UConn went 20-0 in the Big East, and Sarah Strong is back, so the top of this league is easy. Second place is not. Villanova returns its three leading scorers, though Brynn McCurry tore her ACL, and St. John’s rebuilt with five Division I transfers. Butler is the only team with a new head coach, as Maria Marchesano replaced Austin Parkinson after coming over from Purdue Fort Wayne. Butler has 11 newcomers, Seton Hall and Xavier have nine apiece, and Marquette and DePaul have eight apiece.

The Big Picture

Last season’s standings came in three tiers. Villanova finished four games behind UConn, four teams were bunched between 11-9 and 12-8, and the other five dropped to 7-13 or worse. The top of the table decided the postseason too. UConn beat Villanova in the conference tournament final and reached the Final Four, where South Carolina stopped it, and Villanova lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Texas Tech. Seton Hall and St. John’s played in the WBIT, which left seven of the 11 teams without a postseason game.

The roster turnover is just as uneven. Six of the 11 teams lost their leading scorer, while UConn, Villanova, Creighton, Seton Hall, and St. John’s kept theirs. Nine of the 16 players on the first and second All-Big East teams return, and five of them are at UConn or Villanova, though Villanova’s Brynn McCurry tore her ACL. Azzi Fudd, Skylar Forbes, Sabou Gueye, and Mariana Valenzuela, all first-team picks, are among the seven who left. Seven of the 11 teams have more newcomers than returners, and 78 of the 142 players on the 11 rosters are new. How those rosters come together will decide most of the spots from second to eighth.

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Skim Milkey’s Predicted 2026-27 Order of Finish

1 - UConn
2 - Villanova
3 - St. John’s
4 - Creighton
5 - Marquette
6 - Seton Hall
7 - Butler
8 - Providence
9 - Georgetown
10 - DePaul
11 - Xavier

Skim Milkey’s Preseason All-Big East Team

Tamar Singer, G, Butler
Ava Zediker, G, Creighton
Neleigh Gessert, G, Creighton
Zoey Ward, F, DePaul
Winner Bartholomew, G, Georgetown
Halle Vice, F, Marquette
Kylah Silver, G, Providence
Savannah Catalon, G, Seton Hall
Ny’Ceara Pryor, G, St. John’s
Sa’Mya Wyatt, F, St. John’s
Blanca Quiñonez, F, UConn
Jovana Popovic, G, UConn
Sarah Strong, F, UConn
Jasmine Bascoe, G, Villanova
Kennedy Henry, G, Villanova

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UConn

Record: 38-1, 20-0 Big East (1st, NCAA Final Four)
Coach: Geno Auriemma, 42nd season, 1288-166

UConn lost one game all season. The Huskies won every Big East game, beat Villanova for the tournament title, and made the Final Four before South Carolina ended it.

The two losses that matter are Azzi Fudd and Serah Williams. Fudd, a senior guard and first-team All-Big East selection, averaged 17.3 points. Williams, a senior forward, averaged 6.7 points.

Sarah Strong, a junior forward, is the league’s best player. She was named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, scoring 18.4 points and grabbing 7.7 rebounds. Blanca Quiñonez, a sophomore forward, was the Freshman of the Year and the Sixth Woman of the Year, scoring 10.7 points off the bench. Senior guards KK Arnold and Ashlynn Shade run the team, and Allie Ziebell and Kayleigh Heckel scored 7.2 and 6.9 points off the bench.

The one place to look for a weakness is depth behind Strong and Quiñonez. Jana El Alfy, Gandy Malou-Mamel, and freshman Olivia Vukosa are all listed at 6-5, and none of them have carried a big role yet.

Four of last year’s five leading scorers return, and Fudd is the only one gone. Someone has to replace her perimeter scoring, and Arnold and Shade are first in line, though neither scored more than 7.6 points last year. South Carolina held UConn to 48 points in the Final Four, and that game is the best argument that the guards need to give Strong and Quiñonez more help. I think they will. Ziebell and Heckel both scored around seven points off the bench, Strong is only a junior, and no other team returns more than three of its five leading scorers. Keep an eye out for freshman Jovana Popovic, she might not score a ton, but her ability to play the game will be very valuable with her international experience. UConn also beat Villanova 90-51 in the tournament final. So I have UConn first, and it is not close.

