Yeah, Iowa's schedule is brutal, and it doesn't help that Steve Alfraud left the cupboard pretty bare for Lickliter. Iowa is playing with a lot of heart right now and not much talent (which is the opposite of what we've seen over the last few years), so I think we won't do very well but will still be fun to watch.

>Just trash talking.
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>LOL, I know. ;)
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>The Big 10 should be pretty fun to watch - I love watching Michigan State, and both Indiana and the Badgers look pretty good. In all honesty, I don't think they're the 'best' conference, but they'll surely have a good showing come tournament time. I just looked at Iowa's schedule - brutal!
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>Then you have conferences like Conference USA with 1 strong team (Memphis, which seeems to have a great shooting percentage) and then not much after that (unless you actually think Houston is a good team...I personally haven't rooted for them since Phi Slamma Jamma back in the early '80's)
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>If you want "balance", the Big East has 9 teams with 10 or more wins, but granted, conference play has barely started. I was hoping West Virginia would be a sleeper this year, but their loss to Oklahoma last week was troubling. (I admit I'm partial, I'm a big Big East fan)
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>Tracy will shoot me, but the ACC is severely overrated. Yeah, NC is a great time, surely destined for the dance, but beyond the Tar Heels and maybe Duke, it's a soft conference. Evidence: Kansas is going to walk into Chestnut Hill this Saturday and turn the BC Eagles into the BC Roadkill.
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>To me, the best overall conference is a tie between the Big 12, the Pac 10, and the SEC. As much as I hate the SEC, I'd actually have to give a slight nod to them.
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>So here's my "conference" ranking, take it or leave it:
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>SEC
>Big 12
>Pac 10
>Big East / Big 10 (tie...I think the Big East is better, but the Big 10 has Drew Nietzel)
>ACC (hey, at least I think the ACC is better than the Missouri Valley Conference!) :)