Pittsburgh captured the regular season title for the fourth time , and third outright , with a conference win-loss record of 15 – 3 . The Panthers also received the no. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament , and a bye into the quarterfinals , along with 2nd-seed Notre Dame , 3rd-seed Louisville , and 4th-seed Syracuse . St. John 's , West Virginia , Cincinnati , and Georgetown rounded out the top eight , and all received a bye into the tournament 's second round . Play began at noon on Tuesday , March 8 in Madison Square Garden , when 9th-seed Connecticut defeated 16th-seed DePaul , 97 – 71 . Play ended on Saturday , March 12 , when Connecticut won their fifth game in five days , defeating Louisville , 69 – 66 , for their seventh Big East Championship
Big East Tournament
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Big East Conference men's basketball season