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March 17, 2025

The Big East Goes to the Big Dance

By Nikki Gist

With Selection Sunday now officially in the books we all know which teams have made the 2025 NCAA Tournament and that means in just a few short days everyone’s brackets will be busted and productivity will take a compete nosedive at most workplaces. It is the most wonderful time of the year after all!

The Big East sent a total of five teams to the Tourney so let’s take a look at who’s in and their matchups.

#2 St. John’s will take on #15 Omaha in the West Region 

#8 UConn will take on #9 Oklahoma in the West Region 

#11 Xavier will take on #11 Texas in the Mid-West Region (First Four) 

#7 Marquette will take on #10 New Mexico in the South Region 

#9 Creighton will take on #8 Louisville in the South Region

First Four games will start on Tuesday March 18 and conclude on Wednesday March 19. Here is a look at the rest of the Men’s schedule.

First Round: March 20-21 

Second Round: March 22-23 

Sweet 16: March 27-28

Elite Eight: March 29-30 

Final Four: April 5 

National Championship: April 7 

Stay tuned for more Big East Basketball coverage here at ONNJ Sports!

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