How many Big East teams make the NCAA's?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Getting anything more than 5 teams in a 10 team league seems very unlikely.  With 18 conference games, the competition just beats up one another - which is good for the league, IMO.

I think there was one year (Connecticut?  West Virginia?) a few years ago in the Big East that actually got into the tournament with a losing record in conference play.  I think it was 8-11 or something like that.

Now, if the league were to expand to 12, 14, etc., then the possibility of getting more teams into the league goes dramatically up.

It was UConn.

While you are right that the BEast beats up on each other, it is very possible for them to get up to 7 bids. Just like at the Big 12. Same size but they might get 7 bids this year. All it takes is having some really bad bottom feeders (TTU, TCU) to absorb all your conference losses. We are really strong top to bottom but Butler, Depaul, Creighton, and Seton Hall could all have bad years where they go 0-everybody in conference play.

[MarquetteDano]

Getting anything more than 5 teams in a 10 team league seems very unlikely.  With 18 conference games, the competition just beats up one another - which is good for the league, IMO.

I think there was one year (Connecticut?  West Virginia?) a few years ago in the Big East that actually got into the tournament with a losing record in conference play.  I think it was 8-11 or something like that.

Now, if the league were to expand to 12, 14, etc., then the possibility of getting more teams into the league goes dramatically up.

Disagree.  There have been numerous years where the Big Ten, ACC, Big East (old), etc. had more than half of their conference in the tourney.  And many of those were before the field expanded to 68.

Like I mentioned above, I would expect in the next three years the Big East to get six.

[wardle2wade]

I'm going on record that I'm one of the three people who voted 6 with MU in.  Would be great if it happens.

[wardle2wade]

For the first time, Lunardi has 6 Big East teams in. St Johns ans Georgetown as the last two teams in.

Per twitter...
@ESPNLunardi: Bubble update. BYE: Minn, Prov, Mizzou, Tenn. IN: Rich, StJoe, StJohn, Gtown. OUT: BYU, WVU, Baylor, OkSt. NEXT: SoMiss, LaTech, Day, LSU.

[willie warrior]

I believe only 4 will make it. Creighton, Villanova are locks, very likely St. John's (unless they totally collapse in last 6), and the 4th spot will be a free for all with MU, GT, Xavier, and Providence trying to slice each other for the 4th spot. Only way that could change is if somebody unexpected won the Conference Tourney, (like DePaul, Butler or SH). I would say the conference tourney is fairly wide open, but give the best chance to St. John's, Creighton or Villanova. St. John's is playing well now, and at MSG gives them a big boost.