2007-2008 Power Poll

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (3/10/08)

Well, the Big East Regular season is behind us and we will turn our attention to New York City and the 2008 Big East Conference Tournament being held at Madison Square Garden beginning on Wednesday afternoon. It is Monday and our Big East Blogger Power Poll participants have digested another busy week of Big East basketball and have casted their votes. Here are the results (with 1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (9): 159 points.
2) Louisville (1): 151 points.
3) Connecticut: 135 points.
Tie)Notre Dame: 135 points.
5) Marquette: 118 points.
6) West Virginia: 111 points.
7) Pittsburgh: 99 points.
Syracuse: 89 points.
9) Villanova: 82 points.
10) Cincinnati: 62 points.
11) Seton Hall: 58 points.
12) Providence: 57 points.
13) DePaul: 41 points.
14) St. John’s: 32 points.
15) South Florida: 21 points.
16) Rutgers: 10 points.

Big East Bloggers’ Player of the Week: Joe Alexander, West Virginia

Big East Bloggers’ Freshman of the Week: Dominique Jones, South Florida

Tomorrow we will unveil our Big East Blogger Post-season awards. I promise you there will NOT be 11 players on the 1st Team all-league in our voting!!!

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BIG EAST BLOGGER’S POWER POLL (3/3/2008)

Well, the calendar has flipped to March and we are into the last week of the Big East regular season. It is Monday and our Big East Blogger Power Poll participants have digested another busy week of Big East basketball and have casted their votes. Here are the results (with 1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Louisville (15): 314 points.
2) Georgetown (4): 302 points.
3) Connecticut (1): 276 points.
4) Notre Dame: 265 points.
5) Marquette: 243 points.
6) Pittsburgh 215 points.
7) West Virginia: 204 points.
Villanova: 167 points.
9) Syracuse: 157 points.
10) Cincinnati: 152 points.
11) Seton Hall: 123 points.
12) Providence: 96 points.
13) DePaul: 73 points.
14) St. John’s: 71 points.
15) South Florida: 39 points.
16) Rutgers: 23 points.

Big East Bloggers’ Player of the Week: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame

Big East Bloggers’ Freshman of the Week: Dominique Jones, South Florida

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BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (2/25/2008)

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. Can you believe there is only two weeks left in the regular season? On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 21 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
The Score’s NCAA Basketball Blog
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
CuseAdelphia
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation
SPK, frequent contributor to Piratecrew.com
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
Let’s Go Nova
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
RAC ‘Em up
The East Coast Bias
PittBlather.com
BigEastCountry.com
JohnnyJungle.com

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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Louisville and Georgetown took care of business last night and Connecticut will look to do the same this evening. We have recaps of last night’s action and a preview of tonight’s game in today’s News & Notes around the Big East.

We also link earlier stories on Recruiting Updates and our weekly Power Poll.

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BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (2/18/2008)

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is already the 14th weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

This Week’s Power Poll Results for 2/18/2008 (1st Place Votes in Parentheses):

1) Louisville (9): 291 pts.
2) Connecticut (8): 283 pts.
3) Georgetown (2): 273 pts.
4) Notre Dame: 254 pts.
5) Marquette: 227 pts.
6) Pittsburgh: 204 pts.
7) West Virginia: 187 pts.
Syracuse: 177 pts.
9) Cincinnati: 150 pts.
10) Villanova: 133 pts.
11) Seton Hall: 105 pts.
11) DePaul: 105 pts.
13) Providence: 69 pts.
14) St. John’s: 57 pts.
15) South Florida: 44 pts.
16) Rutgers: 25 pts.

Player of the Week: AJ Price..

Freshman of the Week: Dominique Jones.

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BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL AND NEWS & NOTES

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is already the 13th weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

This week we also add our Daily News & Notes section to the Power Poll. We have several recruiting updates and a few other league notes after a busy weekend.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 22 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
The Score’s NCAA Basketball Blog
I95 Ballerz.com
Card Chronicle
CuseAdelphia
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation
SPK, frequent contributor to Piratecrew.com
Black Padres.com
Let’s Go Nova
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
RAC ‘Em up
East Coast Bias
PittBlather.com
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
BigEastCountry.com
Super, Scintillating & Sarcastic
Bryce’s Brackets and Observations
WV Mountaineer Sports

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL & CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is already the 12th weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 20 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
The Score’s NCAA Basketball Blog ‘NEW’
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
CuseAdelphia
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation
SPK, frequent contributor to Piratecrew.com
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
RAC ‘Em up
East Coast Bias
Super, Scintillating & Sarcastic
Bryce’s Brackets and Observations
WV Mountaineer Sports

