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Encyclopedia > Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament determines the winner of an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament from the Big East Conference. Since 1983 the tournament has been held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In 2006, only the top 12 teams in the conference were eligible to compete because of the recent expansion to 16 teams.[1] The top 4 teams from the regular season earned a bye in the first round of the tournament. NCAA Basketball logo The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 college basketball teams in the United States. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


2006 Big East Men's Basketball Championship

Noon March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Syracuse (9 seed) 39 35 74
Cincinnati (8 seed) 34 39 73

2PM Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... McMicken Hall on the main campus. ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Georgetown (5 seed) 27 40 67
Notre Dame (12 seed) 30 33 63

7PM Georgetown University is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest Jesuit university in the United States, having been founded on January 23, 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll. ... The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Notre Dame, Indiana, immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Seton Hall (7 seed) 19 29 48
Rutgers (10 seed) 23 38 61

9PM For other uses of the name Seton Hall see Seton Hall Seton Hall University is a Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, 14 miles (23 km) from New York City. ... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the largest institution for higher education in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Pittsburgh (6 seed) 39 22 61
Louisville (11 seed) 16 40 56

Noon The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The University of Louisville (also known as U of L, Louisville, or the Ville) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is mandated [1] by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a Preeminent Metropolitan Research University. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ...

Team 1 2 OT Tot.
Syracuse (9 seed) 39 35 12 86
Connecticut (1 seed) 28 46 10 84

2 PM Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Georgetown (5 seed) 22 40 62
Marquette (4 seed) 22 37 59

7 PM Georgetown University is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest Jesuit university in the United States, having been founded on January 23, 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll. ... Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university in the United States. ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Villanova (2 seed) 34 53 87
Rutgers (10 seed) 33 22 55

9 PM Villanova University is a private, Catholic university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Main Line. ... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the largest institution for higher education in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
West Virginia (3 seed) 31 26 57
Pittsburgh (6 seed) 24 44 68

7 PM West Virginia University WVU Mountaineer Mascot statue in front of the Mountainlair Student Union. ... The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Syracuse (9 seed) 21 37 58
Georgetown (5 seed) 36 21 57

9 PM Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... Georgetown University is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest Jesuit university in the United States, having been founded on January 23, 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll. ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Pittsburgh (6 seed) 32 36 68
Villanova (2 seed) 21 33 54

8 PM The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Villanova University is a private, Catholic university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Main Line. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ...

Team 1 2 Tot.
Syracuse (9 seed) 34 31 65
Pittsburgh (6 seed) 25 36 61

Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

Previous Tournaments

Year Big East Champion Venue
1980 Georgetown Providence Civic Center
1981 Syracuse Carrier Dome
1982 Georgetown Hartford Civic Center
1983 St. John's Madison Square Garden
1984 Georgetown Madison Square Garden
1985 Georgetown Madison Square Garden
1986 St. John's Madison Square Garden
1987 Georgetown Madison Square Garden
1988 Syracuse Madison Square Garden
1989 Georgetown Madison Square Garden
1990 Connecticut Madison Square Garden
1991 Seton Hall Madison Square Garden
1992 Syracuse Madison Square Garden
1993 Seton Hall Madison Square Garden
1994 Providence Madison Square Garden
1995 Villanova Madison Square Garden
1996 Connecticut Madison Square Garden
1997 Boston College Madison Square Garden
1998 Connecticut Madison Square Garden
1999 Connecticut Madison Square Garden
2000 St. John's Madison Square Garden
2001 Boston College Madison Square Garden
2002 Connecticut Madison Square Garden
2003 Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden
2004 Connecticut Madison Square Garden
2005 Syracuse Madison Square Garden
2006 Syracuse Madison Square Garden

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