It was a bizarre Thursday night in the Big East as Pitt was upset at DePaul while Villanova got smoked by 17 at home against South Florida. With the Panthers and Wildcats reeling to start conference play, there is some shake-up in our latest Big East Basketball Power Rankings. … [Read more...] about 2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
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2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
Last year, the Big East made history by sending 11 teams to the NCAA Tournament. The depth of the conference was clear and obvious when a UConn team that finished with a 9-9 mark in Big East play cut down the nets. With the league possibly entering the final year before Syracuse, Pitt, and West Virginia selfishly bolt for greener pastures (screw you, college football), the … [Read more...] about 2011-2012 Big East Basketball Power Rankings
College Basketball 111 in 111: #105 Providence Friars
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about College Basketball 111 in 111: #105 Providence Friars
Big East Tournament Preview and Predictions
15 games in five days. Ladies and gentlemen, that is the Big East Tournament. Some think it is more difficult to win the BET than it is the NCAA Tournament. With ten, possibly eleven tourney teams from the conference, that theory could actually be true this season. Here is a preview and my predictions for the 2011 Big East Tournament which tips-off Tuesday morning. By: … [Read more...] about Big East Tournament Preview and Predictions
Big East Basketball Power Rankings (2/28/11)
The college basketball regular season is coming to an end but there is still plenty of jockeying for position in the Big East standings heading into the conference tournament. And as it stands, 11 teams figure to make the NCAA Tournament. Here are my updated Big East Power Rankings. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about Big East Basketball Power Rankings (2/28/11)
Big East Basketball Power Rankings (2/21/11)
The Big East remains a crazy, wild, unpredictable basketball conference. The top three teams all lost this past week and DePaul actually won a league game. No, seriously. Here are my updated Big East Power Rankings and be sure to check out my latest bracketology to see how many conference teams I have making the NCAA Tournament. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about Big East Basketball Power Rankings (2/21/11)
Big East Basketball Power Rankings (2/14/11)
The Big East is starting to get quite meddled in the middle as seven NCAA Tournament caliber teams have either five or six conference losses. Here are my updated power rankings. Check out my latest bracketology in which I still have 11 Big East teams dancing. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about Big East Basketball Power Rankings (2/14/11)
Big East Basketball Power Rankings (1/18/11)
In my most recent bracketology, 11 Big East teams made the NCAA Tournament projections. It is not a crazy thought right now especially since nine teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. Of course, once the season plays out and teams start to beat up on each other, a couple of those teams will struggle and take themselves out of the conversation like happens every year. Here are … [Read more...] about Big East Basketball Power Rankings (1/18/11)