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NBC Sports:
How each has fared during the postseason games (through games on 1/2) |
| Conference | Schools | Record | Win % |
| Big 12 (8) | Bay, ISU, KState, Mizzou, OU, OklSt, TA&M, Texas | 6-1 | .857 |
| C-USA (5) | Houston, Marshall, SMU, SoMiss, Tulsa | 3-1 | .750 |
| MAC (5) | NIU, Ohio, Temple, Toledo, WMich | 3-1 | .750 |
| SEC (9) | Ala,Ark,Aub,Fla,Geor,LSU,MissSt,SCar,Vandy | 4-2 | .667 |
| Big East (5) | Cincy, Lou, Pitt, Rutgers, WVU | 2-1 | .667 |
| Sun Belt (3) | ArkSt, FIU, La.-Laf. | 1-1 | .500 |
| Ind. (2) | BYU, ND | 1-1 | .500 |
| MWC (5) | AF, Boise, SDSU, TCU, Wym | 2-3 | .400 |
| Big Ten(10) | Ill,Iowa,Mich,MSU,Neb,N'Wstrn,OSU,PSU,Pur,Wis | 3-6 | .333 |
| ACC (8) | Clem, FSU, GT, NC, NCS, Vir, VT, WF | 2-4 | .333 |
| Pac-12 (7) | ASU, Cal, Ore, Stan, UCLA, Utah, Wash | 2-5 | .286 |
| WAC (3) | LaTech, Nev, UtahSt | 0-3 | .000 |
The Big Ten won't look as bad if Michigan can win, but something tells me there are too many teams from the Big Ten, the ACC and the Pac-12 playing in bowl games.
At least University of Minnesota wasn't invited to a bowl. They haven't won the Big Ten crown since I was a freshman there (1967). I just wish they would drop athletics altogether but they have so much infrastructure—including a brand new football stadium and possibly the nicest hockey rink in North America with Olympic-sized ice that stays in year around. (Too bad we haven't had a coach that understands big-ice hockey since Herb Brooks left after winning the NCAA championship in 1979.)
ReplyDeleteAfter hearing that Oregon won their first Rose Bowl in 95 years, I wondered about Minnesota. I just looked it up and saw they've only played in the Rose Bowl twice, losing in 1961 and winning in 1962. I figured they would have gone back in the golden years around 1940.
ReplyDeleteYeah, after building the new football field, I would guess they won't be dropping the sport, and I couldn't ever see them giving up hockey. The administration wouldn't want to be responsible for a spike in winter suicides in Minnesota.