UConn’s chances at the No. 1 seed in the Big East tournament are in Seton Hall’s hands.
If the Pirates beat St. John’s in Newark, N.J., on Friday, the Huskies would clinch the top seed in the tournament and a share of the league’s regular-season title regardless of the result in their season finale on Saturday at Marquette.
If St. John’s wins, it would clinch the top seed for the second year in a row and at least a share of the regular-season crown. UConn would have to beat Marquette to tie the Johnnies at 18-2 and share the regular-season title, but St. John’s would hold the tiebreaker advantage for the No. 1 seed.
In that case, both teams would tie the Big East record for wins with 18 – which was set by UConn in 2024 and matched by St. John’s last season. It would be UConn’s 11th Big East regular season title and second under coach Dan Hurley.
Since UConn and St. John’s split their head-to-head series, the league’s tiebreaker comes down to results against the league’s highest-ranked opponents, down the line until there is a point of difference.
Both teams swept Villanova, which secured a third-place finish. Seton Hall will finish fourth. If both teams sweep the Pirates, UConn’s loss to Creighton will decide the tiebreaker.