Looks like Tark is showing 90 @ D3 and 85 @ D2 during new signups. New signups end tomorrow, so those may drift back into the range that I would expect. HD probably needs to run FREEHD again at the New Year and at the Tournament. I am qualified at a few D1 BCS conferences, so:
- ACC = 50% = 6
- Big 12 = 58% = 7
- Pac 10 = 42% = 5
Cannot see the others, but that's pretty damn bad. I think this is just transitional and the levels will take a few more months to normalize, but the new normal will probably see folks deciding, under the present rules, that being at a bad BCS team is no improvement over being at a mid-major. However, at this point all that reflects is users paring down and not enough new users being eligible to take over.
I suspect things will turnout that BCS conferences will remain at between 50-60% full under the new rules (if it persists as-is), but that hasn't been proved yet.