The A-10 has been slowly declining for a long time. It is not a well run conference. Mens basketball seems to be the only sport that matters to the conference. It has had a crappy TV deal for years, that leaves it with a lack of exposure and $$ compared to the BE. Over the years, it has literally lost a power conference worth of teams to other conferences. A list of former members: WV, VT, PSU, RU, Temple, Butler, Pitt, UNC-C, Xavier and Nova. Overall, the schools to replace them have not brought the same level of success or competitiveness to the court. At the same time, schools in core basketball markets - Fordham, LaSalle, St Joes, Duquesne - have underperformed. The numbers don't support it, but at this point I would rate the WCC higher than the A-10 simply because they are both probably two bid leagues, but the WCC will do that with four fewer schools.