Best Mid-Major Conference

[tigerbait99]

CUSA has four teams that could potentially be ranked by the end of the year, and I would bet that at least 2 of them will be.

[huskersrule01]

Tiger,
What 2 CUSA teams do you think will end in top 25? If I had to pick to I would say Louisville and TCU but i dont know much about them.

[tigerbait99]

huskersrule01 said:

Tiger,
What 2 CUSA teams do you think will end in top 25? If I had to pick to I would say Louisville and TCU but i dont know much about them.

At this point I am not sure. The two teams that finish at the top of the conference will be ranked. I would personally pick Louisville, and Memphis. TCU will finish just out of the top 25, and Southern Miss is probably a top 40 team.

[tigerbait99]

1. CUSA
2. MAC
3. MWC
4. WAC
5. SUNBELT

[YbrikTCU]

Hmmm....tough choice for me between C-USA and the MWC.

I voted for the Mountain West simply because I think it's a much more solid conference top to bottom. But yeah, C-USA does have some potential powerhouses (for mid-majors, anyway).

However, I think this is our last year in C-USA for a reason. I think going on to the MWC is the right decision, reflected by what I think is the best mid-major.

Oh, and I'm surprised to see plenty of love for the MAC, which hasn't impressed me thus far, and none for the WAC, which with Fresno and Boise is making some major attacks on the big boys. Maybe it's sorta like my placement of the MWC as better than C-USA.

[irshbkr]

Mid major conferances overall records
Conferance USA 11-7
MAC 7-22
Sunbelt 5-11
WAC 9-8
MWC 6-7
It is obvious that C-USA is the best Mid-Major
The MAC is 0-17 vs BCS Conf. teams
Troy has a win against a ranked BCS school
So does TCU....and BYU did beat ND..Utah with a win over Tex A&M
Big Toss up this year

[YbrikTCU]

Man, what happened to the MAC? Last year, they were easily up there with the best of the mid-majors. Now...not so much.

[irshbkr]

Nobody is under estimating them anymore...Just think how weak they will be after MOOOUUU leaves.. What is sad is that with all the top tier C-USA schools leavig next year ..you would think that marshall is going to be way worse off...

[dpbroncos]

Currently, the WAC has 2 teams in the top 25 (Fresno State and BSU)

Both would trash Utah.

MAC is overrated.
No one in the MWC can beat the top 3 WAC teams.

[tigerbait99]

dpbroncos said:

Currently, the WAC has 2 teams in the top 25 (Fresno State and BSU)

Both would trash Utah.

MAC is overrated.
No one in the MWC can beat the top 3 WAC teams.

Fresno vs Utah would be a good game. Boise vs Utah however, I would give a slight edge to Utah. The MAC is not really overrated.

[YbrikTCU]

I disagree, tigerbait. I think Boise is better than Fresno. Then again, I've really only seen Boise play, I've not seen Fresno.

And I think you're right, the MAC isn't overrated, because nobody's saying anything about them. If something isn't rated highly, it can't be overrated.

[LOBOFLYER]

I might be a little biased, but I would have to say the MWC is the best of the Mid-majors. There are a lot of solid teams (Utah, UNM, BYU) that could compete with just about anyone. Plus Most of the Teams in the MWC are playing alot of BCS teams and not faring too bad. Anyone of those teams could win the conference. (Last year UNM...picked 5th in conference rolled in to SLC and handed the Utes like a 20 point loss. All around its a very competitive conference. Conf-USA would be second. As far as the WAC, Fresno St and Boise St are very good, no doubt, but after that there is a HUGE drop off in competiveness. All the other teams in the conference dont even compare. The MAC made some noise last year, but they might not even be as good as the Sunbelt this year and that is SCARY! Its still too early in the season to make a final determination on this, but I say the MWC will prove its the best of the MID-MAJORS by the end of the year.

[AFWX]

MWC no question!

1. MWC
2. WAC
3. C-USA
4. SUNBELT
5. MAC

[TTURedRaider67]

1. MWC
2. C-USA
3. WAC
4. MAC
5. SUNBELT