Big East Tournament Predictions 2013

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Tuesday, March 12 - First Round (ESPNU)
No. 13 USF (12-18) vs. No. 12 Seton Hall (14-17) - 7 p.m.
No. 14 DePaul (11-20) vs. No. 11 Rutgers (14-15) - 9 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13 - Second Round (ESPN/ESPN2)
No. 9 Cincinnati (21-10) vs. No. 8 Providence (17-13) - Noon
No. 12 Seton Hall vs. No. 5 Syracuse (23-8) - 2 p.m.
No. 10 St. John's (16-14) vs. No. 7 Villanova (19-12) - 7 p.m.
No. 11 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Notre Dame (23-8) - 9 p.m.

Thursday, March 14 - Quarterfinals (ESPN)
No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 1 Georgetown (24-5) - Noon
No. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh (24-7) - 2 p.m.
No. 10 St. John's vs. No. 2 Louisville (26-5) - 7 p.m.
No. 6 Notre Dame  vs. No. 3 Marquette (23-7) - 9 p.m.

Friday, March 15 - Semifinals (ESPN)
No. 1 Georgetown vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh - 7 p.m.
No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 2 Louisville - 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 16 - Championship (ESPN)
No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. No. 2 Louisville - 8:30 p.m.

Matt's Picks

13 South Florida over 12 Seton Hall
11 Rutgers over 14 Depaul

8 Providence over 9 Cincinnati
5 Syracuse over 13 South Florida
10 St. John's over 7 Villanova
6 Notre Dame over 11 Rutgers

1 Georgetown over 8 Providence
5 Syracuse over 4 Pittsburgh
2 Louisville over 10 St. John's
3 Marquette over 6 Notre Dame

5 Syracuse over 1 Georgetown
2 Louisville over 3 Marquette

2 Louisville over 5 Syracuse

Big East Winner

Louisville: The Cardinals have reeled off seven wins in a row. Their last loss was the five OT game at ND. Three of their four Big East losses came by 3 points or less. 

Big East Runner Up

Pittsburgh: Senior guard Tray Woodall leads the team in scoring and assists. Freshman Steven Adams could be the x-factor in this tournament. Opening the tournament vs. Syracuse is no easy task. 

Big East Sleeper Team

Cincinnati: The first round game vs. Providence will be telling. Who ever wins that game could lock in a spot for the tournament and the loser could be out. Guards Sean Kilpatrick and Cashmere Wright control this teams future. 

My Preseason Big East Predictions

#1 Louisville 
#2 Pittsburgh 
#3 Syracuse
#4 Notre Dame
#5 Marquette 
#6 Cincinnati 
#7 Providence 
#8 Georgetown
#10 South Florida
#11 St. John's
#12 Villanova
#13 Seton Hall
#14 Rutgers
#15 DePaul 

Big East Final Standings 

TEAM                    CONF    OVERALL

Louisville              14-4       26-5

Georgetown          14-4       24-5

Marquette              14-4       23-7

Pittsburgh              12-6       24-7

Syracuse                11-7       23-8

Notre Dame           11-7       23-8

Connecticut           10-8       20-10

Villanova               10-8       19-12

Cincinnati              9-9          21-10

Providence            9-9          17-13

St. John's              8-10       16-14

Rutgers                 5-13       14-15

Seton Hall             3-15       14-17

South Florida        3-15       12-18

DePaul                 2-16       11-20