The Massive East was a giant disappointment final season with out a single staff reaching the second weekend of the NCAA event. This was one other down yr for the convention, however there’s two excellent groups nonetheless sitting on the high of the league heading into the 2026 Massive East males’s event at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The UConn Huskies had been in competition for a No. 1 seed within the NCAA event all yr, however some stumbles down the stretch imply they’re doubtless a No. 2 seed within the huge dance. The Huskies aren’t even a high seed in their very own convention event, as a result of St. John’s went 18-2 to win the league by a sport. The Johnnies are the reigning Massive East event champions, however they enter the postseason in search of redemption for his or her spherical of 32 upset loss within the NCAAs final yr. It seems like Villanova is just different Massive East staff that may earn an at-large bid, but it surely’s at all times potential a program like Seton Corridor or Creighton may make a shocking run to the finals and attempt to earn the auto-bid.
The stakes are excessive for the 2026 males’s Massive East event. Right here’s the bracket and full schedule beneath. We’ll preserve it up to date with outcomes after each sport.
2026 Massive East males’s basketball scores and schedule
Wednesday, March 11 — First Spherical
Sport 1 | No. 9 Windfall 91, No. 8 Butler 81
Sport 2 | No. 10 Xavier 89, No. 7 Marquette 87
Sport 3 | No. 11 Georgetown 63, No. 6 DePaul 56
Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals
Sport 4 | No. 9 Windfall vs. No. 1 St. John’s | 12 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Sport 5 | No. 5 Creighton vs. No. 4 Seton Corridor | 2:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Sport 6 | No. 10 Xavier vs. No. 2 UConn | 7 p.m. | FS1
Sport 7 | No. 11 Georgetown vs. No. 3 Villanova | 9:30 p.m. | FS1
Friday, March 13 — Semifinals
Sport 8 | G4 winner vs. G5 winner | 5:30 p.m. | Fox
Sport 9 | G6 winner vs. G7 winner | 8 p.m. | FS1
Saturday, March 14 — Championship
Sport 10 | G8 winner vs. G9 winner | 6:30 p.m. | Fox
