Last season, being at the top of the Big East meant being at top of the national rankings. That might not be true at the start of this season — but just wait.
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A record nine teams were ranked in the Top 25 at some point of the season, seven were chosen for the NCAA tournament, a record five reached the round of 16, four made the regional finals and Villanova and Connecticut were in the Final Four.
It was a senior-laden conference last season and a few of the underclassmen splashed onto the national stage and into the NBA. There may not be as much attention this preseason, but things still won’t be too bad.
“We’re all young and that means a lot of variables,” said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, whose Mountaineers received five No. 1 votes and were picked second, the school’s highest preseason ranking since it joined the conference in 1995-96.
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