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL & NOTEBOOK

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is already the tenth weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 20 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
CuseAdelphia
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation
March Madness All Season Blog
SPK, frequent contributor to Piratecrew.com
Villanova by the Numbers
Let’s Go Nova
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
PittBlather.com ‘Welcome Back!’
Super, Scintillating & Sarcastic
Bryce’s Brackets and Observations
BigEastCountry.com
WV Mountaineer Sports

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL and NEWS & NOTES (1/14/2008)

January 14, 2008

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is already the ninth weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 21 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
CuseAdelphia
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation
March Madness All Season Blog
SPK, frequent contributor to Piratecrew.com
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
Let’s Go Nova
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
East Coast Bias
PittBlather.com ‘Welcome Back!’
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Super, Scintillating & Sarcastic
Bryce’s Brackets and Observations ‘New”
WV Mountaineer Sports

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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This Week’s Power Poll Results for 1/14/2008 (1st Place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (17): 331 points.
2) Marquette (4): 315 points.
3) Pittsburgh: 285 points.
4) Notre Dame: 249 points.
5) Louisville: 239 points.
6) West Virginia: 231 points.
7) Connecticut: 224 points.
Villanova: 182 points.
9) Syracuse: 168 points.
10) Cincinnati: 150 points.
11) DePaul: 134 points.
12) Providence: 128 points.
13) South Florida: 75 points.
14) Seton Hall: 71 points.
15) St. John’s: 53 points.
16) Rutgers: 21 points.

Player of the Week: Deonta Vaughn. The sophomore guard from Cincinnati averaged 27 PPG in two outings last week as the surprising Bearcats knocked off Syracuse and Villanova.

Freshman of the Week: DeJuan Blair. The 6’7 Pittsburgh manchild combined 32 points and 23 rebounds in a pair of Panther victories over South Florida and Seton Hall.

Last Week’s Big East Results:

Tuesday, January 8th:
St. John’s 65 Connecticut 81
Seton Hall 56 Marquette 61
Georgetown 76 DePaul 60

Wednesday, January 9th:
Pittsburgh 79 South Florida 66
Rutgers 50 Providence 76
Syracuse 66 Cincinnati 74

Thursday, January 10th:
West Virginia 54 Louisville 63

Saturday, January 12th:
DePaul 60 St. John’s 54
Notre Dame 66 Marquette 92
Connecticut 69 Georgetown 72
Seton Hall 70 Pittsburgh 84
South Florida 70 Providence 86
Villanova 66 Cincinnati 69

Sunday, January 13th:
Louisville 64 Rutgers 49
Syracuse 61 West Virginia 81

Home teams went 11-4 last week.

THIS WEEK’S BIG EAST SCHEDULE:

Monday, January 14, 2008:
Georgetown @ Pittsburgh

Tuesday, January 15, 2008:
Cincinnati @ Notre Dame

Wednesday, January 16, 2008:
Rutgers @ Syracuse
DePaul @ Villanova

Thursday, January 17, 2008:
Providence @ Connecticut
Marquette @ Louisville
St. John’s @ West Virginia
South Florida @ Seton Hall

Saturday, January 19, 2008:
Notre Dame @ Georgetown
Villanova @ Syracuse
Rutgers @ DePaul
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Louisville @ Seton Hall

Sunday, January 20, 2008:
Marquette @ Connecticut
West Virginia @ South Florida

NYC/NJ Singing the Blues? With Rutgers and Seton Hall scuffling along as the only Big East teams without a conference win and St. John’s off to a 1-3 start in conference play, there is a real danger of the three teams in closest proximity to New York City being on the outside looking in at the Big East Tournament this season. Seton Hall has a chance to get a win under their belt on Thursday hosting South Florida and then they have Louisville coming to the ‘Rock’. St. John’s and Rutgers hit the road this week with the Scarlet Knights in Syracuse and at DePaul and the Redstorm going to Morgantown.

Team With Most to Gain? Georgetown. The Hoyas are the conference’s lone unbeaten in Big East play and with a game at Pittsburgh and a home date with Notre Dame, the Hoyas have a chance to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the conference.

Player in the Spotlight? AJ Price, Connecticut. Price has been off to a very good start this season and has a chance to shine this week in home games against Providence and Marquette. The Friars have a strong backcourt, but the injury to Sharaud Curry takes a bit of the bite out of the Friars. Marquette’s backcourt is rightfully hailed as one of the best in the country, a strong week by Price and he could help UConn make a claim as one of the top backcourts in the Big East and nationally.

Learning Curve Syracuse. The Orange will head back to the Carrier Dome licking their wounds from losses at Cincinnati and West Virginia. The Orange looked like a bunch of freshmen on the floor in Sunday’s 20-pt loss at West Virginia with poor shot selection and on-court chemistry. We will see if lesson’s learned have the Orange playing more disciplined and focused this week when they host Rutgers and Villanova.

