Big East Basketball NCAA Tournament Teams

The 2009 NCAA Tournament selection committee was kind to the conference as seven teams were named to the Big Dance this season. West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Big East Tournament champion Louisville, Connecticut, Syracuse, Marquette, & Villanova all were named to the Field of 65 as we follow each team below.

#1 Louisville Cardinals - Midwest Region - 2009 Louisville NCAA Tournament preview

• #1 Louisville 74 vs #16 Morehead State 54
• #1 Louisville 79 vs #9 Siena 72
• #1 Louisville 103 vs #12 Arizona 64
• #2 Michigan State 64 vs #1 Louisville 52

#6 West Virginia Mountaineers - Midwest Region - W. Virginia 2009 NCAA Tournament preview

• #11 Dayton 68 vs #6 West Virginia 60

#3 Villanova Wildcats - East Region - Villanova 2009 NCAA Tournament preview

• #3 Villanova 88 vs #14 American U 67
• #3 Villanova 89 vs #6 UCLA 69
• #3 Villanova 77 vs #2 Duke 54
• #3 Villanova 78 vs #1 Pittsburgh 76
• #1 North Carolina 83 vs #3 Villanova 69

#3 Syracuse Orange - South Region - Syracuse 2009 NCAA Tournament preview

• #3 Syracuse 59 vs #14 Steph. F. Austin 44
• #3 Syracuse 78 vs #6 Arizona State 67
• #2 Oklahoma 84 vs #3 Syracuse 71

#1 Pittsburgh Panthers -East Region - Pittsburgh 2009 NCAA Tournament preview

• #1 Pittsburgh 72 vs #16 E. Tenn. State 62
• #1 Pittsburgh 84 vs #8 Oklahoma State 76
• #1 Pittsburgh 60 vs #4 Xavier 55
• #3 Villanova 78 vs #1 Pittsburgh 76

#1 UConn Huskies - West Region - Uconn 2009 NCAA Tournament preview

• #1 Connecticut 103 vs #16 Chattanooga 46
• #1 Connecticut 92 vs #9 Texas A&M 66
• #1 Connecticut 72 vs #5 Purdue 60
• #1 Connecticut 82 vs #3 Missouri 75
• #2 Michigan State 82 vs #1 Connecticut 73

#6 Marquette Golden Eagles - West Region - Marquette 2009 NCAA Tournament preview

• #6 Marquette 58 vs #11 Utah State 57
• #3 Missouri 83 vs #6 Marquette 79

Big East Basketball NIT Tournament Teams

#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish - 2009 Notre Dame NIT Tournament preview

• #2 Notre Dame 70 vs #7 UAB 64
• #2 Notre Dame 70 vs #3 New Mexico 68