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Michigan State vs. Illinois: A Thursday Night Big Ten Showdown

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UConn has been incredibly impressive in four games without big man Donovan Clingan. With every other top-five team going down this past week, there's a chance they will be tops in the AP Poll come Monday if they can take down Georgetown on Sunday. 

The Huskies have the best chance to repeat since Florida did it in 2006 and 2007, and the return of Clingan will only make them scarier.

Tier I: UConn

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Just when either Marquette or Creighton start making a push for a spot in the top tier with the Huskies, they both suffer an untimely loss. Marquette's coming off back-to-back defeats, and it doesn't get much easier with games against Villanova and St. John's up next. 

Creighton's now cruising with three straight wins, but two coming against Georgetown and DePaul. They remain the clearest threats to the UConn throne.

Tier II: Marquette, Creighton

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Hello, Pirates. The metrics have Seton Hall below everyone in Tier IV, but we will make an exception based on the resume they have been able to build throughout the start of Big East play. Wins have to matter at some point, after all. Shaheen Holloway's squad has already taken down UConn, Providence, and Marquette in the span of three weeks, giving them a 4-1 start to conference play. 

As for St. John's, their win over Villanova at Finneran Pavilion puts them atop the pecking order in this tier and is now knocking on the door for Tier II. They face both Tier II squads in Marquette and Creighton over the next nine days, and a win or two in those spots would be enough to move them up.

Tier III: St. John's, Villanova, Seton Hall

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The air is getting tighter in this tier as the trio likely knows that the wiggle room continues to dwindle, and the amount of bids available in the conference is quickly being snatched up. 

As mentioned earlier, the advanced metrics give these three the upper hand over Seton Hall, but their resumes need some work. There's still time, but these squads should have some urgency if they want any chance of dancing in March.

Tier IV: Xavier, Butler, Providence

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This tier simply won't change all season long as Georgetown and DePaul have solidified themselves as the Big East punching bags for 2024. Georgetown was crowned kings of the toilet bowl over the weekend with a win over the Blue Demons, the only combined victory among these two squads to start Big East play.

Tier V: Georgetown, DePaul

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As the Big East enters the meat of its schedule and spots are shuffled, we group the 11 teams into different tiers ahead of an exciting conference campaign.

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