Respect? Judging by the Power Poll results, Cincinnati and DePaul are still looking for a little more. The Bearcats beat BOTH Syracuse and Villanova last week and have a ROAD win over Louisville, yet, all three teams are ahead of them in the poll. DePaul is also 3-1, but the voters are not convinced.

Last Week’s Power Poll for 1/7/2008 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (17): 301 points.
2) Marquette (1): 267 points.
3) Notre Dame: 250 points.
4) Villanova: 221 points.
5) Syracuse: 218 points.
6) West Virginia (1): 214 points.
7) Pittsburgh: 208 points.
Connecticut: 177 points.
9) Louisville: 168 points.
10) DePaul: 113 points.
11) Providence: 111 points.
12) Seton Hall: 97 points.
13) South Florida: 91 points.
14) St. John’s: 61 points.
15) Cincinnati: 51 points.
16) Rutgers: 21 points.

Player of the Week: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame

Freshman of the Week: Donte Greene, Syracuse

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

I95 Ballerz.com
The Big EZ Show
HoyaHoops.com
Storming the Floor
HoyaProspectus
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (1/7/2008)

January 7, 2008

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the eighth weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 19 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
Card Chronicle
CuseAdelphia
The Big EZ Show
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation
SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
RAC ‘Em up
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
BigEastCountry.com
Super, Scintillating & Sarcastic
WV Mountaineer Sports

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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This Week’s Power Poll Results for 1/7/2008 (1st Place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (17): 301 points.
2) Marquette (1): 267 points.
3) Notre Dame: 250 points.
4) Villanova: 221 points.
5) Syracuse: 218 points.
6) West Virginia (1): 214 points.
7) Pittsburgh: 208 points.
Connecticut: 177 points.
9) Louisville: 168 points.
10) DePaul: 113 points.
11) Providence: 111 points.
12) Seton Hall: 97 points.
13) South Florida: 91 points.
14) St. John’s: 61 points.
15) Cincinnati: 51 points.
16) Rutgers: 21 points.

Player of the Week: Luke Harangody. The 6’8, 250 lb sophomore bulled his way through West Virginia for 29 pts and 16 rebounds in the Irish’s conference opening 69-56 win. He also added a double-double in the win over Connecticut, registering 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Freshman of the Week: Donte Greene. Syracuse’s 6’9 freshman sensation continues to roll as conference play begins. In a 76-70 win over St. John’s, Greene collected 22 points despite being limited with foul trouble. He capped off the week with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks against South Florida.

Last Week’s Conference Results:

Tuesday, January 1st:
Cincinnati 58, Louisville 57

Wednesday, January 2nd:
Rutgers 45, South Florida 68
St. John’s 70, Syracuse 76

Thursday, January 3rd:
Villanova 76, DePaul 84
Providence 67, Marquette 96
West Virginia 56, Notre Dame 69
Connecticut 98, Seton Hall 86

Saturday, January 5th:
Providence 65, DePaul 70
Connecticut 67, Notre Dame 73
Georgetown 58, Rutgers 46
Cincinnati 58, St. John’s 70
South Florida 77, Syracuse 89

Sunday January 6th:
Pittsburgh 63, Villanova 64
Marquette 64, West Virginia 79

Big East Notes:
* Home teams went 11-3 in the opening week of play.
* Only one week down and already 12 Big East teams have at least one loss in conference play.
* The Big East is currently ranked #2 in conference RPI, behind only the ACC. The Pac 10 is not far behind the Big East in 3rd. Of the six ‘Power Conferences’, the Big East had the strongest out of conference schedule rating.

This Week’s Conference Games:

Tuesday, January 8th:
St. John’s @ Connecticut
Seton Hall @ Marquette
Georgetown @ DePaul

Wednesday, January 9th:
Pittsburgh @ South Florida
Rutgers @ Providence
Syracuse @ Cincinnati

Thursday, January 10th:
West Virginia @ Louisville

Saturday, January 12th:
DePaul @ St. John’s
Notre Dame @ Marquette
Connecticut @ Georgetown
Seton Hall @ Pittsburgh
South Florida @ Providence
Villanova @ Cincinnati

Sunday, January 13th:
Louisville @ Rutgers
Syracuse @ West Virginia

Season on the Line? Not the start Providence College was looking for, going 0-2 in the first week. Now they return home with a chance to wipe the slate clean as Rutgers and South Florida come to the Dunkin Donuts Center. The Friars must win both these games if they hope to be in contention in the league this year. Their task is tougher with injuries to Sharaud Curry and Dwain Williams.

