FIVE YEARS OF BIG EAST MEDIA DAY COACHES POLLSIn
Part 5 of
25 YEARS OF THE AP TOP 25 (https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=355271fa7639bceae80160a9187302d5&topic=67223.0), it was seen that the AP voters fared quite poorly in their Preseason Top 25 Polls for the 2022-23 and 2024-25 seasons, with some notable omissions in other seasons. In order to satisfy my epistemic curiosity, I decided to see if the 11 Big East head coaches fared any better in
their preseason predictions. I normally abhor the mixing of apples and oranges in data presentation, but in this instance I will combine the yearly AP Top 25 Polls and Big East Media Day Coaches Polls in order to provide a fuller picture of both predictions and results.
For each of the five season, the data will be provided in the following format:
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Preseason AP Top 25 Poll (October)
•
Big East Media Day Coaches Poll (October)
•
Big East Tournament Seeding (March ; with
↑ or
↓ from BE Coaches Poll)
•
Big East Tournament Results (March; Semifinalists and Championship game)
•
NCAA Tournament Results (mid-March to early April)
•
Final AP Top 25 Poll (mid-April)
•
Comments concerning the Big East Media Day Coaches Poll in OctoberNote that each season, the AP voting for their penultimate Top 25 Poll is
prior to the NCAA Tournament, while voting for the
Final Top 25 Poll is
after the NCAA Tournament's completion, thus reflecting the newly-crowned National Champion and the results of various upsets during the course of the Tournament. This study will only consider data since the present 11-team Big East began play in the 2020-2021 season.
Following the presentation of yearly data are
COMPILATIONS AND ANALYSiS and
CONCLUSIONS.
UConn officially rejoins Big East after seven-year absence (https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29392657/uconn-huskies-officially-back-big-east-conference) – Jeff Borzello, ESPN - July 1, 2020
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2020-20212020-2021 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1205) - collegepollarchive.com - October 21, 2020
Quote3. Villanova • Big East
11. Creighton • Big East
Villanova Selected For First Place In Coaches' Preseason Poll (https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/10/27/mens-basketball-villanova-selected-for-first-place-in-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx) - bigeast.com - October 28, 2020
Quote2020-21 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
Predicted Place. Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Villanova (9) 99
2. Creighton (2) 91
3. Providence 79
4. Connecticut 69
5. Seton Hall 67
6. Marquette 50
7. Xavier 47
8. Butler 37
9. St. John's 33
10. DePaul 20
11. Georgetown 13
2021 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 10 to March 13, 2021
QuoteSeed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. Villanova (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
2. Creighton (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. UConn (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
4. St. John's (↑ 5 places better than predicted.)
5. Seton Hall (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
6. Providence (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
7. Xavier (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
8. Georgetown (↑ 3 places better than predicted.)
9. Marquette (↓3 places worse than predicted.)
10. Butler (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
11. DePaul (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
AP Poll Rank at start of BE Tournament: #14 Villanova, #17 Creighton
Big East Tournament Semifinalists: #2 Creighton, #3 UConn, #5 Seton Hall, #8 Georgetown
Big East Tournament Championship: #8 Georgetown 73, #2 Creighton 48
2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament) – wikipedia - March 18 to April 5, 2021
QuoteBig East • 4 Bids • Record 4-4
# 5 seed Creighton beat #12 UC Santa Barbara, beat #13 Ohio, lost to #1 Gonzaga in Sweet 16
#5 seed Villanova beat #12 Winthrop, beat #13 North Texas, lost to #1 Baylor in Sweet 16
#7 seed UConn lost to #10 Maryland
#12 seed (AQ) Georgetown lost to #5 Colorado
2021 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2021) - collegepollarchive.com
Quote18. Villanova • Big East
19. Creighton • Big East
Comments concerning the Big East Media Day Coaches Poll in OctoberThe coaches did well in October 2020, with only one team (St. John's) seeded more than 3 places different than predicted.
