Big East Tournament

A potential No. 1 seed could be on the line at Madison Square Garden on Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament, as the Louisville Cardinals take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Connecticut may have been projected as a Big East champion a month ago, but it wasn't the case this week. Yet the Huskies can make history as the first team to win it all in five straight games, although a more rested Louisville club is waiting.

Most of the Big East favorites took care of business yesterday, with Notre Dame and Louisville having a very easy time. But the one exception was Pittsburgh, as Connecticut shocked them at the buzzer, and won another Garden battle with Syracuse.

The Big East tournament is in its third day, which is when things are expected to really get going. Pitt, Notre Dame, Louisville and Syracuse open up against yesterday's survivors - in hopes of having less controversial finishes this time.

The 2011 Big East Tournament bracket heads to the quarterfinals Thursday. The Big East Tournament bracket begins play at 12 p.m. EST on March 10.

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The first day of the much hyped Big East tournament was supposed to be a mere warmup. It was for UConn and Marquette, but in between, Rutgers and Seton Hall went to overtime, and Villanova suffered its latest stunning collapse.

The most powerful conference tournament of all time begins today in New York. However, today's Big East opening round has struggling powers like UConn, Villanova and Marquette, while the non-NCAA contenders look to pull some upsets.

The Big East Tournament brackets begin today. These 2011 Big East Tournament brackets could predict a lot about the NCAA Tournament.

Overview of the 2011 Big East Basketball Tournament from Madison Square Garden and insight on who will win the Big East Championship.

Pundits are quick to label the Big East tournament as the biggest ever, since 11 NCAA teams are involved. But a few of them are on a rather bad slide, while others are trying to prove they are for real, or are still looking to take the next step.

11 likely NCAA tournament teams took quite a while to secure their seeds in the Big East tournament. But at last, their road is set at the Garden, as UConn and Villanova headline Tuesday's opening round.

Through the games on Sunday, Feb. 27, 11 teams in the Big East have overall winning records this year.

The Big East Tournament will tip off Tuesday March 8th and run through Saturday night in New York City's famed Madison Square Garden with most Big East powerhouses looking to improve their seeds.

After a day of upsets on Thursday, things were a little less surprising in the Big East semifinals. But Georgetown still raised eyebrows by blowing out Marquette, while West Virginia went down to the last second again to beat Notre Dame.

The Big East tournament has some of the most powerful teams in the nation, but that honor suddenly doesn't pay. Three of the four top seeds are gone, and the fourth needed a turnover and a buzzer beater to win, leaving an unusual semifinal round tonight.

It was a very rough day for the top seeds of the Big East tournament as only one survived (and that team needed a last second shot to do so). One team may have lost much more than a basketball game on Thursday.

All of a sudden, it doesn't pay to be a top team in the Big East. Syracuse and Villanova had two days off, and they both wound up going down to Georgetown and Marquette. Tonight, Pitt and West Virginia must try to squash the sudden upset bug.

Nova'was the second Big East power to fall in as many games on Thursday afternoon.

After two days, the cream of the crop will appear in the Big East tournament 2010. Syracuse, Villanova, Pitt and West Virginia will begin their road to the title today, with upstarts like Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame and Cincinnati in their way.

The Big East bubble was certainly changed on the second day of the 2010 Big East tournament. One team may still have a little to be anxious about on Selection Sunday.

The Big East tournament is still building up since the top four teams don't appear until tomorrow. Today, their competition will reveal itself, as yesterday's winners go for a second straight win. In the process, a few bubbles could be settled.

Four teams entered the first day of the 2010 Big East tournament needing to win at least one basketball game in order to have a shot of making the NCAA tournament. Three of those teams won and one just decided to not show up.

After one final day of shakeups, all 16 of the Big East teams are set for the mega conference tournament. It all begins on Tuesday with the bottom eight teams- including UConn - then another round on Wednesday before the top four get started.

The biggest conference tournament of all is now almost set to go. The Big East tournament starts Tuesday, but today settled the seeds for this preliminary Big Dance. Pitt took the biggest rise into No. 2, while Villanova slid down to fourth.

The 2010 Big East Tournament will be held March 9th through 13th, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. For the first time, all 16 Big East teams will participate in the tournament.

The Big East tournament, for all the attention on Louisville, UConn and Pitt, has been dominated by Syracuse. The Orangemen should have the backing of Madison Square Garden as they play for the conference title, despite the high stakes for Louisville.

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The expanded Big East tournament kicks off today, albeit with games featuring the bottom of the conference. But for those who still want to see these warm up rounds, they must go to Big East TV, before ESPN takes over coverage tomorrow.

The Big East Tournament Field is set. What first round match-ups are the most intriguing?

The Big East has been hyped enough this season, and could soon make even more history. Pitt and UConn are assured of number 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. But the Big East could actually get three top seeds, if Louisville wins the conference tourney,

The Big East has been the most hyped conference in college basketball this season, which makes the upcoming conference tournament even more important than usual. Six final games today, including a mega showdown in Pitt, will determine the final seeding.

Georgetown starts their quest to return to the Final Four by trying to defend their Big East Tournament title, while Louisville and other probable NCAA Tournament teams come after them.

The 2011 Big East Tournament brackets are out. The 2011 Big East Tournament schedule revealed the four double byes as well.