Team With Most to Gain? Syracuse. The Orange took care of business opening conference play with wins over St. John’s and South Florida. They get their young feet wet on the road with a trip to Cincinnati. If they can avoid a pitfall, they will go to West Virginia Sunday with a chance to make a statement to the rest of the league.

Player in the Spotlight? Ronald Ramon, Pittsburgh. Playing with a pair of injured shoulders, Ramon is being asked to be the Panthers’ primary ballhandler. A tough task for even a healthy Ramon and Villanova extended pressure from start-to-finish on Sunday and forced 22 Panther turnovers, five by Ramon. Pittsburgh still has a formidable front line and Ramon will be facing pressure each and every night to deliver them the ball and also continue to be one of th eleague’s most accurate 3-pt shooters in the absense of Levance Fields.

Offensively Challenged? Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights failed to do something in either conference contest last week that their football team did in their bowl game; score 50 points in a game. The Scarlet Knights managed just 45 in a road loss to South Florida and only could score 46 in the RAC against Georgetown. The Scarlet Knights will have to dig deep to find points, I am not sure the answers will be easy for Fred Hill to find this year.

Last Week’s Power Poll for 1/1/2008 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (11): 248 pts.
2) Marquette (3): 237 pts.
3) Pittsburgh (2): 220 pts.
4) Villanova: 209 pts.
5) West Virginia: 188 pts.
6) Louisville: 162 pts.
7) Connecticut: 159 pts.
Notre Dame: 147 pts.
9) Syracuse: 141 pts.
10) Providence: 123 pts.
11) Seton Hall: 96 pts.
12) South Florida: 82 pts.
13) St. John’s: 52 pts.
14) DePaul: 40 pts.
15) Rutgers: 38 pts.
16) Cincinnati: 34 pts.

Player of the Week: Paul Harris, Syracuse

Freshman of the Week: Dar Tucker, DePaul

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

I95 Ballerz.com
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Let’s Go Nova
March Madness All Season Blog
Storming the Floor
HoyaProspectus
East Coast Bias

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (1/1/2008)

January 1, 2008

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the seventh weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 16 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Card Chronicle
Let’s Go Nova
CuseAdelphia ‘NEW’
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
March Madness All Season Blog
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com
East Coast Bias ‘NEW’
Super, Scintillating & Sarcastic ‘NEW”
SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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This Week’s Power Poll Results for 1/1/2008 (1st Place votes in parenthesis):

1) Geoargetown (11): 248 pts.
2) Marquette (3): 237 pts.
3) Pittsburgh (2): 220 pts.
4) Villanova: 209 pts.
5) West Virginia: 188 pts.
6) Louisville: 162 pts.
7) Connecticut: 159 pts.
Notre Dame: 147 pts.
9) Syracuse: 141 pts.
10) Providence: 123 pts.
11) Seton Hall: 96 pts.
12) South Florida: 82 pts.
13) St. John’s: 52 pts.
14) DePaul: 40 pts.
15) Rutgers: 38 pts.
16) Cincinnati: 34 pts.

Player of the Week: Paul Harris, Syracuse

Freshman of the Week: Dar Tucker, DePaul

Last Week’s Power Poll for 12/26/2007 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Pittsburgh (10): 234 points
2) Georgetown (4): 222 points
3) Marquette (1): 215 points.
4) West Virginia: 189 points.
5) Villanova: 182 points.
6) Connecticut: 138 points.
7) Notre Dame: 134 points.
Providence: 133 points.
9) Louisville: 132 points.
10) Syracuse: 130 points.
11) Seton Hall: 97 points.
12) South Florida: 74 points.
13) St. John’s: 59 points.
14) Rutgers: 41 points.
15) DePaul: 32 points.
16) Cincinnati: 28 points.

Player of the Week: Levance Fields, Pittsburgh.

Freshman of the Week: Dejuan Blair, Pittsburgh.

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

Troy Nunes is a Magician
I95 Ballerz.com
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
The Big EZ Show
WV Mountaineer Sports ‘NEW’
Storming the Floor
HoyaProspectus
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (12/26/2007)

December 26, 2007

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the sixth weekly edition of the season already. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season. This week we were delayed because of the holiday, hopefully next week you can find this on our normal Monday slot.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 15 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
I95 Ballerz.com
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Cuseline
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
March Madness All Season Blog
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
WV Mountaineer Sports ‘NEW’

SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

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This Week’s Power Poll Results for 12/26/2007 (1st Place votes in parenthesis):

1) Pittsburgh (10): 234 points
2) Georgetown (4): 222 points
3) Marquette (1): 215 points.
4) West Virginia: 189 points.
5) Villanova: 182 points.
6) Connecticut: 138 points.
7) Notre Dame: 134 points.
Providence: 133 points.
9) Louisville: 132 points.
10) Syracuse: 130 points.
11) Seton Hall: 97 points.
12) South Florida: 74 points.
13) St. John’s: 59 points.
14) Rutgers: 41 points.
15) DePaul: 32 points.
16) Cincinnati: 28 points.

