In college basketball, a new team seems to surprise the country each year. People tend to consistently look at major college basketball conferences for top teams: ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC, and the Big East/American. Currently, the ACC has four teams in the top 15 in the nation and the new American Athletic Conference has five in the top 25. Because of all the conference realignment, schools that used to play in smaller conferences and were considered “surprise” teams are now accepting invitations to the major conferences. However, some of the mid-major schools are continuing to have success in college basketball, but how come they are rarely, if ever, the top ranked college program in the nation?
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Shocked by the Shockers
by: Micah Sokolsky
In college basketball, a new team seems to surprise the country each year. People tend to consistently look at major college basketball conferences for top teams: ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC, and the Big East/American. Currently, the ACC has four teams in the top 15 in the nation and the new American Athletic Conference has five in the top 25. Because of all the conference realignment, schools that used to play in smaller conferences and were considered “surprise” teams are now accepting invitations to the major conferences. However, some of the mid-major schools are continuing to have success in college basketball, but how come they are rarely, if ever, the top ranked college program in the nation?
In college basketball, a new team seems to surprise the country each year. People tend to consistently look at major college basketball conferences for top teams: ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC, and the Big East/American. Currently, the ACC has four teams in the top 15 in the nation and the new American Athletic Conference has five in the top 25. Because of all the conference realignment, schools that used to play in smaller conferences and were considered “surprise” teams are now accepting invitations to the major conferences. However, some of the mid-major schools are continuing to have success in college basketball, but how come they are rarely, if ever, the top ranked college program in the nation?
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