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Halfway through the conference season, the Big East has a battle at the top

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A mere four games into the Big East season, we took a look at how the conference was shaking down. A lot has changed since then. How young we were! How naïve!

Anyway, we're older and wiser now, almost a month deeper into the season. UConn's perch atop the league has been destroyed, and the vacuum they left behind has been assailed by a handful of contenders. Here's how I'm breaking it down.

My least favorite favorite: Marquette

I can see why they'd be a neutral's favorite: they score a lot, they play fast, people like Shaka Smart for some reason.