Five years ago, it would have never been a question. The Big East Conference was, hands down, the best conference in college basketball.
Now, years after the conference realignment, the Big East may be on the verge of being the king of college hoops once again.
Roughly only a month and a half away from the big day, Selection Sunday, the Big East has one of the best representations at the top of the Associated Press Poll despite lacking the depth of the Big 12 or ACC.
With Villanova and Xavier next to each other at No.