Creighton will enter the 2020 Big East Tournament as the No. 1 seed and regular-season champion. Kind of.
The Bluejays finished the season as regular-season co-champions alongside Villanova and Seton Hall, all with 13-5 records in Big East play. But a 3-1 combined record against the Wildcats and Pirates allowed Creighton to take the top overall seed ahead of the tournament. Villanova and Seton Hall finished 2-2 and 1-3 against the top three-seeded teams, respectively.
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Ty-Shon Alexander (17.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game) will attempt to lead Creighton to its first conference tournament championship since 2013 alongside Marcus Zegarowski (15.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 5.0 apg) and Mitchell Ballock (12.0 Pts, 5.5 rpg, 3.0 apg).
Here is the complete breakdown of the 2020 Big East Tournament, from brackets, TV information and schedules:
Big East Tournament bracket 2020
Creighton, Villanova, Seton Hall and Providence enter the Big East Tournament as its top four seeds, respectively. They're not the only NCAA Tournament-caliber team that will take the court at Madison Square Garden, however: Sporting News' Ryan Fagan projects 5-seed Butler, 6-seed Marquette and 7-seed Xavier to make March Madness as well, placing an absurd 70 percent of the Big East's teams in the tournament.
Here's the full seeding for the 2020 Big East Tournament:
| Seed | Team | Record (Big East) |
| No. 1 | Creighton | 24-7 (13-5) |
| No. 2 | Villanova | 24-7 (13-5) |
| No. 3 | Seton Hall | 21-9 (13-5) |
| No. 4 | Providence | 19-12 (12-6) |
| No. 5 | Butler | 22-9 (10-8) |
| No. 6 | Marquette | 18-12 (8-10) |
| No. 7 | Xavier | 19-12 (8-10) |
| No. 8 | Georgetown | 15-16 (5-13) |
| No. 9 | St. John's | 16-15 (5-13) |
| No. 10 | DePaul | 15-16 (3-15) |
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Odds to win Big East Tournament
Seton Hall enters as the odds-on favorite to win the Big East Tournament at 5/2 odds, per SportsInsider.com. They're followed by 2-seed Villanova (3/1) and 1-seed Creighton (7/2). Below are the full odds to win the 2020 Big East Tournament, per SportsInsider.com:
| Team | Odds |
| Seton Hall | 5/2 |
| Villanova | 3/1 |
| Creighton | 7/2 |
| Providence | 6/1 |
| Butler | 7/1 |
| Marquette | 7/1 |
| Xavier | 8/1 |
| Georgetown | 33/1 |
| DePaul | 50/1 |
| St. John's | 50/1 |
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How to watch the Big East Tournament live
The Big East Tournament can be watched on Fox Sports 1 throughout the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals. The Big East championship game will be broadcast on Fox.
| Round 1 |
| FS1 |
| Quarterfinals |
| FS1 |
| Semifinals |
| FS1 |
| Big East championship game |
| Fox |
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2020 Big East Tournament schedule
The 2020 Big East Tournament will begin Wednesday, March 11 and run through Saturday on March 14, and take place at Madison Square Garden in New York. Below is the full schedule for the tournament:
Round 1: Wednesday, March 11
| Game 1: No. 9 St. John's 75, |
| Game 2: No. 10 DePaul 71, |
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 12
| Time (ET) | TV (national) | |
| Game 3: No. 1 Creighton vs. No. 9 St. John's | Noon | Fox Sports 1 |
| Game 4: No. 4 Providence vs. No. 5 Butler | 2:30 p.m. | Fox Sports 1 |
| Game 5: No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 10 DePaul | 7 p.m. | Fox Sports 1 |
| Game 6: No. 3 Seton Hall vs. No. 6 Marquette | 9:30 p.m. | Fox Sports 1 |
Semifinals: Friday, March 13
| Time (ET) | TV (national) | |
| Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner | 6:30 p.m. | Fox Sports 1 |
| Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner | 9 p.m. | Fox Sports 1 |
Big East championship game: Saturday, March 14
| Time (ET) | TV (national) | |
| Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 6:30 p.m. | Fox |