The past 10 years have not been kind to Conference USA.
A decade ago, the league was still comprised of teams such as Louisville, Cincinnati, Marquette, Saint Louis, DePaul and (more noteworthy from a football perspective, but still) TCU. The 2004-05 edition of the league sent four teams to the NCAA tournament, had eight top-100 efficiency teams and ranked ninth among 32 Division I conferences in average adjusted efficiency.