Players to watch: Sarah Strong, Blanca Quiñonez, KK Arnold, Ashlynn Shade

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Villanova

Record: 25-8, 16-4 Big East (2nd, NCAA Tournament appearance)
Coach: Denise Dillon, 7th season, 139-59 (24th overall, 468-270)

Villanova is my pick for second. The Wildcats beat Providence and Seton Hall in the conference tournament, lost to UConn in the final, and then went out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Texas Tech.

Jasmine Bascoe, a junior guard and first-team All-Big East selection, scored 18.9 points and handed out 4.8 assists. Brynn McCurry, a senior forward, won Most Improved Player and scored 10.7 points, but she tore her ACL. Kennedy Henry, a sophomore guard, made the All-Freshman Team and scored 9.0 points, and Kelsey Joens, a senior guard, scored 5.4 points.

The losses are Denae Carter, a senior forward who averaged 8.6 points, and Ryanne Allen, a senior guard who averaged 7.7 points off the bench. Anna Foley should help fill the gap. The senior forward from Quinnipiac scored 10.0 points last year and is the one newcomer with real scoring experience.

McCurry’s ACL injury is the problem. Bascoe, McCurry, and Henry were three of the five leading scorers, so Bascoe and Henry have to carry more of the load, and Foley has to score right away. The top of the roster is not the concern. The depth is. Joens, Bender, and Ceseretti scored 5.4, 4.8, and 4.0 points, and Foley’s 10.0 points came at Quinnipiac, so I cannot tell how much of that carries over to the Big East. The Wildcats lost 57-52 at Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament, and now they have lost McCurry. I still have them second because St. John’s has too many new pieces and no returner outside UConn scored as many points as Bascoe, but the margin is smaller than before. I think their depth will improve this season, and someone not named Bascoe, Henry, or Foley will score in double figures quite often.

Players to watch: Jasmine Bascoe, Kennedy Henry, Anna Foley, Kelsey Joens

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St. John’s

Record: 22-12, 11-9 Big East (5th, tie, WBIT appearance)
Coach: Joe Tartamella, 15th season, 261-185

The St. John’s roster looks very different from the one that tied for fifth. The Red Storm beat Xavier in the first round of the conference tournament, lost a close quarterfinal to Seton Hall, and then lost badly at Columbia in the WBIT.

The portal did most of the work. Ny’Ceara Pryor, a graduate guard from Texas A&M, scored 16.3 points and handed out 7.0 assists. Asia Donald, a junior guard from West Georgia, scored 15.0 points, and Olivia Tucker, a junior guard from Campbell, scored 10.7. Reina Green and Sanaa Tripp are also transfers, and all five are guards.

Brooke Moore and Sa’Mya Wyatt are the holdovers. Moore, a senior guard and second-team All-Big East selection, scored 11.7 points, and Wyatt, a junior forward and honorable mention selection, scored 10.9. Daniela Abies, a graduate forward, scored 5.9 points and grabbed 7.0 rebounds, and she may be the team’s only real rebounder. Beautiful Waheed, who averaged 9.1 points, left for Arkansas, and Shaulana Wagner, who averaged 6.8 points and 4.7 assists, is gone.

My concern is how many ball handlers there are and how their frontcourt holds up. This is the part of the team I am least sure about because it has to fit together perfectly. Moore, Wyatt, and Janeya Grant are three of last year’s five leading scorers, and Pryor and Donald each scored more last year than any of them, so I have the Red Storm third. I trust Pryor most after she scored 16.3 points and handed out 7.0 assists in the SEC. The risk is Donald and Tucker, who scored 15.0 and 10.7 points at West Georgia and Campbell, because scorers from smaller leagues often see their numbers drop, and five new guards means five players used to having the ball, which is not always a bad thing. Pryor has shown she is a willing passer and can get her teammates open looks. Abies is the only returner who grabbed more than five rebounds a game, and that is the other thing that could keep this team from reaching its ceiling. If everything clicks, St. John’s has a chance to land as the runner-up.

Players to watch: Ny’Ceara Pryor, Brooke Moore, Sa’Mya Wyatt, Asia Donald

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Creighton

Record: 16-15, 11-9 Big East (5th, tie)
Coach: Jim Flanery, 25th season, 469-290

Creighton tied for fifth, beat Marquette in the conference tournament quarterfinals, and lost to UConn in the semifinals. The Bluejays now rely on guards and have one big hole to fill.

