Tuesday in New York City, Creighton was picked to finish third in the preseason Big East poll, while Maurice Watson was named to the preseason All-Big East First Team and Marcus Foster was an honorable mention choice.
Villanova was a unanimous selection to win the league, earning all nine first-place votes and 81 votes overall in the poll of Big East head coaches. They’ve won the league outright each of the past three years, and return three starters from a team that finished 35-5 en route to a national championship. Josh Hart, the preseason Big East Player of the Year, leads the way after averaging 15.