to presumably run the conference most years and take its double digit seed in the tourney. USF is eternally 1-step away from being 1-step away, and Grand Canyon flipping to the MWC killed any chance of a new "powerhouse" to even remotely replace Gonzaga. Seattle was good in the '60s though (oh hey wait they won the 2024 CBI!).

SMC had a good thing going for a long time. I expect Randy to hang it up when the Zags bolt.