Player of the Week: Levance Fields, Pittsburgh.

Freshman of the Week: Dejuan Blair, Pittsburgh.

Fields scored 21 points and made the winning three-pointer in pittsburgh’s 65-64 overtime win over Duke at Madison Square Garden. Blair added 15 pts and 20 rebounds in the contest.

Last Week’s Power Poll for 12/17/2007 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (15): 255 pts.
2) Pittsburgh (1): 234 pts.
3) Marquette: 230 pts.
4) Villanova: 201 pts.
5) West Virginia: 190 pts.
6) Connecticut: 166 pts.
7) Notre Dame: 147 pts.
Louisville: 138 pts.
9) Syracuse: 133 pts.
10) Providence: 126 pts.
11) Seton Hall: 101 pts.
12) South Florida: 76 pts.
13) St. John’s: 70 pts.
14) Rutgers: 52 pts.
15) DePaul: 31 pts.
16) Cincinnati: 26 pts.

Pitt freshman DeJuan Blair swept the weekly honors, getting the most votes for Player of the Week AND Freshman of the Week. Blair scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in Pittsburgh’s 85-68 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday.

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

Card Chronicle
Let’s Go Nova
The Big EZ Show
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com
Storming the Floor
HoyaProspectus
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (12/17/2007)

December 17, 2007

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the fifth weekly edition of the season. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 16 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
Let’s Go Nova
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
March Madness All Season Blog
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com

SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

Don’t forget to check out our earlier posts from today as Adam Zagoria supplied us with a Zags Recruiting Notebook from his travels late last week. Ray Floriani gave us the Perspective on Rutgers from their match-ups with NJIT and North Carolina last week. We also had our daily Big East News & Notes (12/17/2007) post as well.

Over the weekend, Ron Bailey added a couple stories as Big East Connected Played Well at Festival (Part I) and added a Part II last night. Lots of good stuff!

Click below to see the poll results!

Click on ‘Read More’ below to view the rest of the article.

This Week’s Power Poll for 12/17/2007 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (15): 255 pts.
2) Pittsburgh (1): 234 pts.
3) Marquette: 230 pts.
4) Villanova: 201 pts.
5) West Virginia: 190 pts.
6) Connecticut: 166 pts.
7) Notre Dame: 147 pts.
Louisville: 138 pts.
9) Syracuse: 133 pts.
10) Providence: 126 pts.
11) Seton Hall: 101 pts.
12) South Florida: 76 pts.
13) St. John’s: 70 pts.
14) Rutgers: 52 pts.
15) DePaul: 31 pts.
16) Cincinnati: 26 pts.

Pitt freshman DeJuan Blair swept the weekly honors, getting the most votes for Player of the Week AND Freshman of the Week. Blair scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in Pittsburgh’s 85-68 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Rick Pitino will try once again for career win #500 Tuesday night when the Cardinals host Marshall. Louisville is expected to have Derrick Caracter back after a suspension for violating team rules. Louisville will host New Mexico State on Saturday and they also hope to get Juan Palacios back for that game.

Syracuse is in a different situation as it looks like their lone senior Josh Wright is done playing basketball for the Orange. The timing could not be worse as the Orange were already without Andy Rautins for the season because of a torn ACL and now Eric Devendorf will also miss the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL.

St. John’s lost over the weekend to Niagara and now heads to Hawaii for the Rainbow Classic where the competition will go up a notch. DePaul continues to struggle, losing at home to UIC on Saturday, now they head to Puerto Rico for a match-up with undefeated Mississippi to open up and with Clemson. Their season could get ugly quickly.

A couple top 10 match-ups to watch this week as Pitt will meet Duke at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Georgetown travels to Memphis to meet the Tigers on Saturday afternoon. Memphis will warm-up for the contest with a trip through Cincinnati on Wednesday. Florida State will play at Providence on Saturday and Soyth Florida travels to Wake Forest on Wednesday. The week will wrap up with another Big East/ACC clash on Sunday when North Carolina State hosts Cincinnati.

The Previous Poll:
Last Week’s Power Poll for 12/10/2007 (first place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (18): 288 pts.
2) Marquette: 257 pts.
3) Pittsburgh: 256 pts.
4) Villanova: 226 pts.
5) Louisville: 214 pts.
6) West Virginia: 206 pts.
7) Connecticut: 165 pts.
Syracuse: 153 pts.
9) Notre Dame: 144 pts.
10) Providence: 131 pts.
11) Seton Hall: 123 pts.
12) St. John’s: 81 pts.
13) South Florida: 70 pts.
14) Rutgers: 56 pts.
15) DePaul: 48 pts.
16) Cincinnati: 30 pts.

