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[QUOTE="CU44SE, post: 3759770, member: 2196"]
1- I never said playing basketball at the D1 level wasn’t difficult. I said it is less difficult at a lower level conference then it is at a high major conference. (Usually the sweet 16 has maybe 2 out of the 16 teams being mid majors or 88% of the sweet 16 is high major teams).

2- a high major team has a better roster, more complete roster 1-12 then a mid major. That’s just a fact. (Gonzaga is no longer a mid major, they are a power program that can recruit against anyone). But if you think this stat is incorrect, I would like to know the last mid major that made a deep run in the tournament that went 10 deep?  They don’t usually have those type of players.

3- a high major team would absolutely have a higher rank and better record playing against all mid major conferences compared to a ACC or Big Ten schedule. Just like a mid major would have a lower rank and worse record if they played in the ACC or Big ten. There are just more complete teams/better players. That is why usually the last couple spots go to high major teams.

4- to your point about lower divisions, it’s all dependent on the tier of players. From D-1 to D2 there is a drop in talent. But just like in D1 you have better and worse players all across that spectrum. Not everyone in D2 is the same skill set. You have your better programs and better players just like D1. Like fantasy football rankings. Players are ranked 1-300. But within that ranking system you have tiers of players that are very similar.
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