Big East Basketball Power Rankings: Seton Hall on top, Butler recovering

NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 29: Myles Powell #13 and Romaro Gill #35 of the Seton Hall Pirates celebrate a basket against the DePaul Blue Demons during the second half of a college basketball game at Prudential Center on January 29, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. Seton Hall defeated DePaul 64-57. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

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DAYTON, OHIO – MARCH 20: Red Storm cheerleaders perform. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

9. player. 478. . . . St. John's Red Storm

St. John’s might be the most likely team in the bottom-half of the Big East right now to actually reach the NCAA Tournament. While the Red Storm have not performed well in the conference schedule, their non-conference victories over West Virginia and Arizona are carrying their resume in a very big way.

They currently hold a 13-9 (2-7 BE) record with their lone wins since the turn of the decade coming over DePaul. So while the Red Storm remain firmly in the bubble conversation, they absolutely need to pick up their current level of play.

It’s also important to note that St. John’s is about to enter arguably its easiest stretch of schedule within the Big East season. I’m not trying to say the next few weeks will be “easy” by any stretch, but the team has a good chance to pull off a few much-needed wins for its resume. Here is a quick overview of St. John’s next four games:

vs. Georgetown on Feb. 2nd
at Creighton on Feb. 8th
vs. Providence on Feb. 12th
vs. Xavier on Feb. 17th

This stretch is particularly important because the Red Storm’s closing schedule is very difficult. If they are not able to win 2-3 of their next four, dancing in March will be nearly impossible. They need a way to pick up wins as well as garner momentum heading into their final five games.

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