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Monday, March 01, 2010

Big East pairings update

Now that UConn finished off the program's sixth undefeated regular season with a 76-51 win over Notre Dame and in the process Tina Charles became the Huskies all-time leading scorer and rebounder, it is time to focus on the Big East tournament.

The Big East just released the Big East bracket and seedings.

1. UConn 16-0
2. West Virginia 13-3 (won tiebreaker with win over Georgetown)
3. Georgetown 13-3
4. St. John's 12-4 (won tiebreaker with win over Notre Dame)
5. Notre Dame 12-4
6. Rutgers 9-7 (won tiebreaker with win over DePaul)
7. DePaul 9-7
8. Providence 7-9 (won tiebreaker with win over Syracuse)
9. Syracuse 7-9
10. Marquette 6-10 (won tiebreaker with win over South Florida)
11. South Florida 6-10
12. Pittsburgh 5-11 (won tiebreaker with win over Louisville)
13. Louisville 5-11
14. Cincinnati 4-12
15. Villanova 3-13
16. Seton Hall 1-15


The top eight seeds receive first-round byes while UConn, West Virginia, Georgetown and St. John's get two byes and advance into the quarterfinals by finishing in with the top four seeds. The Big East tournament kicks off with four first-round games on Friday at the XL Center.

UConn will play either Providence, Syracuse or Seton Hall in the quarterfinals on Sunday at 2 p.m. as the Huskies attempt to match the NCAA Division I record 70-game winning streak set by UConn from 2001-03.

Here is the tournament schedule (at games are at the XL Center in Hartford):

Friday
First Round

Game 1: Pittsburgh vs. Louisville, noon
Game 2: Syracuse vs. Seton Hall, 2 p.m.
Game 3: Marquette vs. Villanova, 6 p.m.
Game 4: South Florida vs. Cincinnati, 8 p.m.

Saturday
Second round

Game 5: Pittsburgh/Louisville winner vs. Notre Dame, noon
Game 6: Syracuse/Seton Hall winner vs. Providence, 2 p.m.
Game 7: Marquette/Villanova winner vs. DePaul, 6 p.m.
Game 8: South Florida/Cincinnati winner vs. Rutgers, 8 p.m.

Sunday
Quarterfinals

Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. St. John's, noon
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. UConn, 2 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. West Virginia, 6 p.m.
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Georgetown, 8 p.m.

Monday
Semifinals

Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 8 p.m.

Tuesday
Championship

Game 15: Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

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