I did a little research and put in their leanings and put the conferences in order of power. If they had possibly had more than 1 loyalty, I recorded it as 'shared'. Let me know if I should add a leaning not mentioned.
1. SEC - 2, 3 shared
2. Pac 12 - 2, 1 shared
3. ACC - 1, 2 shared
4. Big 12 - 1, 2 shared
5. Big 10 - 1
The current selection committee is made up of the following individuals:
1. SEC - 2, 3 shared
2. Pac 12 - 2, 1 shared
3. ACC - 1, 2 shared
4. Big 12 - 1, 2 shared
5. Big 10 - 1
The current selection committee is made up of the following individuals:
- Rob Mullens, Oregon AD - Pac 12/SEC
- Gary Barta, Iowa AD - Big 10
- Frank Beamer, Former head coach - ACC/Big 12
- Paola Boivin, ASU professor - Pac 12
- Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma AD - Big 12
- Ken Hatfield, Former head coach - ACC/SEC
- Chris Howard, President of Robert Morris University - Unbiased (Armed Forces)
- Ronnie Lott, Former player - Pac 12
- Terry Mohajir, Arkansas State AD - SEC/Big 12
- Ray Odierno, Former Chief of Staff, Army - Unbiased (Armed Forces)
- RC Slocum, Former head coach - SEC
- Todd Stansbury, Georgia Tech AD - ACC
- Scott Stricklin, Florida AD - SEC