2026 Big East Men’s Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info

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2026 Big East Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics

Format

Traditional bracket.

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Site

Madison Square Garden continues as home of both the old and new versions of the Big East Tournament—an uninterrupted run that began in 1983.

Participants

All 11 teams will get at least one game above Penn Station.

Schedule

Downloadable PDF BracketFirst Round (Wed. 3/11)

Gm. 1: (9) Providence 91, (8) Butler (16-16, 7-13) 81
Gm. 2: (10) Xavier 89, (7) Marquette (12-20, 7-13) 87
Gm. 3: (11) Georgetown 63, (6) DePaul (16-16, 8-12) 56

Quarterfinals (Thurs. 3/12)

Gm. 4: (9) Providence (15-18, 7-13) 72, (1) St. John’s 85
Gm. 5: (5) Creighton (15-17, 9-11) 61, (4) Seton Hall 72
Gm. 6: (10) Xavier (15-18, 6-14) 68, (2) UConn 93
Gm. 7: (11) Georgetown 78, (3) Villanova (24-8, 15-5) 64

Semifinals (Fri. 3/13)

Gm. 8: (4) Seton Hall (21-12, 10-10) 68, (1) St. John’s 78
Gm. 9: (11) Georgetown (16-18, 6-14) 51, (2) UConn 67

Championship (Sat. 3/14)

Gm. 10: (2) UConn (29-4, 17-3) vs. (1) St. John’s (27-6, 18-2), 6:30 (Fox)
Home split: Red Storm 81-72 on 2/16 and Huskies 72-40 on 2/25.

Mayhem Potential

Data originally posted by Bob Vetrone Jr. on Twitterin 2020 with my own additions for the seasons beyond.

Over its last 14 editions, the No. 1 seed has won just a half-dozen Big East Tournament titles, with all of those victories coming since 2015, including the last two. Note that the No. 7 and No. 9 seeds’ titles came in the conference’s earlier, super-sized configuration. Georgetown won the COVID-impacted 2021 edition as an 8 seed.

  • 1 seed (6): 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • 2 seed (3): 2013, 2018, 2022
  • 3 seed (1): 2016
  • 4 seed (1); 2014
  • 7 seed (1): 2012
  • 8 seed (1): 2021
  • 9 seed (1): 2011

NCAA Bid Totals In The 68-Team Era

  • 11 bids (1): 2011 (13-10 record, UConn national champion, 16 teams)
  • 9 bids (1); 2012 (14-9 record, 16 teams)
  • 8 bids (1): 2013 (13-7 record, Louisville national champion (vacated), 15 teams)
  • 7 bids (1): 2017 (6-7 record, 10 teams)
  • 6 bids (3): 2022 (7-6 record, 11 teams),2018 (9-5 record, Villanova national champion, 10 teams),2015 (5-6 record, 10 teams)
  • 5 bids (3): 2025 (4-5 record, 11 teams), 2023 (12-4 record, UConn national champion, 11 teams), 2016 (9-4 record, Villanova national champion, 10 teams)
  • 4 bids (2): 2021 (4-4, 11 teams),2019 (1-4 record, 10 teams), 2014 (2-4 record, 10 teams)
  • 3 bids (1): 2024 (10-2, UConn national champion, 11 teams)

The most likely way the conference places more than three teams in the 2026 field is if there is a surprise winner. Seton Hall will have a chance with a win over Creighton and some help from other bubble teams.

Last Conference Tournament Titles

St. John’s: 2025 (1 seed)
UConn: 2024 (1 seed)
Marquette: 2023 (1 seed)
Villanova: 2022 (2 seed)
Georgetown: 2021 (8 seed)
Seton Hall: 2016 (3 seed)
Providence: 2014 (4 seed)
Creighton: 2013 (1 seed, MVC)
Butler: 2011 (2 seed, Horizon League)
Xavier: 2006 (10 seed, Atlantic 10)

Butler, Creighton, DePaul, and Xavier have yet to win the Big East Tournament; however, the Blue Demons are the only current conference member without any kind of league tournament title at all.

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