DOWNLOAD THE BRACKET (PDF) Butler is the No. 2 seed after finishing in second place with a 12-6 mark. The Bulldogs are 23-7 overall. In this week’s national polls, Villanova is ranked second in the Associated Press poll. Butler is ranked 13th.
NEW YORK – Villanova is the No. 1 seed in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament Presented by Jeep March 8-11 at Madison Square Garden. The Wildcats won their fourth straight BIG EAST regular-season title by compiling a 15-3 league mark. Villanova is 28-3 overall.
Providence, Marquette, Seton Hall and Creighton all tied for third with 10-8 BIG EAST records.