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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.
| America East |
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| Albany Great Danes |
| Binghamton Bearcats |
| Hartford Hawks |
| Maine Black Bears |
| New Jersey Tech Highlanders |
| New Hamp. Wildcats |
| Stony Brook Seawolves |
| Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers |
| UMass Lowell River Hawks |
| Vermont Catamounts |
| American Athletic |
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| Cincinnati Bearcats |
| East Carolina Pirates |
| Houston Cougars |
| Memphis Tigers |
| SMU Mustangs |
| South Florida Bulls |
| Temple Owls |
| Tulane Green Wave |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| UCF Knights |
| Wichita State Shockers |
| ACC |
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| Boston College Eagles |
| Clemson Tigers |
| Duke Blue Devils |
| Florida State Seminoles |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| Louisville Cardinals |
| Miami (Fla. ) Hurricanes |
| North Carolina Tar Heels |
| NC State Wolfpack |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Syracuse Orange |
| Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Virginia Cavaliers |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| EAST |
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| Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
| Jacksonville Dolphins |
| Kennesaw State Owls |
| Liberty Flames |
| North Florida Ospreys |
| Stetson Hatters |
| WEST |
|---|
| Bellarmine Knights |
| Cent. Arkansas Bears |
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
| Lipscomb Bisons |
| North Alabama Lions |
| Atlantic 10 |
|---|
| Davidson Wildcats |
| Dayton Flyers |
| Duquesne Dukes |
| Fordham Rams |
| George Mason Patriots |
| George Washington Colonials |
| La Salle Explorers |
| Massachusetts Minutemen |
| Rhode Island Rams |
| Richmond Spiders |
| Saint Joseph's Hawks |
| Saint Louis Billikens |
| St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
| VCU Rams |
| Big East |
|---|
| Butler Bulldogs |
| Connecticut Huskies |
| Creighton Bluejays |
| DePaul Blue Demons |
| Georgetown Hoyas |
| Marquette Golden Eagles |
| Providence Friars |
| Seton Hall Pirates |
| St. John's Red Storm |
| Villanova Wildcats |
| Xavier Musketeers |
| Big Sky |
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| Eastern Washington Eagles |
| Idaho Vandals |
| Idaho State Bengals |
| Montana Grizzlies |
| Montana State Bobcats |
| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
| Northern Colorado Bears |
| Portland State Vikings |
| Sacramento State Hornets |
| Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
| Weber State Wildcats |
| Big Ten |
|---|
| Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Indiana Hoosiers |
| Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Maryland Terrapins |
| Michigan Wolverines |
| Michigan State Spartans |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Northwestern Wildcats |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Purdue Boilermakers |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Wisconsin Badgers |
| Big 12 |
|---|
| Baylor Bears |
| Iowa State Cyclones |
| Kansas Jayhawks |
| Kansas State Wildcats |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Oklahoma Sooners |
| TCU Horned Frogs |
| Texas Longhorns |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Big South |
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| Campbell Fighting Camels |
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers |
| Gardner-Webb Bulldogs |
| Hampton Pirates |
| High Point Panthers |
| Longwood Lancers |
| North Carolina A&T Aggies |
| Presbyterian Blue Hose |
| Radford Highlanders |
| South Carolina Upstate Spartans |
| UNC-Asheville Bulldogs |
| Winthrop Eagles |
| Big West |
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| Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| Northridge Matadors |
| Cal Poly Mustangs |
| Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners |
| Hawaii Warriors |
| Long Beach State Beach |
| UC Davis Aggies |
| UC Irvine Anteaters |
| California Riverside Highlanders |
| California-San Diego Tritons |
| Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Colonial |
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| College of Charleston Cougars |
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens |
| Drexel Dragons |
| Elon Phoenix |
| Hofstra Pride |
| James Madison Dukes |
| Northeastern Huskies |
| Towson Tigers |
| UNC-Wilmington Seahawks |
| William & Mary Tribe |
| Conference USA |
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| EASTERN DIVISION |
