There has been a lot of talk about conference affiliation impacting recruiting. Verbal Commits lists the average stars on each team. The A10 averages 2.56 stars per team versus the Big East at 3.25. UD would rank 10th in terms of talent in the Big East. Based on the averages, the Big East recruits about 0.7 stars more per player than the A10 .
Big East Average stars
Villanova 3.875
Xavier 3.472
Providence 3.333
St John's 3.313
Georgetown 3.25
Marquette 3.25
Creighton 3.227
Butler 3.056
Seton Hall 3.028
Depaul 2.714
A10 Average Stars
Rhode Island 3
Dayton 2.929
St Louis 2.897
Umass 2.889
LaSalle 2.759
VCU 2.692
St Joes 2.606
Duquense 2.369
Richmond 2.357
Davidson 2.306
George Mason 2.303
George Washington 2.296
St Boneventure 2.225
Fordham 2.182
I am surprised how high LaSalle and St Louis is and how low VCU, Richmond and George Washington are based on performance.
Big East Average stars
Villanova 3.875
Xavier 3.472
Providence 3.333
St John's 3.313
Georgetown 3.25
Marquette 3.25
Creighton 3.227
Butler 3.056
Seton Hall 3.028
Depaul 2.714
A10 Average Stars
Rhode Island 3
Dayton 2.929
St Louis 2.897
Umass 2.889
LaSalle 2.759
VCU 2.692
St Joes 2.606
Duquense 2.369
Richmond 2.357
Davidson 2.306
George Mason 2.303
George Washington 2.296
St Boneventure 2.225
Fordham 2.182
I am surprised how high LaSalle and St Louis is and how low VCU, Richmond and George Washington are based on performance.