Let's check out the Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll for this week (first place votes in parenthesis):
1) Pittsburgh (14)
2) Marquette (2)
3) Georgetown
4) Notre Dame
5) West Virginia
6) Villanova
7) Louisville
8) Syracuse
9) Providence
10) DePaul
11) Connecticut
12) St. John's
13) Seton Hall
14) South Florida
15) Rutgers
16) Cincinnati
Big mover: West Virginia and DePaul gained a spot, no real big movement otherwise.
Big dropper: Last week Louisville jumped up three spots, this week they go back down two.
This Week's Huh?: West Virginia received less total points than last week but actually moved up one spot.
Player of the Week: Jerel McNeal, Marquette
Freshman of the Week: Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia
How bout the AP and ESPN/USAToday polls? All the AP voters agreed that Florida is the best team in the land, the first time that's happened in two years. Pittsburgh is still nestled at #7 in the AP but they moved up to #6 in the USAT/ESPN. Marquette continues its quiet climb up the charts, currently at #11/#12. Georgetown re-appeared in the polls for the first time since the beginning of the season at #22/#23 and while Notre Dame dropped out on the AP, they still remained in the USAT/ESPN poll at #21.
The Big East kicks off the week with a Big Monday that looks a little bigger on paper than it really is. That said, its a crucial game as far as Big East standings are concerned.
Monday:
Syracuse @ Connecticut
Tuesday:
Cincinnati @ Providence
Wednesday:
Georgetown @ Louisville
Pittsburgh @ West Virginia
South Florida @ St. John's
Rutgers @ Marquette
Thursday:
Notre Dame @ DePaul
Saturday:
Marquette @ Georgetown
Villanova @ Seton Hall
South Florida @ Louisville
Cincinnati @ Rutgers
Providence @ Pittsburgh
Sunday:
St. John's @ Syracuse
There's also three major out-of-conference games this week: During the week Villanova meets St. Joseph's while over the weekend Connecticut visits Georgia Tech and mighty UCLA comes to West Virginia.
1) Pittsburgh (14)
2) Marquette (2)
3) Georgetown
4) Notre Dame
5) West Virginia
6) Villanova
7) Louisville
8) Syracuse
9) Providence
10) DePaul
11) Connecticut
12) St. John's
13) Seton Hall
14) South Florida
15) Rutgers
16) Cincinnati
Big mover: West Virginia and DePaul gained a spot, no real big movement otherwise.Big dropper: Last week Louisville jumped up three spots, this week they go back down two.
This Week's Huh?: West Virginia received less total points than last week but actually moved up one spot.
Player of the Week: Jerel McNeal, Marquette
Freshman of the Week: Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia
How bout the AP and ESPN/USAToday polls? All the AP voters agreed that Florida is the best team in the land, the first time that's happened in two years. Pittsburgh is still nestled at #7 in the AP but they moved up to #6 in the USAT/ESPN. Marquette continues its quiet climb up the charts, currently at #11/#12. Georgetown re-appeared in the polls for the first time since the beginning of the season at #22/#23 and while Notre Dame dropped out on the AP, they still remained in the USAT/ESPN poll at #21.
The Big East kicks off the week with a Big Monday that looks a little bigger on paper than it really is. That said, its a crucial game as far as Big East standings are concerned.
Monday:
Syracuse @ Connecticut
Tuesday:
Cincinnati @ Providence
Wednesday:
Georgetown @ Louisville
Pittsburgh @ West Virginia
South Florida @ St. John's
Rutgers @ Marquette
Thursday:
Notre Dame @ DePaul
Saturday:
Marquette @ Georgetown
Villanova @ Seton Hall
South Florida @ Louisville
Cincinnati @ Rutgers
Providence @ Pittsburgh
Sunday:
St. John's @ Syracuse
There's also three major out-of-conference games this week: During the week Villanova meets St. Joseph's while over the weekend Connecticut visits Georgia Tech and mighty UCLA comes to West Virginia.