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2001-02 Big East Conference Season Summary
Record: 266-178, .599 W-L% (4th of 32) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 9.25 (6th of 32) ▪ SOS: 5.45 (7th of 32)
Regular Season Champion: Connecticut (East) and Pittsburgh (West)
Tournament Champion: Connecticut
NCAA Tournament: 6 (Boston College, Connecticut, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and St. John's (NY))
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Boston College, Georgetown and Syracuse)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Connecticut, Miami (FL) and Pittsburgh)
Standings
| Conference | Overall | PTS/G | SRS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | East | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| 1 | Connecticut* RT | 13 | 3 | .813 | 27 | 7 | .794 | 77.8 | 69.2 | 16.0 | 7.4 | |
| 2 | Miami (FL)* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 74.8 | 67.4 | 13.0 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | St. John's (NY)* | 9 | 7 | .563 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 70.3 | 68.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 | *Overall W-L adjusted to 7-11 |
| 4 | Boston College* | 8 | 8 | .500 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 73.6 | 70.5 | 9.0 | 5.9 | |
| 5 | Villanova | 7 | 9 | .438 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 70.8 | 66.3 | 10.7 | 6.2 | |
| 6 | Providence | 6 | 10 | .375 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 71.4 | 69.7 | 6.2 | 4.5 | |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 12 | .250 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 69.4 | 70.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | |
| Rk | West | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| 1 | Pittsburgh* R | 13 | 3 | .813 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 71.9 | 61.7 | 14.7 | 4.6 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 78.2 | 68.7 | 15.7 | 6.2 | |
| 3 | Georgetown | 9 | 7 | .563 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 80.2 | 71.2 | 13.2 | 4.2 | |
| 4 | Syracuse | 9 | 7 | .563 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 72.3 | 66.8 | 11.4 | 5.9 | |
| 5 | Rutgers | 8 | 8 | .500 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 67.6 | 66.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | |
| 6 | Seton Hall | 5 | 11 | .313 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 70.4 | 71.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | |
| 7 | West Virginia | 1 | 15 | .063 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 71.9 | 79.1 | -1.4 | 5.9 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | 12/11 | 12/18 | 12/25 | 1/1 | 1/8 | 1/15 | 1/22 | 1/29 | 2/5 | 2/12 | 2/19 | 2/26 | 3/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Connecticut | 25 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | ||||||
| Boston College | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||
| Georgetown | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Syracuse | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 23 |
NCAA Tournament
First Round
Boston College lost (70-57) versus Texas (Midwest Regional)
Connecticut won (78-67) versus Hampton (East Regional)
Miami (FL) lost (93-80) versus Missouri (West Regional)
Notre Dame won (82-63) versus Charlotte (South Regional)
Pittsburgh won (71-54) versus Central Connecticut State (South Regional)
St. John's (NY) lost (80-70) versus Wisconsin (East Regional)
Second Round
Connecticut won (77-74) versus North Carolina State (East Regional)
Notre Dame lost (84-77) versus Duke (South Regional)
Pittsburgh won (63-50) versus California (South Regional)
Regional Semifinal
Connecticut won (71-59) versus Southern Illinois (East Regional)
Pittsburgh lost (78-73) versus Kent State (South Regional)
Regional Final
Connecticut lost (90-82) versus Maryland (East Regional)
Conference Leaders
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