The final day of the regular season played out as expected and the final league standings are locked in, which means the seeding for this year’s Big East Tournament are also locked in. The Big East Tournament begins on Wedneday, March 9th. The announcer pairings were released on Thursday afternoon and you can find the schedule of games below.
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#pcbb Links of the Day 3/5/16
- ICYMI – Game Notes & Preview: Providence (21-9, 9-8) at St. John’s (8-22, 1-16) 3/5/16
- ICYMI – Opening Line: Providence -8 at St. John’s 3/5/16
- ICYMI – Big East Tournament Seed Watch Final Edition of 2016
- ICYMI – Recruiting News: Rivals Releases Class Of 2018 Top 75 Recruit Rankings
- Providence Journal – Kevin McNamara – Cooley, Friars in a New York state of mind heading into St. John’s game
- Cox Hub – Vin Parise – 3 Keys for Friar Finale Victory at St. John’s
- NCAA.com – Joe Boozell – College basketball: Seven of the most dynamic duos in the game
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud
- TheDay.com – Gavin Keefe – Dunn’s impact stretches beyond the basketball court
- Cox Hub – Mike Logan – First Round Bye has Friars Playing Waiting Game
Big East Tournament Seed Watch Final Edition of 2016
All ten Big East teams are in action on Saturday and only half the league is locked into their Big East Tournament seed as of now. Providence, Butler, Creighton, Marquette and Georgetown have scenarios where they could move out of their current slots and I’ll detail all of those scenarios in this final edition of the Big East Tournament Seed Watch. The Big East Tournament begins on Wedneday, March 9th. The announcer pairings were released on Thursday afternoon and you can find the schedule of games below.
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Big East Tournament Seed Watch 3/2/16
We’re coming down the final stretch with games on Wednesday night being the 17th for all teams involved. It’s funny that tonight’s matchups would be the matchups in the Big East Tournament if the season ended yesterday. The bottomline is that the regular season comes to a conclusion on March 5th with all ten teams in action and the likelihood is that many of the Big East members will still be jockeying for final seeding position for the Big East Tournament that begins on March 9th at Madison Square Garden.
Big East Tournament Seed Watch 2/29/16
Eight of the ten teams in the Big East have two games left. The remaining two teams have just one game left. The bottomline is that the regular season comes to a conclusion on March 5th with all ten teams in action and the likelihood is that many of the Big East members will still be jockeying for final seeding position for the Big East Tournament that begins on March 9th at Madison Square Garden.
#pcbb Links of the Day 2/27/16
- ICYMI – Thoughts from the Road: Friars Fail to Show Up in Newark
- ICYMI – Opening Line: Providence -12.5 vs DePaul 2/27/16
- ICYMI – Providence Officially Lands Commitment from 2017 Big Man
- ICYMI – Big East Tournament Seed Watch 2/26/16
- Providence Journal – Jim Donaldson – What really ails these Friars?
- WEEI.com – John Rooke – Thinking Out Loud: As March Madness nears, inconsistent Providence fades
- CBSSports.com – Jerry Palm – Bracketology: Providence, USC are slumping at the worst possible time
- CBSSports.com – Sam Vecenie – 2016 NBA Mock Draft: Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram off board first
- Cox Hub – Mike Logan – Hockey East Title within Reach for Friars this Weekend
Big East Tournament Seed Watch 2/26/16
Six of the ten teams in the Big East have four games left. The remaining four teams have three games left. The bottomline is that the regular season comes to a conclusion on March 5th with all ten teams in action and the likelihood is that many of the Big East members will still be jockeying for final seeding position for the Big East Tournament that begins on March 9th at Madison Square Garden. I’ll be doing this “Seed Watch” post regularly over the next eleven days and there will be more detail about tiebreakers and scenarios as the season gets closer to a conclusion. For now, I’ll give you the Big East Tournament bracket as it would be today and what a win for certain teams this week means for the seeding outlook.
