AAC ranked 4th best basketball conference by USA Today

[SMU 86]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/11/confere ... -the-best/

[ojaipony]

I would put The American above the Big 10 but what do I know.

[SMU 86]

Good publicity for the AAC imo.

[mustangxc]

I will laugh if in the end we end up being a perenial top 4 basketball conference and the Big East lags a few spots behind.

[Harry0569]

The Battery baby!

[S....M....U]

I will laugh if in the end we end up being a perenial top 4 basketball conference and the Big East lags a few spots behind.

+1

[gostangs]

The big East aint what they used to be. not sure they should be ranked this high.

[blackoutpony]

I will laugh if in the end we end up being a perenial top 4 basketball conference and the Big East lags a few spots behind.

Make no mistake, we'll definitely take a hit next year when we lose Louisville and have to add Tulane, Tulsa and ECU. It will be a top heavy league for sure. We should still be one of the better conferences, but not as good as if the old BE stuck around unfortunately.

[bubba pony]

and to those that wanted SMU in the Mountain West, they are ranked #11. sometimes I just wonder how some people even thought about the MWC over the AAC.

[blackoutpony]

and to those that wanted SMU in the Mountain West, they are ranked #11. sometimes I just wonder how some people even thought about the MWC over the AAC.

Um, they're number 8.... And they are a very good basketball conference actually. SDSU, New Mexico, Boise, Utah State and UNLV are all really good programs. I wouldn't have a problem with them being higher than the BE.

We'll probably be closer to them after Louisville leaves, but still better.

[bubba pony]

oops, #8, thanks for catching that. still prefer AAC.