MVC is like C- baseline i think

Posted by Trentonjoe on 5/11/2016 7:49:00 PM (view original):

Posted by the0nlyis on 5/11/2016 5:24:00 PM (view original):

Posted by therewas47 on 5/11/2016 5:03:00 PM (view original):
1. So what conference would be 4th if a10, CUSA, and MWC are 1-3 in some order?
2. In a world in which all three are powerful, what would that do to the balance of power/is that possible?

IVY/Summit probably just depending which power conferences are weaker.

I can't check right now, but I can later to see which world has the most midmajor conferences pretty strong, I don't think enough are full to have those 3 all really strong or close enough to make a difference without a concentrated effort made by elite coaches. And without those elite coaches I don't think it would make a difference even if you got some above average coaches because of how much disadvantage they are at.

Do the Ivy or Summit have schools above a baseline of D? I thought the MWC, CUSA and A10 were the only ones who have teams above D.

I feel the Ivy leagues schools are D+, but if they aren't then both Ivy and Summit are D basline. Horizon and WCC have teams above D. MVC and Mac are C

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Posted by the0nlyis on 5/11/2016 4:42:00 PM (view original):
Looking specifically at the C-USA it's really only UTEP that is in a ****** spot, at best you get the best NM/AZ recruits and any western TX guys assuming the MWC mids are empty and Zona/ASU/TTU suck.

But then you have Tulane, Tulsa, Houston, SMU, UAB, UCF all really good spots. Memphis, USM, Marshall and ECU are average spots

A-10 has the 3 Philly schools(each really good on their own, but tougher when all taken. Xavier/Charlotte/STL probably the best, although Xavier is hampered by a strong Cincy/Louisville and human Dayton. GWU and Richmond seem okay, GWU probably solid with weak MD and G-Town. RI. Umass nice up north especially weak ivy. IDK billy can talk about the Bonnies(you have buffaloe and rochestor. and Cleveland nearby better than it looks i guess) Charlotte looks really good.

Seems A-10 is more dependant on having multiple weak schools where as C-USA is mainly a SEC rival(which is generally one of the weaker Big 6 conferences. Also a bit more spreadout compared to A-10 which really has only around 2/3 schools that doesn't have to fret about conference mates

st bon is interesting, i thought it could be great, because the 360 covers SO much turf. but because its in BFE new york, the vast majority of under 360 players are actually over 200. of course, there's almost always more 200-360 than 0-200 because its a wider circle, but, for st bon, it is especially pronounced. also, in the world im in, i checked once and at least half of the b- or better mid majors were in the area, where we'd have overlapping 360 zones. so i think that is why it gets so competitive. there are also a bunch of BCS schools in similar prestige range. so, having so many guys in the 200-360 range (its a ton) is much less of an advantage than i'd hoped, because there are several schools of similar prestige under 200 for every single one. so it often pushes you back to the 200ish range and that is not so great, and still with lots of competition.