Several notes included below. Full notes available (PDF) | 2016 BIG EAST Tournament Bracket
TIP-OFF: Butler travels to New York City for the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden after closing the regular season by winning seven of its last nine contests. The Bulldogs are 21-9 overall and finished the BIG EAST slate with a 10-8 mark. The quarterfinals opponent on Thursday (March 10) is Providence (22-9), who had an identical 10-8 record in BIG EAST play. Providence owns the head-to-head tiebreaker and will be the #4 seed in the tournament.