1997 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All 13 Big East teams were invited to participate. Boston College and Villanova finished with the best record in the regular season. After tie-breakers, Villanova was awarded the top seed.

1997 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams13
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsBoston College (1st title)
Winning coachJim O'Brien (1st title)
MVPScoonie Penn (Boston College)
1996–97 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 20 Villanova126 .6672410  .706
No. 23 Boston College126 .667229  .710
West Virginia117 .6112110  .677
Notre Dame810 .4441614  .533
St. John's810 .4441315  .464
Connecticut711 .3891815  .545
Big East 7
Georgetown117 .6112010  .667
Providence108 .5562412  .667
Pittsburgh108 .5561815  .545
Miami99 .5001613  .552
Syracuse99 .5001913  .594
Seton Hall513 .2781018  .357
Rutgers513 .2781116  .407
1997 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1997
Rankings from AP poll

Boston College defeated Villanova in the final, 7058 to earn its first Big East tournament championship. Future NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb participated in the tournament as a reserve forward for Syracuse.

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