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2021-20222021-2022 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1222) - collegepollarchive.com - November 9, 2021
Quote 4. Villanova • Big East
24. Connecticut • Big East
Villanova Tabbed For First Place Again In Preseason Coaches' Poll (https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/10/19/mens-basketball-villanova-tabbed-for-first-place-again-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx) - bigeast.com - October 19, 2021
Quote2021-22 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
Predicted Place. Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Villanova (10) 100
2. Connecticut (1) 84
3. Xavier 76
4. St. John's 73
5. Seton Hall 68
6. Butler 60
7. Providence 45
8. Creighton 38
9. Marquette 26
10. Georgetown 25
11. DePaul 10
2022 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 9 to 12, 2022
QuoteSeed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. Providence (↑ 6 places better than predicted.)
2. Villanova (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
3. UConn (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
4. Creighton (↑ 4 places better than predicted.)
5. Marquette (↑ 4 places better than predicted.)
6. Seton Hall (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
7. St. John's (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
8. Xavier (↓ 5 places worse than predicted.)
9. Butler (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
10. DePaul (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
11. Georgetown (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
AP Poll Rank at start of BE Tournament: #8 Villanova, #11 Providence, #20 UConn
Big East Tournament Semifinalists: #1 Providence, #2 Villanova, #3 UConn, #4 Creighton
Big East Tournament Championship: #2 Villanova 54, #4 Creighton 48
2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament) – wikipedia - March 15 to April 4, 2022
QuoteBig East • 6 Bids • Record 9-6
#2 seed (AQ) Villanova beat #15 Delaware, beat #7 Ohio State, beat #11 Michigan in Sweet 16,
beat #5 Houston in Elite 8, lost to #1 Kansas in Final Four
#4 seed Providence beat #13 South Dakota State, beat #12 Richmond, lost to #1 Kansas in Sweet 16
#5 seed Creighton beat #12 UC Santa Barbara, beat #13 Ohio, lost to #1 Gonzaga in Sweet 16
#5 seed UConn lost to #12 New Mexico State
#9 seed Creighton beat #9 San Diego State, lost to #1 Kansas
#9 seed Marquette lost to #8 North Carolina
#12 seed Georgetown lost to #5 Colorado
2022 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2022) - collegepollarchive.com
Quote 6. Villanova • Big East
13. Providence • Big East
21. Connecticut • Big East
Comments concerning the Big East Media Day Coaches Poll in OctoberThe coaches did quite poorly in October 2021, with four teams (Providence, Creighton, Marquette, and Xavier) seeded more than 3 places different than predicted. Providence was seriously under-rated by the coaches.
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2022-2023 2022-2023 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1241) - collegepollarchive.com - October 18, 2022
Quote 9. Creighton • Big East
16. Villanova • Big East
Creighton Chosen For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll (https://www.bigeast.com/news/2022/10/17/mens-basketball-creighton-chosen-for-first-place-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx) - bigeast.com - October 18, 2022
Quote2022-23 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
Predicted Place. Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Creighton (8) 98
2. Xavier (2) 86
3. Villanova (1) 85
4. Connecticut 77
5. Providence 62
6. St. John's 52
7. Seton Hall 44
8. Butler 36
9. Marquette 32
10. Georgetown 21
11. DePaul 12
2023 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 8 to March 11, 2023
QuoteSeed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. Marquette (↑ 8 places better than predicted.)
