The BIG EAST Tournament

	Tournament Bracket
	Madison Square Garden
	All-Time Results
	Tiebreaking Formula

Round	Day	Date	Matchup	Tipoff	Coverage	TV
1st Round	Wed.	March 8	Syracuse 74, Cincinnati 73	Noon	Gametracker Recap | Stats Quotes| Photos	ESPN
1st Round	Wed.	March 8	Georgetown 67, Notre Dame 63	2:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats Quotes| Photos	ESPN
1st Round	Wed.	March 8	Rutgers 61, Seton Hall 48	7:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats Quotes | Photos	ESPN
1st Round	Wed.	March 8	Pittsburgh 61, Louisville 56	9:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats Quotes | Photos	ESPN
Quarterfinals	Thur.	March 9	Syracuse 86, UConn 84 (OT)	Noon	Gametracker Recap | Stats Quotes | Photos	ESPN
Quarterfinals	Thur.	March 9	Marquette vs. Georgetown	2:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats	ESPN
Quarterfinals	Thur.	March 9	Villanova vs. Rutgers	7:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats	ESPN2
Quarterfinals	Thur.	March 9	West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh	9:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats	ESPN
Semifinals	Fri.	March 10	Syracuse vs. Marquette/Georgetown Winner	7:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats	ESPN
Semifinals	Fri.	March 10	Thursday night winners	9:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats	ESPN
Finals	Sat.	March 11	Championship Game	8:00 PM	Gametracker Recap | Stats	ESPN

The 2006 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Championship Presented by Aeropostale is slated for Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 8-11. The "World's Most Famous Arena" has been the host of the championship since 1983 - the longest running tournament at one venue of any conference in the country!

The format will continue as in previous years, with 12 member institutions participating and seeding based on regular season finish. The top four squads in the league standings will earn first-round byes.

The BIG EAST Tournament Champion earns the league's automatic bid to the 65-team NCAA Championship field. The entire BIG EAST Championship will be televised by ESPN and ESPN2. ESPN will carry 10 of the 11 games.

Syracuse, the No. 3 seed, took home the crown last year, stopping eighth-seeded West Virginia in the championship game, 68-59. It was the Mountaineers' first appearance in the finals. Syracuse forward Hakim Warrick was named the winner of the Dave Gavitt Trophy as Most Outstanding Player