Big East vs. So-Called Power 5...

[Markedman]

Based on how the teams are rated today(obviously things will change) MU is scheduled to play 17 games against the top 50........

[mufan2003]

http://zagsblog.com/articles/joe-lun...e/#more-127108

Early. Lunardi has 8 Big East teams in his bracket.

It really has been a great 2nd year of the new 10-team Big East. If the #1 and #2 seeds in this article play out, I would love to see #1 Wisconsin play #2 Villanova in an Elite 8 game (although I would be glad to see Bucky upset earlier in the tournament). Ochefu is not as good as Kaminsky, but he is 6'11" and can get up and down the court, he has improved a lot (he had 24 points and 19 boards in his first Big East game). JayVaughn Pinkston against Nigel Hayes, two strong players. Then the 1,2,3 positions...Villanova's group (Arcidiacono, Hilliard, Ennis, Hart, Booth) against Wisconsin's (Jackson, Gasser, Dekker, Koenig). Then wild card players like Villanova's Kris Jenkins against Wisconsin's Duje Dukan....two players that can shoot the 3 and play either the 3 or 4 position.