<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/way-too-early-big-east-mbb-predictions-24-25.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>09/16/2024</pubdate><author>Anthony Collins</author><hero-image><img src="/images/big-east-championship-mbb-24.jpg" alt="Marquette VS UConn in the 2024 Big East Men's Basketball Championship"/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>Marquette University Athletics</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>Way Too Early Big East Men's Basketball Predictions: 2024-25</title><description>The Big East has been one of the top conferences in men's college basketball over the past few years, with UConn winning back-to-back national championships. Despite many teams losing talent to the transfer portal and the NBA Draft, the conference remains deep, with several teams poised to be even more competitive heading into this season.</description></item>