In NCAA Division I basketball , the 2009 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament introduced " double byes " , as the conference invited all 16 members to participate for the first time ( previously only the top twelve were invited ) . To limit the number of games each round to four , the four highest seeded teams were advanced to the third round of competition , the 5th-8th seeded teams given byes to the second round , and the bottom eight competed the first day
2009 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Bye (sports)