#CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT RUMORS 2021 MAC#
But in those eight seasons, they’ve reached the NCAA Tournament four times and never finished less than third in the MAC East.
Since hiring Bobby Hurley before the 2013 season, the Bulls are already on their third coach. The Bulls have done the best of any team in the NCAA at being able to survive a coaching change, bring in a new one, repeat the process, and always compete in the underrated MAC. With that, I forecast five college basketball programs that would benefit from a move. With no major teams switching conferences over the past few years and the pressure of college football to even the playing field, it seems as if we’re on the edge of another bombshell of conference realignment.
Eventually, some of those teams excelled enough to move up into a better conference. Years prior, it was Conference USA and the Mountain West forming. Many other major conferences were involved, including the SEC and Big 12. The last major realignment saw the insurrection of the Big East, with major programs Syracuse and Louisville among a handful of teams bolting to the ACC. Players even have to rethink their decisions to attend schools that decide to make a switch.īut oftentimes, the realignment results in better press, more wins, and ultimately more money (which is the main reason for moving to a brand new conference in the first place). Coaches have to adjust to different recruiting demands tailored to a new conference. Rivalries get broken, with almost ‘forced’ new ones taking place. These teams should consider a move.Ĭonference realignment almost never sits well with fans of the teams and conferences involved. Every decade or so, conference realignment hits college basketball.
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