This was supposed to auto-post this morning. No idea why it didn't. First conference tournament games haven't even tipped off and I'm already on tilt.
Louisville's victory over Pittsburgh assured it of a first round bye in the Big East Tournament and a seed of no worse than seven. While finishing as high as fourth is still technically a possibility, it appears almost certain that the Cards will head to New York with a seed of five, six or seven, with one of the last two being more likely than the first. Good news for folks who have to work and wouldn't be able to catch either of those first two games on Wednesday.
Anyway, here's how we're looking heading into the final week of the regular season:
2012 Big East Basketball Tournament bracket (as of February 21)
First Round, March 6
#16 DePaul vs. #9 Connecticut, noon, ESPN2
#13 Pittsburgh vs. #12 Rutgers, 2 p.m., ESPN2
#10 West Virginia vs. #15 Providence, 7 p.m., ESPN U
#11 St. John's vs. #14 Villanova, 9 p.m., ESPNU
Second Round, March 7
#8 Seton Hall vs. #16/9 winner, noon, ESPN
#5 South Florida vs. #13/12 winner, 2 p.m., ESPN
#7 Louisville vs. #10/15 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN
#6 Cincinnati vs. #11/14 winner, 9 p.m., ESPN
Quarterfinals, March 8
#1 Syracuse vs. #8/9/16 winner, noon, ESPN
#4 Georgetown vs. #5/12/13 winner, 2 p.m., ESPN
#2 Marquette vs. #7/10/15 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN
#3 Notre Dame vs. #6/11/14 winner, 9 p.m., ESPN
Semifinals, March 9
#1/8/9/16 winner vs. #4/5/12/13 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN
#2/7/10/15 winner vs. #3/6/11/14 winner, 9 p.m., ESPN
Final, March 10
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m., ESPN