A Big Weekend Ahead

Many Big East teams will be tested this weekend as the first leg of the conference schedule gets underway. #6 Pittsburgh will face Dwayne Wade's alma mater Marquette on Sunday, with both teams having something to prove. Pitt must win to show they belong back in the top-5 and if Marquette pulls the upset, they will finally get the national attention they feel that they deserve. The Irish play a key interconference game against South Florida. Notre Dame is still hurting from their upset loss to Villanova earlier in the week so this might be the game to get them back on track. VNOVA is going to have its hands full this weekend as the number 23 Texas Longhorns travel to meet them in Pennsylvania. Texas is coming off a triple overtime loss to Oklahoma State and they are hungry. In a game that might have looked good in the beginning of the season, has turned out to be two unranked teams hoping for a turnaround, when West Virginia meets Cincinnati on Saturday. Dub V was dropped from the top 25 last week and they have been struggling, a win over the Bearcats might help correct their recent wrongdoings. Two teams with great histories meet on Saturday as Indiana travels to Connecticut. UCONN has been in the top 25 in every poll since 2003 and after they were dropped last week they are in unfamiliar territory. The game would probably be on national television if both teams actually played as well as they should be, but since they are not good luck trying to see it. Jim Calhoun must get his Huskies in order soon if they want to have any chance in that month they love so much, March. Finally to the great New York rivalry. Syracuse travels to Queens on Sunday to battle St. John's. Although both these teams are having less than stellar seasons so far, this has a big game rivalry written all over it. Cuse has been floating around the high 20's all season and a big interconference win on Sunday can help them to get back on track. Sit back, relax and enjoy some good basketball.