The 2022-2023 college basketball regular season has officially ended and the conference season has begun. The 2023 Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament draw is closed and action begins Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Grand Eastern Tournament opened with three first-round matches on Wednesday, followed by four quarter-finals on Thursday and two semi-finals on Friday before ending with a championship game on Saturday.
Each of the 11 teams in the league participates in the Big East Tournament. The top five seeds in the conference receive a first-round bye.
The Big East Tournament Champion provides an automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA Tournament from 68 teams, including 32 automatic qualifiers and 36 major tournament bids. The full field of the NCAA Tournament will be finalized on Sunday, March 12, and the draw will be revealed during the March Madness Selection Show at 6:00 pm ET on CBS.
With that in mind, here’s the full seeding and schedule for the Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament, including dates, game times, and TV info. To see the full tournament bracket, Click here. This article will be updated with results.
2023 Big Eastern Seeding
1) Marquette Golden Eagles (25-6, 17-3)
2) Xavier Musketeers (23-8, 15-5)
3) Creighton Bluejays (20-11, 14-6)
4) Providence Brothers (21-10, 13-7)
5) YuConn Huskies (24-7, 13-7)
6) Villanova Wildcats (16-15, 10-10)
7) Seton Hall Pirates (17-14, 10-10)
8) St. John’s Red Storm (17-14, 7-13)
9) Butler Bulldogs (14-17, 6-14)
10) DePaul Blue Demons (9-22, 3-17)
11) Georgetown Hoyas (7-24, 2-18)
2023 Big Eastern Tournament Schedule
Note: Eastern all the time.
First round: Wed, March 8
Game 1: No. 8 St. John’s 76, No. 9 Butler 63
Game 2: No. 7 Seton Hall vs. No. 10 DePaul | 17:30 | FS1
Game 3: No. 6 Villanova vs. No. 11 Georgetown | 20:00 | FS1
Quarter-finals: Thu 9 March
Game 4: No. 1 Marquette vs. No. 8 St. Johns | noon | FS1
Game 5: No. 4 Providence vs. No. 5 UConn | 14:30 | FS1
Game 6: No. 2 Xavier vs. the winner of game 2 | 19:00 | FS1
Game 7: No. 3 Creighton vs. Game 3 Winner | 21:30 | FS1
Semi-finals: Fri, March 10
Game 8: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 18:30 | FS1
Game 9: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7 | 9pm | FS1
Championship: Sat, March 11
Game 10: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 18:30 | FOX
Source: 247sports.com