The hole is Grace Boffeli, a senior forward and honorable mention All-Big East selection who averaged 9.2 points and 8.7 rebounds in only 23 minutes a game. Kennedy Townsend, a senior guard who averaged 11.7 points, is also gone.

The two sophomore guards carry the team. Ava Zediker was a first-team All-Big East selection who scored 13.3 points, and Neleigh Gessert scored 11.8, and both made the All-Freshman Team. Allison Heathcock scored 7.3 points, and Kendall McGee scored 6.9.

No one returning is taller than 6-2. Nia Holloway, a graduate transfer forward from Minnesota, is the only transfer, so the team will have to be aggressive on the boards as a unit without a true post player or rebounder this season. Zediker and Neleigh Gessert are two of the five leading scorers back, but Townsend, Kiani Lockett, and Boffeli are gone. Zediker and Neleigh Gessert should keep the scoring steady, and Heathcock and McGee have to turn their 7.3 and 6.9 points into more for this to work. Creighton could be a team where you see someone like Mya Moore or Jayla Williams impact the team early and often. UConn beat Creighton 100-51 in the semifinals, and the gap to Villanova and St. John’s comes down to rebounding. With Marquette and Seton Hall both losing most of their scoring, seven returners should be enough to hold fourth. I think the Bluejays are better than their record showed last year, given how young they were, but fourth is as high as I can go.

Players to watch: Ava Zediker, Neleigh Gessert, Allison Heathcock, Kendall McGee

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Marquette

Record: 18-12, 12-8 Big East (3rd, tie)
Coach: Cara Consuegra, 3rd season, 39-23 (16th overall, 264-192)

Marquette tied for third, lost to Creighton in the conference tournament quarterfinals, and then lost most of its scoring. Four of the five leading scorers left, and only Halle Vice stayed.

Skylar Forbes, a junior forward and first-team All-Big East selection, averaged 15.1 points and went to West Virginia. Lee Volker, a senior guard and second-team selection, averaged 12.1 points, and Jaidynn Mason, a senior guard, averaged 9.0, so there is a lot of production to replace. Vice, a senior forward, was a first-team selection who scored 13.4 points and grabbed 8.7 rebounds, and she is one of only four returners, though no one else who returned scored much last year.

Eight newcomers fill the rest of the roster. MacKenzie Givens, a junior guard from Xavier, scored 11.7 points last year and is the most proven of them. Kayl Petersen, a junior forward from Virginia Tech, Yu Han Lin, a sophomore guard from Middle Tennessee, and Noelle Anthon, a junior forward from Hutchinson Community College, are the other transfers.

Vice and Givens are two real scorers, and Cara Consuegra needs a third. It could happen, but it is tough to project who when the roster has not produced in the Big East. Vice scored 13.4 points and grabbed 8.7 rebounds, and Givens was the second-leading scorer on a Xavier team that finished last, so I expect their numbers to translate. Jordan Meulemans, a graduate guard, scored 4.3 points, and Petersen and Lin scored 2.2 and 4.7 at their old schools, so the third scorer has to come from someone with little track record. I would look for someone like JJ Barnes, who missed last year with an injury, or a freshman to surprise and play a big role. Consuegra has won 39 games in two seasons here, and the program tied for third last year, but this roster is different. I put Marquette above Seton Hall because Marquette has two players who have scored in double figures and Seton Hall has one. That is why I have the Golden Eagles fifth.

Players to watch: Halle Vice, MacKenzie Givens, Kayl Petersen, Jordan Meulemans

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Seton Hall

Record: 19-13, 12-8 Big East (3rd, tie, WBIT appearance)
Coach: Anthony Bozzella, 14th season, 249-165 (35th overall, 555-483)

Seton Hall tied for third, beat St. John’s in the quarterfinals, lost to Villanova in the semifinals, and then lost at Missouri in the WBIT. Most of that team is gone.

Four of the five leading scorers left. Jordana Codio, a junior guard, averaged 12.5 points and went to Georgia. Jada Eads, a sophomore guard, averaged 10.6 points and went to Tennessee. Mariana Valenzuela, a senior forward and first-team selection, averaged 12.3 points and 7.2 rebounds, and Zahara Bishop, an All-Freshman Team selection who averaged 8.4 points, went to Auburn.

