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[Orangeyes]

21. Big East (Syracuse, 61%)
Somehow, the Orange lead the nation in steal percentage and are second in block percentage and yet their defense isn’t dominant. (Partial explanation: anemic defensive rebounding.) The Orange have been consistently fantastic on offense, though, scoring at least a point per possession in all but one game. They get one additional game against the five Big East bottom dwellers compared to Marquette giving them a little more room for error in this analysis.

Syracuse 6077
Marquette 1209
Georgetown 984
Louisville 805
Connecticut 544
West Virginia 231
Pittsburgh 57
Cincinnati 43
Seton Hall 34
Villanova 13
Notre Dame 4

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[BleedsOrange44]

That's quite a gap between Syracuse and the others. Hopefully, that theme stays true throughout the season. I think UConn and Louisville are the biggest threats to the Big East crown.