(12-16-2013, 05:38 PM)FarmDad.01 link Wrote:I graduated from the University of Michigan, so of course the below comments show bias.
* In terms of academics, I'd rate the B1G and the PAC-12 as equals. The PAC-12 alone can boast elite institutions, but I'd have no problem paying the freight for a kid to attend any of each conferences top three schools. In fact, I did (Northwestern).
Totally agree. Pac 12 a little stronger at the top, a little weaker at the bottom. Here's the London Times Higher Education Supplement rankings for the universities in each conference:
Pac-12 rankings
3. Stanford
9. University of California at Berzerkely
13. UCLA
24. Washington
56. University of Spoiled Children
91. Colorado
98. Arizona
143. Utah
148. Arizona State
251-275. Oregon
276-300. Oregon State
301-350. Washington State
Utah State, not listed in top 400
Big-10 rankings (but with 12 teams. But there's already a Big 12)
#18 Michigan
#22 Northwestern
#29 Illinois
#30 Wisconsin
#46 Minnesota
#49 Penn State
#59 Ohio State
#62 Purdue
#83 Michigan State
#132 Indiana
#161 Iowa
#251-275 Nebraska
Audaces fortuna iuvat