A little is scheduling (Hall 301 NCSOS, DePaul 331). More of it is just winning more games.
This may have fluctuated a little, but going into Friday, Big East teams were 7-20 in nonconference Quad 1 games.
Take UConn out, and the league was 3-19 in nonconference Quad 1 games.
Now that all of the awesomeness of the Big East Tournament is in the rear view mirror, Val Ackerman needs to get a group text going with the 8 coaches not in the Big Dance to discuss how to schedule better. It's a major problem for a league that is leaning towards mid major.