NEW YORK – Villanova is the No. 1 seed in the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament Presented by the Jeep Brand March 9-12 at Madison Square Garden. The Wildcats won their third straight BIG EAST regular-season title by compiling a 16-2 league mark. Villanova is 27-4 overall.
Xavier is the No. 2 seed after finishing in second place with a 14-4 mark. The Musketeers are 25-4 overall. In this week's national polls, Villanova is ranked second in the USA Today poll and third in the Associated Press poll. Xavier is fifth in both polls.
The two teams met in last year's BIG EAST championship game with Villanova winning 69-52.