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| Charlotte 49ers |
| Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Florida International Panthers |
| Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Middle Tenn. Blue Raiders |
| Old Dominion Monarchs |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| WESTERN DIVISION |
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| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| North Texas Mean Green |
| Rice Owls |
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| UAB Blazers |
| Texas-El Paso Miners |
| Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners |
| Horizon League |
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| Cleveland State Vikings |
| Detroit Titans |
| Green Bay Phoenix |
| IUPUI Jaguars |
| Illinois-Chicago Flames |
| Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers |
| Northern Kentucky Norse |
| Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
| PFW Mastodons |
| Robert Morris Colonials |
| Wright State Raiders |
| Youngstown State Penguins |
| Ivy |
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| Brown Bears |
| Columbia Lions |
| Cornell Big Red |
| Dartmouth Big Green |
| Harvard Crimson |
| Pennsylvania Quakers |
| Princeton Tigers |
| Yale Bulldogs |
| MAAC |
|---|
| Canisius Golden Griffins |
| Fairfield Stags |
| Iona Gaels |
| Manhattan Jaspers |
| Marist Red Foxes |
| Monmouth Hawks |
| Niagara Purple Eagles |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats |
| Rider Broncs |
| Siena Saints |
| St. Peter's Peacocks |
| MEAC |
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| Coppin State Eagles |
| Delaware State Hornets |
| Howard Bison |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks |
| Morgan State Bears |
| North Carolina Central Eagles |
| Norfolk State Spartans |
| South Carolina State Bulldogs |
| Mid American |
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| Akron Zips |
| Ball State Cardinals |
| Bowling Green Falcons |
| Buffalo Bulls |
| Central Michigan Chippewas |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles |
| Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Miami (Ohio) RedHawks |
| Northern Illinois Huskies |
| Ohio Bobcats |
| Toledo Rockets |
| Western Michigan Broncos |
| Missouri Valley |
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| Bradley Braves |
| Drake Bulldogs |
| Evansville Aces |
| Illinois State Redbirds |
| Indiana State Sycamores |
| Loyola Chicago Ramblers |
| Missouri State Bears |
| Northern Iowa Panthers |
| Southern Illinois Salukis |
| Valparaiso Brown and Gold |
| Mountain West |
|---|
| Air Force Falcons |
| Boise State Broncos |
| Colorado State Rams |
| Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Nevada Wolf Pack |
| New Mexico Lobos |
| San Diego State Aztecs |
| San Jose State Spartans |
| UNLV Rebels |
| Utah State Aggies |
| Wyoming Cowboys |
| Ohio Valley |
|---|
| Austin Peay Governors |
| Belmont Bruins |
| Eastern Illinois Panthers |
| Morehead State Eagles |
| Murray State Racers |
| Southeast Missouri State Redhawks |
| SIU-Edwardsville Cougars |
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles |
| Tennessee State Tigers |
| UT Martin Skyhawks |
| Northeast |
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| Bryant Bulldogs |
| Central Connecticut State Blue Devils |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights |
| LIU Sharks |
| Merrimack Warriors |
| Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers |
| St. Francis (N.Y.) Terriers |
| St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash |
| Wagner Seahawks |
| Pac-12 |
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| Arizona Wildcats |
| Arizona State Sun Devils |
| California Golden Bears |
| Colorado Buffaloes |
| Oregon Ducks |
| Oregon State Beavers |
| Stanford Cardinal |
| UCLA Bruins |
| Southern California Trojans |
| Utah Utes |
| Washington Huskies |
| Washington State Cougars |
| Patriot |
|---|
| American Eagles |
| Army West Point Black Knights |
| Boston University Terriers |
| Bucknell Bison |
| Colgate Raiders |
| Holy Cross Crusaders |
| Lafayette Leopards |
| Lehigh Mountain Hawks |
| Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds |
| Navy Midshipmen |
| SEC |
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| Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Auburn Tigers |
| Florida Gators |
| Georgia Bulldogs |
| Kentucky Wildcats |
| LSU Tigers |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Missouri Tigers |
| Ole Miss Rebels |
| South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Tennessee Volunteers |
| Texas A&M Aggies |
| Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Southern |