Savannah Catalon is what remains. The senior guard was a first-team selection and an All-Defensive Team member who scored 13.1 points. Ja’Kahla Craft, a junior guard, scored 6.9 points, and Jada Crawshaw, a senior forward who transferred from Georgia Tech, scored 7.2 points. Ksenija Scepanovic, a graduate forward, is listed at 6-4, and freshmen Kenadie Maughan and Inieye Oruh are listed at 6-5 and 6-4, so the size is in the newcomer class.

Anthony Bozzella has won 249 games here, and I would not bet against him. He has not had a losing season since 2018-19, which is why I trust him to keep this team from falling too far. Still, this looks more like a rebuild than a reload, and it leans on the freshman bigs. Catalon is the only leading scorer still here, Crawshaw’s 7.2 points are the most of any newcomer, and players like Saniyah King, Samari Bankhead, and Scepanovic will need to play early and produce. I put the Pirates below Marquette because Marquette has the second scorer, and above Butler because Catalon is a proven player in this league and Butler’s scorers are not. So I have them sixth even though I can see them finishing as high as fourth and not lower than sixth.

Players to watch: Savannah Catalon, Ja’Kahla Craft, Jada Crawshaw, Shailyn Pinkney

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Butler

Record: 12-19, 6-14 Big East (8th, tie)
Coach: Maria Marchesano, 1st season, 0-0 (15th overall, 234-187)

Butler tied for eighth, lost to Georgetown in the first round of the conference tournament, and then changed coaches. Maria Marchesano replaced Austin Parkinson after coming over from Purdue Fort Wayne. Four of the five leading scorers from last season are gone, including Mallory Miller, who averaged 9.6 points and went to Florida, and Lily Zeinstra, who averaged 7.9 and went to FGCU. Saniya Jackson, a redshirt junior guard who scored 9.2 points and grabbed 5.5 rebounds, and Nevaeh Jackson, a senior guard who scored 6.3 points, are the only returners.

Marchesano brings a winning record. She won 94 games in five seasons at Purdue Fort Wayne, including 27 in 2024-25, and two of her players followed her. Lili Krasovec, a senior forward, scored 11.4 points there, and Destiny Macharia is a sophomore guard.

The rest of the roster comes from the portal. Karina Bystry, a sophomore guard from Northern Kentucky, scored 14.8 points, and Tamar Singer, a junior guard from Miami (OH), scored 11.3 points and handed out 6.8 assists. Judit Valero, a senior guard from FIU, scored 9.1 points, and Taya Ellis, a senior forward from Bowling Green, scored 6.2 points. There are 11 newcomers in all.

Bystry, Krasovec, and Singer each scored at least 11.3 points last year, which is why I have Butler above Providence, and I think Marchesano gets this group playing well quickly. But 11 new players is a lot, and the roster has very few bigs, so I stop at seventh. Rebounding is one thing I worry about, but Ellis and Laniah Wills will help them compete on the boards with their athleticism. The caution is that Bystry and Krasovec scored in the Horizon League and Singer in the MAC, and scorers from those leagues often see their numbers shrink in the Big East. Marchesano’s first seasons at Mount St. Mary’s and Purdue Fort Wayne were both losing ones, at 9-20 and 9-21, but she built a 27-9 team at Purdue Fort Wayne in 2024-25, so I trust the process more than the first record. The one thing I do like is Butler’s length, and if they buy into the defensive end, they can raise their floor dramatically. If Singer’s 6.8 assists carry over, Butler has a point guard who can feed the scorers, and this team lands higher than I have it. If they struggle, Butler is back near the bottom of the conference.

Players to watch: Karina Bystry, Lili Krasovec, Tamar Singer, Saniya Jackson

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Providence

Record: 15-18, 7-13 Big East (7th)
Coach: Erin Batth, 4th season, 41-58

Returners: Orlagh Gormley, Payton Dunbar, Ashley Dinges, Sophi Hall, Princess Moody, Riley Hamburger, Audrey Shields, Olivia Rodrigues, Mariana Padilla
Newcomers: Kylah Silver, Taylor Barner, Daviane Mindoudi, J’Adore Young, Marlene Mbilima, Voldie Basana
Departures: Sabou Gueye, Teneisia Brown, Nalani Kaysia, Sami Mancini, Eseosa Imafidon, Austeja Babraitis

Providence has to replace its two best players. The Friars finished seventh, beat DePaul in the first round of the conference tournament, and lost to Villanova in the quarterfinals.

