Big East Basketball power rankings: Villanova drops lower, St. John’s rises

Around 10 days ago, Big East Basketball had several teams still unbeaten early into league play. Since then, there have been a number of upsets, as well as some marquee matchups that went down to the wire. What looked like two clear tiers of teams now seem jumbled a bit.

There may be an idea of who the No. 1 and No. 11 teams are but where does everyone else slide in? Here are my latest power rankings for the Big East.

11. Georgetown Hoyas – 5-14 (0-8)

The streak of consecutive power conference losses continues for the Hoyas, who just can’t seem to get a win. Before Monday’s game against Villanova, Georgetown was coming off a 22-point loss to Marquette and a 15-point defeat to Seton Hall in the past week.

But on the road at Villanova, the Hoyas were finally competitive, even having a six-point lead in the final six minutes of the game. Yet in typical fashion, the team couldn’t hold onto it and had a rough offensive possession with a chance to tie the game that went awry.

Georgetown lost the game, 77-73. Primo Spears had 19 points and seven assists while playing all 40 minutes, while Brandon Murray had 18. In the end, the Hoyas just couldn’t find a way to win the game and are nearly halfway through league play without a single victory.

The next game for them will be tough, a road battle at Xavier. But after that are a pair of winnable games against St. John’s and DePaul. If they play as they did against Villanova, there’s a chance they can finally beat a Big East Basketball team.