2017 Big East men's basketball tournament

2017 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsVillanova Wildcats (3rd title)
Winning coachJay Wright (2nd title)
MVPJosh Hart (Villanova)
TelevisionFS1, FOX
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2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Villanova 15 3   .833 32 4   .889
No. 21 Butler 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Creighton 10 8   .556 25 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Providence 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Xavier 9 9   .500 24 14   .632
Saint John's 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Georgetown 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
DePaul 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2017 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Big East men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 8 through March 11, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The championship was won by Villanova who defeated Creighton in the championship game. The tournament win was Villanova's third all-time tournament championship and second in the prior three years.[1] As a result, Villanova received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ "'Hart' of a Champion: Villanova Wins Big East Championship". NBC 10 Philadelphia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.