by | ACC | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Pac 10 | SEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Round 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Round 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Round 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Round 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Round 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Round 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Totals | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 37 |
| Conference USA | Independent | MAC | MWC | Sun Belt | WAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Round 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Round 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
Some of the things I found interesting while compiling all of this data were:
- More players were drafted out of Abilene Christian than either Notre Dame or Virginia Tech.
- South Carolina had 6 players drafted in rounds 5-7. Is Spurrier not developing his talent?
- Connecticut had 4 players drafted within the first 63 picks.
- Jamaican born Vaughn Martin was the only Canadian player selected.
- The SEC is king cotton, but the ACC had 9 of the first 45 players drafted. Quality over quantity?
- The Big East had more players per school drafted, 3.375, than any of the other BCS conferences.
*All of the data was taken from wikipedia and calculated by hand late at night. So if there are any errors that is why. If anything is wrong feel free to correct me.
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1captainemo on Apr 27, 2009 at 1:10 pm:
The ACC may have had 9 of the first 45, but the SEC had 8 out of the first 32 and 9 out of the top 50 so I don’t think quality over quantity really applies in that situation.
2Beaver on Apr 29, 2009 at 12:03 am:
Wow! 7 players from Oregon State and 3 more taken as Free Agents…
Ya know- with only 10 teams in the Pac-10 versus 12 teams in the ACC or SEC, y’all better check yourself with that East Coast Bias… The Pac-10 outshines again. But hey, the conference doesn’t lose bowl games either
3cgb on Apr 29, 2009 at 8:47 am:
@captainemo – Yeah you got me there. Late night logic didn’t quite pan out for me.
@Beaver – Pac 10 averaged 3.2 players a team selected while the Big East averaged 3.375.