Conference Rundown (Preview)

So here we are, in the offseason and yeah we do have to combine soon but even then the number of FCS players invited is low (not really sure why it is) plus lets face it, the combine really blows. Yea we get the intrigue of fastest and the strongest but its all on air and just has become really outdated. But anyway, that's not what this and the next few posts is all about. We gonna do some ranking of the conferences. From the SWAC to the Big South to the MVC...i'm counting them all down in the order of what I feel is the weakest to what I believe is the strongest.

For those who didn't read the Update post...here is a quick breakdown of how things will go.

1. Placement reasoning
2. 2017 Recap
3. Playoff/National Championship contenders
4. Teams to add/subtract
5. Best/Worst
• Stadium
• Fan Base
• Tradition
• Uniforms
• Nickname
6. 2018 Outlook

The way I have the conferences ranked is based on how I feel each team stands up with other teams in the other conferences. Basically if Team A from one conference played Team B from another conference on a neutral site who would win? Of course the conference who from top to bottom would beat more teams on any given day would be ranked higher than a conference who has teams that wouldn't win many inter-conference games. I'll get into a bit more detail with the Placement Reasoning section. 

The recap is really straight forward, just giving the quick version of what happened in conference. Same with the contenders section, the playoff contenders will of course be a bigger discussion as some teams will have more teams who have a shot at a playoff birth. The National Championship part will be broken down into (Best option, Others, Sleeper).

The teams to add/subtract is basically what would be the ideal layout for the conference. Of course this is my personal opinion and will include programs from D-II, FBS, schools without a program, or had a program in the past. And sidenote...I will be doing a blog about teams who should start/restart a programs and teams who should move up or down into FCS so look for that one.

Best/Worst is just me having some fun with non traditional stuff. So no best player, coach or anything like that but best stadium, uniforms, etc. This will come from what I have seen on TV and what I have seen in person but admittedly some will be after I look at a schools webpage (sue me)

The outlook is basically how I think things will play out. Who will do well, who will disappoint or surprise, etc. So with all that being said...here is how I see the conferences right now

1. Missouri Valley
2. CAA
3. Big Sky
4. SoCon
5. Southland
6. OVC
7. Ivy League
8. Big South
9. NEC
10. Patriot League
11. MEAC
12. Pioneer
13. SWAC

So with that the first entry on our lovely list will be...the Southwestern Athletic Conference