Ahead of the NCAA Division I Tournament, males’s school basketball convention event play is effectively underway throughout the nation. One of school basketball’s high conferences begins its postseason on Wednesday.
The Big East, the convention that options reigning champion UConn, opens the event Wednesday with three first-round video games. Six of the 11 groups will play within the first spherical, with the highest 5 common season groups having fun with byes to the quarterfinals.
The event winner will obtain an computerized bid to the 68-team March Madness, however a number of different groups within the convention will probably obtain at-large bids as effectively.
Three Big East groups (UConn, Creighton and Marquette) are high 10 groups within the newest USA TODAY Coaches Poll. Three others, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Providence, have reached 20 wins or might attain that mark with a win within the convention event.
Here’s what that you must find out about this yr’s Big East Tournament.
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The data solely replicate the outcomes of convention video games.
Creighton held the tiebreaker with Marquette after splitting the season with widespread opponent UW. Villanova received a head-to-head tiebreaker towards Providence. Butler held Xavier within the tiebreaker with a greater document towards Creighton and Marquette.
University Huskies (18-2) Creighton Blue Jays (14-6) Marquette (14-6) Seton Hall (13-7) Johns (11-9) Villanova (10-10) Providence (10-10) Butler (9/11)Xavier (9/11)Georgetown (2-18)DePaul (0-20)
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Big East Tournament Bracket and Schedule
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Round 1 – Wednesday, March thirteenth
Game 1: Xavier vs. Butler, 4 p.m.
Game 2: Georgetown vs. Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Game 3: DePaul vs. Villanova, 9 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14th
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Yukon, Noon
Game 5: St. John’s vs. Seton Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner of Game 2 vs. Creighton, 7 p.m.
Game 7: Winner of Game 3 vs. Marquette, 9:30 p.m.
Semi-finals – Friday fifteenth March
Game 8: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 5:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7, 8 p.m.
Final – Saturday, March sixteenth
Game 10: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9, 6:30 p.m.
How to observe Big East Tournament video games
Date and time: Wednesday, March thirteenth to Saturday, March sixteenth
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Cable TV: FS1; Games 8 and 10 (semifinals and finals) might be broadcast on FOX
Streaming: FOX Sports App. YouTube TV; Sling; Fubo TV
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