In the middle of the Beast

It has been several years since DePaul was anything but terrible. In their five seasons in the revamped Big East the best they have finished is 7th. In the eight years they were in the old Big East the best they finished was 8th. Nine of those 13 years they finished last. The Big East is just a very tough conference. And they may finish near the bottom again, but at least there is a sign of life. Currently they are in a three-way tie for last at 5-9 in conference play, but they are only a game and a half out of fifth. And that is progress.