Our latest edition of Power Rankings are out!
In this week’s edition, 12 pollsters ranked the Big East teams 1-10.
10. Georgetown Hoyas
(Score: 9.67; Last Week: 9; Highest Vote: 9; Lowest Vote: 10)
“You lose to DePaul, and you go to 10th. Those are the rules.” - Chris Novak
“What a nightmarish season for the Hoyas.” - Robert O’Neill
9. DePaul Blue Demons
(Score: 9.33; Last Week: 10; Highest Vote: 9; Lowest Vote: 10)
“DePaul did something they hadn’t done in 26 years. Hats off to ‘em.” - Chris Novak
“DePaul won.” - Robert O’Neill
8. St. John’s Red Storm
(Score: 8.00; Last Week: 8; Highest Vote: 8; Lowest Vote: 8)
“Do YOU want to play St. John’s? I don’t know if you do.” - Chris Novak
“St. John’s is probably the team from the Wednesday night Big East Tournament slate that I would most want to avoid in the later days.” - Robert O’Neill
7. Marquette Golden Eagles
(Score: 7.00; Last Week: 4; Highest Vote: 7; Lowest Vote: 7)
“To think that it wasn’t too long ago that Marquette beat Villanova at home. What a downslide.” - Chris Novak
“Marquette is still going to make the NCAA Tournament barring something crazy, but this isn’t the most ideal finish for them.” - Robert O’Neill
6. Seton Hall Pirates (1)
(Score: 5.25; Last Week: 6; First Place Votes: 1; Lowest Vote: 6)
“More power to Seton Hall who’ve handled their business as well as they could’ve in the past few games. They could very well be Tourney-bound.” - Chris Novak
“Seton Hall might make the NCAA Tournament for back to back seasons for the first time since the early 90s. That’s pretty cool.” - Robert O’Neill
5. Xavier Musketeers
(Score: 5.17; Last Week: 5; Highest Vote: 4; Lowest Vote: 6)
“Yikes.” - Chris Novak
“Certainly not the most ideal way to finish the season for Xavier.” - Robert O’Neill
4. Providence Friars
(Score: 4.00; Last Week: 7; Highest Vote: 3; Lowest Vote: 5)
“Hottest team in the conference. Ed Cooley should be a strong Big East Coach of the Year candidate.” - Chris Novak
“Providence is two games away from a classic #RunTheTable. Nice!” - Robert O’Neill
3. Creighton Bluejays
(Score: 3.33; Last Week: 3; Highest Vote: 3; Lowest Vote: 4)
“Marcus Foster seems pretty good.” - Chris Novak
“Remember when Marcus Foster was slumping? LOL.” - Robert O’Neill
2. Butler Bulldogs
(Score: 2.00; Last Week: 2; Highest Vote: 2; Lowest Vote: 2)
“Nothing like sweeping Villanova AND Xavier in the same season, huh?” - Chris Novak
“Remember when Kelan Martin was slumping? LOL.” - Robert O’Neill
1. Villanova Wildcats (11)
(Score: 1.17; Last Week: 1; Highest Vote: 1; Lowest Vote: 3)
“Well, so long as they take care of Georgetown and win the Big East Tourney, ‘Nova should be a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.” - Chris Novak
“Villanova could use Darryl Reynolds back, but as long as he’s back by their second NCAA Tournament game (they won’t need him in the 1/16), they’ll be fine.” - Robert O’Neill
Voter Breakdown
| Voter | Butler | Creighton | DePaul | Georgetown | Marquette | Providence | Seton Hall | St. John's | Villanova | Xavier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voter | Butler | Creighton | DePaul | Georgetown | Marquette | Providence | Seton Hall | St. John's | Villanova | Xavier |
| Chris Novak | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Rob O'Neill | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Sindelar | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Sam Newberry | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Adam Hillman | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Eugene Rapay | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Chris Grenham | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Joey Ciccarello | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Andrew Padyk | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Hopkins | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Vijay Vemu | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Perry Waggoner | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| First Place Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Average | 2.00 | 3.33 | 9.33 | 9.67 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 8.00 | 1.17 | 5.17 |