2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season

The 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 33rd season of competitive basketball played by the Big East Conference, since its inception in 1979, and involved its 16 full-time member schools. The season officially opened on December 27, 2011, when Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh, 72–59, and St. John's defeated Providence, 91–67, and ended on March 3, 2012, with a 61–58 victory for Rutgers over St. John's.

2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 27, 2011
through March 3, 2012
Number of teams16
Total attendance2,943,956
Average attendance10,823
TV partner(s)Big East Network, ESPN
Regular Season
ChampionMarquette (14–4)
Season MVPJae Crowder (MARQ)
Tournament
ChampionsLouisville
  Runners-upCincinnati
Finals MVPPeyton Siva (LOU)
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Marquette144 .778278  .771
Notre Dame135 .7222212  .647
Cincinnati126 .6672611  .703
No. 15 Georgetown126 .667249  .727
South Florida126 .6672214  .611
West Virginia99 .5001914  .576
Connecticut810 .4442014  .588
Seton Hall810 .4442113  .618
Rutgers612 .3331418  .438
St. John's612 .3331319  .406
Pittsburgh513 .2782217  .564
Villanova513 .2781319  .406
Providence414 .2221517  .469
DePaul315 .1671219  .387
*No. 2 Syracuse01 .00003  .000
**No. 17 Louisville08 .000010  .000
2012 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8)
Rankings from AP Poll

Marquette captured the first of two consecutive regular season titles after Syracuse was forced to vacate 9 wins from the 2011-2012 season, and third outright, with a conference win–loss record of 17–1, which tied Connecticut in 1995–96 for most regular season conference wins in conference history. The Orange also received the no. 1 seed in the Big East tournament, and a bye into the quarterfinals, along with 2nd-seed Marquette, 3rd-seed Notre Dame, and 4th-seed Cincinnati. Georgetown, South Florida, Louisville, and West Virginia rounded out the top eight, and all received a bye into the tournament's second round. Play began at noon on Tuesday, March 6 in Madison Square Garden, when 9th-seed Connecticut defeated 16th-seed DePaul, 81–67. Play ended on Saturday, March 10, when Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50–44, for their second Big East Championship.

The Big East led all conferences in having nine teams selected to the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

The 2011–12 season marked the Big East's seventh and final season as a 16-team basketball league, with the departure of West Virginia to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012–13 season.

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