Player of the Week: Dominique Jones, South Florida

Freshman of the Week: Dominique Jones, South Florida

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

Troy Nunes is a Magician
I95 Ballerz.com
Cuseline
The Big EZ Show
Storming the Floor
HoyaProspectus
HoyaHoops.com

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (12/10/2007)

December 10, 2007

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the fourth weekly edition of the season. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 18 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
I95 Ballerz.com
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
Cuseline
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
Black Padres.com
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com

SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

Click below to see the poll results!

Click on ‘Read More’ below to view the rest of the article.

This Week’s Power Poll for 12/10/2007 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (18): 288 pts.
2) Marquette: 257 pts.
3) Pittsburgh: 256 pts.
4) Villanova: 226 pts.
5) Louisville: 214 pts.
6) West Virginia: 206 pts.
7) Connecticut: 165 pts.
Syracuse: 153 pts.
9) Notre Dame: 144 pts.
10) Providence: 131 pts.
11) Seton Hall: 123 pts.
12) St. John’s: 81 pts.
13) South Florida: 70 pts.
14) Rutgers: 56 pts.
15) DePaul: 48 pts.
16) Cincinnati: 30 pts.

South Florida’s freshman Dominique Jones swept the weekly honors, getting the most votes for Player of the Week AND Freshman of the Week. Jones scored 30 points in a road win at Richmond and 25 more in a home win over UAB for the Bulls this past week. The Bulls have won seven in a row after starting the year 0-3 under new coach Stan Heath.

The Big East managed to win three of four in the first edition of the Big East/SEC Invitational last week. Georgetown beat Alabama, West Virginia crushed Auburn and a late rally by Villanova got them past LSU. Providence suffered the only loss in the event this year for the Big East, falling in the final seconds to South Carolina.

However, the Big East stumbled over the weekend, winning just eight of 14 contests in out of conference action. Pomeroy’s RPI by Conference has the Big East 4th. Home losses by Syracuse and Louisville to Atlantic 10 schools did not help. Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Rutgers and DePaul dropped road contests. Marquette and Pittsburgh did secure helpful road wins in tough places to play over other power conferences this weekend.

For Louisville things might do not seem to be very pretty right now. Aside from the injuries that have sidelined David Padgett and Juan Palacios, coach Rick Pitino has really come down hard on his sophomore class for lackadasical play. Sitting next to him on the bench in Saturday’s loss was point guard Edgar Sosa, who Pitino has described to be ‘consumed with scoring’ and when describing his defense earlier in the preseason he remarked it looked like Sosa spend his summer ‘guarding a chair.’ Now, more trouble for the sophomore class as Derrick Caracter is Suspended Indefinitely (SportingNews.com) for violation of team rules for missing curfew Saturday night. Louisville could be down to seven scholarship players for Saturday’s date with Purdue at Conseco Fieldhouse.

With many schools across the country entering Final Exam week, the schedule is light around the Big East until the weekend. On Wednesday the Cincinnati Cross-town Shootout pits the Bearcats against Xavier. Also, Wednesday, DePaul hosts Vanderbilt. Rutgers faces NJIT on Thursday and Villanova hosts Hartford on Friday.

The Previous Poll:
Last Week’s Power Poll for 12/3/2007 (first place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (17): 272 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 1st.
2) Louisville: 239 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 4th.
3) Marquette: 238 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 4th.
4) Pittsburgh: 234 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 6th.
5) Villanova: 193 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 8th.
6) Providence: 181 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 9th.
7) West Virginia: 160 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
Connecticut: 155 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
9) Syracuse: 151 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
10) Seton Hall: 122 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 12th.
11) Notre Dame: 106 pts. Hi: 8th. Low: 12th.
12) St. John’s: 79 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
13) South Florida: 55 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.
14) DePaul: 50 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
15) Rutgers: 44 pts. Hi: 13th. Low: 16th.
16) Cincinnati: 33 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.

Player of the Week: Kyle McAlarney, Notre Dame

Freshman of the Week: Dominique Jones, South Florida

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

Let’s Go Nova
The Big EZ Show
Storming the Floor
March Madness All Season Blog
HoyaProspectus

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (12/3/2007)

December 3, 2007

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the third weekly edition of the season. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 17 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Troy Nunes is a Magician
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
Cuseline ‘NEW”
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
March Madness All Season Blog
Black Padres.com ‘NEW’
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
BigEastCountry.com

SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

Click below to see the poll results!

Click on ‘Read More’ below to view the rest of the article.

