For the fourth season in a row, No. 2 Villanova earned the top seed in the Big East tournament.
The Wildcats attempt to capture their third Big East tournament title when they face No. 8 seed St. John's on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Red Storm (14-18), who defeated ninth-seeded Georgetown 74-73 in the opening round Wednesday night, were swept in both matchups against the Wildcats this season.
Villanova won its second conference tournament title in 2015 but fell 69-67 to Seton Hall in the 2016 championship game.