NCAA Conference Oddities

How about a little conference weirdness:

• The Big 12 has 10 teams – 4 made it to the tournament – 2 lost in the 2nd round.
• The Big 10 has 12 teams – half of them made it to the round of 32.
• The Atlantic 10 has 16 teams.  5 made it to the round of 32.
• The Great West has only 5 teams; one from New Jersey, none to the tournament.
• The Big East has 15 teams – 3 made it to the round of 32.
• Two Big East teams are 1,267 miles apart:  Syracuse and University of South Florida.
• Two ACC teams are 1,491 miles apart: Boston College and Miami University.
• The Big South has a North divisiotrn.
• The SEC has 16 teams.  Only three, Missouri, Ole Miss and Florida made it to the tournament; only two remain; the Rebels and Gators.