Runaway Winners: Most Dominant Regular-Season Conference Champions
March 11th, 2018 - 22:27
Virginia became the first ACC member since Duke in 1999-00 to win the regular-season league title by as many as four games in final standings. But the most dominant club in conference competition this season was Buffalo, which captured the Mid-American Conference East Division title by six games.
The SEC is the only power league this decade to have a team finish atop conference standings by at least five games. Buffalo is among the following 13 teams to win a DI conference regular-season crown by more than four games this decade (listed in reverse order):
| Season | League Champion (Coach) | Conference | Mark | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Buffalo (Nate Oats) | Mid-American/East | 15-3 | +6 |
| 2016-17 | Belmont (Rick Byrd) | Ohio Valley/East | 15-1 | +5 |
| 2014-15 | Murray State (Steve Prohm) | Ohio Valley/West | 16-0 | +6 |
| 2014-15 | Kentucky (John Calipari) | SEC | 18-0 | +5 |
| 2014-15 | New Mexico State (Marvin Menzies) | WAC | 13-1 | +5 |
| 2013-14 | Wichita State (Gregg Marshall) | Missouri Valley | 18-0 | +6 |
| 2013-14 | Murray State (Steve Prohm) | Ohio Valley/West | 13-3 | +5 |
| 2013-14 | Florida (Billy Donovan) | SEC | 18-0 | +6 |
| 2012-13 | Middle Tennessee State (Kermit Davis) | Sun Belt | 19-1 | +5 |
| 2011-12 | Kentucky (John Calipari) | SEC | 16-0 | +6 |
| 2011-12 | Middle Tennessee State (Kermit Davis) | Sun Belt/East | 14-2 | +6 |
| 2010-11 | Utah State (Stew Morrill) | WAC | 15-1 | +5 |
| 2009-10 | Butler (Brad Stevens) | Horizon League | 18-0 | +6 |