Let’s face it, these are not very good teams. St. John’s and Georgetown, along with DePaul and a stumbling Xavier, will play in what essentially amounts to “play-in” games today while the rest of the league starts their Big East Tournament Tournament tomorrow. Villanova has swept all four games between these two potential opponents this season, and they’ll be heavily favored regardless of who they face Thursday.
But while these teams aren’t the cream of the crop, they’re more inconsistent than they are bad. Georgetown has a neutral court win over #5 Oregon, as well as road wins over Syracuse, a likely NCAA tournament team, and #18 Butler, a team that’s beaten the Wildcats twice already this season.