Who’s the favorite in each major college basketball conference? And which teams are trending in the right (and wrong) directions? Over the next two weeks, we’ll take a look across the nation to see how college hoops’ most notable conferences are shaping up for next season. Today, the American.
When the leftovers from the old Big East tried to salvage their identity with the creation of the American Athletic Conference in 2013, basketball prestige did not top the powerbrokers’ list of priorities. This was a football decision. The "Catholic 7" left the league, kept the Big East name and maintained the basketball intrigue that remained after the divorce.