I think the conference is as strong, if not stronger, than last year. Could an argument [for five NCAA teams] be made today? I think so.

It's stronger than what we had before, but it's still not strong enough.

She was strong if not stronger than he was.

We're one of the better teams in the conference. Last year we were at the bottom. We always remember that.

I think this year more than ever has proven there are teams that might not get in or just barely get in that can win games. In the past, years ago, I think there were always teams that maybe wanted to get in, but you really knew they couldn't win any games in the tournament if they got in.

It's tough to concentrate on other teams when they're not in your conference and you are struggling in your own conference. We were having problems in our conference early on. When they beat Texas, we knew they were a good team. We are giving them their respect.