The officials of the Big East have decided to keep the double-bye format for the tournaments that we have seen the past two years.
In May of this year, it was apparent that the double-bye format was in trouble when all the basketball coaches of the Big East were unanimous to change the 2011 league tournament format; however, when the report reached the Big East Presidents, the outcome was different. The Presidents were not unanimous in the decision and therefore the same double-bye format that we have had in the past two years in tournaments will remain the same for the 2011 Big East tournament.
While the Big East directors have decided to not allow the removal of byes for the 2011 Big East tournament, that does not mean that it won’t be considered for tournaments after that.
However, for now, it will remain that those that finish in the top four will advance to the quarterfinals immediately with teams 5-8 receiving a single bye along with the teams finishing 9-16 must win a total of five games in order to claim the championship. Therefore, teams 9-16 will compete in the first round with four of the teams coming out on top who will then go up against teams 5-8. The four winners of this second round will meet the first four teams in the quarterfinals.
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