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Seth Davis: BE "Top Tier" Does Not Include UConn

This conversation was had yesterday….what’s your point?
I was at the game today. The way our team is playing, a 3-, or even 2-game deficit is insurmountable. There are deep problems that may not be solved this year. I hate the overly optimistic views on this board despite the horrific play these last 3 weeks. The question is, can we stop the skid to salvage something of this season.
 
I mean Seth's not wrong...

If I gotta make tiers for the Big East here's how it'd go


Tier 1: The Kings

Xavier, Marquette, Providence


Tier 2: The Contenders

Creighton, UConn


Tier 3: Mid (if UConn loses to Seton Hall it dropping down here)

Villanova, Seton Hall, St. John's, Butler

Tier 4: The Basement

DePaul, Georgetown
 
Happened to catch Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis talking about the BE on CBS this afternoon. Showed BE standings with Xavier and Providence at 6-0 and Marquette at 6-1. Davis notes how UConn, after its "fast start" has fallen back, its guards being exposed as "perhaps good shooters but unable to set up plays for others." He opines that the "top tier" of the BE -- Xavier, Providence and Marquette -- seems to have "separated itself" from the rest of the field.

It's absolutely dizzying how quickly teams can rise in accreditation by beating UConn in their own gyms. No need to wait until the return matches are played at UConn and down the line at MSG. UConn apparently is such a great team that just beating them on your home court establishes your superiority. A curious bit of logic -- and one that leaves this particular UConn fan virtually drooling at the opportunities ahead to enlighten BE basketball commentators.
The question now looks like “will UConn finish ahead of Georgetown?”
 
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I suppose one could argue that the team with the highest ranking by all measures has been by-passed by three programs with lower rankings. Not sure who would give you much cred after that argument but being credible doesn't appear to be on Seth's agenda. Besides, didn't he just rank us in the top 5 recently?
UConn has now been bypassed by Seton Hall.
 

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