Last year we had some shakeup among the power five conferences and a few surprises in the mid-majors. With all the changes this offseason, is the ACC still the best conference in NCAA Basketball?
We are still months away from the start of the NCAA Basketball season but it’s never to early to start talking about it. And what better way than to debate on which conference is the best heading into the 2019-20 season. The ACC is puffing out its chest after winning the national title last year with Virginia and the Big 12 was saved by Texas Tech, but is that enough to be near the top.
The Big Ten and SEC both had strong years and look to have national title contenders this year. The PAC-12 is looking to be relevant again while some mid-majors are looking to be pretty deep this year.
The one thing that is for sure is there has been a lot of things change for some big-time programs. Players leaving and even some coaches leaving. Where does this all lead us to, well nobody can be sure just yet, but it is fun to argue anyway.
What most fans are hoping for is a little more parity this year. For the longest time last year, it looked like we had a great group of about five to six teams and then everyone was falling behind.
There weren’t many upsets in the tournament and that left fans a little disappointed, but we did get two fairly surprising teams in the Final Four with Texas Tech and Auburn. Even though they were somewhat of a surprise both those teams were viewed as pretty good teams coming in. It wasn’t the same as Loyola Chicago making it as they did in 2018.
Either way, anticipation is building for the 2019-20 season and the argument on which conference is number one is one of the best debates to have. We will get to see the Big Ten and ACC play in their annual challenge and the Big 12 and SEC will follow later in the year. This could clarify things or make it even muddier.
So while we might have to wait until the end of October for some college basketball, you don’t have to wait for our conference rankings.