Big East Conference Results/ NCAA/NIT/CBI

[geps]

Solid win for Nova. Providence missing a take control guard at crunch time.

[Herman Cain]

Solid win for Nova. Providence missing a take control guard at crunch time.

The freshman, Aj Reeves,  who was playing very well averaging 14.2 has been injured. Cooley & Company will be a better team if he comes back.

[MarquetteDano]

There's gonna be a lot of BEast teams beating each other up this season.

BEast may be down this year but the games are consistently entertaining.  A lot of decent teams going at it.

[Floorslapper]

GTown vs St. Johns goes to OT?  GTown might be a tougher game than some here think.

[BM1090]

GTown vs St. Johns goes to OT?  GTown might be a tougher game than some here think.

Or it could be playing on the road against a team that's a bad matchup is hard

[JakeBarnes]

Or it could be playing on the road against a team that's a bad matchup is hard

No. No, that seems too logical.

Let me give you an alternative view: St Johns went to OT because Wojo didn't appear to care enough.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

GTown vs St. Johns goes to OT?  GTown might be a tougher game than some here think.

.....Or it means that the transitive property of basketball isn't a thing.

That being said, I picked at Georgetown as a loss at the beginning of the season, I think it will be our annual "how did we lose that?" game.

[JWags85]

Ponds will be the player of the year, there is no doubt in my mind.  Playing in the big apple helps.  That steal in OT was something to behold.

He has as good a chance as Markus.  They are the same kind of players.  This is the same guy who put up 8 pts on 2-13 against Seton Hall and 8 pts on 3-10 against Rutgers.  Today was the first big game he had on the road.   Lets not crown him yet.

[MU82]

He has as good a chance as Markus.  They are the same kind of players.  This is the same guy who put up 8 pts on 2-13 against Seton Hall and 8 pts on 3-10 against Rutgers.  Today was the first big game he had on the road.   Lets not crown him yet.

Excellent comment.

BEast may be down this year but the games are consistently entertaining.  A lot of decent teams going at it.

Agreed, Dano. There is no great BEast team this season, which is a departure after the way Nova dominated the previous several years, and X got a No. 1 seed last season. Any team has a legit chance to beat any other. Lots of flaws to be exposed all around the league, but also lots of fine players who can take over games. There are several solid teams, and I hope we emerge as the most solid.

[Johnny B]

Why does it say NOVA has 3 conference wins

[brewcity77]

Why does it say NOVA has 3 conference wins

Is UConn back in the conference? 

[Herman Cain]

DePaul up over The Hall 42-39 with 16:58 left

[Herman Cain]

DePaul up 13 over The Hall with 12:52 left . Max Strus playing well.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

DePaul tried their best to let Seton Hall win but Sandro's last second three rims short.

[Herman Cain]

DePaul finally learned how to win.

[MUEng92]

I had already typed "the most DePaul of all DePaul losses" before Seton Hall inbounded the last time.  I was actually surprised I had to delete it because DePaul won.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Hall looking like they might crack top 25...then they lose to DePaul. Gross.

[Herman Cain]

Hall looking like they might crack top 25...then they lose to DePaul. Gross.

DePaul is going to get some wins in conference this year. Better they get them out of their system  at home and against someone other than MU.

[Herman Cain]

I recognize RPI is not the metric that the NCAA is using. However,  it is still an interesting reference point. Big East continues as Number 3 in Conference RPI

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html

Every game in the league is going to be a battle and hopefully come tournament time the league will get rewarded.

[Jay Bee]

With the home victories today for MU & DePaul, the home team has won 50% of Big East games this season.

[wadesworld]

With the home victories today for MU & DePaul, the home team has one 50% of Big East games this season.

One vs. won.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

DePaul is going to get some wins in conference this year. Better they get them out of their system  at home and against someone other than MU.

DePaul winning games is bad for the Big East. Same goes for X and Georgetown for that matter. Best if those guys are the doormats.

[BM1090]

DePaul winning games is bad for the Big East. Same goes for X and Georgetown for that matter. Best if those guys are the doormats.

Prior to this year I'd agree but I want MU to be in the running for the Big East title. It's best if DePaul, X, GT can knock off teams like Nova, SHU, and SJU once in awhile.

[We R Final Four]

I recognize RPI is not the metric that the NCAA is using. However,  it is still an interesting reference point. Big East continues as Number 3 in Conference RPI

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html

Every game in the league is going to be a battle and hopefully come tournament time the league will get rewarded.

doesnt seem to work that work way.
I agree this year seems to be a year with teams beating each other up, but I don't think that will translate into entries into the dance.

[Herman Cain]

Here are the Big East NET rankings through games of January 4. They will probably update tomorrow. The league is in a respectable position. There is a tool on this that allows to sort by leagues.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings
23      Marquette   
24      St. John's
36      Villanova   
37      Creighton   
42      Seton Hall   
60      Butler   
78      Xavier   
86      Providence   
102      Georgetown   
139      DePaul