re: Academic Rankings Comparison for Conferences

Here's where US News ranked the SEC

College Name and Location U.S. News Rank Team Nickname
1 Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN 17 Commodores
2 University of FloridaGainesville, FL 47 Gators
3 University of GeorgiaAthens, GA 58 Bulldogs
4 Auburn UniversityAuburn University, AL 88 Tigers
5 University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL 96 Crimson Tide
6 University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN 106 Volunteers
7 University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC 110 Gamecocks
8 Louisiana State University–Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA 128 Tigers
9 University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR 128 Razorbacks
10 University of KentuckyLexington, KY 128 Wildcats
11 Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS Tier 3 Bulldogs
12 University of MississippiUniversity, MS Tier 3 Rebels

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This US News link allows you to look at rankings for all the BCS schools by conference and also includes Conference USA.

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Selection for conferences is at menu halfway down page.

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they would in the big10 for sure

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If the Big 10 is splitting up research dollars, wouldn't Texas only get more revenue assuming that they bring in less than the average Big 10 school?

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Without knowing the ranking system (might explain some rankings) that's a terrible list, FWIW.

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Sorry, but that list is aweful. The US News and World Report is actually a legit one that is pretty consistant with others. The one cited has Baylor as unranked when they are easily a top acedemic institution in the Big 12

This has nothing to do with academics. Nothing. Once again, Texas was quite content being in a sh1tty academic conference for as long as the Big 12 has existed. And they were fine allowing a good football player that would eventually lead their team to a NC show that academics are so important as his wonderlic score was borderline Peter Griffin.

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Sorry, but that list is aweful. The US News and World Report is actually a legit one that is pretty consistant with others. The one cited has Baylor as unranked when they are easily a top acedemic institution in the Big 12

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Yeah, and I may be kind of biased, but LSU is not close to the level ND is, and the ARWU has them at the same level (no disrespect intended, Tiger fans ).

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You used it because it fits your argument.

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I don't think so. He could have used the USNWR rankings and gotten the exact same thing he was looking for (PAC 10's much better than the SEC in the academic department). I think he did use it cause it's the "most cited" or whatever, like he said, I just think it's completely stupid that it is the most cited, since it's a terrible list, with terrible criteria.