The Massive Ten positioned 9 groups within the NCAA match in males’s basketball final season, 4 greater than the ACC.
Nonetheless, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim believes his convention proved its superiority with three groups reaching the Elite Eight and a 14-5 general report. Not one of the Massive Ten groups superior previous the Candy 16, whereas posting a 9-9 general mark.
“On the finish of the day, you play for the match,” Boeheim stated Friday at Syracuse’s media day. “You possibly can say what you need in regards to the Massive Ten. They sucked within the match. To me, that’s what they did. All of their wins have been of their league. When you can’t play within the [NCAA] match, then you definately’re not good.”
ACC powers North Carolina and Duke met within the Last 4 final spring, earlier than Kansas upended the Tar Heels within the title sport.
Michigan and Purdue each misplaced within the Candy 16, leaving the Massive Ten with out a nationwide champion since Michigan State received all of it in 2000.
Syracuse (16-17 general) didn't obtain a bid, however one other ACC college, Miami, additionally reached the Elite Eight.
“Kansas was the perfect workforce [last year],” the 77-year-old Boeheim stated. “However the perfect league? What league received 14 video games and solely misplaced 5 [in the tournament]? The ACC. To me, that’s the perfect league.”
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