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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5253310, member: 1969"]
Tracking the trends 
Week 1-2:    November 4 to November 17 (More creampuffs, hence the schedule # was higher ... i.e. less difficult

Week 3-4 (only half way done):  November 18 to December 1 (More intraconference play, schedule is getting tougher.

NOTE - The Week 3-4 numbers are not TOTALS for the entire year.   These are two splits to show who is trending up and down.

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A few points here:
[B]Trending Down ACC[/B] - After week 1 and 2, the ACC was about tied for 4th with the Big East.   Margin was lower than BE, but schedule was tougher than BE.    As games tougher, the ACC has struggled.  In weeks 3-4 (so far) the ACC is clearly in fifth margin wise.     They are only marginally ahead of the MWC in these 2 weeks.

[B]Trending Way Down B12[/B] - B12 did very well comparably in weeks 1-2, where schedules were more cupcake heavy for all conferences.   In week 1/2, they were the clear #2 in margin.   Now the schedule has gotten tougher, and they have had a mighty fall in these weeks.   Worst winning % ... margin is clearly behind SEC, B10 and BE.   Add to my theory that while everybody plays a heavy sched of cupcakes, the B12 has a strategy/mentality to really crush it in those games.

[B]Trending up BE[/B] - Big East made the most improvement over the last few weeks.  In week 1/2 it was either #4 or #5 with the ACC.    In this period its the clear #3.

[B]Trending up SEC[/B] - SEC continues to stay at the top, its margin overall widened with the fall of the B12 in this period.
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