Charles Barkley nailed it

Of all the analysts CBS/TNT/TBS/TruTV have used, Charles Barkley is the smartest of them all (in college basketball), at least in regards to the "best conference in college basketball".

Big East standings by regular season record:
1. Pittsburgh (1 seed - lost in 2nd round to #8 Butler)
2. Notre Dame (2 seed - lost in 2nd round to #10 Florida State)
3. Syracuse (3 seed - lost in 2nd round to #11 Marquette)
4. Louisville (4 seed - lost in 1st round to #13 Morehead State)
5. St. John's (6 seed - lost in 1st round to #11 Gonzaga)
6. Cincinnati (6 seed - lost in 2nd round to #3 Connecticut)
7. West Virginia (5 seed - lost in 2nd round to #4 Kentucky)
8. Georgetown (6 seed - lost in 1st round to #11 VCU)
9. Connecticut (3 seed - through to the Sweet 16)
10. Villanova (9 seed - lost in 1st round to #8 George Mason)
11. Marquette (11 seed - through to the Sweet 16)

If we go by the chalk, The Big East should have 14 wins right now, and 5 teams should be in the Sweet 16. Instead, the conference has 9 wins, and 2 teams are still alive and in the Sweet 16.

Looking closer, of the 11 teams from your conference to make it to the Big Dance, your #9 team and your #11 team are the ONLY ones still alive. And your #9 team won your conference tournament.

Looking even closer, the 2 Big East teams that made it to the Sweet 16...did so by beating other Big East teams in the round of 32. Unreal.

Give Sir Charles credit, he's been calling the Big East overrated since they gave him a forum to comment on college basketball. Based on the evidence, I have to say he's right.