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Big East Basketball: Ranking the current status of every old Big East team

By Brian Foley

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Matthew Moyer #2 of the Syracuse Orange takes a shot against Jalen Adams #4 of the Connecticut Huskies in the first half during their game at Madison Square Garden on December 5, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Matthew Moyer #2 of the Syracuse Orange takes a shot against Jalen Adams #4 of the Connecticut Huskies in the first half during their game at Madison Square Garden on December 5, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 09: Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles fouls Myles Powell #13 of the Seton Hall Pirates during the Big East Basketball Tournament – Quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden on March 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 09: Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles fouls Myles Powell #13 of the Seton Hall Pirates during the Big East Basketball Tournament – Quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden on March 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /

11. Georgetown

Big East: 84-77 (37-53), 1 NCAA appearance

10. Seton Hall

Big East: 101-65 (44-46), 3 NCAA appearances

9. Marquette

Big East: 90-74 (40-50), 1 NCAA appearance

Three of the Big East’s current squads fall into this middle tier.

As I detailed last week, Marquette and Georgetown have struggled to find their footing in the new conference, but could be poised for big surges over the next two seasons. And while there is some promise on the horizon and the two programs still have plenty of cache, neither the Hoyas nor the Golden Eagles have had enough success in the last five years to warrant a higher ranking. If we do these rankings in another five years though, both programs will probably be back on the national radar and higher in these incredibly subjective standings.

Seton Hall has been much better than Marquette and Georgetown during this five-year stretch, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament each of the past three seasons. However, they only advanced out of the first round one time, and now are entering a new phase with the graduation of the Pirates’ star-studded 2014 recruiting class.

Kevin Willard has brought quality talent to South Orange now that Seton Hall is out of the shadow of old Big East, and the Pirates have built several solid teams. But it feels like Seton Hall failed to really max out this mini-era and left some meat on the bone. Willard has been on and off the hot seat during his eight seasons with Seton Hall. Will he be able to steady the ship following the departures of Angel Delgado, Desi Rodriguez, and Khadeen Carrington? That is the question facing Seton Hall going forward into its next phase.

The jury is still out on Steve Wojciechowski as an X’s and O’s coach, but over the next five years, I trust Wojo a little more than Willard. It’s entirely too early to tell for Ewing, but there were positive signs in his first season in D.C. If he can keep the Hoyas on the right track in 2018-19, Georgetown has enough program cache to spring back up these rankings.

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