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| Chattanooga Mocs |
| E. Tennessee State Buccaneers |
| Furman Paladins |
| Mercer Bears |
| Samford Bulldogs |
| The Citadel Bulldogs |
| UNCG Spartans |
| VMI Keydets |
| Western Carolina Catamounts |
| Wofford Terriers |
| Southland |
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| Houston Bap. Huskies |
| Incarnate Word Cardinals |
| McNeese State Cowboys |
| New Orleans Privateers |
| Nicholls State Colonels |
| NW State Demons |
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders |
| SWAC |
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| Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
| Alabama State Hornets |
| Alcorn State Braves |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
| Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
| Florida A&M Rattlers |
| Grambling Tigers |
| Jackson State Tigers |
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils |
| Prairie View A&M Panthers |
| Southern Jaguars |
| Texas Southern Tigers |
| Summit |
|---|
| Denver Pioneers |
| North Dakota State Bison |
| Nebraska Omaha Mavericks |
| North Dakota Fighting Hawks |
| Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| South Dakota Coyotes |
| St. Thomas (MN) Tommies |
| UMKC Kangaroos |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks |
| Sun Belt |
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| EAST DIVISION |
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| App. State Mountaineers |
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
| Georgia Southern Eagles |
| Georgia State Panthers |
| South Alabama Jaguars |
| Troy Trojans |
| WEST DIVISION |
|---|
| Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| Little Rock Trojans |
| Louisiana Ragin Cajuns |
| Texas State-San Marcos Bobcats |
| Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks |
| Texas-Arlington Mavericks |
| WAC |
|---|
| Abilene Christian Wildcats |
| California Baptist Lancers |
| Chicago State Cougars |
| Dixie State Trailblazers |
| Grand Canyon Antelopes |
| Lamar Cardinals |
| New Mexico St. Aggies |
| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
| Sam Houston Bearkats |
| Seattle Redhawks |
| Tarleton State Texans |
| UTRGV Vaqueros |
| Utah Valley Wolverines |
| West Coast |
|---|
| Brigham Young Cougars |
| Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Loyola Marymount Lions |
| Pacific Tigers |
| Pepperdine Waves |
| Portland Pilots |
| Saint Mary's Gaels |
| San Diego Toreros |
| San Francisco Dons |
| Santa Clara Broncos |
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.
| Conference Name | Nº of Teams | Divisions |
|---|
| American East | 10 | - |
| American Athletic | 11 | - |
| ACC | 15 | - |
| Atlantic Sun | 12 | 2 |
| Atlantic 10 | 14 | - |
| Big East | 11 | - |
| Big Sky | 11 | - |
| Big Ten | 14 | - |
| Big 12 | 10 | - |
| Big South | 12 | - |
| Big West | 11 | - |
| Colonial | 10 | - |
| Conference USA | 14 | 2 |
| Horizon League | 12 | - |
| Ivy | 8 | - |
| MAAC | 11 | - |
| MEAC | 8 | - |
| Mid American | 12 | - |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | - |
| Mountain West | 11 | - |
| Ohio Valley | 10 | - |
| Northeast | 10 | - |
| Pac-12 | 12 | - |
| Patriot | 10 | - |
| SEC | 14 | - |
| Southern | 10 | - |
| Southland | 8 | - |
| SWAC | 12 | - |
| Summit | 10 | - |
| Sun Belt | 12 | 2 |
| WAC | 12 | - |
| West Coast | 10 | - |
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.
College Basketball: Ranking the Power 6 Conferences | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Austin FoxCorrespondent IIJanuary 8, 2013
College Basketball: Ranking the Power 6 Conferences
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Now that men's basketball conferences have reached league play, we really have a feel for which teams are really good and which ones are struggling.
As a whole, which of the major conferences are the best? On the other hand, which are the worst?
Here's a look at the "power six conferences," ranked in order from worst to best, based on each one's performance so far this season.
6. Pac-12
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Yes, the Pac-12 still holds the honor of being the worst "power six conference" around. It was one of the worst conferences we'd ever seen last year, but obviously has improved this season.
A huge problem with the league last year was that there was not a very good team in it, but that too has changed.
Arizona and UCLA have seemingly separated themselves from the rest of the league. Sure, the country looks at Arizona as the best Pac-12 team and one of the best teams in the country, but I have no problem calling UCLA the best team in the league.
