(3) Wed. Big East Games 2/15/17

[MU/Panther]

Friars have now beat Butler and Xavier back to back.....they are tough at home.

Very underrated fan base. Helps going to the dance three years in a row.

[MU_Iceman]

Very underrated fan base. Helps going to the dance three years in a row.

Wish we MU fans knew what that was like

[mufan2003]

Wish we MU fans knew what that was like

We do. 2006 through 2013.

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

C'mon Brew, you know better than that..There is NO chance in hell the Big East gets 8. There's a better chance MU still wins the BE, and you know what those chances are. Those teams winning would absolutely hurt MU. Once MU has eliminated themselves or played well enough to become a lock, then yes we can root for SH, PC and GT. Until then, the more they lose, the more distance is created between them and MU on the bubble.

Locks

Villanova
Butler
Creighton

Possible

Xavier: XU probably gets in with one, but if they go 2-3 (beat Butler, DePaul, lose to Seton Hall, Marquette twice) they would certainly be in.
Marquette: 3-2 probably gets us in, but let's say 5-0 because it's Marquette (beat Xavier twice, St. John's, Providence, Creighton).
Seton Hall: 3-2 gets them to 9-9, which would be good enough. Best case scenario, beat Butler, Xavier, and DePaul, lose to Georgetown and Villanova.
Providence: 3-1 should be enough. Last two are DePaul and St. John's. If they can steal one at Creighton, then lose to Marquette, they may be in business, otherwise playing for NIT.
Georgetown: May need 5-0, but even 4-1 gives them a shot. Tough because of three road games (Creighton, St. John's, Seton Hall). At home, it's the bottom (DePaul) and the top (Villanova).

I don't think it's likely, pretty much everything has to break right, but it's not impossible. As long as Marquette's in I'm happy, but at this point I could see anywhere from 4-8 teams, with 6 feeling most likely (I think Marquette and Seton Hall both get in).