Breaking down the conferences

So I went through the last three drafts and looked at players who would still be in college if there were — heaven forbid — a four-year rule instead of a one year rule. I placed each player onto a conference "roster" based on the team they could be on.

This list does not include transfers. It does include players who weren’t drafted, though I may be missing a few. But more than anything, I think it shows perfectly why the Big 12, Big East and Big Ten are the three strongest leagues this year and the Pac-10 is far-and-away the worst. (Note: Positions were adjusted to fit the rosters better.)

ACC:

• PG: Ty Lawson / Jeff Teague
• SG: Wayne Ellington / Javaris Crittenton
• SF: Thaddeus Young / Gerald Henderson
• PF: Tyler Hansbrough / James Johnson
• C: J.J. Hickson / Brandan Wright 

Big 12:

• PG: D.J. Augustin
• SG: Bill Walker
• SF: Kevin Durant / Darrell Arthur
• PF: Michael Beasley / Chinemelu Elonu
• C: Blake Griffin / DeAndre Jordan

Big East:

• PG: Jonny Flynn
• SG: Earl Clark / Paul Harris
• SF: Donte Greene / Dar Tucker
• PF: DeJuan Blair / DaJuan Summers
• C: Hasheem Thabeet

Big Ten: 

• PG: Mike Conley
• SG: Eric Gordon
• SF: Daequan Cook
• PF: Kosta Koufos
• C: Greg Oden / B.J. Mullens

Pac-10:

• PG: Russell Westbrook / Jerryd Bayless / Jrue Holiday
• SG: O.J. Mayo / DeMar DeRozan / Chase Budinger
• SF: James Harden / Ryan Anderson / Davon Jefferson
• PF: Kevin Love / Jordan Hill / Taj Gibson
• C: Brook Lopez / Spencer Hawes / Robin Lopez

SEC:

• PG: Nick Calathes
• SG: Jodie Meeks
• SF: Tyler Smith (might not be fair to include him, but they needed a fifth!)
• PF: Anthony Randolph
• C: Marreese Speights

Mid-Majors (Only players who were drafted):

• PG: Derrick Rose / Patrick Mills
• SG: Stephen Curry
• SF: Austin Daye / Derrick Brown
• PF: Walter Sharpe
• C: JaVale McGee