Andrew Porter over at The UConn Blog was kind enough to host this year's BIG EAST Basketball Power Rankings, which will occur on a bi-weekly basis during the OOC schedule, and move to a weekly poll once conference play begins.
A single representative from all the BIG EAST blogs on SB Nation are participating, and we've reached out to our friends from around the internet to fill out the remaining slots. It's a simple format - we all list the teams in order. 16 points awarded for
Not much surprise here, in terms of rankings (other than Casual Hoya ranking the Syracuse Orange last - love that), but that's to be expected. VOnce conference play starts (or better yet, we start playing real teams) we'll have a much better idea of who is who this year.
Head over to the mother post to see your Homers and Haters of the Week, but without further digression, here are your rankings. Individual ballots are after
1. Pittsburgh Panthers (6) (3-0): 155 points
2. Villanova Wildcats (3) (1-0): 149 points
3. Georgetown Hoyas (1-0): 130 points
4. Syracuse Orange (1) (2-0): 128 points
5. West Virginia Mountaineers (1-0): 119 points
6. Marquette Golden Eagles (2-0): 102 points
7. Connecticut Huskies (1-0): 97 points
8. St. John's Red Storm (0-0): 87 points
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0): 85 points
10. Louisville Cardinals (0-0): 83 points
11. Seton Hall Pirates (1-1): 61 points
12. Cincinnati Bearcats (0-0): 54 points
13. South Florida Bulls (0-1): 37 points
14. Providence Friars (1-0): 33 points
15. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-1): 20 points
16. DePaul Blue Demons (1-0): 19 points
Blue Demons' Lair:
1. Syracuse
2. Pittsburgh
3. Villanova
4. St. John's
5. West Virginia
6. Georgetown
7. Louisville
8. Marquette
9. UConn
10. Seton Hall
11. DePaul
12. Cincinnati
13. Notre Dame
14. Providence
15. Rutgers
16. South Florida
Card Chronicle:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Syracuse
3. Villanova
4. West Virginia
5. Marquette
6. Georgetown
7. St. John's
8. Notre Dame
9. Louisville
10. UConn
11. Seton Hall
12. Providence
13. Cincinnati
14. South Florida
15. DePaul
16. Rutgers
Cardiac Hill:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Villanova
3. Syracuse
4. Georgetown
5. UConn
6. West Virginia
7. Marquette
8. Louisville
9. Seton Hall
10. Notre Dame
11. Cincinnati
12. St. John's
13. Providence
14. South Florida
15. Rutgers
16. DePaul
Casual Hoya:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Georgetown
3. Villanova
4. West Virginia
5. Marquette
6. UConn
7. Seton Hall
8. St. John's
9. Notre Dame
10. Louisville
11. Cincinnati
12. South Florida
13. Providence
14. Rutgers
15. DePaul
16. Syracuse
Down the Drive:
1. Villanova
2. Pittsburgh
3. Syracuse
4. Georgetown
5. West Virginia
6. Marquette
7. UConn
8. St. John's
9. Louisville
10. Notre Dame
11. Seton Hall
12. Cincinnati
13. South Florida
14. Rutgers
15. Providence
16. DePaul
The East Coast Bias:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Villanova
3. Georgetown
4. Syracuse
5. Marquette
6. Notre Dame
7. West Virginia
8. UConn
9. St. John's
10. Louisville
11. Cincinnati
12. Seton Hall
13. South Florida
14. Providence
15. DePaul
16. Rutgers
The Nova Blog:
1. Villanova
2. Pittsburgh
3. Syracuse
4. UConn
5. West Virginia
6. Georgetown
7. Notre Dame
8. St. John's
9. Marquette
10. Louisville
11. Cincinnati
12. Seton Hall
13. Providence
14. South Florida
15. DePaul
16. Rutgers
Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Syracuse
3. Villanova
4. Georgetown
5. West Virginia
6. Notre Dame
7. Louisville
8. UConn
9. St. John's
10. Marquette
11. Cincinnati
12. Seton Hall
13. South Florida
14. Providence
15. Rutgers
16. DePaul
TheUConnBlog:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Villanova
3. Georgetown
4. Syracuse
5. West Virginia
6. Notre Dame
7. Marquette
8. UConn
9. St. John's
10. Louisville
11. Cincinnati
12. Seton Hall
13. South Florida
14. Providence
15. Rutgers
16. DePaul
Voodoo Five:
1. Villanova
2. Georgetown
3. Pittsburgh
4. Syracuse
5. West Virginia
6. Marquette
7. Louisville
8. UConn
9. St. John's
10. Notre Dame
11. South Florida
12. Seton Hall
13. Cincinnati
14. Rutgers
15. Providence
16. DePaul