How many college basketball conferences are there

Complete list of NCAA Division I College Basketball teams

The College Basketball NCAA D-I is made up of 32 conferences, each conference has an average of 11 teams, some conferences like MEAC and IVY are below average with 8 teams each. Apart from teams, very few conferences are made up of two divisions, only three conferences have two divisions: Sun Belt, Conference USA and Atlantic Sun. In total the conferences have 357 teams in D-I of College Basketball.

From the beginning of the season in D-I, the objective of each of the teams is to reach the NCAA D-I Men's Basketball Tournament that starts two days after the regular season ends on March 15. The type of the tournament format is known as Single-Elimination.

The most famous schools are the most dominant in NCAA D-I college basketball, among those schools, also known as programs, is the University of Kentucky with 58 tournament appearances and 8 championship titles.

NCAA Basketball 2021-2022: List of D-I College Basketball Teams and Conferences

As mentioned above, in total there are 32 NCAA College Basketball D-I conferences, the season offers a total of approximately 10,710 games. Each of the teams in D-I, during the College Basketball season, will play between 25-35 games for an average of 30 games per team.

NCAA Basketball 2021-2022:  How many teams does each D-I conference have?

The largest divisions have 14-15 teams each, only one conference in NCAA College Basketball has 15 teams (ACC). The smallest conferences have fewer than 10 teams, and most conferences have between 10-12 teams each.

NCAA Basketball 2021-2022: How many conferences have won titles (current)?

Not all conferences in D-I have college casketball championships, some programs (schools) from those conferences played in the tournament but have never won the title, many have been close but always end up falling to the big favorites.

Only 13 of the 32 D-I conferences have won championship titles, some of the teams within those conferences are multiple championship winners. The conferences that have D-I titles are: West Coast, SEC, Patriot, Pac-12, Mountain West, Missouri Valley, Conference USA, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Atlantic 10, ACC and American Athletic.
 

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College Basketball Conferences: Do They Matter Anymore?

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Conferences are great and all and have been a part of college basketball tradition for some time now, but are they really as useful as people think they are?

Don't get me wrong, conferences definitely spice up college basketball. There is just something special about seeing North Carolina and Duke going head-to-head two times a year.

However, when it comes down to it, conferences don't matter anymore in college basketball.

Read on to find out why.

The Major Conferences Don't Always Perform in the Dance

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The Big East is, year after year, one of the best conferences in all of college basketball, but that doesn't mean 500 teams from it should make the NCAA Tournament.

That was obviously an exaggerated number, but nine teams did manage to make the Big Dance last year out of this conference. 

Only four of those teams managed to make the Sweet 16. Although that isn't necessarily bad, it doesn't matter what conference a team plays in because it ensures nothing other than getting a ticket punched to the dance.  

Teams Like Davidson and VCU

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Seth Curry led the Davidson Wildcats all the way to the Elite Eight in 2008, and VCU made it all the way to the Final Four in 2011, despite being the last team picked in the field. Neither of these teams played in big conferences. However, both teams managed to create one heck of a Cinderella story for themselves.

Although Cinderellas don't grow on trees, they are becoming more and more prevalent in college basketball.

This is because being in a major conference really only helps a team make it into the NCAA tournament. After that, it doesn't matter where you come from because a single elimination tournament doesn't care if you went 32-0 on the season, or if you just barely snuck in. 

NCAA Tournament Shouldn't Be a Popularity Contest

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Although the NCAA tournament committee knows what it is doing, sometimes more popular teams will make the dance over teams who are actually better but play in a cupcake conference.

For instance, the Texas Longhorns managed to lose four out of its last seven games last season and still made the tournament field with a record of 20-13. Sure, the bubble was really weak last year, and it was a really tough decision on who should have been the last couple of teams to dance, but I am sure there was a mid-major out there that was much more deserving than the Longhorns.

However, that is just how it works. If a popular team like Texas is on the bubble, it will usually always make the tournament field over a team like Old Dominion every single time. That is why the blind resumes that ESPN put together leading into the month of March are so great. Look at the resume and nothing else. That is all that should matter.

However, no matter what the record is, a team playing in the Big 12 or any other major conference will always look more promising than a team playing in a mid-major conference. This is despite the fact that mid-majors have been making a lot of noise in the NCAA tournament for the past couple of season. 

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RSE released the rating of regions / Russian Basketball Federation

The innovation was presented yesterday at the business conference "Expo Basket 2022".

