Villanova Viewed As League Favorite Again

Commissioner Val Ackerman With Men's Basketball CoachesNEW YORK -- As far as announcements go, seeing Villanova being selected No. 1 in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll ranks right up there with “Hamilton” tickets are a little pricey and Aaron Judge home runs travel great distances.

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So it was not exactly a shocker at BIG EAST Media Day at Madison Square Garden when the Wildcats were picked yet again to finish on top of the conference heap again this season after doing so for the previous four campaigns. Xavier coach Chris Mack, who has said for a couple of seasons now that the path to the BIG EAST title goes through Villanova until further notice, reiterated that claim…