Can anyone explain the tiers of d1 as it relates to hoops dynasty. I know you have your big 6. What's the next tier of mid majors and then low major? What conferences fall into those categories? If their is a thread at this could you point me into the direction?

Thanks

Check this out, it's really about base prestige. I'd call mid-majors those who B to C base prestige.

https://www.whatifsports.com/forums/Posts.aspx?TopicID=437533

Thank you zorzii

not all big 6 are created equal. The big 6 also rans are harder to win at than the decent mid-majors...

Here's the thing about this game, this may change in the next few months, and I am not even sure seble gets this:  the listed "level" or division of each school is irrelevant compared to the responses to coach calls.  All that matters, at any school or at any level, is whether a recruit or recruit's coach responds with (a) available; (b) backup option; or (c) no chance.   Go recruit in GD, any player not in your "view" are always flatly "no chance".  It's boring, but it does engender more battles for top recruits at each level.

To answer your question, there are schools in D1 for which the combination of poor conference prestige & school prestige make it very likely that many D1 recruits will be "no chance".  Many potential recruits will be "backup option".  So, at those schools you will need to pulldown a recruit from your own D1 list!  That's how this whole game currently functions.  The baseline forces RL traditional powers (circa 14 years ago) to remain prestigious to avoid needing to pulldown some kid to play at UCLA.

Zorzii & dacj are both right.  When you look by conference you get the Big 6, then MWC, A10, CUSA, Horizon, WCC, then the rest as potentially good conferences (I put CUSA over Horizon due to geographic distribution).   You can see the "mid-Major" gems being Gonzaga, Memphis, Utah, UNLV & Marquette.   Note that the A10 is basically hamstrung by being geographically trapped between the Big10, BigEast & ACC, but if the A10 were full, then it could be very strong.

And that's where we are, some worlds have very strong MWC conferences.   That requires a mostly full conference, but it occupies a pretty good place the way the game is currently played.  What happens next?...anyone's guess.

FYI (not complaining, just providing some input):
Recruiting for low-Div-1 schools in a low-prestige conference is already a "diamonds in the rough situation".

I had D+ prestige after last season.
Typically:  
Players ranked 1-24 at their position didn't want to talk to me.
Players ranked 25-49 at their position put me on Plan-B.
Players ranked 50 and up at their position are willing to talk immediately.

Players with 1-star or more didn't want to talk.

Anyway, so, my roster is loaded with (hopefully) diamonds in the rough (4 were recruited with a D+, and 7 with a D-, and 1 was inherited).  
I have a formula I use to find players, which is cool.
I have to go after players that have at least 1 serious flaw, otherwise a higher prestige school will grab him. 

for example:
among other things:  Clayton can't rebound and is slow.   Secrist is slow and Ath is limited.  Mireles can't shoot free throws.  Thompson and Wright are slow.  Lee has low BH.  etc.  That kind of stuff.  David is a huge diamond in the rough so I'm looking forward to him improving.

My players' rankings at their postions are:  #54, #87, #88, #93, #102, #103, #105, #133, #117, unranked, and unranked.
None were ranked in the Top-200 overall.