2. Xavier (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. Creighton (↓2 places worse than predicted.)
4. UConn (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
5. Providence (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
6. Villanova (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
7. Seton Hall (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
8. St. John's (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
9. Butler (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
10. DePaul (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
11. Georgetown (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
AP Poll Rank at start of BE Tournament: #6 Marquette, #11 UConn, #15 Xavier, #24 Creighton
Big East Tournament Semifinalists: #1 Marquette, #2 Xavier, #3 Creighton, #4 UConn
Big East Tournament Championship: #1 Marquette 65, #2 Xavier 51
2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament) – wikipedia - March 14 to April 3, 2023
QuoteBig East • 5 Bids • Record 12-4
#2 seed (AQ) Marquette beat #15 Vermont, lost to #7 Michigan State
#3 seed Xavier beat #14 Kennesaw State, beat #11 Pittsburgh, lost to #2 Texas in Sweet 16
#4 seed UConn beat #13 Iona, beat #5 Saint Mary's, beat #8 Arkansas in Sweet 16, beat #3 Gonzaga in Elite 8, beat #5 Miami (FL) in Final Four, beat #5 San Diego State in National Championship game
#6 seed Creighton beat #11 NC State, beat #3 Baylor, beat #15 Princeton in Sweet 16, lost to #5 San Diego State in Elite 8
#11 seed Providence lost to #6 Kentucky
2023 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2023) - collegepollarchive.com
Quote 6. Marquette • Big East
10. Connecticut • Big East
13. Xavier • Big East
Comments concerning the Big East Media Day Coaches Poll in OctoberThe coaches produced a mixed bag of predictions in October 2022, with only one team (
Marquette) seeded more than 3 places different than predicted.
The coaches predicted Marquette to be a #9 seed in the BE Tournament in March. But the Warriors surprized everyone by winning the Big East regular-season title with a 17-3 conference record, a #1 seed in the BE Tournament, and a Big East Tournament Championship. =================================================================
2023-2024 2023-2024 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1260) - collegepollarchive.com - October 17, 2023
Quote 6. Connecticut • Big East
5. Marquette • Big East
8. Creighton • Big East
22. Villanova • Big East
Marquette Tabbed For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll (https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/10/23/mens-basketball-marquette-tabbed-for-first-place-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx) - bigeast.com - October 24, 2023
Quote2023-24 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
Predicted Place. Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Marquette (7) 96
2. Creighton (4) 92
3. Connecticut 79
4. Villanova 76
5. St. John's 59
6. Xavier 57
7. Providence 51
8. Georgetown 34
9. Seton Hall 30
10. Butler 16
11. DePaul 15
2024 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 13 to 16, 2024
QuoteSeed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. UConn (↑ 2 places better than predicted.)
2. Creighton (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. Marquette (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
4. Seton Hall (↑ 5 places better than predicted.)
5. St. John's (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
6. Villanova (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
7. Providence (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
8. Butler (↑ 2 places better than predicted.)
9. Xavier (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
10. Georgetown (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
11. DePaul (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
AP Poll Rank at start of BE Tournament: #2 UConn, #8 Creighton, #10 Marquette
Big East Tournament Semifinalists: #1 UConn, #3 Marquette, #5 St. John's #7 Providence
Big East Tournament Championship: #1 UConn 73, #3 Marquette 57
2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - wikipedia - March 19 to April 8, 2024
QuoteBig East • 3 Bids • Record 10-2
#1 seed (AQ) UConn beat #16 Stetson, beat #9 Northwestern, beat #5 San Diego State in Sweet 16, beat #3 Illinois in Elite 8, beat #4 Alabama in Final Four, beat #1 Purdue in National Championship game
#2 seed Marquette beat #15 Western Kentucky, beat #10 Colorado, lost to #11 NC State in Sweet 16
#3 seed Creighton beat #14 Akron, beat #11 Oregon, lost to #2 Tennessee in Sweet 16
2024 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2024) - collegepollarchive.com
Quote 1. Connecticut • Big East
11. Marquette • Big East
13. Creighton • Big East
Comments concerning the Big East Media Day Coaches Poll in OctoberThe coaches did well in October 2023, with only one team (Seton Hall) seeded more than 3 places different than predicted.
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2024-20252024-2025 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1281) - collegepollarchive.com - October 14, 2024
Quote3. Connecticut • Big East
15. Creighton • Big East
18. Marquette • Big East
UConn Selected For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll (https://www.bigeast.com/news/2024/10/23/mens-basketball-uconn-selected-for-first-place-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx) - bigeast.com - October 23, 2024
Quote2024-25 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
Predicted Place. Team (First-place votes) Points
1. UConn (10) 100
2. Creighton 84
3. Xavier 82
4. Marquette (1) 74
5. St. John's 70
6. Providence 54
7. Villanova 44
8. Butler 36
9. Georgetown 25
10. Seton Hall 24
11. DePaul 12
2025 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 12 to 15, 2025
QuoteSeed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. St. John's (↑ 4 places better than predicted.)
