Big East Weekend Update

All 16 teams played Saturday and most of the eight games went according to plan.

(16-7, 6-4) Syracuse 87, (13-7, 3-6) Villanova 73. Syracuse went to Villanova and really took it the Wildcats after a slow start.

(18-2, 8-1) 6 Georgetown 73, (15-7, 5-4) Seton Hall 61. Georgetown rolls again at home against a surprisingly good SHU squad. Georgetown stands first in the conference and Seton Hall falls to a tie for 7th.

(16-4, 6-3) 16 Marquette 75, (10-12, 5-5) Cincinnati 60. The Golden Eagles get a road win in a game a lot of people thought they could lose with how well the Bearcats have played at home in the Big East.

(16-5, 6-3) UCONN 60, (17-5, 5-4) 21 Pitt 53. UCONN continues to upset teams, this one at home. UCONN has won five straight games and enters the Dome Wednesday for an old rivalry game where anything can happen.

(16-6, 6-3) Louisville 87, (10-13, 2-8) Rutgers 50. RU is back to blowing badly. 'Nuff said on this one.

(16-4, 6-2) Notre Dame 89, (9-12, 4-5) DePaul 80. DePaul is starting to head into free fall mode after starting out very strong in the Big East. On the flip side, Notre Dame is coming into their own and is in second place in the Big East with a 6-2 conference record.

(8-12, 2-7) St. John's 72, (10-12, 1-8) South Florida 58. I repeat: I was dead wrong about South Florida. I thought they could win a few games and upset some good teams. I was terribly wrong there so far. Let's hope the Orange don't let their guards down in South Florida this weekend.

(16-6, 5-4) West Virginia 77, (12-9, 3-6) Providence 65. PC is also in free fall mode. The Friars are now just 3-6 in the conference and could be looking on the outside in for the Big East tournament. Their NCAA bubble is bursting as fast as Villanova's. For West Virginia, this is a solid win that help their resume come selection Sunday.