Big East expert picks: 2026-27 projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players to watch

Welcome to the fifth and final men’s basketball power-conference preview for the 2026-27 season here at CBSSports.com. If you’d like to see our predictions for the ACC , Big 12 , Big Ten and SEC, just tap those links and enjoy the tour. This is only the start; we’ve got so much more preview content to come in the three weeks between now and the start of the season. Today we’re diving deep into the only basketball-first high-major league in college hoops. I recently wrote about what this year means for the league in a year of transition , including…