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This has the Big East 3rd last season
Posted on: June 7, 2023 at 08:43:50 CT
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3. Big East
The top of the Big East was as good or better than the top of any conference in the country. In addition to national champion UConn, Creighton was seconds away from reaching the Final Four, and Xavier made the Sweet 16. While Marquette flamed out in the second round, the Golden Eagles won the Big East regular season and tournament titles. Those four each finished in the top 18 of the final NET rankings. By comparison, the Big 12's top four of Texas, Kansas, Baylor and Kansas State finished in the top 19. Ultimately, a lack of depth hindered the Big East from climbing higher in the final rankings. Butler (125), DePaul (155) and Georgetown (240) provided nothing of value, which dragged down the league's overall metrics. With Villanova also in a transition following the retirement of coach Jay Wright, the league was missing one of its anchors in the NCAA Tournament. Considering that seven of the Big East's 11 teams were either in their first season with a new coach or final season with an existing coach, the league's overall performance for the 2022-23 season was solid. If Ed Cooley gets Georgetown going, Rick Pitino injects life into St. John's and Kyle Neptune restores Villanova to prominence, this could be the nation's top conference in the years ahead.
BY THE NUMBERS
4th in NCAA Tournament bid percentage: 5 of 11 (45.5%)
1st in NCAA Tournament record: 12-4 (75%)
4th in top 50 NBA Draft prospects per team: .45 (five total)
4th in average NET ranking: 77.6 (64.7 last year)
3rd in average NET ranking excluding bottom two teams: 51 (44.6 last year)
3. Big East
The top of the Big East was as good or better than the top of any conference in the country. In addition to national champion UConn, Creighton was seconds away from reaching the Final Four, and Xavier made the Sweet 16. While Marquette flamed out in the second round, the Golden Eagles won the Big East regular season and tournament titles. Those four each finished in the top 18 of the final NET rankings. By comparison, the Big 12's top four of Texas, Kansas, Baylor and Kansas State finished in the top 19. Ultimately, a lack of depth hindered the Big East from climbing higher in the final rankings. Butler (125), DePaul (155) and Georgetown (240) provided nothing of value, which dragged down the league's overall metrics. With Villanova also in a transition following the retirement of coach Jay Wright, the league was missing one of its anchors in the NCAA Tournament. Considering that seven of the Big East's 11 teams were either in their first season with a new coach or final season with an existing coach, the league's overall performance for the 2022-23 season was solid. If Ed Cooley gets Georgetown going, Rick Pitino injects life into St. John's and Kyle Neptune restores Villanova to prominence, this could be the nation's top conference in the years ahead.
BY THE NUMBERS
4th in NCAA Tournament bid percentage: 5 of 11 (45.5%)
1st in NCAA Tournament record: 12-4 (75%)
4th in top 50 NBA Draft prospects per team: .45 (five total)
4th in average NET ranking: 77.6 (64.7 last year)
3rd in average NET ranking excluding bottom two teams: 51 (44.6 last year)
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This has the Big East 3rd last season - wu-tangtiger MU - 6/7 08:43:50
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