The 2026 Big East Men’s Basketball tournament will begin Wednesday, March 11 with three first-round games on Peacock.
The first two quarterfinal games Thursday will also be streamed on Peacock.
After winning consecutive Big East regular-season championships for the first time in program history, St. John’s will be trying to defend its title in the conference tournament.
Click here for a bracket view of the tournament.
The announcing team for the three first-round games and two quarterfinal games on Peacock and NBCSN consists of John Fanta (play by play), Donny Marshall (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (reporter).
More details below on the Big East men’s basketball tournament:
2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule, Scores, Results:
(all times are ET; teams are listed with seeding)
Wednesday, March 11
- Game 1: No. 9 Providence 91, No. 8 Butler 81
- Game 2: No. 10 Xavier 89, No. 7 Marquette 87
- Game 3: No. 11 Georgetown 63, No. 6 DePaul 56
Thursday, March 12
- Game 4: No. 1 St. John’s 85, Providence 72
- Game 5: No. 4 Seton Hall 72, No. 5 Creighton 61
- Game 6: No. 2 UConn 93, Xavier 68
- Game 7: Georgetown 78, No. 3 Villanova 64
Friday, March 13
- Game 8: St. John’s 78, Seton Hall 68
- Game 9: UConn 67, Georgetown 51
Saturday, March 14
- Championship: St. John’s vs. UConn, 6:30 p.m., Fox
How can I watch the 2026 Big East Men’s Basketball tournament?
Peacock will stream the first-round games on Wednesday, March 11 and two quarterfinal games on Thursday, March 12. FS1 and Fox will have coverage of the other two quarterfinal games Thursday and a semifinal Friday. Fox will broadcast the other semifinal Friday and the championship game Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
Where is the 2026 Big East Men’s Basketball tournament?
The tournament will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York, the tournament’s location since 1983. The Big East holds college basketball’s longest-running conference championship tournament at the same venue. Last season’s tournament was sold out.
Who won the 2026 Big East Men’s Basketball regular season title?
St. John’s (18-2 Big East, 25-6 overall), which is ranked 18th in the AP Top 25, clinched the outright championship when UConn (17-3 Big East, 27-4 overall) suffered a shocking 68-62 loss to Marquette (12-19) on March 6.
St. John’s and UConn have first-round byes along with Villanova (15-5, 24-7) and Seton Hall (10-10, 20-11).
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