If Arizona's narrow victories over San Diego State and Utah weren't bad enough, the Colorado debacle takes the cake.
UCLA, on the other hand, has found its stride, as it has beaten Missouri, California and Stanford in three straight games.
The bottom of the league, though, is extremely bad as Utah, USC, Washington State and Oregon State make up the cellar dwellers.
A third team needs to establish itself as possible challengers to Arizona and UCLA; whether that is Colorado, Oregon or Cal remains to be seen.
It wouldn't be a surprise if a third team doesn't step up, though, which is a big reason why this conference is still so bad.
5. SEC
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Boy, this conference sure is bad. If it wasn't for Missouri, the SEC would be even worse than it already is.
Kentucky's drop-off obviously hurts, but the problem is that no other team has stepped up in its place.
With that being said, the Wildcats are still easily the third-best team in the conference behind Florida and Missouri.
Look at what those top two teams have been doing lately, though; Missouri recently lost to UCLA and then came back and only beat Bucknell by two at home. Florida probably isn't as great as we thought they were a few months ago either, as it has recently lost to Arizona and Kansas State.
Kentucky is getting better and better, but the rest of the league is very poor. Who is possibly the next best team: Ole Miss? Arkansas? Tennessee? None of those three are anything special.
Plus, the bottom of the league is about as bad as it gets. Mississippi State, South Carolina and Georgia are some of the worst BCS conference teams around. Vanderbilt has completely fallen off the map, while Texas A&M looks like a terrible addition this year.
Honestly, it wouldn't be too surprising if Kentucky still wound up winning this league. Florida and Missouri will be right there as well, but both teams will lose their share of games.
The SEC should be darned thankful it added Missouri this year. It's scary to think where this league would be if it didn't have the Tigers.
4. ACC
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The ACC has been down for a few years now, and this year is no different.
Sure, Duke is one of the best teams in the country, but there's a huge drop-off after the Blue Devils.
North Carolina is nowhere near the team we thought it would be, and neither is NC State.
Maryland, Miami and Virginia look like they all could be solid, but the rest of the league behind those teams is very bad.
The ACC shares a popular trend with the other conferences mentioned so far, in that the bottom of its league is simply horrible.
Boston College, Wake Forest and Clemson are some of the worst teams around, and Florida State and Georgia Tech aren't much better.
It would be pretty shocking if Duke somehow didn't win this league. However, the notion that it could possibly go undefeated is absurd, as the Blue Devils will certainly lose a game or two they shouldn't.
That statement is even more evident when considering Duke's recent struggles with Santa Clara and Davidson.
3. Big 12
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We've seen the Big 12 have a very strong league in recent years, and although it isn't as strong this year, it's still solid.
Once again, Kansas is the class of the Big 12, and honestly, it's not even close. The fight for that No. 2 spot is an interesting one, though.
Will it go to Kansas State or Oklahoma State? What about Baylor? Could Texas even creep back into things?
After an absolutely horrible start to the year, Texas is figuring things out a bit.
It recently beat North Carolina and nearly won at Baylor.
New member TCU brings absolutely nothing in terms of basketball, as it is probably the worst team in the conference. West Virginia, on the other hand, is also looking like one of the worst teams in the Big 12 in its first season.
In fact, this is one of the worst West Virginia teams we've seen in a long time. However, given the Mountaineers' recent success, this move will still probably pay off in the long run.
It will be interesting to see if anyone can even challenge Kansas for the conference crown. We'll see if Kansas State or Oklahoma State has what it takes.
2. Big East
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A few years ago, the Big East ruled as the king of college basketball, but it has fallen from that perch over the last year or two.
It is still obviously a solid league this year but not as strong as we've seen it in recent years.
When the Big East was at its best, it frequently held as many as four or five elite teams that were among the best in the country.
However, that is missing this year. Yes, Louisville and Syracuse fall into that category, but nobody else does.
Another thing missing is the presence of some of the traditional national powers we've come accustomed to seeing. The best example of this is Villanova. What in the world has happened to Villanova basketball? Last year was a down year for the Wildcats, but this year is even worse. It currently looks like one of the worst teams in the conference.
