Big East Vs. ACC Is No Contest: Sorry Coach K

Ranking the teams one through 12 and setting up head to head matchups easily shows the Big East is far superior to the ACC.

Before we get to that, how many teams from these conferences do you believe will get to the round of 16?

In the ACC, North Carolina and Wake Forest are givens, and Duke will probably get there as well.

In the Big East, Pittsburgh and UConn are givens, and Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and Marquette easily could get there as well.

Seed Projections

ACC: 1 Wake Forest; 2 Duke, North Carolina; 5 Clemson; 9 Miami; 11 Florida State

Big East: 1 UConn, Pittsburgh; 3 Georgetown; 4 Louisville; 5 Syracuse, Marquette; 6 Notre Dame; 8 Villanova; 11 West Virginia

Tourney Projections

It's hard to say who will go where without matchups, but I think Wake Forest and UConn will be in Detroit. Pitt and Georgetown will lose in the Elite Eight. Duke, North Carolina, Louisville, Marquette, and Syracuse will get to the Sweet 16.

Head to Head

Best Team: Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh—I like both, but advantage ACC

Second best Team: North Carolina vs. UConn—two most talented teams, PUSH

Third best Team: Duke vs. Georgetown—Neutral floor and fair refs, BIG EAST

Fourth best Team: Clemson vs. Louisville—Not even close, BIG EAST

Fifth best Team: Miami vs. Marquette—One is a better version of the other, BIG EAST

Sixth best Team: Florida State vs. Syracuse—Another blowout, BIG EAST

Seventh best Team: Boston College vs. Notre Dame—Rivals but not close here, BIG EAST

Eighth best Team: Maryland vs. Villanova—Terps aren't there now, BIG EAST

Ninth best Team: Va Tech vs. West Virginia—Hokies can play but 'Neers win, BIG EAST

10th best Team: NC State vs. Providence—Should be an easy win, BIG EAST

11th best Team: Virginia vs. Cincinnati—Not a bad game, but BIG EAST

12th best team: Georgia Tech vs. St. John's—Close game but again, BIG EAST

There is no argument who is better with the 10-1-1 Big East advantage, and I could argue if these teams played on neutral floors, it would be 12-0.