2-11 BETology

Before we start things off I want to congratulate the players and teams from this years McDonald’s All-American Game. The rosters were announced yesterday and of the 24 players selected for the game, five will be playing in the Big East next season. Syracuse and Louisville each have two recruits playing and Pitt has one. For Syracuse, Michael Carter-Williams from St. Andrew’s in Rhode Island and Rakeem Christmas from Academy of the New Church just outside of Philadelphia will both be playing on the East squad. Louisville has Chane Behanan from Bowling Green, Kentucky playing on the East team and Wayne Blackshear from Morgan Park in Chicago playing on the West team. Pitt has Khem Birch from Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts, but originally from Montreal playing on the West team. Good luck to all those players, I look forward to watching you play on the biggest stage in college basketball next season in the Big East. Here is a look at the rest of the McDonald’s All-American roster. The game will be played on March 30th at 10:00 pm EST in the United Center in Chicago and can be seen live on ESPN.

Now onto the games from last night. Another night of Big East basketball and another upset. This conference just gets better and better every day it seems.

LAST NIGHT RECAP:
ST. JOHN’S RED STORM 89
Connecticut Huskies 72
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde team of the Big East was at it again last night. St. John’s, who has losses to St. Bonaventure’s and Fordham (both within 5 days of each other) has now beaten its second top 10 team in just under two weeks. The Johnnies, beat Duke by 15 at MSG on Jan 30th and UCONN last night. This result creates a 5-team tie in the standings ranging from 7th place to 11th place. So 2 of those 5 teams would get a bye in NYC and 3 will start play on Tuesday if the tournament started tomorrow. St. John’s goes on the road for 2 straight against teams they are tied with in Cincinnati then Marquette. After that road trip they come home to host first place Pitt. UCONN has it a little easier with their next two both at home, but the second of the two is Georgetown winners of 7 straight in the conference. That makes their game with Providence on Sunday that much more critical that they come away with a victory.


STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 10-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Villanova
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ South Florida
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Georgetown Hoyas 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs Marquette
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
Villanova Wildcats 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Pitt
2/15 @ Seton Hall
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
Louisville Cardinals 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Syracuse
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
Syracuse Orange 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Louisville
2/14 vs West Virginia
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
St. John’s Red Storm 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Cincinnati
2/15 @ Marquette
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
UCONN Huskies 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs Providence
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs St. John’s
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
Marquette Golden Eagles 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Georgetown
2/15 vs St. John’s
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
West Virginia Mountaineers 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs DePaul
2/14 @ Syracuse
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Seton Hall
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Seton Hall Pirates 4-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Rutgers
2/15 vs Villanova
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Providence Friars 3-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Connecticut
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-10
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Notre Dame
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ West Virginia
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

TODAY:
No Games Scheduled

SATURDAY:
Notre Dame @ South Florida NOON, Regional TV
Syracuse @ Louisville NOON, ESPN
DePaul @ West Virginia 4:00 PM, Regional TV
Seton Hall @ Rutgers 7:00 PM, ESPNU
Pitt @ Villanova 9:00 pm, ESPN

SUNDAY:
St. John’s @ Cincinnati NOON, Regional TV
Marquette @ Georgetown 1:00 PM, ESPN
Providence @ Connecticut 7:00 PM, Regional TV

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – Cincinnati
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Rutgers
Vs
13 – Seton Hall
7:00
10 – Marquette
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – West Virginia
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – UCONN
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - Louisville
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – St. John’s
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Syracuse
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Villanova
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!