Six BIG EAST Schools Selected As #NCAAHost Sites
NEW YORK – The BIG EAST along with six of its member institutions were selected by the NCAA to be future host sites of both the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments. Georgetown, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, Providence and St. John’s as well as the BIG EAST Conference will each have a turn as a host site for the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 Championships.
Creighton,
Providence and
Marquette will host the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournaments in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. All three schools have been hosts before.
Georgetown and the
BIG EAST, co-hosting with St. John’s University, will be sites of the Division I Men’s Basketball Regionals in 2019 and 2020.
DePaul was selected to be a Regional site for Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament in 2019. The exact dates have not been selected yet, but will be played from March 29 through April 1.
The NCAA has selected more than 600 host sites for preliminary rounds and finals of predetermined championships in Divisions I, II and III to be held from 2017-18 through 2021-22.
The NCAA received more than 3,000 bid submissions from NCAA member schools, conferences, sports commissions and cities vying to host predetermined rounds for 84 of the NCAA's 90 championships. A total of 613 sites were awarded for this cycle. The respective NCAA sports committees and the divisional championships cabinets/committees reviewed the bid proposals and selected the sites.
Criteria for selecting the host sites included creating what will be an exceptional experience for the student-athletes, along with adherence to NCAA bid specifications. Specifications can include, but are not limited to, providing optimal facilities; ease of travel to the location and ample lodging; and adherence to NCAA principles, which include providing an atmosphere that is safe and respects the dignity of all attendees. The site selections follow the NCAA Board of Governors’ vote to allow consideration of championship bids in North Carolina.
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
| 2019 |
Georgetown |
Verizon Center (March 29 & 31, 2019) |
Regional |
| 2020 |
Creighton |
CenturyLink Center Omaha (March 20 & 22) |
First/Second Rounds |
| |
BIG EAST & St. John’s |
Madison Square Garden (March 27 & 29) |
Regional |
| 2021 |
Providence |
Dunkin’ Donuts Arena (March 18 & 20) |
First/Second Rounds |
| 2022 |
Marquette |
Wisconsin Entertainment & Sports Center (March 18 & 20) |
First/Second Rounds |
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
| 2019 |
DePaul |
Wintrust Arena (March 29 - April 1) |
Regional |