Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments
The fields for 13 early-season college basketball tournaments were announced Thursday. Here's your handy guide to all 13 ESPN-aired events.
2019 SeasonAll times ET
2019 Schedule
1st in Big East
- 11/6W 100-77
- 11/10W 86-53
- 11/1418L 73-46
- 11/17L 76-68
- 11/22W 83-56
- 11/23W 77-58
- 11/2514W 66-60
- 12/1W 85-78
- 12/5W 69-59
- 12/8W 70-58
- 12/11L 78-75
- 12/151L 74-71
- 12/22W 81-58
- 1/2W 73-68
- 1/5W 65-59
- 1/824W 76-71
- 1/13W 90-78
- 1/18W 85-75
- 1/22W 80-72
- 1/27W 80-52
- 1/30W 86-74
- 2/3W 77-65
- 2/6W 66-59
- 2/910L 66-65
- 2/13W 85-67
- 2/17L 71-65
- 2/20L 85-73
- 2/24L 66-54
- 2/2710W 67-61
- 3/2W 75-54
- 3/9L 79-75
- 3/14W 73-62
- 3/15W 71-67
- 3/16W 74-72
- 3/2111W 61-57
- 3/233L 87-61
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Florida makes big move in Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
Florida and Kansas added key transfers, helping them ascend in our early stacking of the 2019-20 college hoops pecking order.
Kansas up, Michigan down in Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
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Quinerly transferring from Villanova to Alabama
Jahvon Quinerly said Sunday that he's transferring from Villanova to Alabama. Quinerly chose the Crimson Tide over Pittsburgh.
UNC a big mover in Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
North Carolina secured the services of Cole Anthony, and makes a big move up the college basketball preseason rankings for 2019-20.
Where does Virginia rank among all the national championship teams?
Headlined by the 1972 UCLA Bruins, 81 teams have cut down the nets at an NCAA tournament. Virginia became the latest on Monday. Where do the Cavs rank all time?
Loaded Michigan State leads Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
The Spartans have nearly everyone back from their Final Four team and project as next season's team to beat.
IMG completes comeback with game-winning poster jam (0:37)
Freshman Quinerly to transfer from Villanova
Point guard Jahvon Quinerly, who failed to carve out a consistent role with Villanova as a freshman and appeared in 25 of 36 games, has decided to transfer, coach Jay Wright said.
Boilermakers dismantle reigning champ Villanova
Purdue's Carsen Edwards hit nine 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 42 points as the Boilermakers routed reigning national champion Villanova 87-61 on Saturday night.
Villanova's reign ends in 'ugly game' vs. Purdue
Defending national champion Villanova saw its season come to an inglorious end Saturday with an 87-61 loss to Purdue in the second round of the NCAA tournament. It was the second-largest loss by a defending champion.
Reseeding the 2019 NCAA tournament field for the round of 32
We started with 68 on Tuesday night. Now we're down to 32. Here's how we rank them heading into Saturday.
Defending champ Villanova survives 61-57 over Saint Mary's
Phil Booth scored 20 points and defending NCAA Tournament champion Villanova held off Saint Mary's in a hard-fought 61-57 victory on Thursday night.
Virginia, Tennessee headline South Region (4:45)
Villanova wins record third straight Big East title
Villanova became the first team to win three consecutive Big East tournaments, beating Seton Hall 74-72 on Saturday behind seniors Eric Paschall and Phil Booth and key contributions from freshman Saddiq Bey.
Villanova holds off Seton Hall to win 3rd straight Big East title (2:09)
Seton Hall gets 2 chances but can't hit a shot to win (1:00)
Bey's block leads to Samuels 3 (0:28)
Nova ends the half on a last-second, tip-in shot to take the lead (0:21)
Paschall powers through the lane for the layup (0:20)
No. 25 Villanova rallies past Xavier in OT in Big East semis
Phil Booth scored 28 points, Jermaine Samuels hit a trio of critical 3-pointers and No. 25 Villanova rallied past Xavier 71-67 in overtime Friday night to reach its fifth consecutive Big East championship game.
2018-19 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 13-5 | - | 26-10 |
| Marquette | 12-6 | 1 | 24-10 |
| Seton Hall | 9-9 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Georgetown | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| Creighton | 9-9 | 4 | 20-15 |
| Xavier | 9-9 | 4 | 19-16 |
| St. John's | 8-10 | 5 | 21-13 |
| Providence | 7-11 | 6 | 18-16 |
| DePaul | 7-11 | 6 | 19-17 |
| Butler | 7-11 | 6 | 16-17 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game73.7
Rebounds Per Game34.9
Assists Per Game14.0
Points Allowed67.463rd
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 5 |
| Tournament Record | 58-36 |
| Championship Seasons | 1985, 2016 |
| Tournament Appearances | 37 |