Big East basketball power rankings shake up as top teams lose stunners

10. Georgetown Hoyas (4-1)

Georgetown's 21-point home loss to Notre Dame last week did not age well after the Irish well to Elon at home this week.

The Hoyas did play in a multi-team event this week, albeit an uncompetitive one, in which it hosted Mount St. Mary's and Saint Francis. The schedule is weak for Ed Cooley's team and it won't be until December when a further assessment can be made about the state of the program.

11. Villanova Wildcats (3-4)

Winning gets reward so losing must have consequences.

Villanova can no longer get the benefit of the doubt to not be ranked last because of the names or the potential talent on its roster. It has four losses before Thanksgiving, something unheard of on the Main Line.

The most recent setback was on Sunday afternoon against Maryland in which the Wildcats blew a 12-point halftime lead. It's neutral site loss against Virginia aged terribly this week as the Cavaliers lost by a combined 47 points against No. 11 Tennessee and No. 22 St. John's in the Bahamas.

Eric Dixon is playing like a Big East Player of the Year candidate and First Team All-American but no one is taking notice because of the spiral the 'Cats are in.

It's tough to see how it gets better for Villanova -- other than a bit of a softer schedule looming -- but that is even difficult to say with any kind of confidence because they have already racked up losses to Columbia and Saint Joseph's.