Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett
1. Cincinnati (6-0, 2-0 Big East): Here's the most impressive thing about the No. 5 Bearcats: They have won three road games -- at Rutgers, at Oregon State and at South Florida -- by a combined 59 points.
2. Pittsburgh (6-1, 3-0): With Jarrett Brown and Tony Pike dinged up, is Bill Stull the best quarterback in the league this week? Panthers just keep on winning Big East games.
3. West Virginia (5-1, 1-0): The Mountaineers will need Jarrett Brown back, with UConn and South Florida coming up in the next two weeks. Get over those two hurdles, and they should be 8-1 going to Cincinnati on Nov. 13.
4. South Florida (5-1, 1-1): Are these Bulls going to wither and die in October like the last two editions? This week's game at Pitt could tell the tale.
5. Connecticut (4-2, 1-1): There's no way of knowing how UConn will respond to the Jasper Howard tragedy. I think it will bring them closer together.
6. Rutgers (4-2, 0-2): The Big East schedule that once looked so favorable has now turned, thanks to two home losses. The Scarlet Knights have only two league games left at home, and they are tough ones against West Virginia and South Florida.
7. Syracuse (2-4, 0-2): With Akron, Rutgers, Louisville and UConn left, a bowl game still isn't out of the question. But the Orange have no margin for error any more.
8. Louisville (2-4, 0-2): The Cardinals have lost seven straight Big East games under Steve Kragthorpe, and No. 8 seems inevitable this week at Cincinnati. The streak could reach nine with a trip to West Virginia next in league play.
1. Cincinnati (6-0, 2-0 Big East): Here's the most impressive thing about the No. 5 Bearcats: They have won three road games -- at Rutgers, at Oregon State and at South Florida -- by a combined 59 points.
2. Pittsburgh (6-1, 3-0): With Jarrett Brown and Tony Pike dinged up, is Bill Stull the best quarterback in the league this week? Panthers just keep on winning Big East games.
3. West Virginia (5-1, 1-0): The Mountaineers will need Jarrett Brown back, with UConn and South Florida coming up in the next two weeks. Get over those two hurdles, and they should be 8-1 going to Cincinnati on Nov. 13.
4. South Florida (5-1, 1-1): Are these Bulls going to wither and die in October like the last two editions? This week's game at Pitt could tell the tale.
5. Connecticut (4-2, 1-1): There's no way of knowing how UConn will respond to the Jasper Howard tragedy. I think it will bring them closer together.
6. Rutgers (4-2, 0-2): The Big East schedule that once looked so favorable has now turned, thanks to two home losses. The Scarlet Knights have only two league games left at home, and they are tough ones against West Virginia and South Florida.
7. Syracuse (2-4, 0-2): With Akron, Rutgers, Louisville and UConn left, a bowl game still isn't out of the question. But the Orange have no margin for error any more.
8. Louisville (2-4, 0-2): The Cardinals have lost seven straight Big East games under Steve Kragthorpe, and No. 8 seems inevitable this week at Cincinnati. The streak could reach nine with a trip to West Virginia next in league play.
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Andrea Adelson
Adelson joined ESPN.com in 2010 after spending time as a college football columnist at The Orlando Sentinel. She has covered college football since her days as a University of Florida student, and lives in Orlando, Fla.
BIG EAST SCOREBOARD
Saturday, 12/17
Final Temple 37 Wyoming 15 Final Ohio 24 Utah State 23 Final San Diego State 30 Louisiana-Lafayette 32
Tuesday, 12/20
Wednesday, 12/21
Final 18 TCU 31 Louisiana Tech 24
Thursday, 12/22
Saturday, 12/24
Final Nevada 17 21 Southern Miss 24
Monday, 12/26
Tuesday, 12/27
Final Western Michigan 32 Purdue 37 Final Louisville 24 North Carolina State 31
Wednesday, 12/28
Final Toledo 42 Air Force 41 Final California 10 24 Texas 21
Thursday, 12/29
Final Florida State 18 Notre Dame 14 Final Washington 56 12 Baylor 67
Friday, 12/30
Final Brigham Young 24 Tulsa 21 Final Rutgers 27 Iowa State 13 Final Mississippi State 23 Wake Forest 17 Final Iowa 14 14 Oklahoma 31
Saturday, 12/31
Final Texas A&M 33 Northwestern 22 Final/OT Georgia Tech 27 Utah 30 Final Illinois 20 UCLA 14 Final Cincinnati 31 Vanderbilt 24 Final Virginia 24 25 Auburn 43
Monday, 1/2
Final 19 Houston 30 22 Penn State 14 Final Ohio State 17 Florida 24 Final/3OT 17 Michigan State 33 16 Georgia 30 Final 20 Nebraska 13 9 South Carolina 30 Final 10 Wisconsin 38 5 Oregon 45 Final/OT 4 Stanford 38 3 Oklahoma State 41
Tuesday, 1/3
Final/OT 13 Michigan 23 11 Virginia Tech 20
Wednesday, 1/4
Final 23 West Virginia 70 15 Clemson 33
Friday, 1/6
Final 8 Kansas State 16 6 Arkansas 29
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