2013 Big East men's basketball tournament

2013 Big East men's basketball tournament
2013 Big East Championship logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams14
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsLouisville (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (3rd title)
MVPPeyton Siva (Louisville)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville†** 14 – 4   .778 35 – 5   .875
No. 8 Georgetown 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 15 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
No. 16 Syracuse 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750
No. 23 Notre Dame 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
Villanova 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Connecticut* 10 – 8   .556 20 – 10   .667
Cincinnati 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
Providence 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
St. John's 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 15 – 16   .484
Seton Hall 3 – 15   .167 15 – 18   .455
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387
DePaul 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
† 2013 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

The 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2013 Big East Championship, was the 34th annual Big East men's basketball tournament, deciding the champion of the 2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season. For the 31st consecutive season, the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 12–16, 2013. The tournament only featured 14 teams due to Connecticut being given a one-year postseason ban due to APR penalties. This would have been the last year with as many as 16 teams participating in the Big East tournament, but Connecticut was ineligible and West Virginia moved to the Big 12 before the beginning of the season. The conference tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Following a period of turnover in the conference membership, the Big East name, its logos, and its tournament history were assumed by schools of the original Big East that do not sponsor FBS football. The reconfigured Big East continues to hold its tournament at Madison Square Garden. The FBS schools formerly in the Big East play under a new name, the American Athletic Conference; its first conference tournament was played in Memphis, Tennessee and that event has since alternated between Hartford, Connecticut and Orlando, Florida.

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.