In Wide-Open Big East, Rutgers Still Has Chance
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After a weekend in which Rutgers beat South Florida and Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati, the Big East standings are a jumble.
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The biggest Big East game of the regular season went to No. 12 Georgetown, whose tenacious defense made the difference in the final minutes of a 61-53 victory over No. 10 Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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The WAC is better than the Big East. I became convinced of that this past weekend after watching Boise State dismantle Oregon State and Fresno State pummel then-No.
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Beginning Tuesday at West Virginia, Rutgers plays five ranked opponents in 21 days, including No. 1 Connecticut.
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Connecticut beats visiting Pittsburgh, 82-68, Saturday to secure at least a share of its first Big East regular season championship in three years.
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Matee Ajavon powered Rutgers with 15 points and 7 assists in their hard-earned triumph over No. 14 Notre Dame, which had won its previous five games.
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Rutgers upsets Connecticut, 55-47, in the championship game of the Big East tournament, the first loss for the Huskies in conference play this season and the first Big East tournament title for Rutgers.
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Points: The Big East race is barely under way, but the winner of this matchup of teams with 1-0 league records takes sole possession of first place.
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The chances of Rutgers fans in the New York-New Jersey area watching the Scarlet Knights play Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 28 are dimming.
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The stage is set. No. 24 Boston College (6-2, 2-1 Big East) improved its position for a showdown against league-leading West Virginia with yesterday's raggedy 21-10 victory over Rutgers before an Alumni Stadium crowd of 41,162.
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Big East Conference officials will gather today with a simple mission: Find a bowl game for its five eligible teams. Following a weekend of upsets that resulted in a four-way tie for the conference championship
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Rutgersâs basketball team scored fewer points against Georgetown than its football team did Saturday.
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Rather than dwell on a controversial loss, No. 5 Rutgers moved on.
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Columbia may not be ready to beat a top-20 team, but there are other ways to mark progress. The Lions, the longtime doormats of the Ivy League, have become good enough to put a scare into a good basketball team from a powerhouse conference.
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You know they have been polishing their knuckles for this one ever since Boston College announced last Oct. 12 it was leaving the Big East to become the Atlantic Coast Conference's 12th member, joining fellow Big East defectors Miami and Virginia Tech.
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The Big East Conference will retain a 12-team conference tournament and a one-division regular season structure once it expands to 16 teams for the 2005-06 season.
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PHILADELPHIA -- It's Big East championship or bust. Boston College took destiny into its own hands with yesterday's 34-17 victory over Temple at Lincoln Financial Field, tying West Virginia for first place in the conference and putting it on the threshold of its first Big East title and Bowl Championship Series berth.