Since the “New Big East” began entering the 2013-14 college basketball season, there are have been many doubters in what the new-look conference was capable of with only 10 teams.
Many of the big names that made the Big East what it was are long gone and the conference has still thrived since then.
In 2016, Villanova won the national championship over a blueblood school in North Carolina on arguably the greatest shot in NCAA Tournament history. Last season, the Big East sent seven of its 10 teams to the big dance and this season it looks like the conference will take another step forward with multiple teams constantly in the top 25 and two in the top 10 of the national rankings.