NEW YORK – The Xavier University Musketeers, the defending BIG EAST Conference Regular Season Champions, have been selected to finish sixth in 2018-19 regular-season race in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll announced today at BIG EAST Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden.
"You better be ready night in and night out for the 18-game BIG EAST schedule," said Steele. The last four years the 10-team BIG EAST has averaged six teams in the NCAA Tournament field. That speaks for itself. There are no nights off. We have to challenge our guys and get better in the non-conference so we are ready for the challenge of the BIG EAST Conference.