Didn’t get a chance to run down my Big East rankings yesterday. The full power poll is out. My ballot looked like this. My top-5 and bottom-5 matched the full poll. It was #6-11 where there is confusion. That will likely be the case all year with that portion.
- UConn — Unbeaten.
- Villanova — Took care of Bucknell, to quiet the giant killer stuff.
- Louisville — Actually playing some games now.
- Pitt — Yes, not playing the best teams, but absolutely dominating them.
- Syracuse — Steadily improving, and hitting the cream-puff center of the non-con helps.
- Georgetown — No shame losing to Illinois in Champaign after cross-country trip to Oregon.
- WVU — Quietly climbing back up the poll
- Rutgers — Mistake on my part. Failed to catch that loss to Buffalo. Would have dropped them to #11
- ND — Got what seemed like a big upset win against Alabama, then the Crimson Tide followed that up with a Temple loss — diminishing the value.
- Marquette — They will be bouncing between #6 and #10 all season I think. Lost their rivalry game with Wisconsin.
- Cinci — If this team makes it through the season without a locker room fight, I’ll be shocked. The team just looks perpetually stressed.
- DePaul — Another very inconsistent team.
- St. John’s — Right now an uneven and young team.
- Providence — 4 straight losses, even if some were to good teams, is still 4 straight losses.
- Seton Hall — Sad to see a team that has quit on their coach before the New Year.
- USF — With injuries thinning out their depth even more, they may prove me wrong and finish at the bottom.
The real dogfight all season will be to stay out of #13-16. There’s no shame for some teams to finish 12th, but below that starts putting the coach on the hot seat.
