The Big 12 is the best conference in basketball this season, as there are five Big 12 teams in the Pomeroy top 16 and all 12 teams in the conference are in the top 100. The Big 12 may have two fewer teams in the top 50 (6) than both the ACC and Big East (8), but the average ranking for the Big 12 teams of 15.7 is a better indication of the conference's strength. No fewer than five teams are capable of making deep Match Madness runs.