Syracuse Tops Big East Power Rankings

With West Virginia’s win over Portland Sunday night in the final of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif., the Big East has now captured four holiday tournament championships.

Unbeaten Syracuse (6-0) beat defending NCAA champ North Carolina last week to win the Coaches vs. Cancer event at Madison Square Garden.

No. 4 Villanova (6-0) — the Big East’s preseason No. 1 team — won the Puerto-Rico Tip-Off.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.