NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2025-26 men’s basketball schedule today. For the sixth straight season, the schedule includes 110 games in a double round-robin format. The full slate of game times, arena designations, and television information will be announced at a later date.
 
The upcoming season marks the first of a six-year media agreement, which will span from 2025-26 through 2030-31, encompassing coverage on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock), and TNT Sports (TNT, TBS, truTV and Max).  The agreement will provide major national broadcast, cable, and direct-to-consumer streaming coverage of BIG EAST men’s and women’s basketball games.  

FOX Sports, the BIG EAST’s television partner for the last 12 years, will continue as the conference’s lead network provider, with NBC Sports and TNT Sports also providing comprehensive BIG EAST basketball coverage:

• FOX Sports will feature at least 80 BIG EAST men’s and women’s basketball contests across the regular season and postseason beginning in 2025-26. In addition, the FOX broadcast network will remain the home of the BIG EAST Men’s Tournament Final through 2031.
• Peacock and NBC Sports will present more than 60 men’s and women’s regular season and BIG EAST Tournament games.  Peacock launched its coverage of BIG EAST men’s basketball in 2024-25 with a package of 25 regular season games and five early round and quarterfinal conference tournament games. 
• TNT Sports will feature more than 65 regular season BIG EAST men's and women's basketball games airing on TNT – as its primary network – along with TBS, truTV and Max, beginning with the 2025-26 season.

For the 44th consecutive year, the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden will be played March 11-14. It is college basketball’s longest running conference postseason tournament played at the same venue.
 
Conference play begins in December with 15 games, starting on Saturday, Dec. 13, when Butler hosts Providence.  St. John's - the defending BIG EAST regular season and tournament champion - opens its league slate on Tuesday, Dec. 16, hosting DePaul.  Xavier, with new head coach Richard Pitino, hosts Creighton on Wednesday, Dec. 17 in the league opener for both schools.  

A reunion of sorts will take place in Newark on Tuesday, Dec. 23, as Kevin Willard makes his Villanova coaching debut against Seton Hall.  Willard spent 12 years (2010-22) at the helm of the Pirates, highlighted by capturing the 2016 BIG EAST Championship.  The month ends with three contests slated for New Year’s Eve: St. John’s at Georgetown, DePaul at Villanova, and Connecticut at Xavier.
 
January begins with a trio of matchups - Providence at St. John's; Villanova at Butler; and Xavier at DePaul.  On Jan. 19, Providence will travel to Marquette on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  On Saturday, Jan. 24, father and son face off as St. John's visits Xavier.  The Pitinos meet again on Monday, Feb. 9, in New York City.

Wall-to-wall BIG EAST action can be seen on weekends from January to March, notably January 10 and February 21 - featuring five games on each of those days.  A pair of high-profile matchups featuring the last two BIG EAST tournament champions - UConn and St. John's - take place in February.  The Huskies travel to New York City on Friday, Feb. 6.  The Red Storm return to Connecticut to close out the regular season series on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

The regular season concludes March 6-7, with a slate of five games, beginning with St. John's visiting Seton Hall on Friday, March 6 and four contests on March 7 - the final day of the regular season. 
 
The BIG EAST saw five teams advance to the 2025 NCAA Tournament - St. John's, Creighton, Marquette, Connecticut, and Xavier.  Four teams - Butler, Georgetown, DePaul, and Villanova - represented the conference in the inaugural College Basketball Crown event in Las Vegas. 
 
The BIG EAST has averaged five bids in each of the last 12 NCAA Tournaments.  Over the last three years, the league has compiled a stellar 26-11 (.703) record in NCAA Tournament play, including two NCAA Championships (Connecticut).

