Did you see the Notre Dame-Providence overtime game last night? If you did, you not only got a picture of just how hard selecting tournament teams from the Big East is going to be, but you also got a solid, hard-to-deny example of just what the Final Four Blog was talking about yesterday with how important free throws are. The Friars shot something like 35%, while the Irish hit at about 80%. In a close game, the free shots made all the difference. Have we made out point? Okay, moving on. The Big East. It’s going to be a real beast for the selectors when it comes time to pick teams making the tournament. Take a look at the jumbled mess we’re already looking at here:
BIG EAST STANDINGS
February 1, 2008
Georgetown 7-1 17-2
Notre Dame 5-2 15-4
Pittsburgh 5-3 17-4
Marquette 5-3 15-4
Connecticut 5-3 15-5
Louisville 5-3 15-6
Seton Hall 5-3 15-6
Syracuse 5-4 15-7
Cincinnati 5-4 10-11
West Virginia 4-4 15-6
DePaul 4-4 9-11
Villanova 3-5 13-6
Providence 3-5 12-8
Rutgers 2-7 10-12
South Florida 1-7 10-11
St. John’s 1-7 7-12
How do you separate these teams, when, presumably, they will be just as close when the end of the regular season comes? Notice all of the teams who are already have five conference wins.
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