One of the most historic events in men's basketball graces the hardwood at Madison Square Garden from Wednesday to Saturday.
Villanova and Xavier dominated their conference during the regular season, and both are expected to be front and center throughout the Big East tournament.
However, there's a chance the competition doesn't belong to the pair of projected No. 1 seeds for the NCAA men's basketball tournament, as the Big East possesses a few teams capable of upsetting Villanova or Xavier to advance to the final.
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Villanova Jay Wright's Villanova Wildcats have won the Big East tournament twice in the last three years, and there's a good chance they will play for their third in four years in Saturday's final.