How do you rank the strength of major conferences in 2018?

[Bedlam131]

Depends on how you define top. Do you mean top is in ones that will have someone or a couple someones in contention for the CFP or do you mean good from top to bottom?

 

[NolePride]

What do we use to gauge the conferences?

How do we define who is better than the others?

We're discussing anywhere from a 10-team league to 3 with
14 teams. (And the other with 12 teams)

Do we pretend that the annual bottom feeders, don't count?

It's difficult to do that because the top part of those leagues get
their wins off of the bottom part. Thus, anybody with a lot of
bottom feeders, is gonna have its share of good records at the top.

I guess I could just throw in an opinion, like most, but I'll wait
to see what the rules are to decide who has the best league.

 

[ericd7633]

1. SEC
2. ACC
3. B1G
4. Big 12
5. PAC 12

 

[Deep Creek]

Everybody is underestimating the Big XII.

Oklahoma has a 1st round MLB phenom Quarterback.
Texas has a real defense.
Paterson always develops good.
And Gundy, he's a man, he's 50.

Don't say you haven't been warned.

No couch burners? No Snyderites? No Iowa State?

 

[outofyourmind]

No couch burners? No Snyderites? No Iowa State?

Now you're just being ridiculous.

 

[Deep Creek]

Now you're just being ridiculous.

Nah, ridiculous would be Rock Chalk, Red Faders and Jerusalem on the Brazos!

Those other three are at least decent!

 

[outofyourmind]

Jerusalem on the Brazos!

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[Scapegoat]

SEC=bama and Georgia
ACC- Clemson, FSU?
Big 12=OU maybe Texas
Big=Ohio St, Michigan until they get beat by a few underlings
Pac=Washington maybe Usc

So conferences? That's a joke.

 

[SteelersPride]

SEC
ACC
BIG
Big10
Pac
who cares

 

[outofyourmind]

This is easy:

1. Big XII
2. SEC
3. BIG
4. ACC
5. PAC

This guy is a goddammed football einstein.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

1st place SEC two legit contenders, several schools that can do damage. Their perennial worst school, Vanderbilt, still went 5-7. Last I looked Baylor and Kansas stunk, Illinois and Rutgers stunk, Oregon State stunk

2nd place B1G has the most good teams and the most bad teams.

3rd place ACC one of their good teams farted a lot last year in Florida State, when you call one of their good teams a team that is coming off a 7-6 campaign, it does not say much for the conference

4th place Big 12 has 30% of the conference as being a bad team and only 10% of the conference being a contender.

5th place PAC 12 has a fake contender and 25% of the conference is a bad team

Good Teams as in competing for the four team playoff

B1G Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
SEC Alabama, Georgia
Big 12 Oklahoma
PAC 12 Washington
ACC Clemson, Florida State

Wisconsin and Washington play the cupcake schedules

Bad Teams if these schools are on your schedule, you really are not worried about them

B1G Nebraska, Illinois, Rutgers, Maryland
SEC Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Mississippi
ACC Syracuse, North Carolina, Virginia
Big 12 Kansas, Iowa State, Baylor
PAC 12 Oregon State, California, Colorado

 

[Codaxx]

1st place SEC two legit contenders, several schools that can do damage. Their perennial worst school, Vanderbilt, still went 5-7. Last I looked Baylor and Kansas stunk, Illinois and Rutgers stunk, Oregon State stunk

2nd place B1G has the most good teams and the most bad teams.

3rd place ACC one of their good teams farted a lot last year in Florida State, when you call one of their good teams a team that is coming off a 7-6 campaign, it does not say much for the conference

4th place Big 12 has 30% of the conference as being a bad team and only 10% of the conference being a contender.

5th place PAC 12 has a fake contender and 25% of the conference is a bad team

Good Teams as in competing for the four team playoff

B1G Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
SEC Alabama, Georgia
Big 12 Oklahoma
PAC 12 Washington
ACC Clemson, Florida State

Wisconsin and Washington play the cupcake schedules

Bad Teams if these schools are on your schedule, you really are not worried about them

B1G Nebraska, Illinois, Rutgers, Maryland
SEC Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Mississippi
ACC Syracuse, North Carolina, Virginia
Big 12 Kansas, Iowa State, Baylor
PAC 12 Oregon State, California, Colorado

Think you are underestimating the ACC. Clemson is a given. Miami should be strong. I think FSU bounces back with a good season under a new coach. VT is always solid.

 

[7Samurai13]

Think you are underestimating the ACC. Clemson is a given. Miami should be strong. I think FSU bounces back with a good season under a new coach. VT is always solid.

Do you actually believe that Miami or VT have a legit chance of making the Playoffs? He kept it pretty slim on all the conferences if you are wanting to put Miami or VT in the playoff hunt. Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa in the B1G; Auburn in the SEC; Ok State and TCU are just as good as VT; easily could add USC and Stanford as well from the PAC. He was consistent with his evaluations.

 

[Codaxx]

Do you actually believe that Miami or VT have a legit chance of making the Playoffs? He kept it pretty slim on all the conferences if you are wanting to put Miami or VT in the playoff hunt. Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa in the B1G; Auburn in the SEC; Ok State and TCU are just as good as VT; easily could add USC and Stanford as well from the PAC. He was consistent with his evaluations.

Miami almost made it last year. They will start out the season around 10. If they made the playoffs, it wouldn't be a major surprise. I said VT is always solid. I didn't say they are a playoff contender.

 

[7Samurai13]

Miami almost made it last year. They will start out the season around 10. If they made the playoffs, it wouldn't be a major surprise. I said VT is always solid. I didn't say they are a playoff contender.

He said in his evaluations that for him to consider someone a “good team” they would be in the playoff conversation. So by that, even you believe that VT should not have been mentioned.

 

[Codaxx]

He said in his evaluations that for him to consider someone a “good team” they would be in the playoff conversation. So by that, even you believe that VT should not have been mentioned.

Thank You, Mr Internet Cop

 

[7Samurai13]

Thank You, Mr Internet Cop

Sorry, I won’t try and explain why certain teams were left out next time if you are going to be so sensitive.

 

[Codaxx]

Sorry, I won’t try and explain why certain teams were left out next time if you are going to be so sensitive.

Too sensitive. Michigan grad would have found a GIF with proper english

 

[Codaxx]

Too sensitive. Michigan grad would have found a GIF with proper english

Playoff contender is lot bigger. You have the big 4 (Bama, Georgia, OSU, and Clemson) and than there are a lot of whatever. Plus playoff contender is a bit odd. I would rather put money on a PAC or Big 12 team not named Oklahoma or Washington to make the playoffs than someone like Auburn, even if I think Auburn is a better team. Path is a big component of making the playoffs

 

[amszete]

Do you actually believe that Miami or VT have a legit chance of making the Playoffs? He kept it pretty slim on all the conferences if you are wanting to put Miami or VT in the playoff hunt. Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa in the B1G; Auburn in the SEC; Ok State and TCU are just as good as VT; easily could add USC and Stanford as well from the PAC. He was consistent with his evaluations.