Marquette will play 18 Big East games this season, just as they have the past few seasons. To adjust for the departure of West Virginia to the Big 12, every team will play four mirror opponents, one more than in the past.

Here's Marquette's schedule for handy reference, with the mirror opponents in italics:

Tue 1/1: Connecticut
Sat 1/5: Georgetown
Sat 1/12: at Pittsburgh
Wed 1/16: Seton Hall
Sat 1/19: at Cincinnati
Sat 1/26: Providence
Mon 1/28: South Florida

Sun 2/3: at Louisville
Wed 2/6: at South Florida
Sat 2/9: DePaul
Mon 2/11: at Georgetown
Sat 2/16: Pittsburgh
Tue 2/19: at Seton Hall
Sat 2/23: at Villanova
Mon 2/25: Syracuse

Sat 3/2: Notre Dame
Tue 3/5: at Rutgers
Sat 3/9: at St. John's

Wondering what AE has to say about this schedule before you cast your vote in the poll? Here you go:

Mr. Kensington: 9-9
Rubie Q: 8-10
Brewtown Andy: 11-7
Warrior Brad: 9-9

Cast your vote in the poll below and we'll get back around to these in March to see how everyone did!