2013 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2013 Big East Championship, was the 34th annual Big East men's basketball tournament, deciding the champion of the 2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season. For the 31st consecutive season, the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 12–16, 2013. The tournament only featured 14 teams due to Connecticut being given a one-year postseason ban due to APR penalties. This would have been the last year with as many as 16 teams participating in the Big East tournament, but Connecticut was ineligible and West Virginia moved to the Big 12 before the beginning of the season. The conference tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

2013 Big East men's basketball tournament
2013 Big East Championship logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams14
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsLouisville (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (3rd title)
MVPPeyton Siva (Louisville)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville†** 14 4   .778 35 5   .875
No. 8 Georgetown 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 15 Marquette 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
No. 16 Syracuse 11 7   .611 30 10   .750
No. 23 Notre Dame 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
Villanova 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Connecticut* 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Cincinnati 9 9   .500 22 12   .647
Providence 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
St. John's 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 3 15   .167 15 18   .455
South Florida 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
DePaul 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
2013 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

Following a period of turnover in the conference membership, the Big East name, its logos, and its tournament history were assumed by schools of the original Big East that do not sponsor FBS football. The reconfigured Big East continues to hold its tournament at Madison Square Garden. The FBS schools formerly in the Big East play under a new name, the American Athletic Conference; its first conference tournament was played in Memphis, Tennessee and that event has since alternated between Hartford, Connecticut and Orlando, Florida.

Seeds

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All teams except for Connecticut (due to Academic Progress Rate violations) qualified for the tournament; seeds 11–14 played a first-round game, while teams five through ten received byes to the second round. The top four seeds received double-byes to the quarterfinals.[2]

Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Georgetown‡† 14–4 (24–5) 2–1 vs. Louisville/Marquette
#2 Louisville‡† 14–4 (26–5) 1–1 vs. Georgetown/Marquette
#3 Marquette‡† 14–4 (23–7) 1–2 vs. Georgetown/Louisville
#4 Pittsburgh† 12–6 (24–7)
#5 Syracuse# 11–7 (23–8) 1–0 vs. Notre Dame
#6 Notre Dame# 11–7 (23–8) 0–1 vs. Syracuse
#7 Villanova# 10–8 (19–12)
#8 Providence# 9–9 (17–13) 1–0 vs. Cincinnati
#9 Cincinnati# 9–9 (21–10) 0–1 vs. Providence
#10 St. John's# 8–10 (16–14)
#11 Rutgers 5–13 (14–15)
#12 Seton Hall 3–15 (14–17) 1–0 vs. South Florida
#13 South Florida 3–15 (12–18) 0–1 vs. Seton Hall
#14 DePaul 2–16 (11–20)
‡ – Big East regular season champions.
† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.


Schedule

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All tournament games were nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Tuesday, March 12
1
1
7:00 PM
#12 Seton Hall vs. #13 South Florida
2
9:00 PM
#11 Rutgers vs. #14 DePaul
ESPNU
Second Round – Wednesday, March 13
2
3
12:00 PM
#8 Providence vs. #9 Cincinnati
4
2:00 PM
#5 Syracuse vs. #12 Seton Hall
ESPN
3
5
7:00 PM
#7 Villanova vs. #10 St. John's
6
9:00 PM
#6 Notre Dame vs. #11 Rutgers
ESPN2
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
4
7
12:00 PM
#1 Georgetown vs. #9 Cincinnati
ESPN
8
2:00 PM
#4 Pittsburgh vs. #5 Syracuse
ESPN
5
9
7:00 PM
#2 Louisville vs. #7 Villanova
ESPN
10
9:00 PM
#3 Marquette vs. #6 Notre Dame
ESPN
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
6
11
7:00 PM
#1 Georgetown vs. #5 Syracuse
ESPN
12
9:00 PM
#2 Louisville vs. #6 Notre Dame
ESPN
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
7
13
8:30 PM
#5 Syracuse vs. #2 Louisville
ESPN
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 12
Second round
Wednesday, March 13
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
Championship Game
Saturday, March 16
9Cincinnati43
9Cincinnati611#5 Georgetown62
8Providence441#5 Georgetown55
5#19 Syracuse58OT
5#19 Syracuse62
12Seton Hall634#17 Pittsburgh59
13South Florida425#19 Syracuse755#19 Syracuse61
12Seton Hall46OT2#4 Louisville78
7Villanova55
10St. John's532#4 Louisville74
7Villanova662#4 Louisville69
6#24 Notre Dame57
6#24 Notre Dame73
11Rutgers613#12 Marquette65
14DePaul576#24 Notre Dame69
11Rutgers76

OT denotes overtime game

All-Tournament team

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "2012–13 Big East men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Big East Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Louisville Wins 2013 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Championship > The BIG EAST Conference > News". Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.