... college football poll has one trending topic.  The Big East Conference has received an extremely raw deal from the media.  In most cases, it isn't until the late teens that a Big East team appears.

In the Sporting News Preseason Top 100 out today, the first Big East team is Pittsburgh at 19.  That is followed by West Virginia at 24.

Other than that, there are no Big East teams to be found in the Top 25.  This isn't the only poll, either.  It should be interesting to see where the AP and ESPN Polls weigh in on the current situation.

Personally, ever since Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College moved to the ACC, the Big East football perception of contending as a power conference was shattered. 
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