The Massive East was a giant disappointment final season with no single staff reaching the second weekend of the NCAA event. This was one other down 12 months 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 rivalry for a No. 1 seed within the NCAA event all 12 months, however some stumbles down the stretch imply they’re probably a No. 2 seed within the massive 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 searching for redemption for his or her spherical of 32 upset loss within the NCAAs final 12 months. It looks like Villanova is barely different Massive East staff that may earn an at-large bid, nevertheless it’s all the time potential a program like Seton Corridor or Creighton might 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 hold 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. 6 DePaul vs. No. 11 Georgetown | 9 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
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 | G3 winner 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
