From 1985 64 team Tournament ERA
1. Duke 4 NCs, 4 Runnerups, 11 Final Fours
2. North Carolina 3 NCs, 9 Final Fours
3. Louisville 2 NCs, 4 Final Fours
4. Syracuse 1 NC, 2 runnerups, 4 Final Fours
5. Georgia Tech 1 runnerup, 1 Final Four
6. NC State
7. Pittsburgh
8. Boston College
9. Virginia
10. Notre Dame
11. Wake Forest
12. Miami
13. Florida State
14. Clemson
15. Virginia Tech
B1G
1. Michigan State 1 NC, 1 runnerup, 6 Final Fours
2. Indiana 1 NC, 1 runnerup, 3 Final Fours
3. Michigan 1 NC, 3 runnerups, 4 Final Fours( Yes, the Fab 5 happened)
4. Maryland 1 NC, 2 Final Fours
5. Ohio State 1 runnerup, 2 Final Fours
6. Illinois 1 runnerup, 2 Final Fours
7. Wisconsin 1 Final Four
8. Purdue
9. Iowa
10. Minnesota
11. Penn State
12. Rutgers
13. Nebraska
14. Northwestern
Which conference is better now, and in the future? IMO, UConn and their 3 NC and 4 Final Fours could tip the balance either way. I think the ACC has a better middle and the bottom 4 of the B1G are putrid. Anybody who thinks the B1G is going to be dominate in basketball after 1 year once wants to take a small sample size and blow it up. I don't even think the B1G ended being that great last year. 2 Elite 8 teams, 1 Final Four team versus the Big East 3 Elite 8 teams, 2 Final Four teams, and the NC.
1. Duke 4 NCs, 4 Runnerups, 11 Final Fours
2. North Carolina 3 NCs, 9 Final Fours
3. Louisville 2 NCs, 4 Final Fours
4. Syracuse 1 NC, 2 runnerups, 4 Final Fours
5. Georgia Tech 1 runnerup, 1 Final Four
6. NC State
7. Pittsburgh
8. Boston College
9. Virginia
10. Notre Dame
11. Wake Forest
12. Miami
13. Florida State
14. Clemson
15. Virginia Tech
B1G
1. Michigan State 1 NC, 1 runnerup, 6 Final Fours
2. Indiana 1 NC, 1 runnerup, 3 Final Fours
3. Michigan 1 NC, 3 runnerups, 4 Final Fours( Yes, the Fab 5 happened)
4. Maryland 1 NC, 2 Final Fours
5. Ohio State 1 runnerup, 2 Final Fours
6. Illinois 1 runnerup, 2 Final Fours
7. Wisconsin 1 Final Four
8. Purdue
9. Iowa
10. Minnesota
11. Penn State
12. Rutgers
13. Nebraska
14. Northwestern
Which conference is better now, and in the future? IMO, UConn and their 3 NC and 4 Final Fours could tip the balance either way. I think the ACC has a better middle and the bottom 4 of the B1G are putrid. Anybody who thinks the B1G is going to be dominate in basketball after 1 year once wants to take a small sample size and blow it up. I don't even think the B1G ended being that great last year. 2 Elite 8 teams, 1 Final Four team versus the Big East 3 Elite 8 teams, 2 Final Four teams, and the NC.