This Week’s Power Poll for 12/23/2007 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (17): 272 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 1st.
2) Louisville: 239 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 4th.
3) Marquette: 238 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 4th.
4) Pittsburgh: 234 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 6th.
5) Villanova: 193 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 8th.
6) Providence: 181 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 9th.
7) West Virginia: 160 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
Connecticut: 155 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
9) Syracuse: 151 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
10) Seton Hall: 122 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 12th.
11) Notre Dame: 106 pts. Hi: 8th. Low: 12th.
12) St. John’s: 79 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
13) South Florida: 55 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.
14) DePaul: 50 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
15) Rutgers: 44 pts. Hi: 13th. Low: 16th.
16) Cincinnati: 33 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.

Player of the Week: Kyle McAlarney, Notre Dame

Freshman of the Week: Dominique Jones, South Florida

The Previous Poll:
Last Week’s Power Poll for 11/26/2007 (first place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (16): 256 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 1st.
2) Marquette: 220 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 6th.
Louisville: 220 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 5th.
4) Pittsburgh: 217 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 7th.
5) Syracuse: 190 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 8th.
6) Villanova: 175 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 10th.
7) Connecticut: 170 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 8th.
Providence: 133 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 10th.
West Virginia: 133 pts. Hi: 6th. Low: 10th.
10) Seton Hall: 114 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 13th.
11) Notre Dame: 96 pts. Hi: 8th. Low: 12th.
12) St. John’s: 72 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
13) DePaul: 52 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
14) Cincinnati: 47 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
15) South Florida: 43 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.
16) Rutgers: 39 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.

Player of the Week: Brian Laing, Seton Hall
Rookie of the Week: Donte Greene, Syracuse

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

Let’s Go Nova
The Big EZ Show
Storming the Floor
I95 Ballerz.com
HoyaProspectus
RAC ‘Em up

BIG EAST BLOGGERS POWER POLL (11/26/07)

November 26, 2007

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the second weekly edition of the season. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 16 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Card Chronicle
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
HoyaProspectus
Villanova by the Numbers
March Madness All Season Blog
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com
Troy Nunes is a Magician
SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

Click below to see the poll results!

Click on ‘Read More’ below to view the rest of the article.

This Week’s Power Poll for 11/26/2007 (1st place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (16): 256 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 1st.
2) Marquette: 220 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 6th.
Louisville: 220 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 5th.
4) Pittsburgh: 217 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 7th.
5) Syracuse: 190 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 8th.
6) Villanova: 175 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 10th.
7) Connecticut: 170 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 8th.
Providence: 133 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 10th.
West Virginia: 133 pts. Hi: 6th. Low: 10th.
10) Seton Hall: 114 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 13th.
11) Notre Dame: 96 pts. Hi: 8th. Low: 12th.
12) St. John’s: 72 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
13) DePaul: 52 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
14) Cincinnati: 47 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
15) South Florida: 43 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.
16) Rutgers: 39 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.

Player of the Week: Brian Laing, Seton Hall

Freshman of the Week: Dante Greene, Syracuse

The Previous Poll:
Last Week’s Power Poll for 11/19/2007 (first place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (10): 220 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 2nd.
2) Louisville (4): 212 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 4th.
3) Syracuse: 179 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 7th.
4) Pittsburgh: 178 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 7th.
5) Marquette: 176 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 7th.
6) Connecticut: 147 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 9th.
7) Villanova: 145 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
Providence: 124 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 9th.
9) west Virginia: 113 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 10th.
10) Notre Dame: 94 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 16th.
11) Seton Hall: 79 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 13th.
12) DePaul: 61 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 15th.
13) St. John’s: 60 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
14) Rutgers: 41 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.
15) Cincinnati: 37 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
16) South Florida: 27 pts. Hi: 14th. Low: 16th.

Player of the Week: Terrence Williams, Louisville
Rookie of the Week: Donte Greene, Syracuse

The following contributors voted in previous polls, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

Let’s Go Nova
The Big EZ Show
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
Storming the Floor
I95 Ballerz.com

BIG EAST BLOGGER POWER POLL (11/19/2007)

November 19, 2007

Back for our third season is our Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. This is the first weekly edition of the season. On November 8th we released our Preseason Poll and our weekly poll will be published each and every Monday going forward on the season.

The pollsters will also submit votes as well for a Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week.

Here are the 14 contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
The Big EZ Show
Card Chronicle
HoyaSaxa.com
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
HoyaProspectus
Villanova by the Numbers
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
Storming the Floor
I95 Ballerz.com
SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

Click below to see the poll results!

Click on ‘Read More’ below to view the rest of the article.

