2021 BIG EAST Tournament Bracket (PDF)

The Bulldogs will open the 2021 BIG EAST Tournament Wednesday in a first round match-up against Xavier. The 6 p.m. tip will air on FS1. Just as it has every year since 1983, Madison Square Garden in New York City will host the tournament.

Butler will be the No. 10 seed in the tournament, while the Musketeers will be the No. 7 seed. The winner of Wednesday's game will advance to play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Villanova took the BIG EAST regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament. The 2021 BIG EAST Tournament features four days of games, beginning with three first round games on Wednesday (featuring seeds No. 6-11) and finishes with the championship game on Saturday night.

Xavier won both match-ups with Butler during the 2020-21 regular season: 68-55 on Jan. 30 at Hinkle Fieldhouse and 63-51 Feb. 21 in Cincinnati.

The Bulldogs enter the BIG EAST Tournament with a 9-14 overall record (8-12 BIG EAST). Xavier is 13-7 (6-7 BIG EAST).

Butler and Xavier have met twice previously in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Musketeers won quarterfinal match-ups in both 2015 and 2017 with Butler as the higher seed both seasons.