The success of St. John's was also short-lived, as the Red Storm have fallen off the map even with the return of Steve Lavin.
We thought Pittsburgh was turning a corner after last year's disaster, but recent losses to Cincinnati and Rutgers disprove that.
Marquette isn't at the level it has been at the past few years, and neither is UConn. West Virginia's absence was thought to weaken this league, but it actually has been a good thing so far.
Having three very solid teams in Notre Dame, Cincinnati and Georgetown plus two elite ones in Louisville and Syracuse help make the Big East the second-best conference in America.
1. Big Ten
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There is absolutely no question that the Big Ten is the best conference in college basketball. Honestly, you can't even make a case for any other conference to be No. 1.
Slowly but surely, Michigan and Indiana have separated themselves from the rest of the conference and have shown that they are two of the best teams in the country.
In fact, Michigan just might be THE best team in the country. If you don't want to call Indiana the second best, then it is probably either third or fourth.
Ohio State has fallen back from the pack a bit with recent losses to Kansas and Illinois, but it is still on the edge of being a great team. Minnesota is also on the edge of being a great team, as the Gophers only have one loss on the season to Duke.
Heck, you could even say Illinois is on the verge of being great if it could just show a little more consistency.
What's different about the Big Ten from basically every other league is that the bottom of the conference isn't too bad.
Penn State and Nebraska are clearly the two worst teams, but even those two have shown potential. Penn State recently nearly won at Wisconsin, while Nebraska has already proved it is better than other leagues' bottom feeders (Wake Forest and USC).
Having two elite teams at the top in Michigan and Indiana and then a plethora of very good teams that make up the middle of the league are the main reasons why the Big Ten currently rules as the king of college basketball.
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Basketball owes its appearance to the “duck on the stone”. That was the name of the medieval game, which suggested the idea of the ball and basket game to its creator. A smaller stone was placed on a large stone, and the players knocked it down with their pebbles. How did the game transform into modern basketball, and what does it look like now?
James Naismith , a college teacher from the USA, tried to make physical education classes varied and not boring./cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10334171/Screen_Shot_2018_03_02_at_7.30.47_PM.png)
At that time, while walking 1891 year, the students were constantly doing gymnastics in the classroom and were not united by some kind of gambling sport. Then Naismith came up with the idea of tying two baskets to different sides of the gym. He divided the students into two teams and invited them to compete in who would throw the most balls into the opponent's basket. It is hard to imagine, but at first the players practically did not move, they passed the ball to each other while standing still and threw it into the basket with both hands, from the chest or from below. After a successful throw, one of the players had to climb up the stairs and get the ball out of the basket, because then it did not have a hole at the bottom! Nevertheless, the game began to gain popularity, in which her father and inspirer played a role, spreading his experience beyond the college to other educational institutions. The game gained popularity in the US, then in Canada. Basketball solved the main problem - involving a large number of students in the game, becoming a collective game.
Basketball appeared in Russia a little later, at the beginning of 1919.00s. The Mayak Society organized the first teams and helped in mastering the rules.
In 1932, when the first conference of national basketball associations was held, International Basketball Association (fr. FIBA) was founded. Already in 1936, basketball was included in the program of the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. This was followed by the first world championships for men and women. And if at first the association planned to regulate amateur basketball, then later professionals also received admission to international competitions. The most famous basketball league - National Basketball Association (NBA) based in the USA. The best athletes in the world aspire to play there. The league's star athletes are also recognizable and famous as movie actors or famous musicians. Traditionally, the American team is a favorite in international tournaments, but over time, other countries have also improved their level of play and began to show outstanding results.
The final rules of basketball were established in 2004 and have not changed since then. Two teams are located on the site 28x15 meters. The ring with the basket is located at a height of 3.05 meters.
There are 10-12 people in a team, 5 of which are on the field. The number of substitutions is not limited. The object of the game is to get the ball into the opponent's basket and not to hit your own basket. The ball is only allowed to be thrown with hands. It is forbidden to just run with the ball, you need to lead it, that is, constantly knock on the floor.
For hitting the basket, the team receives a certain number of points:
- one point for a free throw;
- two points for a close or medium distance shot;
– three points for a shot from outside the three-point line. It is located at a distance of 6.75 meters (7.24 in the NBA).
