Scott's right. The Big Ten sends so many schools to
the big Dance because the whip up on the rest of the
country during the year. They do not schedule cushy
preseason games like Georgetown used to do under
Thompson. And if you drop Indiana from the list, the
Big Ten's Post Season record rocks. Oh, one more
thing... GO Hawkeyes!

--- Scott King <kingx085@...> wrote:
> Big 10 overrated? A few years ago? Maybe. Now? Let's
> see. In the last three
> years, the Big Ten has taken five (Michigan State 3,
> Wisconsin 1, Ohio
> State 1) of the last 12 Final Four spots, including
> a national championship
> (MSU 2000). Who from the Big East has been to the
> Final Four recently other
> than Syracuse or UConn? Since 1989, six different
> Big 10 schools have
> appeared in the Final Four. That doesn't include a
> seventh (Minnesota) that
> got busted for Clem the Gem's priority on academics.
> That speaks of the
> power of the conference, top to bottom.
>
>
> >I don't really think these coaches that vote have a
> >clue. Have you looked at the list of schools these
> >coaches are from? Most are small D-1 or
> mid-majors,
> >who seem to always vote based on popularity and
> past
> >performance. St. Joe's #10? Give me a break. The
> >Big East shoul have a couple more schools in there
> and
> >the Big Ten is always over rated if you look at
> their
> >post season record as a conference.
> >
> >--- billvhome@... wrote:
> > > Just reviewed the coaches preseaon poll.
> > > Naturally the power conferences, Big 10, Big 12,
> Big
> > > East,&,not to
> > > forget the ACC, dominate the rankings as they
> did
> > > the season ending
> > > RPI.
> > > the only surprise, if you can call it that, is
> that
> > > the A10, has
> > > nearly as many teams ranked, as its more
> recognized
> > > rival, the Big
> > > East (2 v. 3).
> > > every one else's opinon?
> > >
> > >
> >
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