Two number one seeds, a reunion of sorts for Creighton’s Marcus Foster, the last go-round for Seton Hall’s heralded senior class and a fifth straight NCAA appearance by Providence were the BIG EAST’s highlights on Selection Sunday.
Villanova (30-4), the BIG EAST Tournament champion, was tabbed as the top seed in the East, and second overall, while Xavier (28-5) grabbed the No. 1 seed in the West Region and was fourth overall. But in grabbing those lofty seeds, the Wildcats and Musketeers are the only two BIG EAST teams that don’t yet know who they will play.
The Wildcats are headed for Pittsburgh where they will await the winner of the LIU Brooklyn-Radford game that will be played Tuesday night in Dayton.