Villanova and Marquette are the two BIG EAST teams that have not packed away their uniforms and practice gear yet.
Villanova, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA East Region, will play No. 5 seed West Virginia Friday at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Tipoff is 7:27 p.m. ET on TBS. Villanova reached the Sweet 16 round by knocking off 16th-seeded Radford 87-61 and ninth-seeded Alabama 81-58. The Wildcats are making their sixth Sweet 16 appearance under coach Jay Wright.
Marquette has won a pair of games in the NIT and hosts Penn State Tuesday in the quarterfinal round.