March Madness is already here as Championship Week rolls around the corner. The Big East tournament launches tomorrow as there will be five tense days of college basketball action in the schedule ahead. Before the NCAA Tournament, find out when your team will have a chance to advance further into the tournament.
There will be four games played in the next two days as the Big East Championship will be settled. The first two teams in action are the Seton Hall Pirates vs. South Florida Bulls tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET. Following this matchup, watch the Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Depaul Blue Demons tipoff for this game is at 9 p.m. ET. Both of these games will be played on Tuesday, Mar. 12.
The next day, two more Top 10 teams take the court as the Providence Friars face the Cincinnati Bearcats at 12 p.m. ET. There will be a break in the action as Villanova Wildcats vs. St. John's Red Storm takes center stage. These games will be played on Wednesday, Mar. 13.
The winner of the Seton Hall and South Florida game will face Syracuse, who is ranked No. 5 in the Big East standings. No. 6 Notre Dame awaits the winner between Rutgers and Depaul. No. 2 Louisville awaits a winner between Villanova and St. John's. While the winner of Providence and Cincinnati faces No. 1 Georgetown further down the road.
Pittsburgh (4) will eventually play as well as No. 3 Marquette as both teams await a challenger to emerge from the bracket. Both schools have to wait for two teams to be eliminated before they can face a winner of these games.
March Madness is technically here. It's Championship Week in college basketball so the craziness has taken off. The Louisville Cardinals are the defending 2012 champions of the Big East. It will be interesting to see who will attempt to trump the defending champs.