Sabou Gueye, a senior guard and first-team All-Big East selection, averaged 15.6 points, and Teneisia Brown, a senior forward, averaged 10.3 points and 6.2 rebounds. Together they averaged 25.9 points, and none of the nine returners scored like Gueye. Orlagh Gormley, a junior guard, scored 8.7 points and handed out 3.9 assists, and Payton Dunbar, a junior guard, scored 7.5 points. Nobody else on the returning roster scored more than 5.0 points.

Transfers have to do the scoring. Kylah Silver, a redshirt junior guard from UNCW, scored 12.8 points and grabbed 6.2 rebounds, and Taylor Barner, a sophomore guard from East Carolina, scored 10.6 points. Together, they scored 23.4 points last year, close to what Gueye and Brown gave the Friars. J’Adore Young, a redshirt junior from Ole Miss, is listed at 6-4, and freshman center Marlene Mbilima is listed at 6-3.

With Gormley and Dunbar back, I do not think Providence gets worse. Three of the five leading scorers return, but the two who left were the only ones above 10 points, and Silver and Barner have not played in this league. Gormley, a junior guard, is the steadiest piece. The roster returns nine players, more than Butler, Georgetown, DePaul, or Xavier, which is why I do not put the Friars lower. What it lacks is a go-to scorer, and Silver, who scored 12.8 points at UNCW, is the likeliest to become one. I would not sleep on Barner or Dunbar to become the go-to scorer either. Batth is 41-58 in three seasons here, so this group has to prove it can win before I move it up. That keeps the Friars eighth, just behind Butler, in a league with this many rebuilds.

Players to watch: Kylah Silver, Taylor Barner, Orlagh Gormley, Payton Dunbar

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Georgetown

Record: 14-17, 6-14 Big East (8th, tie)
Coach: Darnell Haney, 4th season, 49-48 (9th overall, 112-123)

Georgetown tied for eighth, beat Butler in the first round of the conference tournament, and lost to UConn in the quarterfinals. Then most of the rotation left.

Victoria Rivera, a senior guard who averaged 9.4 points, went to Pacific, and Laila Jewett, a senior guard who averaged 8.6, and Brianna Scott, a senior forward who averaged 8.3, are gone. Khadee Hession went to Tulane and Cristen Carter went to Penn State, and only four players return. Khia Miller, a senior guard, scored 9.0 points, and Destiny Agubata, a junior guard, scored 8.5. Neither is a go-to scorer.

The transfers have to be that. Winner Bartholomew, a junior guard from Pacific, scored 13.2 points, and Johnea Donahue, a junior guard from Bowling Green, scored 11.0. Clarence Djuela, a junior forward from Northwestern State, scored 5.6 points and grabbed 6.8 rebounds.

Darnell Haney won 23 games in his first season here and 26 in the two since. Bartholomew and Donahue scored more last year than any returner, and Miller and Agubata are still here, so the Hoyas add two proven scorers. The returners did not score much, though, and Georgetown lost 84-39 to UConn in the quarterfinals, so Haney needs the transfers to hit right away. If Bartholomew and Donahue can score in double figures this season, Georgetown could be a bit better than I expect. The transfers are new to this league, coming from out of conference, so I am putting Georgetown ninth, though eighth or seventh would not surprise me.

Players to watch: Winner Bartholomew, Johnea Donahue, Khia Miller, Destiny Agubata

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DePaul

Record: 8-24, 5-15 Big East (10th)
Coach: Jill Pizzotti, 3rd season, 21-43 (13th overall, 134-210)

DePaul finished 10th and lost to Providence in the first round of the conference tournament. Zoey Ward is the best reason to think next year goes better.

Ward, a senior forward from Iona, scored 14.0 points and grabbed 8.9 rebounds. Louis Volker, a senior forward from George Mason, scored 6.0 points. Nyah Lowery is a senior guard from Pacific, and Kaliyah Dillard is a senior forward from San Jose State.

