In what turned out to be a bizarre Saturday afternoon, Creighton was crowned the BIG EAST regular season champion after St. John’s lost to Villanova 9-6.
The Bluejays (23-23, 11-4) hold a higher winning percentage over #20 St. John’s (40-9, 13-5), thus propelling them to the regular season crown.
The conference tournament will start on Thursday at 2:30PM (CT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha between St. John’s and the number three seed Xavier.
Creighton and number four seed Seton Hall will play in the nightcap at 6:30PM (CT).
Tickets for the tournament can be found here.