Big East Recap: Week Two

Wow. That is the only way to describe Week Two for the Big East.

Four of the seven ranked Big East teams from last week lost—some to worthy, ranked opponents (Notre Dame to North Carolina, Georgetown to Tennessee), and others to complete upsets (Marquette to Dayton, Louisville to Western Kentucky).

The main question surrounding the Big East now is whether the preseason hype about it being the best conference in college hoops was warranted and if we can expect to constantly hear "OVERRATED!" chanted at future games.

At the start of Week Three, the Big East still has the No. 2 and 3 ranked teams overall and seven teams currently in the top 25 (Syracuse became ranked for the first time this season, while Marquette fell out of the top 25).

The next few weeks should provide some insight into how good the Big East actually is. Only two of the fifteen games to watch before Big East conference play begins have occurred and both have resulted in Big East teams upsetting their opponents. Two are set to go this Saturday, Ohio State at Notre Dame and Wisconsin at Marquette, and they should be great games for both teams.

Standings

Pittsburgh 7-0
Connecticut 6-0
Syracuse 6-0
Villanova 6-0
DePaul 4-0
Cincinnati 5-1
Marquette 5-1
Notre Dame 5-1
Seton Hall 5-1
St. John's 5-1
Georgetown 4-1
West Virginia 4-1
South Florida 3-1
Rutgers 4-2
Louisville 2-1
Providence 4-3

Activity

Cincinnati Bearcats

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/24—W 82-56—Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
11/28—L 58-47—Florida State Seminoles
11/29—W 67-65—UNLV Rebels

Connecticut Huskies

Week 2 Ranking: #2 AP, #2 Coaches

11/24—W 76-57—Wisconsin Badgers
11/29—W 88-58—Bryant University Bulldogs

DePaul Blue Demons

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/26—W 71-62—Detroit Titans
11/22—W 75-70—Indiana State Sycamores

Georgetown Hoyas

Week 2 Ranking: #21 AP, #16 Coaches

11/27—W 58-50—Wichita State Shockers
11/28—L 90-78—Tennessee Volunteers
11/30—W 75-48—Maryland Terrapins

Louisville Cardinals

Week 2 Ranking: #3 AP, #3 Coaches

11/30—L 68-54—Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Marquette Golden Eagles

Week 2 Ranking: #15 AP, #15 Coaches

11/25—W 85-68—Texas Southern Tigers
11/28—W 73-43—Northern Iowa Panthers
11/29—L 89-75—Dayton Flyers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Week 2 Ranking: #8 AP, #8 Coaches

11/24—W 88-50—Indiana Hoosiers
11/25—W 81-80—Texas Longhorns
11/26—L 102-87—North Carolina Tar Heels
11/30—W 93-61—Furman Paladins

Pittsburgh Panthers

Week 2 Ranking: #4 AP, #4 Coaches

11/25—W 74-60—Belmont Bruins
11/28—W 80-67—Texas Tech Red Raiders
11/29—W 57-43—Washington State Cougars

Providence Friars

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/27—L 72-56—Baylor Bears
11/28—W 67-62—Charlotte 49ers
11/30—L 81-75—Saint Mary's Gaels

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/26—L 76-71—Lehigh Mountain Hawks
11/30—W 68-47—St. Peter's Peacocks

Seton Hall Pirates

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/29—W 75-70—Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

South Florida Bulls

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/25—W 59-46—High Point Panthers
11/29—W 55-37—Northeastern Huskies

St. John's Red Storm

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/24—W 73-61—Eastern Michigan Eagles
11/25—W 73-54—Loyola (IL) Ramblers

Syracuse Orange

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/24—W 89-83—Florida Gators
11/25—W 89-81 OT—Kansas Jayhawks
11/28—W 73-70—Virginia Cavaliers

Villanova Wildcats

Week 2 Ranking: #20 AP, #22 Coaches

11/25—W 71-48—Monmouth Hawks
11/28—W 64-47—Towson Tigers
11/29—W 78-65—Rhode Island Rams

West Virginia Mountaineers

Week 2 Ranking: NR AP, NR Coaches

11/25—W 76-42—Delaware State Hornets
11/28—W 87-68—Iowa Hawkeyes
11/29—L 54-43—Kentucky Wildcats