Big East Rankings

Through the end of the regular season (March 9).

1. Louisville (1)
2. Georgetown (3)
3. Connecticut (2)
4. Notre Dame (4)
5. Marquette (5)
6. West Virginia (7)
7. Pittsburgh (6)
8. Syracuse (9)
9. Villanova (
10. Providence (12)
11. Seton Hall (10)
12. Cincinnati (11)
13. DePaul (13)
14. St. John’s (14)
15. South Florida (15)
16. Rutgers (16)

First round Big East Tournament games (Wednesday):

#8 Villanova vs. #9 Syracuse 12pm/ESPN
#5 West Virginia vs. #12 Providence approx 2:30pm/ESPN
#7 Pittsburgh vs. #10 Cincinnati 7pm/ESPN
#6 Marquette vs. #11 Seton Hall approx 9:30pm/ESPN

Second round matchups (Thursday):

Syracuse/Villanova vs. #1 Georgetown 12pm/ESPN
West Virginia/Providence vs. #4 Connecticut approx 2:30pm/ESPN
Pittsburgh/Cincinnati vs. #2 Louisville 7pm/ESPN
Marquette/Seton Hall vs. #3 Notre Dame approx 9:30/ESPN

Semifinal matchups (Friday):

12pm Thursday winner vs. 2:30pm Thursday winner 7pm/ESPN
7pm Thursday winner vs. 9:30pm Thursday winner approx 9:30pm/ESPN

Championship game (Saturday):

Friday 7pm winner vs. Friday 9:30pm winner 9pm/ESPN

Big East Rankings

Through games of March 2.

1. Louisville (1)
2. Connecticut (2)
3. Georgetown (3)
4. Notre Dame (4)
5. Marquette (5)
6. Pittsburgh (
7. West Virginia (7)
8. Villanova (6)
9. Syracuse (9)
10. Seton Hall (10)
11. Cincinnati (11)
12. Providence (13)
13. DePaul (12)
14. St. John’s (15)
15. South Florida (14)
16. Rutgers (16)

This week’s Big East games:

Mon. Mar. 3: Pittsburgh @ West Virginia.
Tues. Mar. 4: Florida Gulf Coast @ Marquette.
Wed. Mar. 5: Syracuse @ Seton Hall, St. John’s @ Notre Dame, South Florida @ Villanova.
Thurs. Mar. 6: Connecticut @ Providence, DePaul @ Cincinnati.
Sat. Mar. 8: Louisville @ Georgetown, West Virginia @ St. John’s, Cincinnati @ Connecticut, Marquette @ Syracuse, Notre Dame @ South Florida, Villanova @ Providence.
Sun. Mar. 9: DePaul @ Pittsburgh, Rutgers @ Seton Hall.

Big East Rankings

Through games of February 24.

1. Louisville (2)
2. Connecticut (1)
3. Georgetown (4)
4. Notre Dame (3)
5. Marquette (5)
6. Villanova (10)
7. West Virginia (6)
8. Pittsburgh (7)
9. Syracuse (
10. Seton Hall (11)
11. Cincinnati (9)
12. DePaul (13)
13. Providence (12)
14. South Florida (16)
15. St. John’s (14)
16. Rutgers (15)

This week’s Big East games:

Mon. Feb. 25: Marquette at Villanova.
Tues. Feb. 26: Seton Hall at South Florida, Connecticut at Rutgers.
Wed. Feb. 27: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, St. John’s at Georgetown, West Virginia @ DePaul.
Thurs. Feb. 28: Notre Dame at Louisville.
Sat. Mar. 1: Pittsburgh at Syracuse, West Virginia at Connecticut, Georgetown at Marquette, Seton Hall at St. John’s, South Florida at Rutgers.
Sun. Mar. 2: Notre Dame at DePaul, Providence at Cincinnati, Villanova at Louisville.

Score predictions (14-1 last week):

VILLANOVA 76, Marquette 72

Seton Hall 71, SOUTH FLORIDA 68
Connecticut 69, RUTGERS 56

PITTSBURGH 65, Cincinnati 59
GEORGETOWN 71, St. John’s 52
West Virginia 77, DEPAUL 73

LOUISVILLE 81, Notre Dame 71

SYRACUSE 66, Pittsburgh 62
CONNECTICUT 70, West Virginia 60
MARQUETTE 68, Georgetown 64
Seton Hall 72, ST. JOHN’S 63
RUTGERS 65, South Florida 61

Notre Dame 84, DEPAUL 70
CINCINNATI 65, Providence 59
LOUISVILLE 80, Villanova 69

Big East Rankings

Through games of February 17.

1. Connecticut (1)
2. Louisville (2)
3. Notre Dame (4)
4. Georgetown (3)
5. Marquette (6)
6. West Virginia (7)
7. Pittsburgh (5)
8. Syracuse (
9. Cincinnati (10)
10. Villanova (11)
11. Seton Hall (9)
12. Providence (12)
13. DePaul (13)
14. St. John’s (14)
15. Rutgers (15)
16. South Florida (16)