2014 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2014 Big East Championship, was the 35th overall edition of the Big East men's basketball tournament, but the first of the current Big East Conference. It determined the recipient of the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament, as well as one of the two (or more) officially recognized conference champions for the 2013–14 Big East Conference men's basketball season (like most NCAA Division I conferences, the Big East recognizes both the regular-season and tournament winners as conference champions). It was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

2014 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsProvidence (2nd title)
Winning coachEd Cooley (1st title)
MVPBryce Cotton (Providence)
TelevisionFS1
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Villanova16–2 .88929–5  .853
No. 16 Creighton14–4 .77827–8  .771
Providence †10–8 .55623–12  .657
Xavier10–8 .55621–13  .618
St. John's10–8 .55620–13  .606
Marquette9–9 .50017–15  .531
Georgetown8–10 .44418–15  .545
Seton Hall6–12 .33317–17  .500
Butler4–14 .22214–17  .452
DePaul3–15 .16712–21  .364
† 2014 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Source:[1]

The 2013 tournament was the last tournament for the Big East in its original form. Following a prolonged period of turnover in the conference membership, culminating in a split of the conference along football lines effective in July 2013, the Big East name was assumed by the seven schools of the original Big East that do not sponsor FBS football (a group colloquially called either the "Basketball 7" or the "Catholic 7"). The FBS schools retained the old Big East's structure and charter and joined with several other schools to form the American Athletic Conference. As part of the deal, the new Big East retained the rights to the conference tournament in New York City, even though The American is the old Big East's legal successor.

Seeds
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1Villanova‡†16–228–3
2Creighton†14–424–6
3Xavier†10–820–113–1 vs Providence/St. John's
4Providence†10–820–112–2 vs. Xavier/St. John's
5St. John's†10–820–111–3 vs. Xavier/Providence
6Marquette†9–917–14
7Georgetown8–1017–13
8Seton Hall6–1215–16
9Butler4–1414–16
10DePaul3–1511–20
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament.

Schedule
Villanova and Seton Hall playing in the 2014 Big East tournament
Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 12
1 7:00 pm #8 Seton Hall vs #9 Butler FS1 13,177[2]
2 9:30 pm #7 Georgetown vs #10 DePaul FS1
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
3 12:00 pm #1 Villanova vs #8 Seton Hall FS1 14,925[3]
4 2:30 pm #4 Providence vs #5 St. John's FS1
5 7:00 pm #2 Creighton vs #10 DePaul FS1 13,807
6 9:30 pm #3 Xavier vs #6 Marquette FS1
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
7 7:00 pm #8 Seton Hall vs #4 Providence FS1 15,580
8 9:30 pm #2 Creighton vs #3 Xavier FS1 15,580
Championship – Saturday, March 15
9 8:30 pm #4 Providence vs. #2 Creighton FS1 15,290
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket
First round
March 12 		Quarterfinals
March 13 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 15
            
1 #3 Villanova 63
8 Seton Hall 64
8 Seton Hall 51
9 Butler 50
8 Seton Hall 74
4 Providence 80
4 Providence 79
5 St. John's 74
4 Providence 65
2 #14 Creighton 58
2 #14 Creighton 84
10 DePaul 62
7 Georgetown 56
10 DePaul 60
2 #14 Creighton 82
3 Xavier 74
3 Xavier 68
6 Marquette 65

All-tournament team

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

References
  1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
  2. "DePaul vs. Georgetown - Box Score - March 12, 2014 - ESPN".
  3. "St. John's vs. Providence - Box Score - March 13, 2014 - ESPN".
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