The 2020-21 Big East season is set up for a potentially strange conclusion this week.
Top seed Villanova will look to win its fourth straight Big East Tournament in five years after the tournament's cancellation in 2020. The Wildcats will have to attempt the feat without Collin Gillespie, however, as the senior point guard is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a torn MCL. They may also be without sophomore guard Justin Moore, who suffered an ankle sprain in the team's regular-season finale.
Two-seed Creighton split with Villanova, but how will the team play after Greg McDermott — who was suspended from all team activities after using racist verbiage following his team's loss to Xavier — was reinstated by the university? UConn, returning to the conference after a seven-year stint as an AAC member, will vie for its first Big East conference title since 2011.
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That's to say nothing of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the cancellation and postponement of several games this year, not only in the Big East but throughout the country. To even get to this point of the season is the result of considerable effort by players, coaches, universities, health care officials and more.
Here is the complete breakdown of the 2021 Big East Tournament, from brackets to TV information and schedules:
Big East Tournament bracket 2021
| Seed | Team | Record (Big East) |
| No. 1 | Villanova | 16-5 (11-4) |
| No. 2 | Creighton | 18-7 (14-6) |
| No. 3 | UConn | 14-6 (11-6) |
| No. 4 | St. John's | 16-10 (10-9) |
| No. 5 | Seton Hall | 13-12 (10-9) |
| No. 6 | Providence | 13-12 (9-10) |
| No. 7 | Xavier | 13-7 (6-7) |
| No. 8 | Georgetown | 9-12 (7-9) |
| No. 9 | Marquette | 13-13 (8-11) |
| No. 10 | Butler | 9-14 (8-12) |
| No. 11 | DePaul | 4-13 (2-13) |
Odds to win Big East Tournament
Creighton enters as the odds-on favorite to win the 2021 Big East Tournament at +200, followed by Villanova (+275), UConn (+300) and Xavier (+450).
Below are the full odds to win the 2021 Big East Tournament:
| Team | Odds |
| Creighton | +200 |
| Villanova | +275 |
| UConn | +300 |
| Xavier | +450 |
| Seton Hall | +800 |
| Providence | +3000 |
| Marquette | +4000 |
| Georgetown | +6000 |
| St. John's | +6000 |
| Butler | +8000 |
| DePaul | +20000 |
How to watch the Big East Tournament live
The entire 2021 Big East Tournament will be carried on the Fox family of networks, starting with Fox Sports 1 through the first, quarterfinal and semifinal rounds before concluding with the conference title game on Fox. Streaming options include Fox Sports Go and fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.
| Round 1 |
| Fox Sports 1 |
| Quarterfinals |
| Fox Sports 1 |
| Semifinals |
| Fox Sports 1 |
| Big East championship game |
| Fox |
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2021 Big East Tournament schedule
With UConn's readmission to the conference, the 2021 Big East Tournament will begin with an additional game in the opening round on Wednesday, March 10. The first round comprises three games among the bottom six seeds. From there, the tournament will run through the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds on Thursday and Friday, respectively, before concluding with the championship game on Saturday.
Below is the full schedule for the tournament:
Winning teams in bold
Round 1: Wednesday, March 10
| Game 1: No. 8 Georgetown 68, No. 9 Marquette 49 |
| Game 2: No. 10 Butler 70, No. 7 Xavier 69 (OT) |
| Game 3: No. 11 DePaul 70, No. 6 Providence 62 |
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11
| Game 4: No. 8 Georgetown 72, No. 1 Villanova 71 |
| Game 5: No. 5 Seton Hall 77, No. 4 St. John's 69 (OT) |
| Game 6: No. 2 Creighton 87, No. 10 Butler 56 |
| Game 7: No. 3 UConn 94, No. 11 DePaul 60 |
Semifinals: Friday, March 12
| Game 8: No. 8 Georgetown 66, No. 5 Seton Hall 58 |
| Game 9: No. 2 Creighton 59, No. 3 UConn 56 |
Big East championship game: Saturday, March 13
| Game 10: No. 8 Georgetown 73, No. 2 Creighton 48 |