2. Creighton (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. UConn (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
4. Xavier (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
5. Marquette (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
6. Villanova (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
7. Georgetown (↑ 2 places better than predicted.)
8. Providence (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
9. Butler (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
10. DePaul (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
11. Seton Hall (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
AP Poll Rank at start of BE Tournament: #6 St. John's, #25 Marquette
Big East Tournament Semifinalists: #1 John's, #2 Creighton, #3 UConn, #5 Marquette
Big East Tournament Championship: #1 St. John's 82, #2 Creighton 66
2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament) – wikipedia - March 18 to April 7,2025
QuoteBig East • 5 Bids • Record 4-5
#2 seed (AQ) St. John's beat #15 Omaha, lost to #10 Arkansas
#7 seed Marquette lost to #10 New Mexico
#8 seed UConn beat #9 Oklahoma, lost to #1 Florida
#9 seed Creighton beat #8 Louisville, lost to #1 Auburn
#11 seed Xavier beat #11 Texas in F.F., lost to #6 Illinois
2025 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll (https://www.collegepollarchive.com/basketball/men/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=2025) - collegepollarchive.com
Quote11. St. John's • Big East
Comments concerning the Big East Media Day Coaches Poll in OctoberThe coaches did well again in October 2024, with only one team (St. John's) seeded more than 3 places different than predicted.
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FIVE YEARS OF BIG EAST MEDIA DAY COACHES POLLSPART 2: COMPILATIONS AND ANALYSISFIVE-YEAR AVERAGE PRESEASON BIG EAST COACHES' POLL RANKINGSQuote2020-21 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
Predicted Place. Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Villanova (9) 99
2. Creighton (2) 91
3. Providence 79
4. Connecticut 69
5. Seton Hall 67
6. Marquette 50
7. Xavier 47
8. Butler 37
9. St. John's 33
10. DePaul 20
11. Georgetown 13
2021-22 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
1. Villanova (10) 100
2. Connecticut (1) 84
3. Xavier 76
4. St. John's 73
5. Seton Hall 68
6. Butler 60
7. Providence 45
8. Creighton 38
9. Marquette 26
10. Georgetown 25
11. DePaul 10
2022-23 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
1. Creighton (8) 98
2. Xavier (2) 86
3. Villanova (1) 85
4. Connecticut 77
5. Providence 62
6. St. John's 52
7. Seton Hall 44
8. Butler 36
9. Marquette 32
10. Georgetown 21
11. DePaul 12
2023-24 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
1. Marquette (7) 96
2. Creighton (4) 92
3. Connecticut 79
4. Villanova 76
5. St. John's 59
6. Xavier 57
7. Providence 51
8. Georgetown 34
9. Seton Hall 30
10. Butler 16
11. DePaul 15
2024-25 Preseason Big East Coaches' Poll
1. UConn (10) 100
2. Creighton 84
3. Xavier 82
4. Marquette (1) 74
5. St. John's 70
6. Providence 54
7. Villanova 44
8. Butler 36
9. Georgetown 25
10. Seton Hall 24
11. DePaul 12
FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE PRESEASON BIG EAST COACHES' POLL RANKINGS
Five-Year Average • Team ( ∑ Yearly = Total) 2.80 • UConn (4 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 14)
3.00 • Creighton (2 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 15)
3.20 • Villanova (1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 = 16)
4.20 • Xavier (7 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 21)
5.60 • Marquette (6 + 9 + 9 + 1 + 4 = 28)
5.60 • Providence (3 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 6 = 28)
5.80 • St. John's (9 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 5 = 29)
7.20 • Seton Hall (5 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 10 = 36)
8.00 • Butler (8 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 8 = 40)
9.60 • Georgetown (11 + 10 + 10 + 8 + 9 = 48)
10.80 • DePaul (10 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 = 54)
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FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT SEEDINGQuote2021 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 10 to March 13, 2021
Seed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. Villanova (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
2. Creighton (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. UConn (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
