BIG EAST v. FOOTBALL 5 2021-2022

[Bogg]

I'm very annoyed by the cancellation with Northwestern. That was a winnable game for DePaul that could have given them a nice resume-booster heading into conference play. It's been so long since they've made the tournament and it's going to be difficult to not look back at this weekend if they end up just on the wrong side of the bubble.

[jbarajas0490]

I'm very annoyed by the cancellation with Northwestern. That was a winnable game for DePaul that could have given them a nice resume-booster heading into conference play. It's been so long since they've made the tournament and it's going to be difficult to not look back at this weekend if they end up just on the wrong side of the bubble.

This is so true , could have been a nice boost to their net.

[redmen9194]

Covid swept it's way through the final day of Big East F5 games on Saturday with rosters and entire games touched by the latest surge of sorts. The Johnnies drop a head scratcher to Pitt and the Hoyas and Bulldogs lose to TCU and Purdue respectively. We came in like a lion and went out like a lamb, but a lamb with a winning record yet again. Happy Holidays fellow BEast members. See you at the Garden.

In the books:

UCLA 86 - Nova 77 (Loss)
Providence 63 - Wisconsin 58 (Win)
Marquette 67 - Illinois 66 (Win)
Hall 67 - Michigan 65 (Win)
Creighton 77 - Nebraska 69 (Win)
Michigan State 73 - Butler 52 (Loss)
Indiana 76 - St. John’s 74 (Loss)
Xavier 71 - Ohio State 65 (Win)
DePaul 73 - Rutgers 70 (Win)
Marquette 78 - Ole Miss 72 (Win)
Marquette 82 - West Virginia 71 (Win)
Nova 71 - Tennessee 53 (Win)
Purdue 80 - Nova 74 (Loss)
Ohio State 79 - Seton Hall 76 (Loss)
Providence 77 - Northwestern 72 (Win)
Texas A&M 57 - Butler 60 (Loss)
Virginia 58 - Providence 40 (Loss)
UConn 115 - Auburn 109 (Win)
Iowa State 82 - Xavier 70 (Loss)
Seton Hall 62 - Cal 59 (Win)
Michigan State 64 - UConn 60 (Loss)
Xavier 59 - Va Tech 58 (Win)
Providence 72- Texas Tech 68 (Win)
Kansas 95 - St. John’s 75 (Loss)
Iowa State 64 - Creighton 58 (Loss)
Wisconsin 89. Marquette 76 (Loss)
South Carolina 80- Georgetown 67 (Loss)
Xavier 78 - Oklahoma State 71 (Win)
Butler 66 - Oklahoma 62 (Win)
Nova 67 - Syracuse 62 (Win)
West Virginia 56 - UConn 53 (Loss)
Marquette 64 - Kansas State 63 (Win)
The Hall 64 - Texas 60 (Win)
DePaul 62 - Louisville 55 (Win)
Georgetown 79 - Syracuse 75 (Win)
UCLA 67 - Marquette 56 (Loss)
Baylor 57 - Nova 36 (Loss)
Seton Hall 77 - Rutgers 63 (Win)
Arizona State 58 - Creighton 57 (Loss)
Purdue 77- Butler 48 (Loss)
Pitt 59 - Johnnies 57 (Loss)
TCU 80 - Hoyas 73 (Loss)
DePaul vs. Northwestern (CANCELLED)


BE vs. PAC 12 - 1-3
BE vs. B10 - 8-7
BE vs. B12 - 6-6
BE vs. SEC - 3-2
BE vs. ACC - 4-2

TOTAL 22-20

Go Big East!

[Django]

Thank you REDMEN!!! You give everyone the best Christmas gift by doing this every year!

[xusandy]

Yes, thanks Redmen! BTW, since OOC games across big 6 conferences are essentially over (may be one or two mid-season matchups remaining, I really dunno), we can expect little change in the relative computer rankings among those conferences. The Big 12 and Big 10 have overall Sagarin rankings a step above the Big East and SEC, which have overall conference rankings a step above the Pac-12 and the ACC. We're currently 3rd, but with only a whisker's edge over the SEC. So that could change, but I just can't see us overtaking the top 2, nor falling below either of the bottom 2.

Another good year for the BEAST! Data don't lie; once again we are a top bball conference!

[stever20]

Yes, thanks Redmen! BTW, since OOC games across big 6 conferences are essentially over (may be one or two mid-season matchups remaining, I really dunno), we can expect little change in the relative computer rankings among those conferences. The Big 12 and Big 10 have overall Sagarin rankings a step above the Big East and SEC, which have overall conference rankings a step above the Pac-12 and the ACC. We're currently 3rd, but with only a whisker's edge over the SEC. So that could change, but I just can't see us overtaking the top 2, nor falling below either of the bottom 2.

Another good year for the BEAST! Data don't lie; once again we are a top bball conference!

still have the Big 12/SEC challenge late January.

league is far more entrenched at #3 than you would think compared to the SEC.
2 Big Ten 60.71 avg NET
3 Big East 65.55 avg NET
4 SEC 79.64 avg NET

[Jet915]

I have to think 6-7 bids, great job Big East!

[stever20]

I have to think 6-7 bids, great job Big East!

It's all going to depend on the final standings and records- as it almost always does.. Only 5-6 teams can finish 10-10 and make the tourney w/o worry IMO. It would be pretty easy to come up with a final standings where the top 5 teams have 11-12 wins and then everyone else is at 9 or fewer wins. That makes it likely to have only 5 tourney teams.

[Django]

I'd rather have 4-5 that all make it to the second weekend.

[stever20]

I'd rather have 4-5 that all make it to the second weekend.

I'm with you. Having 7 sounds great, but if the best seed in there is a 4 seed and you have a bunch of 6-10 seeds, you probably aren't getting to the 2nd weekend many teams at all.