Big East Conference Tournament Bracket: Huskies Return to Big East Winner's Circle

It was relatively smooth sailing for the No. 1-seeded UConn Huskies, who took down No. 3-seeded Marquette en route to their first Big East tournament title since 2011. Read more in our full breakdown below.

Mar 17, 2024 • 14:06 ET • 4 min read
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The Big East Conference tournament odds were dominated from start to finish by the UConn Huskies. 

With three straight wins and only one of those coming by fewer than 16 points, UConn is back in the Winner's Circle for the first time since 2011. The Huskies took down No. 3 Marquette in the tournament final, which will now have to lean on its March Madness odds for hardware. 

We've got the latest college basketball odds and updated bracket for the Big East tourney... and also keep your eyes peeled as we'll give out college basketball picks for every March Madness game. 

Big East Conference Tournament bracket

Big East Conference Tournament schedule

First Round

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Wednesday, March 13 4:00 p.m (8) Butler vs. (9) Xavier
Wednesday, March 13 6:30 p.m. (7) Providence vs. (10) Georgetown
Wednesday, March 13 9:00 p.m. (6) Villanova vs. (11) DePaul

Quarterfinals

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Thursday, March 14 Noon (1) UConn vs. (9) Xavier
Thursday, March 14 2:30 p.m. (4) Seton Hall vs. (5) St. John's
Thursday, March 14 7:00 p.m (2) Creighton vs. (7) Providence
Thursday, March 14 9:30 p.m. (3) Marquette vs. (6) Villanova

Semifinals

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Friday, March 15 5:30 p.m (1) UConn vs. (5) St. John's
Friday, March 15 8:00 p.m. (3) Marquette vs. (7) Providence

Championship

Date Time (ET) Matchup
Saturday, March 16 6:30 p.m (1) UConn vs. (3) Marquette

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Big East Conference Tournament analysis

3/17: The No. 1-seeded UConn Huskies left no doubt. After opening the tournament as a -165 odds-on favorite, they were an even bigger favorite to take down No. 3 Marquette in the tournament final and handled business in a 16-point victory on the backs of a 47-33 second half. 

2024 Big East regular season standings

Team Big East Overall
UConn UConn Huskies 18-2 28-3
Creighton Creighton Bluejays 14-6 23-8
Marquette Marquette Golden Eagles 14-6 23-8
Seton Hall Seton Hall Pirates 13-7 20-11
St. John's St. John's Red Storm 11-9 19-12
Villanova Villanova Wildcats 10-10 17-14
Providence Providence Friars 10-10 19-12
Butler Butler Bulldogs 9-11 18-13
Xavier Xavier Musketeers 9-11 15-16
Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas 2-18 9-22
DePaul DePaul Blue Demons 0-20 3-28

The Huskies easily clinched the Big East title ahead of the end of the regular season, finishing four games ahead of anyone else, with their only conference losses coming in road games vs. Seton Hall and Creighton.

Creighton and Marquette both finished 14-6 — the latter more impressive as star guard Tyler Kolek has been sidelined down the stretch — while DePaul truly had a season to forget, finishing winless in conference play.

Past Big East Conference tournament champions

Year Winner Runner Up
2024 UConn UConn Marquette Marquette
2023 Marquette Marquette Xavier Xavier
2022 Villanova Villanova Creighton Creighton
2021 Georgetown Georgetown Creighton Creighton
2019 Villanova Villanova Seton Hall Seton Hall
2018 Villanova Villanova Providence Providence
2017 Villanova Villanova Creighton Creighton
2016 Seton Hall Seton Hall Villanova Villanova
2015 Villanova Villanova Xavier Xavier
2014 Providence Providence Creighton Creighton

*There was no winner in 2020 as the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19

The Villanova Wildcats have been the class of the modern Big East, winning five of the last 10 conference tournaments — and finishing as runner-up in another. Its six Big East titles rank third all-time behind UConn and Georgetown at eight apiece. Creighton and Xavier are the only current members of the conference without a tournament title, while St. John's has the longest drought, having not won the Big East title since 2000.

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