Xavier's path to a Big East title

Let's do this again. Cincinnati Enquirer-USA TODAY NETWORK Every game involving Xavier and a team not in the Big East is either in the books or yet to be scheduled. The next 18 games on the docket plus somewhere between 1 and 4 in the postseason will all be against conference foes. Everyone will play everyone twice, and at the end they'll crown regular season and conference tournament champs.

For the moment, we'll focus on the first distinction. If Xavier wants to win the title, they've got a big mountain to climb. Since the Muskies joined the Big East and the rabble plus our new best friends were cleared out, it has taken an average of 15 conference wins to win the league title. That leaves…