4. St. John's (↑ 5 places better than predicted.)
5. Seton Hall (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
6. Providence (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
7. Xavier (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
8. Georgetown (↑ 3 places better than predicted.)
9. Marquette (↓3 places worse than predicted.)
10. Butler (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
11. DePaul (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
2022 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 9 to 12, 2022
Seed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. Providence (↑ 6 places better than predicted.)
2. Villanova (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
3. UConn (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
4. Creighton (↑ 4 places better than predicted.)
5. Marquette (↑ 4 places better than predicted.)
6. Seton Hall (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
7. St. John's (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
8. Xavier (↓ 5 places worse than predicted.)
9. Butler (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
10. DePaul (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
11. Georgetown (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
2023 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 8 to March 11, 2023
Seed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. Marquette (↑ 8 places better than predicted.)
2. Xavier (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. Creighton (↓2 places worse than predicted.)
4. UConn (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
5. Providence (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
6. Villanova (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
7. Seton Hall (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
8. St. John's (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
9. Butler (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
10. DePaul (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
11. Georgetown (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
2024 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 13 to 16, 2024
Seed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. UConn (↑ 2 places better than predicted.)
2. Creighton (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. Marquette (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
4. Seton Hall (↑ 5 places better than predicted.)
5. St. John's (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
6. Villanova (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
7. Providence (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
8. Butler (↑ 2 places better than predicted.)
9. Xavier (↓ 3 places worse than predicted.)
10. Georgetown (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
11. DePaul (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
2025 Big East men's basketball tournament (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament) - Wikipedia - March 12 to 15, 2025
Seed. School, Tournament Seeding vs. BE Coaches Poll
1. St. John's (↑ 4 places better than predicted.)
2. Creighton (Same as predicted in Preseason Coaches Poll.)
3. UConn (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
4. Xavier (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
5. Marquette (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
6. Villanova (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
7. Georgetown (↑ 2 places better than predicted.)
8. Providence (↓ 2 places worse than predicted.)
9. Butler (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
10. DePaul (↑ 1 place better than predicted.)
11. Seton Hall (↓ 1 place worse than predicted.)
FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT SEEDING
Five-Year Average • Team ( ∑ Yearly = Total) 2.60 • Creighton (2 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 =13)
2.80 • UConn (3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 3 = 14)
4.20 • Villanova (1 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 21)
4.60 • Marquette (9 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 5 = 23)
5.00 • St. John's (4 + 7 + 8 + 5 + 1 = 25)
5.40 • Providence (6 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 8 = 27)
6.00 • Xavier (7 + 8 + 2 + 9 + 4 = 30)
6.60 • Seton Hall (5 + 6 + 7 + 4 + 11 = 33)
9.00 • Butler (10 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 9 = 45)
9.40 • Georgetown (8 + 11 + 11 + 10 + 7 = 47)
10.40 • DePaul (11 + 10 + 10 + 11 + 10 = 52)
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FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE PRESEASON BIG EAST COACHES' POLL RANKINGS
Five-Year Average • Team ( ∑ Yearly = Total) 2.80 • UConn (4 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 14)
3.00 • Creighton (2 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 15)
3.20 • Villanova (1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 = 16)
4.20 • Xavier (7 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 21)
5.60 • Marquette (6 + 9 + 9 + 1 + 4 = 28)
5.60 • Providence (3 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 6 = 28)
5.80 • St. John's (9 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 5 = 29)
7.20 • Seton Hall (5 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 10 = 36)
8.00 • Butler (8 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 8 = 40)
9.60 • Georgetown (11 + 10 + 10 + 8 + 9 = 48)
10.80 • DePaul (10 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 = 54)
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FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COACHES' POLL AND TOURNAMENT SEEDINGFive-Year Average Difference • College • (Avg. October Prediction – Avg. March Seeding) (
↑ 1.0 place better than predicted in October) •
Marquette • (
5.6 –
4.6) =
1.0(
↑ 0.8 places better than predicted in October) •
St. John's • (
5.8 –
5.0) =
0.8(
↑ 0.6 places better than predicted in October) •
Seton Hall • (
7.2 –
6.6) =
0.6(
↑ 0.4 places better than predicted in October) •
Creighton • (
3.0 –
2.6) =
0.4(
↑ 0.4 places better than predicted in October) •
DePaul • (
10.8 –
10.4) =
0.4(
↑ 0.2 places better than predicted in October) •
Georgetown • (
9.6 –
9.4) =
0.2(
↑ 0.2 places better than predicted in October) •
Providence • (
5.6 –
5.4) =
0.2( ...........
