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Tom BoblittSome fodder for the Big 12 versus SEC debate......
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Big 12
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Average RPI of 12 participants.......52.9
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#Teams in top 10........................3
#Teams in top 25........................5
#Teams in top 50........................7
#Teams in top 100......................10
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#Teams in NCAA Tourney..................6
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SEC
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Average RPI of 12 participants.......47.9
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#Teams in top 10........................2
#Teams in top 25........................3
#Teams in top 50........................8
#Teams in top 100......................12
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#Teams in NCAA Tourney..................6
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Don't know that there's definitive proof either way based on those numbers. Overall, the SEC is stronger and I would argue against their depth being weaker than Big 12. The Big 12, however, has the advantage at the top with the Big 3 of the Big 12. NIT teams......one SEC and two Big XII........
Anyway, something to munch on for the statistical nerds out there..........