The college basketball season hadn't even started and the Big East Conference was already being heralded for its strength and depth.
With the non-conference portion out of the schedule nearly out of the way, the focus now turns to the conference where the popular question has become how many Big East teams can get into the NCAA Tournament.
When play concluded Sunday night with Xavier’s win over TCU in the Big East-Big 12 Battle finale — a win that was the Big East’s eighth in 10 games against the Big 12 — it was also the end of a perfect weekend for the conference (10-0).