This is a Big East preview was originally published by USA TODAY Sports
Projected order of finish (last season's record)
1. Villanova (32-4, 15-3)
2. Xavier (24-14, 9-9)
3. Seton Hall (21-12, 10-8)
4. Providence (20-13, 10-8)
5. Creighton (25-10, 10-8)
6. St. John’s (14-19, 7-11)
7. Marquette (19-13, 10-8)
8. Butler (25-9, 12-6)
9. Georgetown (14-18, 5-13)
10. DePaul (9-23, 2-16)
Don’t miss games:
Villanova at DePaul – Dec. 27 (7:30 p.m. ET), Wintrust Arena, Chicago – DePaul christens its brand new, $173 million home with a visit from Villanova, the defending Big East Conference champion and a likely consensus Top 10-ranked team.