The race for the top spot in the conference was very close, as the top four teams were all within ranked overall within five spots of each other. UConn grabbed the top spot with the seventh overall rank, Syracuse was second in the Big East and eighth overall, Georgetown came next at ninth overall, and Louisville finished fourth in the Big East but 11th overall.
The Big East has earned five national championships since 1985. Villanova has one (1985), Louisville has one (1986), Syracuse has one (2003), and Connecticut has two (1999 and 2004).
Nine teams in the Big East have reached at least the Final Four in the last 24 seasons (UConn, Syracuse, Georgetown, Louisville, Cincinnati, Villanova, Seton Hall, St. John’s, and Marquette).
The main visible negative for this conference is the bottom teams. Both South Florida and Rutgers have been very poor basketball programs in this time period. Neither has a tournament victory, and they have only two tournament appearances each.
2) Big Ten – Average Point Total: 399.91
1) Michigan State – 655 (10, T-10)
2) Illinois – 616 (13, 23)
3) Indiana – 587 (15, 13)
4) Purdue – 546 (18, 29)
5) Michigan – 475 (24, 22)
6) Ohio State – 440 (30, 27)
7) Iowa – 404 (34, 49)
8) Wisconsin – 364 (T-37, T-43)
9) Minnesota – 226 (52, 68)
10) Penn State – 86 (T-96, T-185)
11) Northwestern – 0 (T-273, T-290)
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