But it won't be easy. Surging Xavier has been the best team in the Big East since Feb. 1, per Bart Torvik. Sean Miller's crew is squarely on the bubble entering the Big East Tournament, but a quarterfinals win over fourth-seeded Marquette would go a long way in solidifying Xavier's at-large bid.

Men's Big East Tournament has arrived. Here's how to watch, stream, the favorites and more for all the action taking place at MSG.

The Big East Tournament gets underway Wednesday with three first-round games from teams seeded sixth through 11th, all of which air on Peacock. These teams playing on Wednesday have to win four games in four days to win the tournament and punch their ticket to March Madness.

Georgetown coach Ed Cooley had an ice-cold message for his Big East counterparts Wednesday night: shame on you.After the Hoyas were eliminated by DePaul in the first round of the conference tournament,

Georgetown coach Ed Cooley called out his fellow Big East coaches for their decision on the Big East Freshman of the Year award. In a year in which both Thomas Sorber of Georgetown and Liam McNeeley of UConn won seven Big East Player of the Week awards,