A Decade of Big East Basketball

2001-02 through 2010-11 seasons

Power Rankings:
1. Connecticut
2. Syracuse
3. Pittsburgh
4. Louisville
5. Villanova
6. West Virginia
7. Marquette
8. Georgetown
9. Notre Dame
10. Cincinnati
11. Seton Hall
12. Providence
13. DePaul
14. St. John's
15. Rutgers
16. South Florida

National Championships:
2 - Connecticut
1 - Syracuse

Final Fours:
3 - Connecticut
1 - Syracuse
1 - Louisville
1 - Villanova
1 - West Virginia
1 - Marquette
1 - Georgetown

Sweet 16s:
6 - Connecticut
5 - Pittsburgh
4 - Syracuse
4 - Villanova
4 - West Virginia
3 - Louisville
2 - Marquette
2 - Georgetown
1 - Notre Dame

NCAA Tournament Appearances:
10 - Pittsburgh
8 - Connecticut
8 - Louisville
8 - Marquette
7 - Syracuse
7 - Villanova
6 - West Virginia
6 - Notre Dame
5 - Georgetown
5 - Cincinnati
2 - Seton Hall
2 - St. John's
1 - Providence
1 - DePaul
0 - Rutgers
0 - South Florida

Regular Season Conference Titles:
4 - Pittsburgh
3 - Connecticut
2 - Syracuse
2 - Georgetown
2 - Louisville
2 - Cincinnati
1 - Villanova
1 - Marquette
1 - DePaul

Conference Tournament Titles:
3 - Connecticut
3 - Louisville
2 - Syracuse
2 - Pittsburgh
2 - Cincinnati
1 - West Virginia
1 - Georgetown

20-win Seasons:
10 - Syracuse
10 - Pittsburgh
9 - Louisville
8 - Connecticut
8 - Marquette
7 - Villanova
7 - West Virginia
7 - Notre Dame
5 - Georgetown
5 - Cincinnati
3 - St. John's
3 - DePaul
1 - Seton Hall
1 - Providence
1 - Rutgers
1 - South Florida

Winning Percentages:
.793 Pittsburgh
.745 Connecticut
.733 Syracuse
.718 Louisville
.685 Marquette
.668 Villanova
.664 Notre Dame
.649 Georgetown
.635 West Virginia
.629 Cincinnati
.521 Seton Hall
.512 Providence
.485 St. John's
.454 Rutgers
.437 DePaul
.409 South Florida

*Note that Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East for the ACC after the 2003-04 season. Boston College left the Big East for the ACC after the 2004-05 season. Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, and South Florida joined the Big East prior to the 2005-06 season. All five programs previously competed in Conference-USA. Their pre-Big East records and results were included for purposes of this post. The relative strength of the two conferences has been considered in compiling the rankings.

**Due to NCAA violations that occurred on Mike Jarvis' watch, St. John's was forced to vacate 46 regular season wins and one tournament loss spanning four seasons from 2001 to 2004. While these games were included in the Red Storm's totals in the above categories, I have taken these violations and vacated wins into account in the process of ranking St. John's. If the violations had not occurred, it is likely that I would have ranked St. John's 12th rather than 14th.

***Concerning Regular Season Conference Titles, you will notice 18 titles have been earned in a 10-year span. That is due to the fact that I have given teams that have shared a title full credit, as opposed to a fractional title. Additionally, DePaul and Marquette earned their Regular Season Conference Titles as members of Conference-USA. Cincinnati won two regular season titles as a member of Conference-USA. Louisville has won a regular season title in both Conference-USA and the Big East.

****Concerning Conference Tournament Titles, you will notice 14 titles have been earned in a 10-year span. Cincinnati and Louisville both won two Conference Tournament Titles as members of Conference-USA.

*****The Winning Percentages category includes all games played - in conference, non-conference, and postseason.

******Upcoming: all-decade teams for each Big East program