Big East Coaches Pick UC12th

Just like the media, the coaches pick Cincinnati to finish 12th in the Big East. Also like the media, they pick Pittsburgh to finish 1st. Here is the whole shebang.

1. Pittsburgh (12 first-place votes)
2. Villanova (1)
3. Syracuse (2)
4. Georgetown
5. West Virginia
6. St. John’s (1)
7. Notre Dame
T8. Marquette
T8. Louisville
10. Connecticut
11. Seton Hall
12. Cincinnati
13. South Florida
14. Providence
15. Rutgers
16. DePaul

Rick Pitino voted St John’s 1st because the crazy part of his brain that decided to nail Karen Sypher has taken over.

There was also an all conference team, with a Bearcat getting an honorable mention. Player of the Year
Austin Freeman, Georgetown

Rookie of the Year
Fabricio de Melo, Syracuse

All-conference first team
Corey Fisher, Villanova
Austin Freeman, Georgetown
Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh
Kemba Walker, Connecticut
Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall
Kevin Jones, West Virginia

All-conference second team
Kris Joseph, Syracuse
Chris Wright, Georgetown
Jimmy Butler, Marquette
Tim Abromitas, Notre Dame
DJ Kennedy, St. John’s

Honorable mention
Rick Jackson, Syracuse
Yancy Gates, Cincinnati
Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette

Congrats to Yancy. Hopefully this is the season he comes through.

In other news, my good friend Pico at the East Coast Bias ran a blogger poll. We voted Villanova first. Here is my ballot.

1. Villanova
2. Pittsburgh
3. Georgetown
4. Syracuse
5. West Virginia
6. UConn
7. St John’s
8. Marquette
9. Notre Dame
10. Louisville
11. Seton Hall
12. Cincinnati
13. South Florida
14. Rutgers
15. Providence
16. DePaul