Big East Tournament bracket reveals St. John's path to 2025 championship

As March Madness arrives New York City, the St. John's Red Storm will attempt to win the program's first Big East Tournament championship in 25 years and an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

St. John's is the No. 1 seed at Madison Square Garden after winning the Big East regular-season title outright for the first time in 40 years. The Red Storm went 27-4 in the regular season, including 18-2 in Big East games, in just the second year under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino. 

St. John's has not won the Big East Tournament since 2000. They also won it in 1983 and 1986.

How to watch the 2025 Big East Tournament

The 2025 Big East Tournament starts on Wednesday, March 12 and concludes with the championship game on Saturday, March 15.

The First Round and Quarterfinals will be streamed on Peacock or televised on FS1. FOX will broadcast the semifinals and championship matchups.

Big East Tournament seeding

The top five teams in the Big East Tournament earn a first-round bye and go straight to the quarterfinals. The remaining six teams face-off in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals. 

Here is the seeding for the 2025 tournament:

1. St. John's Red Storm
2. Creighton Blue Jays
3. UConn Huskies
4. Xavier Musketeers
5. Marquette Golden Eagles
6. Villanova Wildcats
7. Georgetown Hoyas
8. Providence Friars
9. Butler Bulldogs
10. DePaul Blue Demons
11. Seton Hall Pirates

Big East Tournament schedule

Here is the round-by-round schedule for the 2025 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, with start times and TV information for each game:

First Round -- March 12

• Game 1: Providence vs. Butler (4 p.m., Peacock)
• Game 2: Georgetown vs. DePaul (6:30 p.m., Peacock)
• Game 3: Villanova vs. Seton Hall (9 p.m., Peacock)

Quarterfinals -- March 13

• Game 4: St. John's vs. Game 1 winner (noon, Peacock)
• Game 5: Marquette vs. Xavier (2:30 p.m., Peacock)
• Game 6: Creighton vs. Game 2 winner (7 p.m., FS1)
• Game 7: UConn vs. Game 3 winner (9:30 p.m., FS1)

Semifinals -- March 14

• Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner (6:30 p.m., FOX)
• Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner (9 p.m., FOX)

Final -- March 15

• Championship: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner (6:30 p.m., FOX)

Here is the full bracket:

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