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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4582139, member: 833"] I won't argue this one too hard. 1996 was a really strong year in the Big East, with Villanova and Georgetown both excellent and in the Top 10 with UConn for almost the whole season, and Syracuse making the National Title game. UConn's 32-3 record was against a legit schedule, but after Ray, Doron, King and Knight, there was Rudy, and then there was a big dropoff. Ricky Moore was a strong defender, and Rash did a little of everything. Heyward basically just ate space. This was not a great defensive team, and Doron was a little streaky from the field. Mississippi State was underrated, and I believe ended up putting three players in the pros, so they were legitimately good. This was a very good team, just not as good as some of the other teams from the 90's. That said, I wouldn't push back too hard if you wanted to put it in the first group. [/QUOTE]