2-8 BETology

This is The Rant’s daily look in at the Big East conference as we creep closer to the BET in New York City, which begins in exactly one month on March 8th.

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 8-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Louisville
2/12 @ South Florida
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Villanova Wildcats 7-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ Rutgers
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 7-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ Notre Dame
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 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Georgetown
2/12 @ Louisville
2/14 vs West Virginia
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
Georgetown Hoyas 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ Syracuse
2/13 vs Marquette
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
UCONN Huskies 6-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/10 @ St. John’s
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
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
Marquette Golden Eagles 5-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ South Florida
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
St. John’s Red Storm 5-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/10 vs Connecticut
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
Cincinnati Bearcats 5-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/8 @ DePaul
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
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
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Villanova
2/12 vs Seton Hall
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
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 2-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Marquette
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 0-10
Remaining Schedule:
2/8 vs Cincinnati
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

LAST NIGHT:
PITT PANTHERS 71
West Virginia 66
Pittsburgh played its first game without leading scorer Ashton Gibbs and didn’t miss a beat offensively as the Panthers had 4 players score in double figures and 4 others add their names in the scoring column. Pitt shot over 40% from the field and out-rebounded the Mountaineers 39-25 on the evening. Deniz Kilicil who scored 19 points to lead all scorers led West Virginia. Pitt has now won 3 straight and faces Villanova on Saturday. WVU hosts DePaul Saturday in hopes of snapping its 2 game losing skid.

TODAY:
Cincinnati @ DePaul 7:00pm, ESPN2

TOP TV GAMES OF THE WEEK:
WEDNESDAY:
Georgetown @ Syracuse 7:00 pm, ESPN
Louisville @ Notre Dame 7:00 pm, ESPNU

SATURDAY:
Syracuse @ Louisville NOON, ESPN
Pitt @ Villanova 9:00 pm, ESPN

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

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – West Virginia
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - Syracuse
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – Connecticut
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Georgetown
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

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

Check back tomorrow for another update!