The team with the most points wins. The average performance of matches is about 150-200 points.
The game lasts 4 quarters of 10 (12) minutes each. If the winner is not identified, then overtime is assigned - 5 minutes of extra time, and so on until the winner is revealed.
During the match, teams take offensive and defensive actions. When the team hit the opponent's basket with the ball, it is passed to the opposing team, which begin their attack.
Important elements in basketball are:
- throw when the player throws the ball into the basket;
- rebounding when, after an unsuccessful throw, the players try to take possession of the ball after the rebound;
- interception ;
- a block shot when a player buries the flight path of the ball before or during the throw;
- transfer ;
- dribbling ;
- command positions .
In basketball, fouls are counted and if a player scores 5 personal or technical fouls, he will be forced to leave the court.
The game is played with a special ball - this is the only inventory in the game. Its diameter and weight is determined by the rules, basketballs are one of the largest and heaviest for all ball games.
Athletes do not have any elements of protection, only their uniform, T-shirt and shorts. The main thing is that the clothes do not restrict movement.
What to look for when choosing shoes for basketball, we examined in detail in the article: read.
One of the most popular games in the world, basketball attracts with its speed , dynamics and intensity of the fight . The game is contact, constantly keeps in suspense. Required to be equally proficient as technical skills for making throws and other elements of the game, and thinking tactically , anticipating the opponent's movements.
And although in basketball there are different roles for players, each of them is universal and can play in any position. Basketball develops reaction and quick decision making . Constant rhythm changes, jumps and accelerations make basketball an energy-intensive sport, but in the process it is not so noticeable due to the strong concentration on the game. Basketball players are physically developed and have good jumping ability. And, of course, like any team game, basketball has team spirit - to win, you need to work together and work together.
All you need to start playing basketball is a ball and a shooting ring. And you can attach it right in your room! And don't let the constant jumping and throwing scare you, because as Bill Russell, multiple NBA champion, said: “As you know, in any culture, people jump for joy at the moment of the highest happiness. Jumping is an internationally recognized expression of joy, and basketball is a sport that is built on jumping.
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21 best college basketball conference
The success of a basketball team is always determined by the strength and success of each team member. The same is true when determining the success of a conference, because the metric is mainly based on how well the conference attendees do.
At the end of the year, the strength of a conference often affects how many teams from that conference make it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament as a whole, not just for the seed.
However, conference strength itself is less specific in determining the best college basketball conference, as there are other factors to consider.
This article takes into account all the factors that can help determine the best college basketball conference in 2022.
How does One Gauge rate the strength of a conference?
By averaging six criteria - NCAA Score Tool, Record Strength, Kevin Pause Index, KenPom, BPI ESPN, and Sagarin - used by the NCAA selection committee for each team, and then comparing conferences, we can choose the best conference in College Basketball, 2022 ranking, view of strength.
However, if we only look at these aspects of strength, we may not be truly fair, as there are other things to look out for, such as depth among others when judging the best conference in college basketball.
We examined all data using modified efficiency margin statistics, which we also use to evaluate individual teams.
Efficiency margin is easy to define: it is the difference between the points scored by the team for 100 possessions and the allowed points for 100 possessions. The "adjusted" component also takes into account the team's level of competition.
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What are the NCAA selection rates?
In fact, the official command lists include NET as one of the six main measures. The most important factor is NET because it sets quadrant records, but the committee also considers summaries and quality criteria.
Resume metrics are the Kevin Pause Index (KPI) and the Power of Record (SOR).
They show how difficult it was for a team to achieve their record based on game results, not how those results were determined.
To assess the quality of performances, 'quality' metrics usually focus on team performance (i.e. points per possession). Quality metrics include BPI, KenPom and Sagarin,
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21 best college basketball conferences
Considering all the qualities, we can choose the 21 best college basketball conferences from all available conferences.
1. BIG 12 CONFERENCE
How much do we estimate the G12 will dominate? Almost the same size separates the No. 2 and No. 5 rankings from the Big 12 and No. 2 league. Baylor, Kansas, TCU, and Texas are among the four Big 12 teams currently ranked in the top 12 college basketball conferences.
