It’s the final week of my 2009 preview. Next week at this time I will be getting my regular game week posting going. Thanks to everyone who followed along with the preview. It was really fun to break down all these different aspects of the each BCS conference. I hope you will stick with me through out the season! Now that we have all the different aspects covered its finally time to predict how it will all shake out in the Big East for Big East Monday.

Big East: Order of Finish

1. South Florida (6-1)

2. Rutgers (6-1)

3. West Virginia (5-2)

4. Pittsburgh (5-2)

5. Cincinnati (3-4)

6. Connecticut (2-5)

7. Louisville (1-6)

8. Syracuse (0-7)

The lure of Matt Grothe returning for USF was too much to ignore for me. The team with a proven senior quarterback is always going to be very tough to beat, and their defense will not be a push over either. They will lose at Pittsburgh but outlast Rutgers in Jersey to win the tiebreaker for the BCS berth.

Rutgers benefits by having an easier schedule. Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Cincinnati, and USF all have to play at Rutgers. They will win three out of those four. Their conference away games will be no problem. If Rutgers can win at Maryland, they will likely only have one loss on the season and could conceivably be in the discussion for BCS at-large, its very unlikely they would be chosen, but in the discussion.

West Virginia and Pittsburgh are victims of how the home/away games shake out in the Big East. WVA visits USF and Rutgers; Pittsburgh visits Rutgers and West Virginia. West Virginia gets Pittsburgh at home which is why they are given the edge.

Cincinnati and Connecticut will flirt with being good teams, but they will lose to who they are supposed to lose to, while Cincinnati edges Connecticut at home. Louisville and Syracuse are the bottom feeders.

This entry was posted on Monday, August 24th, 2009 at 2:00 pm.