In the final day of the Big East regular season, the conference took control over the almighty bubble.
As college basketball’s regular season comes to a close, the NCAA Tournament bracket is starting to take shape.
Next week, teams will have the chance to earn automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, but as usual, the most intriguing part of March Madness is the bubble conversation.
Coming into the final day of the Big East regular season, three teams were mortal locks for the Big Dance, with another four programs floating around the bubble.
The three teams in the cellar of the conference were long removed from at-large territory, with only the Big East Tournament to look forward too.
As the last buzzer sounded on the Big East’s regular season, the conference’s footprint in the NCAA Tournament grew exponentially. The teams that were on the bubble took care of business, crushing the hopes of many teams on the fringe across the country.
This coming week, the Big East Tournament will take its normal post at Madison Square Garden. The first round starts on Wednesday, running until the championship game on Saturday. It will be the 35th straight year that the Big East Tournament takes place at MSG.
The #MarchToMSG is complete. #BEtourney Time @TheGarden.https://t.co/j75gQH0baj pic.twitter.com/r1NP98tkFd
— BIG EAST MBB (@BIGEASTMBB) March 4, 2017
Below, we will take a look at all 10 Big East teams and see where they stand going forward.
(All rankings are courtesy of KenPom)