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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5381301, member: 405"]
I agree that inter-conference games really only fit in the schedule up until about December, and that they are important.

Aren't you the person who gave us all that info about how the current ranking system works earlier in the season?

The thing I think is wrong with the current system is that the margin of victory rewards blowouts of crappy teams. You get penalized by playing your bench early in the season, to find out what players may be contributors, and what your best combinations are.

A veteran team with a lot of returnees has a huge advantage over a team that has mostly been assembled over the summer, don't you think?  They already have continuity, know the coach's system, know how to play with many of their teammates, where they like to receive the ball, etc.

I agree that the SEC was the best conference.  But just as the Big 10 under-performs in the NCAAs pretty much every year, the ACC does better than its computer rankings.  I think the SEC was much stronger at the middle and bottom of the standings than the ACC.  But I think the top ACC teams are just as good as those in any other league, year after year.

With 14 teams in the bracket, most of them highly seeded, it will be a joke the SEC doesn't dominate the Sweet 16.  But if Cooper Flagg hadn't just hurt his ankle, I would not have bet against Duke winning another title for the ACC this year.
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