The first ranking of the regions of the Russian Federation was presented following the results of the 2021/22 season. 9 Departments of the Russian Basketball Federation took part in its development, with the help of which, using a single methodology, an automatic calculation mechanism and the principle of evaluating the work of regions in points (similar to the principle of calculating the FIBA ​​3x3 rating) were developed, which are awarded for certain indicators.

The information collected for the formation of the rating is evaluated from three main aspects: the total contribution to the development of basketball, the effectiveness of the region, taking into account the number of population (for all regions, additional coefficients were taken into account to bring to a common denominator) and absolute values ​​- the number of teams, players, referees and so on.

When compiling the rating of regions, almost all areas of activity are taken into account. This is both the work of the regional federation and issues related to the region as a whole (basic sport, infrastructure, and so on), as well as large blocks of 5x5 and 3x3 basketball, including getting players into the national teams of Russia, the performance of professional teams, participation in the Russian Championship , the development of grassroots basketball, the holding of major basketball events, the development of refereeing, as well as inclusive and interactive basketball. It is worth noting that the accounting period runs from September 1 to August 31.

At the moment, the scores and rating calculation mechanisms remain internal information of the Russian Basketball Federation, but in the future the rating may become more open. After Expo Basket 2022, all regions will be sent reports on the work done over the past season, as well as individual development recommendations.

In the future, the task is to develop uniform quality standards in most areas and form an incentive system that will take into account, among other things, the current RSE grant program. The rating of regions will be supplemented every year and will allow planning a regional development strategy for at least 5-10 years ahead.

Based on the results of the 2021/22 season, the top 10 regions were determined. In addition, it was decided to give individual awards to the regions, which, in the opinion of the RSE, have made great progress in certain areas over the past season.

Igor Kamensky, Head of the Department of Regional Development of the RSE

Initially, the rating of regions was conceived as a mechanism that would allow us to assess the level of development of basketball in different parts of our country, to understand in which region what exactly needs to be paid special attention to, and also set specific goals that we want to achieve in a certain perspective. Already as a consequence of this whole system, we understand who is in what place - both in general and in individual areas.

Of course, the development of the domestic market, the development of our regions is especially important now. We attach great importance to this. This is evidenced by the numerous meetings of the President of the Russian Basketball Federation Andrey Kirilenko with regional federations in recent years, and the program of grants of the RFB. Now we expect that regional development will also strengthen the rating of regions, which we began to develop back in 2021.

We are very pleased that the work done on the rating has begun to bear its first fruits. We have a broader understanding, a movement has begun in the regions. There is still a lot of work ahead, but the expectations are very high!

Tor 10 regions

Moscow, Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Sverdlovsk region, Nizhny Novgorod region, Samara region, Krasnodar region, Kursk region, Republic of Tatarstan, Perm region.

Special regional awards

1. For contribution to the development of basketball: Moscow (the region that has made the greatest contribution to the development of basketball in Russia).

2. For the effective work of the region: Kursk region (the region that showed the most effective model for the development of basketball).

3. For the development of men's basketball: the Republic of Adygea, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (regions that do not have a large population, nevertheless their contribution to the development of men's professional basketball is especially valuable).

4. For the development of women's basketball: Komi Republic, Ivanovo Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory (regions that do not have a large population, nevertheless their contribution to the development of women's professional basketball is especially valuable).

5. For the development of children's and youth basketball: Novgorod region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, Udmurt Republic (small regions that declare a large number of teams in the Russian Championship).

6. For the development of mass basketball: Chelyabinsk region, Leningrad region, Irkutsk region (regions that make a significant contribution to the development of grassroots basketball in all directions at once).

7. For the effective development of grassroots basketball: Republic of Mari El, Pskov region, Oryol region (small regions that show an effective model for the development of grassroots basketball).

8. For the development of school basketball (“Lokobasket”): The Republic of Khakassia (a region showing an effective model for the development of school basketball under the auspices of “Lokobasket”).

9. For the development of school basketball (“IES-Basket”): Smolensk region (a region showing an effective model for the development of school basketball under the auspices of “IES-Basket”).

10. For the Development of Student Basketball (ASB): Tomsk Region (a region showing an effective model for the development of student basketball under the auspices of the ASB).

11. For the development of amateur basketball (MLBL): Astrakhan region (a region showing an effective model for the development of amateur basketball under the auspices of the MLBL).

