Ranking the 5 power conferences getting in 2024-25

• Joe Lunardi, Senior Author, ESPN.comOct 23, 2024, 10:00 AM ET

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  • Local college basketball bracketologist for ESPN
  • Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider
  • Published first public bracket in 1995

The NCAA men’s basketball committee might not be more clear: Teams, not conferences, are what it thinks about in selecting and seeding the NCAA competition field. Put another way, conference affiliation is not a consider any choice committee deliberations.As far as we can see,

the committee is informing the reality. But, the truth is everybody from a conference’s commissioners to its most passionate fans resides in a world of bragging rights. Not just are huge dollars at stake in the kind of NCAA profits units, but who does not desire their league to be considered the nation’s best?All of which is extra relevant heading into the 2024-25 season,

a year integrating major conference realignment. The Big Ten and ACC have grown to 18 members; the Huge 12 and SEC are at 16 schools each. The Pac-12 as we understand it is gone, in addition to its 4.3 NCAA quotes per season. Numerous are questioning where those bids will go.Past committee practices notwithstanding, total conference strength will undoubtedly belong to the response.

So, let’s take a look at how the top five conferences stand in regards to predicted NCAA tournament quotes and typical seed as a brand-new season gets underway.