The UConn Huskies' return to the Big East tournament could be one of their most successful postseason ventures in recent memory.
UConn enters Madison Square Garden as the No. 3 seed, but it is playing some of the best basketball of any team in the country.
The Villanova Wildcats and Creighton Bluejays took first and second in the Big East regular season, but they experienced some struggles of late.
Villanova won four of the last five Big East tournaments, but its title defense will be more difficult than previous years with Collin Gillespie out of the lineup.