Mar 17, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Marquette Golden Eagles forward David Joplin (23) celebrates a three pointer during the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament against the Vermont Catamounts at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
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March Madness Big 12 Conference record (Up and down showings for best conference)
The Big East conference sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament, but all but one were top six seeds.
Marquette, the regular season and conference tournament champions, pace the league as the No. 2 seed in the East Region while Xavier was the No. 3 in the Midwest Region. However, Connecticut and Creighton, No. 4 and No. 6 seeds respectively, were top 15 teams in the eyes of metric sites like KenPom and seen as better teams.
Lastly, Providence is the No. 11 seed in the East Region, the fifth and final Big East entrant to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Here’s the results for each Big East team through the first round:
Big East March Madness record
- No. 2 Marquette defeats No. 15 Vermont 78-61
- No. 3 Xavier defeats No. 14 Kennesaw State, 72-67
- No. 4 UConn defeats No. 13 Iona 87-63
- No. 6 Creighton defeats No. 11 North Carolina State 72-63
- No. 11 Providence loses No. 6 Kentucky 61-53
Straight up: 4-1
Against the spread (ATS): 3-2
Updated Big East National Championship odds
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