Big East Coast Bias Power Rankings: Week 10

1

(16-2, 6-0)

What is there to say about Villanova, who will likely be in the Top 5 when the new AP and Coaches polls come out on Monday. The Wildcats had another 2-0 week as they remain unbeaten in conference play having won 21 conference games in a row. Josh Hart ought to be a prime contender for BIG EAST Player of the Year and, perhaps, in the National Player of the Year discussion as well. Until they lose, the kings stay the king. - Chris Novak

2

Edmond Sumner is back where he left off, Trevon Bluiett dropped 18 points, and  and the Musketeers didn't skip a beat in their dominant win against Marquette on Saturday. Since their loss to Villanova on the opening day of conference play, Xavier has been holding opponents to an average of 66.3 points, while scoring an average of 80 points. Business as usual indeed. - Andrew Padyk

3

(13-4, 2-3)

An emotional week for Butler ended in victory Saturday, disposing of St. John's by a dub at home. Two of Andrew Smith's ex-teammates - former roommate Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones - led the way with 24 points from Dunham and Jones contributing five points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Butler travels for some meaty games at Providence and Creighton, and a chance to rectify some of those early Big East losses. - Pierce Roberson

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5

(13-4, 3-2)

Seton Hall had perhaps their biggest win of the season on Saturday when they defeated Kris Dunn and the Providence Friars in the heart of Friartown at The Dunk. The Pirates need more victories like that going forward if they want to establish themselves as a threat in the BIG EAST Conference. If Saturday tells us anything, it's that they're more than capable of doing that - Chris Novak

6

(14-6, 4-2)

The Bluejays benefitted in a big way from a narrow loss to Providence and a big victory over DePaul to improve to 4-2 in conference play. Four wins matches their regular-season conference win total last season. Mo Watson, Geoff Groselle, and Isaiah Zierden have the team trending in the right direction - Robert O'Neill

7

(11-7, 4-2)

Georgetown took care of business at the Garden earlier in the week with DSR's 33 powering them to a win. Then the Hoyas hung around but couldn't quite get past the Villanova Wildcats. Their margin for error continues to be razor thin as time wears on and they've shown early in this BIG EAST season that when they're on, they're as good as they come. It's consistency that's their issue and they have to right the ship and right it fast.. - Chris Novak

8

The Golden Eagles struggled to a 0-2 record this week while facing the two highest ranked conference teams in the AP poll. Understanding that facing Villanova and Xavier may be their two toughest matchups in the BIG EAST, Marquette fans who believed they would come away from this week unscathed are simply delusional and idealistic. In reality, their two losses in the last seven days should prove that the Golden Eagles are talented, but lack the elite guard play that the best teams require. Entering a stretch where they play DePaul and St. John's, Marquette needs to gain two victories if they want to supplement their NCAA resume. - Adam Hillman

9

The Blue Demons are off to their worst start to conference play since 2011, and it's not going to get any easier for them this week as they head up I-94 to the Bradley Center to face a desperate Marquette team. There's a very real possibility that the Blue Demons don't pick up their first conference victory until February 17 when they face St. John's. - Robert O'Neill

10

Federico Mussini and Felix Balamou both had solid outings for the Johnnies on Saturday, posting 14 and 13 points respectively. While that was the good for St. John's, their losing streak is now up to a school-record mark of nine and doesn't look like it will be coming to an end anytime soon. They'll look to break it next time out against Marquette. - Andrew Padyk