1998 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1998 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 1998 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. Connecticut finished with the best record in the regular season and was awarded the top seed.

1998 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams13
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (3rd title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (3rd title)
MVPKhalid El-Amin (Connecticut)
1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 6 Connecticut153 .833325  .865
St. John's135 .7222210  .688
West Virginia117 .611249  .727
Villanova810 .4441217  .414
Notre Dame711 .3891314  .481
Boston College612 .3331516  .484
Big East 7
No. 21 Syracuse126 .667269  .743
Miami117 .6111810  .643
Seton Hall99 .5001515  .500
Providence711 .3891316  .448
Pittsburgh612 .3331116  .407
Rutgers612 .3331415  .483
Georgetown612 .3331615  .516
1998 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1998
Rankings from AP poll

Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the final, 6964 to earn its third Big East tournament championship.

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