The Big 12 is so busy because our conference rankings are based on the adjusted performance margin required to finish 500 in a conference game (19.
29).
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2. SEC
We also have the SEC on our list of the best collegiate basketball conferences.
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SEC has made significant progress despite last year's tournament problems, placing second in our rankings of the best conferences in college basketball. The league finished sixth (last among major conferences) the previous season and fourth the year before.
While the bottom half of the league is being reset with a bunch of new coaches, Auburn, Alabama and Texas A&M could also make the top 25 teams.
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3. BIG TEN CONFERENCE
The Big Ten was the second best collegiate basketball conference in the last four years, which speaks to the depth of the league. It wasn't as successful in the NCAA tournament, which could be due to both stylistic difficulties and just bad luck.
However, no other conference produces as many teams qualified for tournaments.
The top teams in the Big Ten are no longer as strong as they have been in recent years. However, the conference still boasts a large number of tournament teams and strong depth, making it one of the best conferences in college basketball.
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4. BIG EASTERN CONFERENCE
Few teams produce as wide a range as Creighton this year. The resignation of Jay Wright has left Villanova in some limbo, as most teams do when a famous coach leaves.
However, the Wildcats have talent. Providence, under Ed Cooley, is rebuilding their team after making it to the Sweet 16. In addition, clubs like Xavier and UConn could rank higher.
There are simply too many questions, but if some of them get encouraging answers, this conference will seem better.
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5. ACC
Next on our list of the best collegiate basketball conferences is the ACC.
The strength of the ACC, rather than its depth, usually lay in its influence at the top of the conference. And if the states of Virginia and Florida are no longer as strong as they once were, then North Carolina and Duke are still very good.
Only a third of the league attended the NCAA tournament last year.
6. PAC-12 CONFERENCE
Over the past few years, Pac-12 has often ranked sixth in college basketball's best conferences of the six major conferences.
Surprising non-title conference drought dates back to Arizona championship win 19'97 when only three conference teams qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
7. MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
The Mountain West Conference is the next on our list of top college basketball conferences, with four schools competing in the NCAA Tournament in Boise, Colorado, San Diego and Wyoming.
Last year, the Mountain West was America's greatest middle league, with more NCAA Tournament teams than the Pac-12s.
The league could be as dominant as it was a year ago if three of these teams make the top 25 pre-season rankings (one or two decisions still to be made).
Besides Colorado and Wyoming, San Diego may have the best defense in the nation.
8. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
With eight of the league's 11 teams finishing at 500 or higher the previous season, there are several strong teams in the AAC. This includes the Memphis club, who seem to have made a fairly successful transition through the transfer portal, and the Houston team, who are in the top five.
SMU was one of the biggest insults in last year's tournament and Tulane can fill that gap this time around.
9. WEST COAST CONFERENCE
We also have the West Coast Conference on our list of top college basketball conferences.
Gonzaga usually gets all the credit in this conference because he consistently wins a conference championship and is consistently ranked first overall in the NCAA Tournament.
Since the NCAA ranked #1 seed in Year 1, no other school has followed this approach.
However, the conference also produced some other great teams: St. Mary's and San Francisco last year, and BYU finished second in the conference two years earlier.
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10. ATLANTIC 10
The A10 is next on our list of the best conferences in college basketball, another typical multi-bid league, and shows some parity at the top of the conference. In 2018, Davidson, St. Bonaventure and Rhode Island entered the tournament. VCU and St. Louis have been successful in 2019.
Dayton was supposed to be the top seed in 2020, with Richmond also going to be a tournament team. Bonnie and the Rams are back in 2021. In addition, Richmond entered the field last year, and Davidson returned.
These seven teams either got to the tournament within five years or were predicted to play in the postponed event.
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11.
COLONIAL SPORTS CONFERENCE
Next on our list of the best college basketball conferences is Colonial Athletic. The College of Charleston Cougars are the best team we've covered so far in the conferences because they're bringing back all the big players from a team with 25 wins.
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12. MISSOUR VALLEY
Losing Wichita State to the AAC will be a problem for the Missouri Valley, which has been a top collegiate basketball conference for more than a decade .
