The Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York from March 8 through March 11 , 2017 . Villanova also won the Big East Conference Tournament beating Creighton in the Tournament championship game . As a result , Villanova received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . Seven Big East Schools ( Villanova , Butler , Creighton , Marquette , Providence , Seton Hall , and Xavier ) received bids to the NCAA Tournament . The conference finished with a 5 – 7 record in the Tournament , highlighted by Butler reaching the Sweet Sixteen and Xavier advancing to the Elite Eight
Big East Conference Tournament
2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season