The losses outweigh the returns, and one of the returners is out. Devin Hagemann, a junior guard who scored 7.0 points and handed out 2.8 assists, is out for the year with an injury. Kate Novik, a junior guard and second-team All-Big East selection, averaged 12.2 points and 6.4 rebounds and went to South Florida. Natiah Nelson, a sophomore guard, averaged 8.1 points and went to Toledo, and Michelle Ojo, a senior forward, averaged 7.9 points. Ally Timm, a junior guard, scored 7.4 points and is the only one of the five leading scorers still here. Kate Clarke, a guard who missed all of last season with a hand injury, is back.

Ward gives DePaul a post player who produces, but nearly everyone around her is new or young, and Hagemann’s injury makes it thinner. She played 32 minutes a game, so the guard rotation has to be rebuilt around Timm, who is the only healthy returner who scored more than 3.3 points, and Clarke, who has not played in a year. This might be the year Clarke breaks out after a year away from the floor. If Ward brings anything close to her Iona numbers, DePaul has a real scorer inside. The seniors around her did not score much at their old schools, with Lowery at 5.5 points and Dillard at 1.5, so the supporting cast is the issue. The Blue Demons won eight games last year, and Jill Pizzotti is 21-43 in two seasons. She still has a lot of rebuilding to do, and with Hagemann out, I think this could be another rocky season unless Ward and Clarke become the duo I think they can be.

Players to watch: Zoey Ward, Ally Timm, Kate Clarke, Louis Volker

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Xavier

Record: 11-19, 4-16 Big East (11th)
Coach: Billi Chambers, 4th season, 19-70 (14th overall, 160-223)

Xavier finished last in the league and lost to St. John’s in the first round of the conference tournament. Then its top scorers left.

Mariyah Noel, a junior guard and second-team All-Big East selection, averaged 14.9 points and went to Kansas. MacKenzie Givens, a sophomore guard, averaged 11.7 points and went to Marquette, and Savannah White, a senior guard, averaged 7.0 points and 7.3 rebounds and went to Penn State. Only four players return. Meri Kanerva, a junior guard, scored 10.1 points and is the only returner who scored more than 5.0.

That leaves nine newcomers. Diawna Carter-Hartley, a senior forward from South Alabama, scored 8.8 points, and Hila Karsh, a senior guard from Purdue, scored 6.9. Maria Anais Rodriguez, a junior forward from Arkansas, scored 5.4 points. Lucile Jerome and Stella Mavuanga are senior guards who arrive from French clubs.

Billi Chambers has won 19 games in three seasons, and four of the five leading scorers are gone. Kanerva handed out 3.9 assists in 38 minutes a game, which is a lot to put on one guard. Carter-Hartley scored 8.8 points and grabbed 6.3 rebounds at South Alabama, and Karsh scored 6.9 points at Purdue. After that, the roster is mostly players who have not played at this level, including Jerome and Mavuanga, who arrive from French clubs. Xavier lost 53-48 to St. John’s in its conference tournament opener, but that team had Noel and Givens, and they are gone. The transfers Carter-Hartley, Karsh, and Rodriguez can play in this league, but I do not see enough here to move the Musketeers out of the bottom of the conference. If a few players take a step forward this year, we might be having a different conversation in a few months.

Players to watch: Meri Kanerva, Diawna Carter-Hartley, Hila Karsh, Maria Anais Rodriguez

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Big East Round-Up

UConn is my pick, and I do not expect a race at the top. The fight is for second, where I give Villanova the edge over St. John’s because the Wildcats kept nearly everyone, even with McCurry’s ACL tear, and the Red Storm still have to figure out how five new guards fit. Creighton, Marquette, and Seton Hall could finish anywhere from fourth to sixth. For Creighton, it comes down to rebounding; for Marquette, it is a third scorer; and for Seton Hall, it is how fast the freshmen grow up.

The bottom five are all rebuilding in different ways. Butler added 11 players, Xavier added nine, and DePaul added eight around one real star in Zoey Ward, and Georgetown and Providence brought in scorers but still have to show they can win in this league. Butler is the one I would keep an eye on to shake up the order.

Editor’s Note: Records and conference standings reflect the final 2025-26 conference regular season and postseason. Player stats reflect 2025-26 production, unless noted. All 11 rosters have been confirmed against official, live 2026-27 team pages as of October 30th. Coaching and roster notes reflect known offseason moves as of October 30th. Roster additions may shift rosters before the season opens in November and may affect the order as of this writing.