For the 22nd consecutive year, here are our brackets for the 38th annual Big East Tournament, with the pairings based on the current team standings.
How does it work? All 10 teams advance to the tournament. Teams 1 through 6 have a bye into Thursday's round, teams 7-10 will play in a doubleheader Wednesday. All games will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 except the final, which is covered on the Fox broadcast channel.
Seedings are below:
Big East Record | Seeding | ||
1. Xavier | 15-3 | 1st | |
2. Villanova | 14-4 | 2nd | |
3. Seton Hall | 10-8 | 3rd | |
4. Creighton | 10-8 | 4th | |
5. Providence | 10-8 | 5th | |
6. Butler | 9-9 | 6th | |
7. Marquette | 9-9 | 7th | |
8. Georgetown | 5-12 | 8th | |
9. St. John's | 4-14 | 9th | |
10. DePaul | 4-14 | 10th |
Wed., Mar. 7 | Thurs., Mar 8 | Fri., Mar 9 | Sat.,Mar 10 |
#8 (Georgetown) vs #9 (St. John's) 7 pm |
Winner vs. #1 (Xavier) 12 pm |
Semifinals, 7pm | Finals, 5:30 pm |
#4 (Creighton) vs #5 (Providence) 2:30 pm |
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#7 (Marquette) vs #10 (DePaul) 9:30 pm |
Winner vs. #2 (Villanova) 7 pm |
Semifinals, 9:30 pm | |
#3 (Seton Hall) vs #6 (Butler) 9:30 pm |