similar to those used prior to the formation of the new conference employed as needed. The #7 through #10 seeds played in two first-round games, and all schools seeded #6 or higher received a bye into the quarterfinal round. The 2020 tournament would have followed the same format if it had not been canceled after the first round. In 2021, after the Big East expanded to 11 teams with Connecticut′s move to the Big East from the American Athletic Conference, the Big East tournament adopted an 11-team format in which the #6 through #11 seeds play in three first-round games and teams seeded #5 or higher receive a bye into the quarterfinal round. Tournament results {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Year !Champion !Score !Runner-up !MVP !Venue |- |1980 |Georgetown |87–81 |Syracuse | , GU |Providence Civic Center (Providence, Rhode Island) |- |1981 |Syracuse |83–80 |Villanova | , SU |Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York) |- |1982 |Georgetown |72–54 |Villanova | , GU |Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Connecticut) |- |1983 |St. John's |85–77 |Boston College | , St. John's | rowspan="40" |Madison Square Garden (New York City) |- |1984 |Georgetown |82–71 |Syracuse | , GU |- |1985 |Georgetown |92–80 |St. John's | , GU |- |1986 |St. John's |70–69 |Syracuse | , SU |- |1987 |Georgetown |69–59 |Syracuse | , GU |- |1988 |Syracuse |85–68 |Villanova | , SU |- |1989 |Georgetown |88–79 |Syracuse | , GU |- |1990 |Connecticut |78–75 |Syracuse | , UConn |- |1991 |Seton Hall |74–62 |Georgetown | , SH |- |1992 |Syracuse |56–54 |Georgetown | , GU |- |1993 |Seton Hall |103–70 |Syracuse | , SH |- |1994 |Providence |74–64 |Georgetown | , PC |- |1995 |Villanova |94–78 |Connecticut | , VU |- |1996 |Connecticut |75–74 |Georgetown | , GU |- |1997 |Boston College |70–58 |Villanova | , BC |- |1998 |Connecticut |69–64 |Syracuse | , UConn |- |1999 |Connecticut |82–63 |St. John's | , UConn |- |2000 |St. John's |80–70 |Connecticut | , SJU |- |2001 |Boston College |79–57 |Pittsburgh | , BC |- |2002 |Connecticut |74–65* |Pittsburgh | , UConn |- |2003 |Pittsburgh |74–56 |Connecticut | , Pitt |- |2004 | Connecticut |61–58 |Pittsburgh | , UConn |- |2005 |Syracuse |68–59 |West Virginia | , SU |- |2006 |Syracuse |65–61 |Pittsburgh | , SU |- |2007 |Georgetown |65–42 |Pittsburgh | , GU |- |2008 |Pittsburgh |74–65 |Georgetown | , Pitt |- |2009 |Louisville |76–66 |Syracuse |