The big 10 will probably still get 5 teams in between 9-11 seeds like they do most years. Some of which are undeserving. But they also upgraded their basketball prowess with their west coast expansion.
The big 12 will also play a little different. It won’t be the bottomless league it has been over the last couple years, and with no round robin there will be some teams that get buried by a tough schedule and teams that benefit from a weak one.
Metrics will tell the truth as it will be much more of an apples to apples comparison when rating these similar sized leagues.