One thing is certain about women’s basketball in the Big East: It is much more competitive than the American Athletic Conference. While the Big East doesn’t have another powerhouse team like UConn, they do have two teams - Marquette and DePaul - who made appearances in the top 25 this season.
On an RPI basis, the Big East is miles ahead of the AAC. In 2018-19 the average RPI across all Big East teams was 82. In the AAC (excluding UConn) it was 146. Additionally, the seven of the Big East’s ten teams ranked in top 100 for RPI; the AAC had just two teams in the top 100.