MVC, Horizon, CAA, MAAC, WCC: Who's the Best of Mid-Major Basketball?

Which is the best conference? It's an intricate question that college basketball analysts quarrel over from the brisk days of November until the lamb carries March into April. A question that can rarely have a firm answer. If I wanted to, I could bore you by providing you with claims you've already heard. Claims about the resurgence of the SEC or of the nebulous fate of the Big East. That 50 percent of the Final Four could hail from the Big 12 or that the Big Ten could rise to national supremacy. Instead, I'll relay some fresh information to you. Information that takes a backseat on ESPN and other major sports media outlets. It's time to think about mid-major basketball, and, to begin, we must examine College Insider's Mid-Major Top 25 , a poll taken by 31 mid-major head and assistant coaches. Like every poll, it will not precisely predict the season's outcome. But, it offers expectations. Among those expectations is that the Missouri Valley Conference could once again be a multi-bid ... (link)