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Originally Posted by BigHorns

Hard to argue that. My rank would be:

aac > mwc > mac > mvfc > cusa

Its a little bit of a tough call for me between mac and mvfc, but would probably lean MAC.

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Any FBS conference > Any FCS conference

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Originally Posted by BigHorns

Hard to argue that. My rank would be:

aac > mwc > mac > mvfc > cusa

Its a little bit of a tough call for me between mac and mvfc, but would probably lean MAC.

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I think this is where most fans are and if I had to guess, where the school is as well.

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Originally Posted by BigHorns

Hard to argue that. My rank would be:

aac > mwc > mac > mvfc > cusa

Its a little bit of a tough call for me between mac and mvfc, but would probably lean MAC.

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Did you leave out the Sun Belt intentionally?

As far as MAC v MVFC, they're more alike (Massey Ratings, academic ratings) than we realize.

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Originally Posted by The_Sicatoka

Did you leave out the Sun Belt intentionally?

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You could argue they are higher than AAC, but I don’t think they are looking to add schools any time soon, whereas the other schools may need to…

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Originally Posted by The_Sicatoka

Did you leave out the Sun Belt intentionally?

As far as MAC v MVFC, they're more alike (Massey Ratings, academic ratings) than we realize.

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Left them out because I don't see them as a realistic option. They are very focused on their geographic footprint.
If SBC was an option, I'd put them somewhere in top 3 G5. Probably MWC is better, but its close. They have some good teams.

It would be optimal if some G5 wanted to create a "Northern Division". But I'm not sure what's the benefit to them.

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Originally Posted by heffray

You could argue they are higher than AAC, but I don’t think they are looking to add schools any time soon, whereas the other schools may need to…

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I think SBC is getting a bit closer to AAC in terms of Sagarin after the last round of teams shuffling.
AAC losing UCF, UH, Cincinnati takes them down some. They still have Tulane and other good teams.

Its hard to claim SBC is better though until they place a team in the NY6 or soon to be CFP slot. AAC has consistently done that for a decade, and also has a slightly better media deal. MWC and SBC are pretty close, and you could probably argue that one either way now.

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Originally Posted by BigHorns

I think SBC is getting a bit closer to AAC in terms of Sagarin after the last round of teams shuffling.
AAC losing UCF, UH, Cincinnati takes them down some. They still have Tulane and other good teams.

Its hard to claim SBC is better though until they place a team in the NY6 or soon to be CFP slot. AAC has consistently done that for a decade, and also has a slightly better media deal. MWC and SBC are pretty close, and you could probably argue that one either way now.

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I was judging by SBC’s showing last year - to your point, 1 year does not a conference reputation make.

once again. is it 2024 when the CFP 12 team playoff start w the 1 G5 team automatically included??

that's the death of NDSU if they aren't in the FBS by then

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Originally Posted by heffray

I was judging by SBC’s showing last year - to your point, 1 year does not a conference reputation make.

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SBC had a good year, and the gap is closing there. MWC had a down year, but may bounce back.

Tulane (AAC) was #16 and Troy (SBC) was #24 in CFP rankings when the selections were made.
Tulane went to the Cotton Bowl and beat USC.

AAC/Tulane would have landed the G5 CFP bid last year (also for the past 6 years, and 7 of last 8)