2018 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Big East men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 7 through March 10, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. No. 2 seed Villanova defeated No. 5 seed Providence in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament. It was Villanova's second straight tournament championship.

2018 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsVillanova (4th title)
Winning coachJay Wright (3rd title)
MVPMikal Bridges (Villanova)
Attendance93,949
TelevisionFS1, FOX
2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Xavier153 .833296  .829
No. 2 Villanova144 .778364  .900
Seton Hall108 .5562212  .647
Creighton108 .5562112  .636
Providence108 .5562114  .600
Butler99 .5002114  .600
Marquette99 .5002114  .600
Georgetown513 .2781515  .500
St. John's414 .2221617  .485
DePaul414 .2221120  .355
2018 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Providence participated in three straight overtime games in the tournament, setting a Big East tournament record.

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