The Big East took the title of college basketball's best conference last season with the Big Ten coming in a close second. This season, the Big Ten may take over the reigns as the top league as they have five teams ranked inside the USA Today Coaches' Poll compared to just three from the Big East. Which conference looks to be the toughest heading into the 2012-13 season? Click the conference logos to set your rankings!
Conference team rankings: ACC | A-10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | C-USA | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | West Coast
More rankings: Point guards | POY hopefuls | SN's top 25 | Your predictions

College basketball conferences

ACC
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Miami
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Atlantic 10
Butler
Charlotte
Dayton
Duquesne
Fordham
George Washington
La Salle
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Richmond
Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
St. Bonaventure
Temple
Xavier

Big 12
Baylor
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
West Virginia

Big East
Cincinnati
Connecticut
DePaul
Georgetown
Louisville
Marquette
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Providence
Rutgers
Seton Hall
South Florida
St. John's
Syracuse
Villanova

Big Ten
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin

Conference USA
East Carolina
Houston
Marshall
Memphis
Rice
Southern Methodist
Southern Miss
Tulane
Tulsa
UAB
UCF
UTEP

Mountain West
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Nevada
New Mexico
San Diego State
UNLV
Wyoming

Pac-12
Arizona
Arizona State
California
Colorado
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State

SEC
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

West Coast
Brigham Young
Gonzaga
Loyola Marymount
Pepperdine
Portland
Saint Mary's
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Clara

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