2025-26 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 13
Providence at Butler

Tuesday, Dec. 16
Butler at Connecticut
DePaul at St. John's

Wednesday, Dec. 17
Georgetown at Marquette
Creighton at Xavier

Friday, Dec. 19
Seton Hall at Providence

Saturday, Dec. 20
Marquette at Creighton
Xavier at Georgetown

Sunday, Dec. 21
Connecticut at DePaul

Tuesday, Dec. 23
Villanova at Seton Hall

Tuesday, Dec. 30
Seton Hall at Marquette
Butler at Creighton

Wednesday, Dec. 31
St. John's at Georgetown
Connecticut at Xavier
DePaul at Villanova

Saturday, Jan. 3
Providence at St. John's
Villanova at Butler
Xavier at DePaul

Sunday, Jan. 4
Marquette at Connecticut
Creighton at Seton Hall

Tuesday, Jan. 6
Georgetown at DePaul
St. John's at Butler

Wednesday, Jan. 7
Connecticut at Providence
Xavier at Marquette
Creighton at Villanova

Saturday, Jan. 10
St. John's at Creighton
DePaul at Connecticut
Seton Hall at Georgetown
Villanova at Marquette
Providence at Xavier

Tuesday, Jan. 13
Marquette at St. John's
Georgetown at Creighton
Villanova at Providence
Connecticut at Seton Hall

Wednesday, Jan. 14
Butler at Xavier

Friday, Jan. 16
Marquette at DePaul
Creighton at Providence

Saturday, Jan. 17
Connecticut at Georgetown
St. John's at Villanova
Butler at Seton Hall

Monday, Jan. 19
Providence at Marquette

Tuesday, Jan. 20
DePaul at Butler
Seton Hall at St. John's

Wednesday, Jan. 21
Xavier at Creighton
Georgetown at Villanova

Friday, Jan. 23
Marquette at Butler

Saturday, Jan. 24
Villanova at Connecticut
St. John's at Xavier
Seton Hall at DePaul
Georgetown at Providence

Tuesday, Jan. 27
Creighton at Marquette
Providence at Connecticut

Wednesday, Jan. 28
Butler at St. John's
DePaul at Georgetown
Xavier at Seton Hall

Friday, Jan. 30
Providence at Villanova

Saturday, Jan. 31
Connecticut at Creighton
Georgetown at Butler
Marquette at Seton Hall
DePaul at Xavier

Tuesday, Feb. 3
Xavier at Connecticut
St. John's at DePaul

Wednesday, Feb. 4
Seton Hall at Villanova
Creighton at Georgetown
Butler at Providence

Friday, Feb. 6
Connecticut at St. John's

Saturday, Feb. 7
Seton Hall at Creighton
Villanova at Georgetown
Butler at Marquette
DePaul at Providence

Monday, Feb. 9
Xavier at St. John's

Tuesday, Feb. 10
Marquette at Villanova

Wednesday, Feb. 11
Creighton at DePaul
Connecticut at Butler
Providence at Seton Hall

Saturday, Feb. 14
Georgetown at Connecticut
St. John's at Providence
Villanova at Creighton
Marquette at Xavier

Sunday, Feb. 15
Seton Hall at Butler

Tuesday, Feb. 17
Villanova at Xavier

Wednesday, Feb. 18
Creighton at Connecticut
St. John's at Marquette
Butler at Georgetown
DePaul at Seton Hall

Saturday, Feb. 21
Creighton at St. John's
Connecticut at Villanova
Xavier at Butler
Providence at DePaul
Georgetown at Seton Hall

Tuesday, Feb. 24
Marquette at Georgetown
Xavier at Providence

Wednesday, Feb. 25
St. John's at Connecticut
DePaul at Creighton
Butler at Villanova

Saturday, Feb. 28
Villanova at St. John's
Seton Hall at Connecticut
Providence at Creighton
Georgetown at Xavier

Sunday, March 1
DePaul at Marquette

Tuesday, March 3
Georgetown at St. John's
Seton Hall at Xavier

Wednesday, March 4
Creighton at Butler
Villanova at DePaul
Marquette at Providence

Friday, March 6
St. John's at Seton Hall

Saturday, March 7
Connecticut at Marquette
Xavier at Villanova
Butler at DePaul
Providence at Georgetown