Power in numbers.

The Big East, at one point earlier in the season, had a record-nine teams in the Top 25 - and there's no reason to believe that same number won't receive invites to the NCAA tournament in March.

That's 56 percent of the league.

Sure, there's more depth in the Big East than any other conference in America.

But that's because there are 16 teams in the league.

Well, the ACC could - and should - get 55 percent of its teams (six total) into the Big Dance when it's all said and done - and right now, the ACC's Big Three stack up against the elite teams in the Big East.

I'd take Wake Forest, North Carolina and Duke in whatever order you want to throw them in - and take my chances against whichever trio of elite Big East teams you want to call as the league's elite. Right now, it would be Pittsburgh, UConn and Syracuse (with Louisville in the equation).

It's the next tier where the Big East has an advantage.

Louisville, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Marquette, Villanova and West Virginia are all legitimate Sweet 16 teams while the ACC realistically only has one more team locked into the NCAA tournament in Clemson.

Miami, Florida State and Virginia Tech will all likely battle for two spots, but all still have work to do.

I'm sick of hearing Big East coaches say there are no easy wins in the league.

If I'm a coach, I'd rather play at Rutgers, DePaul, South Florida, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall or Cincinnati then go on the road to Georgia Tech - where the Yellow Jackets - 0-4 in ACC play - have a couple of potential first-round draft picks (down the road) in Gani Lawal and Iman Shumpert.

Boston College - the team just ahead of Georgia Tech in the ACC - is dangerous enough to knock off UNC in Chapel Hill and the Eagles also beat Providence - considered by many as No. 10 in the Big East.

In head-to-head matchups this season, the ACC has nine wins in 15 games.

Take a look at guys who have a chance to be taken in the first round this season and it's fairly even. By my count, there's about eight or nine in each league.

Earlier in the week, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski did what he is supposed to do. He proclaimed the ACC the best league in the country.

It's certainly up for debate.