Every season, debates about the best players, teams and conferences in the NCAA occur. As we near the end of March Madness, let’s rank how the Power 5 conferences performed.
No. 1 SEC (16-6)
At 16-6, no conference has as many wins or a winning percentage as high as the SEC. Now, the Big Ten is right behind, with Iowa still in play against the SEC’s own LSU. A victory for the Big Ten against the SEC on Sunday would give the Big Ten a 0.03 percent-better winning percentage than the SEC, but as of right now, the SEC is queen. With two teams (LSU and South Carolina) making it to the Final Four, you likely watched a lot of SEC basketball this March.
Of the seven teams from the conference that participated, only Alabama failed to win a game. Five of the seven teams had an above .500 record, and LSU, the conference’s best team, may win it all, further solidifying that the South has something to say when it comes to women’s college basketball.
No. 2 Big Ten (13-6)
Right behind the SEC is the Big Ten with a 13-6 record. The Big Ten’s best team is clearly Iowa, with its superstar Caitlin Clark helping it run through the entire bracket and upset the 36-0 South Carolina Gamecocks to reach the championship game, where they will face another SEC juggernaut in LSU.
