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Message: [QUOTE="Hey Adrien!, post: 4690112, member: 5787"] This. Usually, when I predict the Big East, I put teams in "tiers" but as [USER=8779]@NJHoops[/USER] alluded, I expect a lot more parity this season as St. John's, Butler and Georgetown will be a lot better this season than last year. Parity could either mean the conference cannibalizes itself, minimizing the teams that make the tournament (kinda like the A-10 last year) or the overall quality up and town improves NET ratings, therefore the Big East has six teams in the tournament (kinda like 2022, when eight Big East teams ranked within the top-55 KenPom). Anywho, here's my rank: [B]Teams in the Preseason Top 25[/B] 1) UConn 2) Marquette 3) Villanova 4) Creighton [B]Teams that could be in the Top 25 at points this season[/B] 5) Xavier [B]The strong middle of the pack[/B] 6) St. John's 7) Providence [B]Better than last year[/B] 8) Georgetown 9) Butler [B]Worse than last year[/B] 10) Seton Hall 11) DePaul [/QUOTE]