Big East Checklist

[gmoser1210]

Half of the conference has been ranked in the top 10 over the last three years. Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Providence, and Creighton.

[Jet915]

Also having a NPOY (McDermott) and NCOY (Wright).

[NovaBall]

Also having a NPOY (McDermott) and NCOY (Wright).

Yup. Those are big cheks off the list too

[scoscox]

Also having a NPOY (McDermott) and NCOY (Wright).

Chris Mack has been awarded 2 or 3 national coach of the year awards

[milksteak]

Half of the conference has been ranked in the top 10 over the last three years. Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Providence, and Creighton.

To build off of this...

Highest AP Ranking since Formation:
1. Villanova
5. Xavier
8. Providence
9. Butler
9. Creighton
15. St. John's
19. Seton Hall
21. Georgetown

So 8/10 have been ranked at some point over the course of three seasons. That's damn impressive.

[redmen9194]

So let's update the list....

1.) Agree among seven schools to separate from remaining football schools - check
2.) Invite three quality schools that fit the Big East profile - check
3.) Agree with former schools to separate early - check
4.) Retain Big East name - check
5.) Retain NCAA units - check
6.) Retain Madison Square Garden in long term deal - check
7.) Secure TV contract that will pay out $2.5 million more per school than under any old contract - check
8.) Have nine of ten schools ranked at some point during first three years - check
9.) Have eight different schools qualify for NCAA tournament over three year span - check
10.) Have winning record against schools for the Football Five - check
11.) Obtain a 1 seed in NCAA tournament - check
12.) Have a 4-2 record against Syracuse - check
13.) In third year of new configuration, beat a blue blood from the Big XII to get to the final four - check
14.) Set record for largest margin of victory in a Final Four Game - check
15.) Beat blue blood UNC from the ACC for the National Championship on a buzzer beating three pointer - CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!
16.) National Player of the Year
17.) National Coach of the Year
18.) Half the conference ranked in the top ten.
19.) A number 1 ranked team during the season
20.) Nine ranked teams since formation
Keep them coming....

[redmen9194]

Half of the conference has been ranked in the top 10 over the last three years. Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Providence, and Creighton.

To build off of this...

Highest AP Ranking since Formation:
1. Villanova
5. Xavier
8. Providence
9. Butler
9. Creighton
15. St. John's
19. Seton Hall
21. Georgetown

So 8/10 have been ranked at some point over the course of three seasons. That's damn impressive.

Remember, at the start of Year 1, Marquette was ranked to start the season. So that's actually 9 ranked teams since formation.

[marquette]

Half of the conference has been ranked in the top 10 over the last three years. Villanova, Xavier, Butler, Providence, and Creighton.

To build off of this...

Highest AP Ranking since Formation:
1. Villanova
5. Xavier
8. Providence
9. Butler
9. Creighton
15. St. John's
19. Seton Hall
21. Georgetown

So 8/10 have been ranked at some point over the course of three seasons. That's damn impressive.

Remember, at the start of Year 1, Marquette was ranked to start the season. So that's actually 9 ranked teams since formation.

True. We were ranked #17 the first week and #25 the second. We were terrible, but technically ranked.

[Xudash]

So let's update the list....

1.) Agree among seven schools to separate from remaining football schools - check
2.) Invite three quality schools that fit the Big East profile - check
3.) Agree with former schools to separate early - check
4.) Retain Big East name - check
5.) Retain NCAA units - check
6.) Retain Madison Square Garden in long term deal - check
7.) Secure TV contract that will pay out $2.5 million more per school than under any old contract - check
8.) Have nine of ten schools ranked at some point during first three years - check
9.) Have eight different schools qualify for NCAA tournament over three year span - check
10.) Have winning record against schools for the Football Five - check
11.) Obtain a 1 seed in NCAA tournament - check
12.) Have a 4-2 record against Syracuse - check
13.) In third year of new configuration, beat a blue blood from the Big XII to get to the final four - check
14.) Set record for largest margin of victory in a Final Four Game - check
15.) Beat blue blood UNC from the ACC for the National Championship on a buzzer beating three pointer - CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!
16.) National Player of the Year
17.) National Coach of the Year
18.) Half the conference ranked in the top ten.
19.) A number 1 ranked team during the season
20.) Nine ranked teams since formation
Keep them coming....

You keep leaving off the Big East representative's performance in the Crosstown Shootout against YouSee. If we're going to list performance against a particular school - Syracuse - then it's only fair to point out our dominance over the Bearkittens as well!

And on a more serious note: a sellout for the BE Championship Game at MSG. It's obviously not just about retaining that long-term contract; we also have to stage successful tournaments there as well.

[xusandy]

Oh yeah, the Bearkittens. I remember them; didn't they used to have a decent basketball team?