re: What is your criteria for determining a conferences' strength?

Last 25 years



Men's Basketball titles
ACC 8
SEC 6
Big East 6

Women's Basketball titles
Big East 9
SEC 7
Big 12 4 (A&M won the title as a member of the Big 12)

Baseball titles-
SEC 9
Pac12 6
Big 12 3

Men's Outdoor titles-
SEC 17 (didn't include the 2 Arkansas had to vacate)
Big 12 3 (A&M won 3 titles as a member of the Big 12)
ACC 1 (didn't include the 2 Florida State had to vacate)

Woman's Outdoor titles-
SEC 15
Big 12 7
Pac12 3

Football titles-
SEC 11
ACC 4 (Miami won titles as an member of the Big East & Indy)
Big 8 & Big 12 3 each (Nebraska's 3 are split between the two)