2026 Big East men's basketball tournament

2026 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams11
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's (5th title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (5th title)
MVPZuby Ejiofor, St. John's
TelevisionPeacock/NBCSN, FS1, Fox
2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 St. John's † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 6   .824
No. 7 UConn 17 – 3   .850 29 – 5   .853
Villanova 15 – 5   .750 24 – 8   .750
Seton Hall 10 – 10   .500 21 – 12   .636
Creighton 9 – 11   .450 15 – 17   .469
DePaul 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Marquette 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Butler 7 – 13   .350 16 – 16   .500
Providence 7 – 13   .350 15 – 18   .455
Xavier 6 – 14   .300 15 – 18   .455
Georgetown 6 – 14   .300 16 – 18   .471
† 2026 Big East tournament winner
As of March 14, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference to be held March 11–14, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1][2] The winner, St. John's, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

All 11 Big East schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top five teams will receive first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament will be determined at the close of the regular conference season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 St. John's 18–2
2 UConn 17–3
3 Villanova 15–5
4 Seton Hall 10–10
5 Creighton 9–11
6 DePaul 8–12
7 Marquette 7–13 3–1 vs. Butler/Providence
8 Butler 7–13 2–2 vs. Marquette/Providence
9 Providence 7–13 1–3 vs. Marquette/Butler
10 Xavier 6–14 2–0 vs. Georgetown
11 Georgetown 6–14 0–2 vs. Xavier

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 4:00 p.m. No. 8 Butler vs. No. 9 Providence 81–91 Peacock/NBCSN 19,812
2 6:30 p.m. No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 Xavier 87–89
3 9:00 p.m. No. 6 DePaul vs. No. 11 Georgetown 56–63
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
4 12:00 p.m. No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 9 Providence 85–72 Peacock/NBCSN 19,812
5 2:30 p.m. No. 4 Seton Hall vs. No. 5 Creighton 72–61
6 7:00 p.m. No. 2 UConn vs. No. 10 Xavier 93–68 FS1
7 9:30 p.m. No. 3 Villanova vs. No. 11 Georgetown 64–78
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
8 5:30 p.m. No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 4 Seton Hall 78–68 FOX 19,812
9 8:00 p.m. No. 2 UConn vs. No. 11 Georgetown 67–51 FS1
Championship – Saturday, March 14
10 6:30 p.m. No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 2 UConn 72–52 FOX 19,812
Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 11
Peacock/NBCSN 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Peacock/NBCSN/FS1 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13
FOX/FS1 		Championship
Saturday, March 14
FOX
            
1 13 St. John's 85
9 Providence 72
8 Butler 81
9 Providence 91
1 13 St. John's 78
4 Seton Hall 68
4 Seton Hall 72
5 Creighton 61
1 13 St. John's 72
2 6 UConn 52
2 6 UConn 93
10 Xavier 68
7 Marquette 87
10 Xavier 89
2 6 UConn 67
11 Georgetown 51
3 Villanova 64
11 Georgetown 78
6 DePaul 56
11 Georgetown 63

Awards and Honors

All-Tournament Team

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Bryce Hopkins G/F 6'7" 225 Gr. St. John's
Dillon Mitchell F 6'8" 210 Sr.
Tarris Reed Jr. C 6'11" 265 Sr. Connecticut
Alex Karaban F 6'8" 230 RS Sr.
Budd Clark G 5'10" 165 Jr. Seton Hall

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Zuby Ejiofor F 6'9" 245 Sr. St. John's

References

  1. ^ "2026 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament - Big East Conference". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament | Sports Events | Madison Square Garden". www.msg.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
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