Same as predicted in October ........... ) •
UConn • (
2.8 –
2.8) =
0.0(
↓ 1.0 place worse than predicted in October) •
Butler • (
8.0 –
9.0) =
-1.0(
↓ 1.0 place worse than predicted in October) •
Villanova • (
3.2 –
4.2) =
-1.0(
↓ 1.8 places worse than predicted in October) •
Xavier • (
4.2 –
6.0) =
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PART 3: CONCLUSIONS1. On the average over the past five seasons, the Big East coaches were impressively accurate in their preseason predictions in October, with only one school (Xavier) averaging more than a one-place difference than predicted by the coaches.
2. On the average,
Marquette was the most consistently
under-rated team in the Big East.
3. On the average,
Xavier was the most consistently
over-rated team in the Big East.
4. The coaches produced a mixed bag of predictions in October 2022, with only one team (
Marquette) seeded more than 3 places different than predicted.
In October 2022, the Big East coaches predicted Marquette to be a #9 seed in the BE Tournament in March. But the Warriors surprized everyone by winning the Big East regular-season title with a 17-3 conference record, a #1 seed in the BE Tournament, and a Big East Tournament Championship.(https://www.bigeast.com/images/2023/3/11/DSC04357.JPG?width=690&quality=80%)
Marquette Wins BIG EAST Tournament (https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/3/11/mens-basketball-marquette-wins-big-east-tournament.aspx) – Big East Conference – March 11, 2023
Marquette Wins BIG EAST Tournament with 65-51 Victory Over Xavier (https://gomarquette.com/news/2023/3/11/mens-basketball-mubb-vs-xavier) – MU Basketball – March 11, 2023
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Amazing Dayton Facts:
The Average IQ of a Dayton alum is 69
The median income of a Dayton alum is $6969
Dayton chose Flyers as a mascot because most people that visit the campus can't wait to fly away
Dayton's top major is coloring in the lines
96% of married Dayton alum are first cousins
ABD
WHY ARE WE YELLING IN TITLES?
Quote from: Uncle Rico on Today at 07:30:47 PMAmazing Dayton Facts:
The Average IQ of a Dayton alum is 69
The median income of a Dayton alum is $6969
Dayton chose Flyers as a mascot because most people that visit the campus can't wait to fly away
Dayton's top major is coloring in the lines
96% of married Dayton alum are first cousins
Now just copy and paste multiple entire 10,000 word articles and give nailed it.
You kind of have to be impressed by the sheer amount of time wasted by this guy in compiling these research reports.
Quote from: ATL MU Warrior on Today at 08:41:04 PMYou kind of have to be impressed by the sheer amount of time wasted by this guy in compiling these research reports.
I'm impressed that he's so impressed with himself.
The only impressive thing is how big of a loser the guy is. I can't even imagine ever posting even a one sentence post once on a fan board of a team that actually cares about Marquette. The fact that he thinks anybody at Marquette cares anything about his copy and paste jobs with weird formatting is impressive.
Pretty sure I banged this guy's mom a few years ago and this is payback. Sorry