The UConn Huskies have a target on their back as the reigning national champions and they are the team to beat this week at Madison Square Garden in the Big East Tournament. Following the program's first outright regular-season title in 25 years, the Huskies are favored to win the conference tournament for the first time since Kemba Walker's historic run in 2011.
Even as the odds-on favorites, the path to a championship will be tough for UConn considering more than half of the conference is projected to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament. That list includes the Creighton Bluejays and Marquette Golden Eagles, both locks to earn at-large bids, and then the Seton Hall Pirates, St. John's Red Storm, Providence Friars and Villanova Wildcats all find themselves on the bubble, raising the stakes even higher in Manhattan.
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