The conference isn't held back by any truly terrible teams, yet there aren't any great teams at the top when 80 percent of the league can finish the season within two games out of 500 in the conference.
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13. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
A collegiate sports league known as the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) operates throughout the Midwest and Southeast.
This conference is also one of the top college basketball conferences.
It competes in NCAA Division I, the lower of the two tiers of Division I football competition.
14. SUN BELT CONFERENCE
The next best conference in college basketball is the Sun Belt.
Since 1976, the NCAA Division I has maintained a relationship with the collegiate sports conference known as the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).
The Sun Belt, once a non-football conference, began supporting football in 2001. The Division I Football Bowl Subdivision is where its football teams (FBS) compete. The 14 Sun Belt member organizations are primarily located in the south of the country.
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15. ASUN CONFERENCE
A collegiate sports league based primarily in the southeastern region of the United States, the ASUN Conference, originally known as the Atlantic Sun Conference. ASUN is one of the top college basketball conferences.
The league began sponsoring FCS Division I football in 2022 and competes at the NCAA Division I level.
The Trans American Athletic Conference (TAAC), originally founded in 1978, was renamed the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2001 and then the ASUN Conference in 2016.
The main office of the conference is located in Atlanta.
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16. Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, also known as the SLC, is a collegiate sports association that competes in the South Central region of the United States.
He competes in all sports in NCAA Division I and football in Division I Football Championship (FCS). A Presidential Board of Directors and an Advisory Board of Sports and Academic Administrators govern Southland.
As part of the best conference in college basketball, the Southland Conference sponsors 18 sports, 10 for women and 8 for men. On April 5, 2022, Chris Grant was appointed as the seventh Southland Commissioner.
17. Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon), a Division I collegiate athletic conference, is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Southern Conference football teams play in the Football Championship Division (formerly known as Division I-AA). Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia have member institutions.
18. Americas Eastern Conference
Next on our list of the best college basketball conferences is the Americas East.
The Northeastern United States is home to members of the America East Conference, a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA Division I, which was formed in 1979.
The conference's nine founding members include eight public research universities, three of which—the Universities of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont—are top academic institutions in the state.
The conference is attended by the University of Albany and Binghamton University, two non-leading university centers of the State University of New York.
The only major private university is Bryant University.
Eight of the nine members are within the borders of the seven neighboring states. The only institution outside of this group of states is the ninth, UMBC.
In 2022, when Stony Brook University and the University of Hartford left the conference, Bryant became the latest university to join.
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19. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Sports League (MAAC) is an NCAA Division I affiliated collegiate sports conference and is next on our list of top college basketball conferences.
This conference is made up of eleven schools in the northeastern states of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. In July 2022, a school from Maryland joined the conference.
The only exceptions are two secular institutions, Ryder University and Quinnipiac University.
All members are relatively small private institutions, most of whom are Catholics or ex-Catholics.
MAAC currently sponsors 25 sports and 17 colleges are associate members.
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20. Western Athletic Conference
We also have the Western Athletic Conference on our list of top collegiate basketball conferences.
The Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament serves as the Western Athletic Conference College Basketball (WAC) championship game.
21. CONFERENCE USA
We also have the USA Conference on our list of the best college basketball conferences.
2021-22 Conference USA Men's Basketball Season The 2022 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament (C-USA) has come to an end.
The tournament was held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas from March 8-12, 2022. The automatic conference bid for the 2022 NCAA Tournament went to the winner, the UAB Blazers.
FAQ
How are basketball conferences determined?
Depending on where the schools are located, teams are selected for various conferences.
Due to teams' geographic competition, these conferences were created to provide each team with a fixed game schedule for the following season.
What are Power 5 Basketball Conferences?
However, five of the six former AQ conferences—the Big Ten Conference, the Big 12 Conferences, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the pac-12 Conference, and the Southeast Conference—are now referred to as the Five Leagues of Power. (SEC).
Conclusion
Fans of this sport argue about which collegiate basketball conference is the best not only annually, but also on a daily and weekly level.
It is difficult to keep track of which teams are currently in which conferences due to the expansion of conferences at every major and even minor conference.
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