Bettors who respected the quality of play in the Big East Conference have been rewarded in the tournament, with the Big East teams posting a 12-4 record to the pointspread after week one of the tournament. That 75% winning clip is the best record of all multiple-bid conferences.

The only multiple-bid conference more than a game under .500 in the first two rounds is the West Coast Conference, 1-3 to the number as San Diego’s upset of Connecticut in the first round was the only cover for that loop.

Let’s look at all multiple-bid conference and their pointspread records.

12-4 Big East

5-2 Big Ten

7-4 Big 12

2-1 Sun Belt

4-3 ACC

2-2 Atlantic Ten

4-5 Pac Ten

1-2 Mountain West

1-3 West Coast Conference

As favorites went 30-18 against the spread last weekend it is no surprise that some of the power conferences have solid records. The six BCS conferences covered at a 19-7 rate against non-power conference oppositions.

12 of the remaining 16 teams represent the major conferences, with the four exceptions being Memphis, Xavier, Davidson, and Western Kentucky.