The Fulmer Cup by Conference

I shouldn't be happy about this, but I nailed the number of points that Arizona would be given in the Fulmer Cup standings as a result of the arrests last week. In the EDSBS post, Spencer mentions something about Mizzou embracing the culture of the SEC with the address. It got me thinking, is the SEC really that much worse than any other major conference?

Let's take a look (in reverse chronological order):
2012 (in progress)
Big XII - 50
SEC - 26
Pac 12 - 25
Big Ten - 6
ACC - 4

2011 omitted due to insufficient data

2010
SEC - 58
Big XII - 56
ACC - 43
Pac 12 - 43
Big Ten - 31
Big East - 11

2009
Big XII - 37
SEC - 36
Big East - 33
Big Ten - 31
ACC - 20
Pac 12 - 15

2008
SEC - 105
Big XII - 62
Big Ten - 50
ACC - 46
Big East - 37
Pac 12 - 33'

2007
Big Ten - 86
SEC - 65
Big XII - 33
Big East - 27
ACC - 11
Pac 12 - 6

2006
Big Ten - 34
SEC - 34
Big XII - 14
ACC - 9
Pac 12 - 6
Big East - 3

While there are some SEC schools that may have trouble, there are plenty of others that do not have problems. The SEC as a whole tends to be on the higher side of crime but so do the Big Ten and the Big XII. It's also important to note that big point tallies are usually racked up at once rather than with a lot of smaller offense. It seems, for the most part, that these crimes are a wake up call for the program and that the program does a better job of keeping their students in line.

In conclusion, I don't think the SEC has a problem relative to the other conference. I do think they could do more to keep their athletes out of trouble. I would say the same things about the Big Ten and Big XII as well though.