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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 130832259" data-attributes="member: 1112294">Conference USA has been the breeding ground for some of the top teams in the nation since its inception in 1995, only two of the original schools that developed the league remain: UAB and Southern Miss. The 14-team league contains nine teams that joined after 2013, with another plucking looming in the balance.The original makeup included Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Houston, Marquette, Memphis, South Florida, Saint Louis and Tulane.The league was strong as ever, with powers representing both basketball and football. That was until the American Athletic Conference formed in 2013 and pilfered CUSA to near extinction.Gone are the days of CUSA receiving multiple bids to the NCAA tournament, as it did during the late 90s and early 2000s. Now, most years, the automatic bid awarded to the conference tournament winner is the only way into the Dance. If for some reason Big 12 decides to add 2 or 4 schools some will surely come from AAC. This will mean once again CUSA will be picked apart by higher G5 conference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 130832259, member: 1112294"] Conference USA has been the breeding ground for some of the top teams in the nation since its inception in 1995, only two of the original schools that developed the league remain: UAB and Southern Miss. The 14-team league contains nine teams that joined after 2013, with another plucking looming in the balance. The original makeup included Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Houston, Marquette, Memphis, South Florida, Saint Louis and Tulane. The league was strong as ever, with powers representing both basketball and football. That was until the American Athletic Conference formed in 2013 and pilfered CUSA to near extinction. Gone are the days of CUSA receiving multiple bids to the NCAA tournament, as it did during the late 90s and early 2000s. Now, most years, the automatic bid awarded to the conference tournament winner is the only way into the Dance. If for some reason Big 12 decides to add 2 or 4 schools some will surely come from AAC. This will mean once again CUSA will be picked apart by higher G5 conference. [/QUOTE]

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