Yesterday's USA Today [2-16] had a good article by Dicky V. on best conferences. I was glad to read that with only one good eye Vitale see's that the Big East is clearly the top conference...but it's his very nice reference to CAA that caught both of my eyes:
Read the whole article [CAA reference and VCU's Maynor shot over Duke reference are about 2/3 into article]
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/columnist/vitale/2010-02-15-vitale-big-east_N.htm
If you want to look at other conferences that deserve more respect, think about the Colonial Athletic Association and the Missouri Valley.
Read the whole article [CAA reference and VCU's Maynor shot over Duke reference are about 2/3 into article]
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/columnist/vitale/2010-02-15-vitale-big-east_N.htm