How many teams realistically have a chance to win the Big East’s regular season crown?
Which teams are definitely going to finish at the bottom? Before the season, things look fairly clear-cut.
The Big East is pretty stable in terms of coaching and NCAA bids, with the number of returning minutes and stars on the teams.
Will there be three Final Four teams from the conference? That seems like a longshot.
But will there be four to six bids from the league again? That seems like an easy bet.
The league is so stable that it would be a complete surprise if the league descended into the two or three bid level that the old Conference USA, the current Atlantic-10 or the American conference seem cyclically organized to achieve.