2017 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big East men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 8 through March 11, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The championship was won by Villanova who defeated Creighton in the championship game. The tournament win was Villanova's third all-time tournament championship and second in the prior three years. As a result, Villanova received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2017 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsVillanova Wildcats (3rd title)
Winning coachJay Wright (2nd title)
MVPJosh Hart (Villanova)
TelevisionFS1, FOX
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Villanova153 .833324  .889
No. 21 Butler126 .667259  .735
Creighton108 .5562510  .714
Seton Hall108 .5562112  .636
Providence108 .5562013  .606
Marquette108 .5561913  .594
Xavier99 .5002414  .632
Saint John's711 .3891419  .424
Georgetown513 .2781418  .438
DePaul216 .111923  .281
2017 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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