12. For organizing 5x5 events: Novosibirsk Region (a region that has made a significant contribution to the organization and holding of 5x5 basketball events).

13. For organizing 3x3 events: Chelyabinsk region (a region that has made a significant contribution to the organization and holding of 3x3 basketball events).

14. For the development of refereeing: Orenburg region, Kaluga region, Voronezh region (regions that make a significant contribution to the development of refereeing).

15. For the development of table officials: Penza region (a region that makes a significant contribution to the development of table officials).

16. For the development of the "Quiet! Basketball" project: Tyumen region (a region that makes a significant contribution to the development of special basketball for people with disabilities).

17. For the development of interactive basketball: Khabarovsk Territory (a region that makes a significant contribution to the development of interactive basketball).

KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IM. A. N. TUPOLEVA

Head of Department:

Yusupov Shamil Rinatovich,

Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor

(ext. number 7723,7823)

Address: Kazan, st. Chistopolskaya, 65a, 3rd floor, office 315

HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

47 on the basis of the division of the military department. All students were engaged in physical culture, sports sections began to work, in 1953 a sports club was formed.

In 2000, the Department of Physical Education was headed by Associate Professor, Ph.D. graduate of KAI Master of Sports Akishin B.A.

At the Academic Council of the Institute INEK KSTU. A.N. Tupolev on May 27, 2008 decided to create the Department of Management in Sports, which was headed by Professor R.A. Yusupov. The teachers of the department began to train specialists in this specialization within the framework of the specialty "Personnel Management".

At the Academic Council of Kazan State Technical University on March 14, 2011 (Minutes No. 2) it was decided to rename the Department of Management in Sports into the Department of Physical Culture and Sports with the transfer of part of the staffing and teaching load from the Department of Physical Education.

In August 2013, two departments were merged, the Department of Physical Education was attached to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports. The department was headed by Professor R.A. Yusupov.

In 2008, the cultural and sports complex "Olimp" was put into operation at KNRTU-KAI. On the eve of the Universiade, a full-size football stadium and a 50-meter swimming pool were built on the territory of the university, which meet all international requirements. At the moment, the main burden of conducting classes is assigned to the CSC "KAI-OLIMP".

By the decision of the Academic Council of KNRTU-KAI dated February 25, 2021, the department was headed by Associate Professor, Ph. D. Yusupov Shamil Rinatovich.

ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Physical Culture and Sports is a friendly team of teachers and employees who continue the glorious traditions of their predecessors on the basis of CSC KAI OLIMP.

As part of the plan of mass sports activities in KNITU-KAI, festivals and tournaments for the Rector's Cup in mini-football and streetball are held, in which up to 90 commands.

Every year the individual-team Spartakiad of KNRTU-KAI is held among institutes and faculties in 17 sports: armwrestling, basketball, billiard sports, boxing, volleyball, karate, kickboxing, track and field relay, track and field cross-country skiing, mini-football, table tennis , swimming, streetball, football, chess, checkers.

In the spring, on the birthday of the university, an annual grandiose mass cultural and sports festival is organized with the participation of students and university staff.

Since 2014 - Open judo tournament among students in memory of the heroes of the BKD KAI. The tournament annually brings together more than 30 teams from all over Russia.

Since 2015, the Tupolev Spartakiad of Aviation Universities of Russia has been held, in which aviation industry and technical universities (KNRTU-KAI, Samara University, MarSU, NSTU, RCTU, KSEU and KNRTU-KHTI, etc.) take part. The number of participants in the Spartakiad is growing every year. In the long-term plan of the department - the expansion of the participants of the Spartakiad of aviation universities and access to the international level.

Teams of KNRTU-KAI take regular part in the Spartakiads of universities of the Republic of Tatarstan, in the Championships of the Republic of Tatarstan, Volga Federal District, and the Russian Federation.

SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS

The men's basketball team of KNITU-KAI is a seven-time champion of the Spartakiad of universities of the Republic of Tatarstan and Kazan, took 3rd place in the International Student Basketball League3 of the year 201. The mini-football team is the champion of the Republic of Tatarstan and the city of Kazan among universities in 2011-2013.

The water polo team "KAI-OLIMP" is the only university team that successfully participates in the Major League of the Russian Championship, the champion of Russia among juniors in 2011.

The football team is a two-time champion of the student football league of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2010-2012, the winner of the Russian National Student Football League Cup in 2011 in Sochi. Two-time champion of the PFO. October 2015 the football team took 2nd place at the All-Russian football competition among teams of educational organizations of higher education in 2015.

