NEW YORK – The spring 2025 Esports regular season concludes on Saturday night with a pair of matchups in League of Legends. Across the three other major titles, Rocket League, Overwatch 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, brackets have been solidified.
The BIG EAST Conference, in partnership with Playfly Sports, is set to begin postseason competition on Monday, Feb. 24 in both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Rocket League.
This season, DePaul capped a perfect regular season in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, never dropping a round in any of their five matchups. At 5-0, the top-seeded Blue Demons will take on the winner of Monday’s play-in matchup between No. 5 seed Creighton and No. 4 seed Seton Hall. The Pirates and Bluejays will face off at 5 p.m. ET, prior to the scheduled 7 p.m. matchup against DePaul. Also, at 7 p.m., No. 2 seed St. John’s will take on No. 3 seed Butler. The Championship game will air Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.
In Rocket League, Villanova edged St. John’s in a best-of-five series, 3-2, on Wednesday night to lock up the top-seed in the tournament with a perfect 5-0 regular season mark. The Wildcats will open the postseason against No. 4 seed Creighton (2-3) on Monday at 7 p.m., along with No. 2 seed DePaul (4-1) against No. 3 seed St. John’s (3-2) in the other semifinal contest. The two winners will face off in the title game on Friday at 7 p.m.
Postseason action resumes on Wednesday, Feb. 26, with the play-in round of the Overwatch 2 bracket. No. 5 seed Creighton takes on No. 4 seed Butler at 5 p.m., with the winner advancing to the semifinal at 7 p.m. to face top-seeded St. John’s. In the other semifinal matchup, No. 2 seed DePaul takes on No. 3 seed Seton Hall. The Championship game is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m.
The League of Legends regular season concludes on Saturday with a pair of key matchups to determine postseason seeding. Villanova (4-0) faces Seton Hall (2-2), while Creighton (1-3) takes on Butler (2-2). Both games are scheduled for 3 p.m. The Wildcats have already locked up the top-overall seed due to a head-to-head win over DePaul (4-1), the tournament’s No. 2 seed. The final three seeds are up for grabs.
Audiences can tune in live for postseason action on the BIG EAST Esports Twitch channel (
https://twitch.tv/bigeastesports) or on Playfly’s Twitch channel (
https://twitch.tv/playflygg).
Rocket League (https://esports.playflycollege.gg/seasons/83febfb9-d00d-45e9-bebb-7e575b3c3b54)
Monday, Feb. 24 (Semifinal)
No. 4 seed Creighton vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (7 p.m.)
No. 3 seed St. John’s vs. No. 2 seed DePaul (7 p.m.)
Friday, Feb. 28 (Championship)
Semifinal Winners (7 p.m.)
Overwatch 2 (https://esports.playflycollege.gg/seasons/c2d375b4-e152-4819-ad5f-a7463c039712)
Wednesday, Feb. 26 (Play-In)
No. 5 seed Butler vs. No. 4 seed Creighton (5 p.m.)
Wednesday, Feb. 26 (Semifinal)
Play-in Winner vs. No. 1 seed St. John’s (7 p.m.)
No. 3 seed Seton Hall vs. No. 2 seed DePaul (7 p.m.)
Friday, Feb. 28 (Championship)
Semifinal Winners (7 p.m.)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (https://esports.playflycollege.gg/seasons/d5a5ece2-2a1a-4cf6-9200-72f413eea446)
Monday, Feb. 24 (Play-In)
No. 5 seed Creighton vs. No. 4 seed Seton Hall (5 p.m.)
Monday, Feb. 24 (Semifinal)
Play-in Winner vs. No. 1 seed DePaul (7 p.m.)
No. 3 seed Butler vs. No. 2 seed St. John’s (7 p.m.)
Friday, Feb. 28 (Championship)
Semifinal Winners (7 p.m.)
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ABOUT BIG EAST CONFERENCE
The BIG EAST Conference is an association of 11 nationally prominent colleges and universities that foster healthy athletic competition, community service and the pursuit of excellence in academic environments. The BIG EAST-sponsored athletic programs of our institutions provide national-caliber participation opportunities for more than 3,800 student-athletes on over 200 men’s and women’s teams in 22 sports. Established in 1979 and headquartered in New York City, the BIG EAST’s members are located in eight of the country’s top 36 largest media markets and include Butler University, University of Connecticut, Creighton University, DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, St. John’s University, Seton Hall University, Villanova University and Xavier University. For more information, visit
www.bigeast.com.
ABOUT PLAYFLY SPORTS
Playfly Sports is a sports media, marketing and technology business centered around the team, league, brand, and network. Believing in ‘Fandom as a Service’ and focusing on a consultative, data driven approach to REACH, ENGAGE, MONETIZE AND MEASURE FANDOM gives the company’s partners and brands a competitive advantage. Playfly connects more than 2,000 brand partners with approximately 83% of all U.S. sports fans. Through the proprietary platform the business delivers scalable, data-oriented marketing, technology, and media solutions with capabilities including exclusive MMR management, sponsorship sales and activation, streaming, consulting, ticket/premium sales, all along with new revenue-driving platforms and technologies. Founded in September of 2020, Playfly Sports is now home to approximately 1,000 team members located across 43 U.S. states dedicated to maximizing the impact of highly passionate local sports fans. Follow Playfly Sports on social media @PlayflySports or visit playfly.com, and for more on esports follow @PlayflyGG on social media or visit playflycollege.gg.