Big East Tournament bracket (March 4th)

[MUBasketball]

Updated bracket. Only 5 games on Saturday remain.

Movement since Sunday:
Providence +1
Georgetown +1
DePaul +1

Seton Hall -1
Butler -2

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[American X]

Thanks, MU. I would gladly face Georgetown or Butler rather than Providence. I am fearful of Ed Cooley's Jedi powers.

[drudy23]

We can't ask for a better draw if it stays that way.

[BMoreX]

We can't ask for a better draw if it stays that way.

I would say Butler over Prov in that second round game, but yeah, I'll gladly stay away from Nova and SJU.

[StanleyOwnsYou]

I saw Adam Zagoria tweet that if SJU beats Nova on Saturday, they could jump up to the #3 seed. Please tell me this is not possible. (I feel like he is wrong based on tie breakers)

[ammtd34]

I saw Adam Zagoria tweet that if SJU beats Nova on Saturday, they could jump up to the #3 seed. Please tell me this is not possible. (I feel like he is wrong based on tie breakers)

No idea about the tiebreakers, but that assumes Seton Hall wins at Georgetown.

[THRILLHOUSE]

Can't verify the accuracy, but this is what the Banners on Parkway guys have for the tiebreaker scenarios:

Butler

Will be the 2 seed if: they win and Georgetown loses.
Will be the 3 seed if: they win and Georgetown wins.
Will be the 4 seed if: they lose and Georgetown wins.

Providence

Will be the 2 seed if: they win.
Will be the 3 seed if: they lose, Georgetown loses, and St. John's loses.
Will be the 4 seed if: they lose, Georgetown loses, and St. John's wins.
Will be the 5 seed if: they lose, Georgetown wins, and St. John's wins.

Georgetown

Will be the 2 seed if: they win and Providence loses.
Will be the 3 seed if: they win/lose and Providence wins.
Will be the 4 seed if: they lose, Providence loses, and St. John's loses.
Will be the 5 seed if: they lose, Providence loses, and St. John's wins.

St. John's

Will be the 3 seed if: they win, Providence loses, and Georgetown loses.
Will be the 4 seed if: they win, Providence loses, and Georgetown wins.
Will be the 5 seed if: they lose OR they win, Butler loses, and Georgetown loses.

Source - http://www.bannersontheparkway.com/2015/3/5/8155847/2015-big-east-tournament-bracket-seeding-matchups-and-tiebreakers

[LA Muskie]

If SJU beats Nova, GTown loses to Seton Hall, and Butler wins at Providence there would be a 3-way tie among Georgetown, Providence, and St. John's at 11-7 (with Butler owning the 2 seed at 12-6).

Under Big East rules you create a "mini-conference" among the tied teams to break the tie.

In that scenario, St. John's would be 3-1, Providence would be 2-2, and Georgetown would be 1-3 in the mini-conference. So YES -- St. John's could be the 3, Providence the 4, and Georgetown the 5.

[X-band '01]

All things considered, I'm very happy with where Xavier is in the draw now. They can't play Villanova until the finals and they can't stub their toes in the first round after Seton Hall's loss last night.

Just beat Creighton and this team can breathe easier going into New York.

[crolfes12]

If results hold with Georgetown and Butler winning:

2 seed: Georgetown
3 seed: Butler

[XMuskieFTW]

Georgetown it is

[JAPER]

Georgetown it is

X will play butler in the first game. G'town finishes at #2 with a tie break over Butler. Winner will likely play g'town.

[XMuskieFTW]

X will play butler in the first game. G'town finishes at #2 with a tie break over Butler. Winner will likely play g'town.

Yea I meant Georgetown got the two. Didn't think before I wrote that one haha