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The Big Ten looked like the runaway favorite to repeat as the top conference when it landed nine squads in the Big Dance, including a pair of No.

5th in NCAA Tournament bid percentage: 5 of 12 (41.7%).Considering that Arizona could have been the league's sixth NCAA Tournament team if not for a self-imposed postseason ban, it's easy to see that this conference is on the rise. Three of the league's five NCAA Tournament teams made the Elite Eight, and all five won at least one game. The Pac-12 earned our designation as the nation's most-improved conference last season, and it easily repeats in that regard following a memorable NCAA Tournament performance. 1st in average NET ranking excluding bottom two teams: 33.4 (39.9 last year).4th in average NET ranking: 66.7 (51.4 last year).1st in top 75 NBA Draft prospects: 12 (1.2 per team).3rd in NCAA Tournament record: 11-6 (64.7%).1st in NCAA Tournament bid percentage: 7 of 10 (70%).It ended up being closer than expected, but because of Baylor's perfect NCAA Tournament performance, the Big 12 sneaks out a victory in the final conference power rankings.

The league's top seven teams were all talented squads, and though many of them underperformed in the postseason, the rigors of the regular season clearly prepared Baylor to cut down the nets in Indianapolis. Baylor was the league's only Sweet 16 team, and the Bears went the distance for the national title. Thank goodness for Baylor, because without the Bears, the Big 12 would have ended up in the same boat as the Big Ten. Here is last year's final conference power ranking, which used a combination of data and eye-test evaluation due to the unique circumstances of the postseason cancelation.

The conferences included in the ranking are those that have been considered the sport's major seven leagues in recent years by CBS Sports.ĭraft prospects were taken from the latest CBS Sports NBA Big Board, which features the top 75 prospects for the 2021 NBA Draft.