KNRTU KAI students Alsu Murtazina and Anna Kuropatkina became the champions of Russia in athletics in the team and individual competitions in 2011. In February 2012, at the Russian Winter Championships in Athletics, Anna Kuropatkina-Krylova became the national champion in the triple jump and joined the Russian team to participate in the World Championships in Istanbul (Turkey).

KNRTU KAI baseball team in May 2015 took 1st place in the Championship of the Russian Sports Student Union, in September 2015. took 1st place in the open cup of the President of the Baseball Federation of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Three students of KNRTU-KAI became silver medalists of the Universiade 2013, as part of the Russian water polo team.

In April 2014, the KNITU-KAI men's basketball team for the first time became the champion of the major league of the Student Basketball Association (ASB) of Russia in the Volga division. In 2014 ‒ 2015 became the champion of the elite division "TOP-10".

The football team led by coach Evgeniy Arkadyevich Klenin became the three-time champion of the student football league of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2010-2012.

The number of students of KNITU-KAI who perform sports categories and receive sports titles of CCM and MS in various sports (boxing, kickboxing, arm wrestling, athletics, football, billiards, judo, etc. ) is growing every year

For 2015 for sports achievements and sportsmanship were awarded to 64 students: 1st category and candidate master of sports category. Basketball (coach G.N. Korolev - Associate Professor of the Department of Physical and Physical Culture and Sports) was assigned 1st category to 9 students, CMS - 7 students. Football (coach Klenin E.A. - teacher of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports) was assigned the category of Candidate Master of Sports for 25 students.

For 2016-2017 for sporting achievements and sportsmanship ranks were awarded to 16 students: 1st rank and the ranks of a candidate for master of sports. Boxing (coach Makeichev A.V.) - assigned the category of CMS - 1 student, basketball (coach Korolev G.N. - Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports) assigned 1 category to 15 students.

For 2018 -2019 for sports achievements and sportsmanship, the following categories were awarded to students: MS - 3 students (Boxing: Yarmukhametov Ruslan - coach Makeichev A. V.; Athletics: Azat Gaynutdinov - coach Titova E.B., Armwrestling: Alnur Shakirtov - coach Blokhin S. BUT.).

In 2020 for "Sports achievements and sportsmanship", the following titles were awarded to students: MS - 1 students (Judo / Sambo: Sadovnikov Alexander - coach Shturbabin S.A., Galeev I.Sh., Kasimov R.I.)

Significant support for the department in the organization of mass sports work in KNRTU-KAI is provided by the Sports Club. Close cooperation between the department and the sports club makes it possible to achieve better results in the implementation of physical culture and health-improving activities and expands the opportunities for students to participate in republican, all-Russian and international competitions.

In 2020, the sports club KNITU-KAI "KAI-Zilant" became the winner in the nomination "The Best Sports Club of the Republic of Tatarstan" in the framework of the annual republican award of the Ministry of Sports "Sportsman of the Year", the winner in the nomination "The Best Student Sports Club of the Republic of Tatarstan" in within the framework of the Republican competition of the Ministry of Youth "Student of the Year of the Republic of Tatarstan".

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

In the period 2000-2021 the department has successfully organized 10 scientific and practical conferences. Teachers of the department take an active part in all-Russian and international scientific and practical conferences.

Since 2015, the scientific-practical conference "Physical education and student sports through the eyes of students" has been held annually, which in 2019 received international status. Colleagues from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Belarus, Czech Republic take part in the conference. In 2019, 2020 Department of Physical Culture and Sports took 1st place in the NIRS review competition at KNRTU-KAI.

The educational process is conducted in all areas of training implemented at the university in accordance with the work programs of the disciplines "Physical culture and sports", "Physical culture and sports (elective discipline)", developed in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard. The department is responsible for the physical education of students and the organization of mass sports work.

STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT

Currently, 7 candidates of science and 1 doctor of science work among the staff of the department. Ten people are masters of sports, two people are honored workers of physical culture of the Russian Federation, several employees of the department were awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for many years of fruitful work on the development and improvement of the educational process, a significant contribution to the training of highly qualified specialists, ten people worked at the department 30 years or more.

Today the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of KNRTU-KAI is the leading department among the universities of the Republic of Tatarstan, has an excellent material base and highly professional personnel, conducts competitions in various sports both at the All-Russian and international levels.

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