2009 Big East Conference Tournament Schedule and Predictions

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Published: March 10, 2009

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This season has been a season of superlatives for the Big East with many teams winning at a record clip. This should make the 2009 Big East tournament one of the best in recent memory. It also makes the job of picking the winners a bit tougher, but I am going to work my way through as tough as possible. Here is the 2009 Big East Tournament schedule along with my first and second round predictions.

FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, March 10

Game 1: No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 DePaul, noon
This is going to be a match up that might end up being more competitive than you would expect. DePaul is capable of beating the Bearcats, but I expect that Cincinnati will not let that happen. The Bearcats will move on.

Game 2: No. 12 Georgetown vs. No. 13 St. John’s, 2 p.m.
The Hoyas are certainly feeling like they have something to prove and they really need this win. St. Johns is not likely to roll over, but they will eventually lose to the Hoyas in a close one.

Game 3: No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Rutgers, 7 p.m.
The Irish should have had a much better season than they did, and they hope to make up for it in this Big East Tournament. Expect the Irish to take out Rutgers in a big way.

Game 4: No. 11 Seton Hall vs. No. 14 South Florida, 9 p.m.
This is the one upset I see coming on day one. South Florida matches up fairly well with Seton Hall and might give them fits. I pick South Florida to spring the first Big East upset of the tournament.

Here is the rest of the 2009 Big East schedule: Be sure to check back for predictions on these games after round one games are complete.

SECOND ROUND
Wednesday, March 11
Game 5: No. 8 Providence vs. Game 1 winner, ESPN, noon
Game 6: No. 5 Marquette vs. Game 2 winner, ESPN, 2 p.m.
Game 7: No. 7 West Virginia vs. Game 3 winner, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Game 8: No. 6 Syracuse vs. Game 4 winner, ESPN, 9 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, March 12
Game 9: No. 1 Louisville vs. Game 5 winner, ESPN, noon
Game 10: No. 4 Villanova vs. Game 6 winner, ESPN, 2 p.m.
Game 11: No. 2 Pittsburgh vs. Game 7 winner, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Game 12: No. 3 Connecticut vs. Game 8 winner, ESPN, 9 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 13
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, ESPN, 9 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14
Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, ESPN, 9 p.m.

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