north carolina is, obviously, the de facto blue blood.
yeah, has a full ncaa tourney at the end of the season. big12 has its own tornament as well
90 minute halves, though it's a little different from what you're used to as a world cup aficionado as there's not the same 3-sub/game rule
b12's best seems to fluctuate a lot (translation: it's ours for the taking)