This Week’s Power Poll for 11/19/2007 (first place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (10): 220 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 2nd.
2) Louisville (4): 212 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 4th.
3) Syracuse: 179 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 7th.
4) Pittsburgh: 178 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 7th.
5) Marquette: 176 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 7th.
6) Connecticut: 147 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 9th.
7) Villanova: 145 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 10th.
Providence: 124 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 9th.
9) west Virginia: 113 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 10th.
10) Notre Dame: 94 pts. Hi: 7th. Low: 16th.
11) Seton Hall: 79 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 13th.
12) DePaul: 61 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 15th.
13) St. John’s: 60 pts. Hi: 11th. Low: 16th.
14) Rutgers: 41 pts. Hi: 12th. Low: 16th.
15) Cincinnati: 37 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
16) South Florida: 27 pts. Hi: 14th. Low: 16th.

Player of the Week: Terrence Williams, Louisville
Rookie of the Week: Donte Greene, Syracuse

The Previous Poll:
2007-2008 Big East Pre-season Poll (first place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (13): 282 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 3rd.
2) Louisville (5): 274 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 3rd.
3) Marquette: 243 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 5th.
4) Syracuse: 206 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 8th.
5) Pittsburgh (tie): 200 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 10th.
5) Villanova (tie): 200 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 8th.
7) Connecticut: 195 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 10th.
Providence: 165 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 10th.
9) Notre Dame: 154 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 12th
10) West Virginia: 142 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 11th.
11) Seton Hall: 98 pts. Hi: 9th. Low: 14th.
12) DePaul: 84 pts. Hi: 9th. Low: 16th.
13) Cincinnati: 82 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 15th.
14) St. John’s: 57 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
15) South Florida: 35 pts. Hi: 13th. Low: 16th.
16) Rutgers: 31 pts. Hi: 14th. Low: 16th.

The following contributors voted in our preseason poll, but missed the cut-off date to submit votes this week. Hopefully they will be back in action next week!

Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
March Madness All Season Blog
Let’s Go Nova
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com

BIG EAST BLOGGERS PRE-SEASON POWER POLL

November 8, 2007

Back for our third season is the Big East Bloggers Weekly Power Poll. Today we unveil the pre-season version of the poll, ranking the Big East teams 1-16. Votes were all collectied prior to the season tipping off last night with Connecticut meeting Morgan State. Contributors cast their ballots ranking the teams 1-16 and we tally up the votes. We had participation from 18 bloggers, web site publishers and contributors.

Tomorrow we will release our Pre-season all-Big East teams as well, voted by the same 18 contributors.

Every Monday during the season we will release a weekly power poll with everyone’s votes as well as our awards for Big East player of the week and Big East freshman of the week. We also have a new expanded notebook section of the weekly report where we look back at the week that was and ahead for the week in the Big East conference.

Here are the contributors on today’s poll:

Big East Basketball Report Blog
Marquette Basketball Cracked Sidewalks
The Big EZ Show
Card Chronicle
HoyaSaxa.com
Black & Green ND Basketball Blog
HoyaHoops.com
CourtVisions College Hoops Blog
March Madness All Season Blog
HoyaProspectus
Villanova by the Numbers
Let’s Go Nova
RAC ‘Em up
BigEastCountry.com
The Bracket Blog @ Bracketography
SPK, frequent contributor to the Seton Hall Rivals and Scout sites
Chris Dokish, contributor to Big East Basketball Report and Pittsburgh Sports Report
Freshjive, founder of BlueDemonNation

As always, if you have a site related to college basketball or the Big East, send us an e-mail (nbeblog@hotmail.com) with a link and you will be added to the list of contributors to the polls in the future.

Click below to see the poll results!

Click on ‘Read More’ below to view the rest of the article.

2007-2008 Big East Pre-season Poll (first place votes in parenthesis):

1) Georgetown (13): 282 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 3rd.
2) Louisville (5): 274 pts. Hi: 1st. Low: 3rd.
3) Marquette: 243 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 5th.
4) Syracuse: 206 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 8th.
5) Pittsburgh (tie): 200 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 10th.
5) Villanova (tie): 200 pts. Hi: 2nd. Low: 8th.
7) Connecticut: 195 pts. Hi: 3rd. Low: 10th.
Providence: 165 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 10th.
9) Notre Dame: 154 pts. Hi: 5th. Low: 12th
10) West Virginia: 142 pts. Hi: 4th. Low: 11th.
11) Seton Hall: 98 pts. Hi: 9th. Low: 14th.
12) DePaul: 84 pts. Hi: 9th. Low: 16th.
13) Cincinnati: 82 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 15th.
14) St. John’s: 57 pts. Hi: 10th. Low: 16th.
15) South Florida: 35 pts. Hi: 13th. Low: 16th.
16) Rutgers: 31 pts. Hi: 14th. Low: 16th.

This post will also be added to our 2007-2008 NBE Blog Big East Preview edition.