Prior to the beginning of this season, the Big East was one of the biggest question marks in the entire NCAA. Outside of Villanova's strength, no one knew what to expect out of anyone in the league. Though we're now only two weeks into the season, the conference has answered those questions in a way that not even the league's biggest optimist could have anticipated.
The Big East's roaring start has all of a sudden become one of the major stories in college basketball.The conference is a combined 38-3 so far this season.
But it's not just the record that's impressive for the league so far; it's the teams that the conference has defeated to accumulate that record. Over the last two nights, Seton Hall won its early-season event, the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands,Villanova beat VCU and Michigan on a neutral floor in New York. Creighton beat chic preseason Final Four contender Oklahoma at home. Providence beat Florida State and Notre Dame at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off. Xavier has soundly beaten solid mid-majors Stephen F. Austin, Murray State and Long Beach State.
The Big East is on top of the college basketball world.
This post was edited on 11/27 12:19 AM by 49ers10
The Big East's roaring start has all of a sudden become one of the major stories in college basketball.The conference is a combined 38-3 so far this season.
But it's not just the record that's impressive for the league so far; it's the teams that the conference has defeated to accumulate that record. Over the last two nights, Seton Hall won its early-season event, the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands,Villanova beat VCU and Michigan on a neutral floor in New York. Creighton beat chic preseason Final Four contender Oklahoma at home. Providence beat Florida State and Notre Dame at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off. Xavier has soundly beaten solid mid-majors Stephen F. Austin, Murray State and Long Beach State.
The Big East is on top of the college basketball world.
This post was edited on 11/27 12:19 AM by 49ers10
