By Dan Gartland A classic clash in the Big East. Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I promise I’ll do my best to put aside my home-state bias here. If you’re reading this on SI.com, you can sign up to get this free newsletter in your inbox each weekday at SI.com/newsletters. The madness started earlyAs we count down the final days of February and prepare for March Madness, keep an eye on the Big East. The 11-team conference currently has three teams ranked in the men’s AP Top 25. (Only the Big 12, Big Ten and SEC have more ranked teams.) No. 11 Providence (22–3) is in first place with a 12–2 conf…