Crazy new conference map...

[cto]

The college basketball landscape as of yesterday, as per "Field of 68 Daily."

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​ 1. You’ll stare at this map for a while​

The Power 6 became the Power 5 yesterday. Such is life without the Pac-12.​

(Well, almost. SMU officially joined the ACC yesterday, but the other Pac-12 schools don’t switch until Aug. 2. But when conferences are sending out welcome notices, it’s safe to say the schools are in.)​

College sports still has (some) of its regional and local rivalries, but now that the Big Ten and ACC are bi-coastal conferences, it’s helpful to have a map for a visual representation of how everything looks for the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East and SEC now.​

This is from Andrew Weatherman’s Twitter/X account:​

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The ACC counties are wild. It’s not just the Northern California section, but also spots in North Texas in addition to the existing pockets around Notre Dame, Louisville, and the rest scattered along the Eastern seaboard. No wonder it covers the largest population base.​

The SEC has the smallest population footprint, but the most counties. That expansion into Texas and Oklahoma was larger than the geographic footprint.​

The Big 12’s four new schools basically means adding 2½ states. Lotta counties, though.​

The Big Ten looks like one of the railroad sections in Ticket to Ride that got cut off by rude players. Maybe there’s a small section in Montana and Nevada that can have so it can stretch from coast to coach in one random line?​

Can’t wait to see this map when the Big East adds Gonzaga one day.​

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Louisville to the Big Ten seems inevitable.

 

[Dcuse]

Louisville to the Big Ten seems inevitable.

Well, that would make sense because it makes no sense.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Louisville to the Big Ten seems inevitable.

Right because geography is driving all these maneuvers.

 

[Orangezoo]

Well, that would make sense because it makes no sense.

Well they share the similarities in being reprehensible in some of the scandals like Ped St and Mich St so there’s that.

 

[PoppyHart]

As long as it’s all serving the core academic mission I’m ok with it.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Interesting that the ACC has the largest population base, it should mean something positive regarding media interest and viewership.

 

[Dinkyspond]

This is so stupid. It's got the Big East with NY counties from the Albany area all the way down to Westchester. Nobody gives a squat about the Big East there. Connecticut for sure and the NYC area (St. John's) are Big East but anywhere else is preposterous. So what, those areas might closer to Connecticut but as far as influence I don't buy it.

 

[Col. Bleep]

This is so stupid. It's got the Big East with NY counties from the Albany area all the way down to Westchester. Nobody gives a squat about the Big East there. Connecticut for sure and the NYC area (St. John's) are Big East but anywhere else is preposterous. So what, those areas might closer to Connecticut but as far as influence I don't buy it.

At least one person there cares about the Big East...Rick Pitino lives in Westchester.

And Seton Hall get some attention in NYC media.

 

[Niastri]

The college basketball landscape as of yesterday, as per "Field of 68 Daily."

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​

​ 1. You’ll stare at this map for a while​

The Power 6 became the Power 5 yesterday. Such is life without the Pac-12.​

(Well, almost. SMU officially joined the ACC yesterday, but the other Pac-12 schools don’t switch until Aug. 2. But when conferences are sending out welcome notices, it’s safe to say the schools are in.)​

College sports still has (some) of its regional and local rivalries, but now that the Big Ten and ACC are bi-coastal conferences, it’s helpful to have a map for a visual representation of how everything looks for the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East and SEC now.​

This is from Andrew Weatherman’s Twitter/X account:​

​

The ACC counties are wild. It’s not just the Northern California section, but also spots in North Texas in addition to the existing pockets around Notre Dame, Louisville, and the rest scattered along the Eastern seaboard. No wonder it covers the largest population base.​

The SEC has the smallest population footprint, but the most counties. That expansion into Texas and Oklahoma was larger than the geographic footprint.​

The Big 12’s four new schools basically means adding 2½ states. Lotta counties, though.​

The Big Ten looks like one of the railroad sections in Ticket to Ride that got cut off by rude players. Maybe there’s a small section in Montana and Nevada that can have so it can stretch from coast to coach in one random line?​

Can’t wait to see this map when the Big East adds Gonzaga one day.​

Having the highest population near their schools should matter more to the ACC than it has.

Moving into Texas and California seems like it should greatly increase the national appeal, and thus the dollars that can be made for television rights.

 

[cto]

This is so stupid. It's got the Big East with NY counties from the Albany area all the way down to Westchester. Nobody gives a squat about the Big East there. Connecticut for sure and the NYC area (St. John's) are Big East but anywhere else is preposterous. So what, those areas might closer to Connecticut but as far as influence I don't buy it.

A large part of the Hudson Valley gets NYC media (radio, tv, newspapers) which give a lot of attention to SJU, Seton Hall and UConn. Seton Hall games are actually carried on WCBS radio.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

This is so stupid. It's got the Big East with NY counties from the Albany area all the way down to Westchester. Nobody gives a squat about the Big East there. Connecticut for sure and the NYC area (St. John's) are Big East but anywhere else is preposterous. So what, those areas might closer to Connecticut but as far as influence I don't buy it.

The map is simply who's closer, not who's got the biggest fan base in each county.