Tired of the Major Conference Hype? Check out BasketballProspectus.com

As we near the beginning of the NCAA basketball season, the teams in the major conferences, such as the Pac-10, the Big Ten, the Big East, ACC and SEC, will be getting the majority of the hype, and the majority of the national media attention. There are good reasons for this. The schools in the big-time conferences, tend, on average, to send vastly more teams to the NCAA Tournament, and thus are better than the teams in smaller, lesser-known conferences. But as with every year, a few bright teams from mid-majors will out-play the big guys. The trouble is picking which teams will be the surprising ones, and which will be the duds.

Everybody has come to expect Gonzaga to go to the NCAA Tournament, but will the WCC send another team as well? Will Butler still be a factor in March like they were last season? Is there a sleeper in the Southern Conference? Will George Mason be the next… George Mason? Find out what the stats say on this subject by reading an article at BasketballProspectus.com by Ken Pomeroy. The little guys always make for the most interesting stories of the year, so learn a little bit about them before they start making news.

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