Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Domination

NFL Draft was this past weekend, and as if there was any doubt, the first day, and really the entire draft was dominated by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) With all the talk of "the best conference" that always abounds, especially ACC vs. SEC, I just thought I would throw out some numbers from this year's draft. Joe, I'm sure you will comment on this! For all you guys that say that the ACC is a basketball conference, you are right, but uh-oh, guess what, now here's another point proving the ACC's domination in football too. Day 1 analyis from Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports "The ACC dominated the first round, with a staggering 12 selections. That's a draft record for a conference. The impressive lineup included four players from Florida State and three from North Carolina State, including the overall No. 1 pick in Williams. Even Miami squeaked out another first-round pick (Kelly Jennings to Seattle at No. 31) to extend its streak of first-rounders to 12 consecutive years."
Not too bad if you ask me. Here are my numbers that I personally counted up. If I'm wrong on my overall draft numbers let me know, math is not my greatest asset.

First Round Picks

ACC- 12 (including overall number 1, and 4 of the top 10)
SEC - 4 (first pick from SEC team? QB from Vandy?)

Overall Draft Picks

ACC- 51
SEC - 36

The overall numbers might not seem too dominating, but they are pretty staggering, especially when you consider the results from Rounds 1 and 2. Round 1 and 2 selections are historically the guys who are going to play the most, after round 2 there is a steep decline Here are the numbers from Rounds 1 and 2

Rounds 1 and 2 -most likely to have significant playing time in NFL

ACC- 19
SEC - 10

Interesing comparisons, not bad for a basketball conference wouldn't you say?
Anybody want to compare the NBA draft numbers? I wouldn't advise it unless you are and ACC guy!