Here is the Big East schedule copied from ESPN.
Here are the matchups:
(Team: Repeat Opponents/Will Not Play)
Cincinnati: Georgetown, Rutgers, West Virginia/Connecticut, Marquette
Connecticut: Louisville, Rutgers, Syracuse/Cincinnati, Notre Dame
DePaul: Notre Dame, St. John's, USF/Providence, Seton Hall
Georgetown: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Villanova/Providence, USF
Louisville: Connecticut, Marquette, USF/Rutgers, West Virginia
Marquette: Louisville, Pittsburgh, Providence/Cincinnati, St. John's
Notre Dame: DePaul, USF, Villanova/Connecticut, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: Georgetown, Marquette, West Virginia/Notre Dame, Rutgers
Providence: Marquette, St. John's, Seton Hall/DePaul, Georgetown
Rutgers: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Seton Hall/Louisville, Pittsburgh
St. John's: DePaul, Providence, Syracuse/Marquette, Villanova
Seton Hall: Providence, Rutgers, West Virginia/DePaul, Syracuse
South Florida: DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame/Georgetown, Villanova
Syracuse: Connecticut, St. John's, Villanova/Seton Hall, West Virginia
Villanova: Georgetown, Notre Dame, Syracuse/St. John's, USF
West Virginia: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall/Louisville, Syracuse
Here is our assessment:
Best decision: Matching Pitt with Georgetown and Marquette twice each.
Best break: Notre Dame not playing Connecticut and Pitt (after years of the Irish getting tougher slates).
Rivalry locks: Keeping Syracuse-Connecticut and Syracuse-St. John's twice. Also, pitting Seton Hall-Rutgers twice to ensure the Bobby Gonzalez-Fred Hill rivalry gets its due. The Marquette-Louisville home-and-home was a mainstay in C-USA and now is in the Big East.
Toughest slates: Pitt and Georgetown, but that's to be expected, since those two teams could be picked 1-2 in the league.
Biggest miss: Hard to find one, except maybe Cincinnati-Marquette. Still, with the Bearcats rebuilding, no one will be too sad that this game will take a year off.
Here are the matchups:
(Team: Repeat Opponents/Will Not Play)
Cincinnati: Georgetown, Rutgers, West Virginia/Connecticut, Marquette
Connecticut: Louisville, Rutgers, Syracuse/Cincinnati, Notre Dame
DePaul: Notre Dame, St. John's, USF/Providence, Seton Hall
Georgetown: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Villanova/Providence, USF
Louisville: Connecticut, Marquette, USF/Rutgers, West Virginia
Marquette: Louisville, Pittsburgh, Providence/Cincinnati, St. John's
Notre Dame: DePaul, USF, Villanova/Connecticut, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: Georgetown, Marquette, West Virginia/Notre Dame, Rutgers
Providence: Marquette, St. John's, Seton Hall/DePaul, Georgetown
Rutgers: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Seton Hall/Louisville, Pittsburgh
St. John's: DePaul, Providence, Syracuse/Marquette, Villanova
Seton Hall: Providence, Rutgers, West Virginia/DePaul, Syracuse
South Florida: DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame/Georgetown, Villanova
Syracuse: Connecticut, St. John's, Villanova/Seton Hall, West Virginia
Villanova: Georgetown, Notre Dame, Syracuse/St. John's, USF
West Virginia: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall/Louisville, Syracuse
Here is our assessment:
Best decision: Matching Pitt with Georgetown and Marquette twice each.
Best break: Notre Dame not playing Connecticut and Pitt (after years of the Irish getting tougher slates).
Rivalry locks: Keeping Syracuse-Connecticut and Syracuse-St. John's twice. Also, pitting Seton Hall-Rutgers twice to ensure the Bobby Gonzalez-Fred Hill rivalry gets its due. The Marquette-Louisville home-and-home was a mainstay in C-USA and now is in the Big East.
Toughest slates: Pitt and Georgetown, but that's to be expected, since those two teams could be picked 1-2 in the league.
Biggest miss: Hard to find one, except maybe Cincinnati-Marquette. Still, with the Bearcats rebuilding, no one will be too sad that this game will take a year off.