With Wednesday's win over Seton Hall, Villanova remains in play for a share of the Big East title. To get it, the Cats will need to beat Georgetown on Saturday and need Creighton to beat Seton Hall on Saturday. If my math is correct, a win over Georgetown locks Nova into the 2 seed regardless of the Seton Hall/Creighton result, but with a loss to the Hoyas Nova could fall to the 3 seed.
As a 2 seed, the Cats would be scheduled to play at 7 PM Thursday night (March 12) against the winner of the 7-10 game. The game will likely be between DePaul and either Xavier or Marquette.
As a 3 seed, Nova would play at 9:30 PM Thursday night against the 6 seed, either Xavier or Marquette. Xavier wraps up the regular season against Butler, while Marquette finishes with St. John's.
The 2 seed has a clear advantage highlighted by the fact that it gets an opening game against a team that had to play the night before. There will be plenty to keep an eye on Saturday as things fall into place in the Big East.
As a 2 seed, the Cats would be scheduled to play at 7 PM Thursday night (March 12) against the winner of the 7-10 game. The game will likely be between DePaul and either Xavier or Marquette.
As a 3 seed, Nova would play at 9:30 PM Thursday night against the 6 seed, either Xavier or Marquette. Xavier wraps up the regular season against Butler, while Marquette finishes with St. John's.
The 2 seed has a clear advantage highlighted by the fact that it gets an opening game against a team that had to play the night before. There will be plenty to keep an eye on Saturday as things fall into place in the Big East.
