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Behind the numbers: Measuring Butler’s success in the Big East

Henry Baddley dives for the ball during a game last season. The Butler men’s basketball team accounted for the highest percentage of Butler’s points. Collegian file photo.

While the Power 5 conferences get a majority of the attention when it comes to college athletics, there is a humble beast winning championships year after year. This is the Big East.

After the 16-team monster that used to be the Big East was shaken up in the summer of 2013, many fans and media critics shifted their attention to other conferences that boasted bigger schools with more appeal.