Syracuse, Gomes are Big East coaches&#39; preseason picks
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Syracuse was the runaway preseason pick of Big East coaches Wednesday on the strength of a team that has all its starters back after reaching the round of 16 last season.
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CHAMPAIGN -- ESPN&#39;s Jay Bilas said Deron Williams, the Big Ten&#39;s Preseason Player of the Year, wouldn&#39;t rank in the top 10 in the ACC.
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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.
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COM. Boy, the ACC is really loaded this season, as evidenced by Duke being picked fourth in the league&#39;s preseason poll. Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Blue Devils were prepared
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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Sports Network) - Rasheed  Marshall passed for 144 yards and three touchdowns to lead No.  15 West Virginia over Syracuse, 27-6, in a Big East contest  from Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
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The cover of the Boston College women's basketball media guide says it all. There is a picture of a beaming coach Cathy Inglese at last season's Big East Tournament, scissors in one hand, net in the other.
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Syracuse&#39;s Darryl Watkins pulls down a rebound over teammate Terrence Roberts against Albany during the first half in Syracuse, NY, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
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-- Off to its best start in the Big East in 14 seasons, Pittsburgh is back in the Top 25.
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SYRACUSE, New York (Ticker) -- Syracuse could not have asked for a better start to a season filled with high expectations. The Orange scored the game&#39;s first 24 points and Hakim Warrick finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds as No.
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Syracuse wasn't able to follow Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference or stop the Eagles from leaving the Big East. The one thing the Orange could do was deprive BC of a spot in the Bowl Championship Series and a farewell Big East title.
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Two weeks ago, Syracuse seemed destined for that other tournament. Not anymore.
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Demetris Nichols and Eric Devendorf led fifth-seed Syracuse to a first-round Big East tournament victory over Connecticut, bolstering the Orangeâs run to the N.C.A.A. tournament.
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It&#39;s hard to imagine, but the league that gave us college basketball&#39;s last two national champions is about to get a lot better.
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In the era of tournaments, rankings and RPIs, there's still something to be said for a good old fashioned first-place finish in the regular season, especially in a bloated conference like the Big East.
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Doc Rivers took advantage of an offday to make a quick trip to New York to see his son play in the Big East tournament. Wally Szczerbiak came through surgery fine. Delonte West came home from the hospital. Ryan Gomes might want to check his wardrobe.
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Judging from the current Atlantic Division standings, where a .500 record appears a lofty goal, there will always be time to make a playoff push. It will never be too late for teams rebuilding under new coaches to hope for a top-three seed in the Eastern Conference. But right now, the question is this: When does it stop being too ...
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Georgetown was back in the Final Four last season for the first time since 1985. The Hoyas, with four starters returning from the team that lost to Ohio State in the national semifinals, start 2007-08 as a co-favorite in the Big East preseason coaches poll.