The 2018 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York from March 7 through March 10 , 2018 . Villanova defeated Providence to win the tournament championship and receive the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . Six Big East schools received bids to the NCAA Tournament ( Butler , Creighton , Providence , Seton Hall , Villanova , and Xavier ) . Only Villanova won more than one game in the Tournament , but the Wildcats defeated Michigan to win the NCAA Championship for the second time in three years
2018 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2018 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Big East Conference men's basketball season