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Big East January '26 Thread - Take Two

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Big East NET/KenPom ratings after Saturday:

UConn 8/10
St. John's 23/20
Villanova 31/27
Seton Hall 47/50
Butler 52/56
Creighton 55/51

As of this morning, UConn has 5 Q1 opportunites left (2x St. John's, @Villanova, @Butler, @Creighton) left in the regular season. If Villanova moves 1 more spot to 30 in the NET, that becomes 6 Q1 opportunites left.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
The Big East is in big trouble in the efficiency ratings. I will go back and check at some point, but I do not recall the huge variances between RPI, which is a simple wins and losses assessment of teams and their strength of schedule, and the efficiency ratings. For example, Tennessee and Kenucky are 55 and 56 in RPI, and 22 and 24 in KenPom. That means that Tennessee and Kentucky are struggling against weak schedules, but light up the teams they beat so it's all good in efficiency-land. Iowa is 42 in RPI and 18 in KenPom.

UConn is the other direction, 4 in RPI, but 11 in KenPom.

It is possible there is just a glitch or some kind of "house effect" in KenPom's model that is creating this dynamic.
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Why do you continue to use RPI? It isn't a metric anyone uses anymore, especially the NCAA tournament committee.
 
One concern I do have is that the BE slate will numb this UConn team down prior to the dance. They’re already showing signs of it will another 2 months of it give them the ability to simply turn it on when it matters?
 
RuffRuff said:
One concern I do have is that the BE slate will numb this UConn team down prior to the dance. They’re already showing signs of it will another 2 months of it give them the ability to simply turn it on when it matters?
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It took an incredible comeback and overtime to beat Providence, we beat Seton Hall by 5 in a dogfight, and we only beat Georgetown by 2. We've yet to play 4 games against the top 2 teams besides us in the conference and we've yet to play Creighton on the road which has been a house of horrors for us.
 
RuffRuff said:
One concern I do have is that the BE slate will numb this UConn team down prior to the dance. They’re already showing signs of it will another 2 months of it give them the ability to simply turn it on when it matters?
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We're going to be getting a lot more interesting games going forward. In the last 12 games we have St. John's twice, Nova twice, Creighton twice, at Butler, and home Hall.
 
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BFieldHusky said:
Why do you continue to use RPI? It isn't a metric anyone uses anymore, especially the NCAA tournament committee.
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He uses it because it mostly closely aligns with what he’s already decided is true, based upon his alternate reality.
 
auror said:
We're going to be getting a lot more interesting games going forward. In the last 12 games we have St. John's twice, Nova twice, Creighton twice, at Butler, and home Hall.
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I do wonder if that slate gets us ready for games at a national level. We are talking about perhaps only 2-3 other tourney teams, and even there they'd be low seeded. I'm sure Hurley has a plan.
 
We just played 5 games in 13 days, with 3 of these being away from home. The road games have been an OT comeback for the ages, and two one possession games. It's everyones Super Bowl, and I think the team is tired, and Solo is banged up. Let's enjoy the week off and get healthy.
 
RuffRuff said:
I do wonder if that slate gets us ready for games at a national level. We are talking about perhaps only 2-3 other tourney teams, and even there they'd be low seeded. I'm sure Hurley has a plan.
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As of right now, Nova and St. John's are both wearing home jerseys Round 1, and Seton Hall is 50/50 for that privilege. The Johnnies are no slouches. They have need to gel but once they do I believe they are a top 15-20 team. I am not expecting to sweep them.
 
shizzle787 said:
As of right now, Nova and St. John's are both wearing home jerseys Round 1, and Seton Hall is 50/50 for that privilege. The Johnnies are no slouches. They have need to gel but once they do I believe they are a top 15-20 team. I am not expecting to sweep them.
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Jonnies will be the best test we get, evidenced by handling Nova last night fairly easily. I'm not sure Nova is going to be wearing the home jersey's when all is said and done.
 
RuffRuff said:
Jonnies will be the best test we get, evidenced by handling Nova last night fairly easily. I'm not sure Nova is going to be wearing the home jersey's when all is said and done.
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Who do you see jumping them?
 
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shizzle787 said:
As of right now, Nova and St. John's are both wearing home jerseys Round 1, and Seton Hall is 50/50 for that privilege. The Johnnies are no slouches. They have need to gel but once they do I believe they are a top 15-20 team. I am not expecting to sweep them.
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The efficiency metrics have turned hard against the Big East in January. It is not out of the question that a 14 loss SEC team gets taken over a 7 loss Seton Hall team.

I think something is wrong with the efficiency metrics, but I am not on the selection committee.
 
The St Johns games will probably determine the regular season title because with the way they're playing and their talent level compared to the rest of the league(non-UConn) I doubt they drop more than 1 more game to anyone else. The Providence choke seems to have woke them up.
 
Providence and Marquette in the battle for the bottom. Currently tied at 75 and there's still 8 mins to go.
 
Shaka going into this year thinking that Gold could be his starting center in this league is his biggest failed roster move
 
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Also Vaaks is infuriating to watch. Just garbage shot selection
 
Vaaks with 3 TOs and 3 30 foot jacks in the last 3 minutes, Corey Floyd went for a quick flight instead of defense and PC managed to collapse and go to OT
 
PC is doing it again. Up by 3 and they have the ball with 12 seconds left. They turn it over and foul a three point shooter. Use their last timeout with 2.3 seconds left to ice him on the 3rd FT, he makes it anyway. On to OT!
 
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PC tried to give away the Creighton game, successfully gave this one away. English shouldn’t be on the flight back
 
Rough evening for Corey Floyd Jr

Turned the ball over at the end of regulation that led to the game tying FTs. Then turned it over and committed the foul at the end of OT to give Marquette the game winning FT

Marquette wins! 38 for Nigel James, WOW
 
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