Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and West Virginia won as expected last week, but it wasn't quite as easy as the experts predicted.All three clubs were heavy favorites between 17 and 21 points, yet only Pittsburgh won easily. PItt was the only one of the trio that didn't almost lose. The Panthers disposed of depleted Syracuse 37-10, but Cincinnati and West Virginia had a lot more difficulty.
The Bearcats outlasted a resilient UConn club 47-45, while the Mountaineers held off Louisville 17-9.
Last week's results shows that the league remains divided into three tiers: the best (Cincinnati, Pittsburgh), the worst (Louisville, Syracuse) and everyone else (South Florida, West Virginia, UConn and Rutgers).
While the top and the bottom of the league is pretty well set, it should be interesting to see how the middle four teams shake out in the next few weeks. It will start Thursday when USF visits Rutgers.
Unfortunately, we have to wait another four weeks for the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh contest.
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut coach
Each Friday, FanHouse's Brett McMurphy will preview the Big East and make his weekly predictions.
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