NEW YORK – Coming off its fourth BIG EAST Tournament title in the last six seasons, DePaul was unanimously selected as the BIG EAST women’s basketball preseason favorite based on a vote by the league’s head coaches. The BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll, unveiled at Media Day on Thursday, saw the Blue Demons earn all nine first-place votes and 81 points. St. John’s was picked second in the poll with 70 points and garnered the remaining first-place vote, followed by rival Seton Hall in third with 58 points. Creighton rounded out the top four with 50 points.