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Big East won't match last year, but should be fine

Top to bottom, the Big East still might be the toughest basketball conference in the nation this season, but the coaches assembled for Media Day Wednesday at Madison Square Garden agreed that topping last season is next to impossible.

The league had a record three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament (Louisville, Connecticut and Pittsburgh), a record five teams in the Sweet 16 (those three plus...

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