the big conferences, the mid-majors are essentially doomed.
 

AdamOnFirst

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This is why I think the claims of forthcoming NIL parity are laughable. It’s not parity, it’s just all the good teams in two conferences playing each other.
 

PurpleWhiteBoy

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The SEC made a big leap this year. Must be the grits.
For an 18 team league to increase its level of play by 5+ points per team shows just how much more the SEC is paying.
If I had the time I'd do a breakdown of SEC roster moves over the last 2 seasons.