Few conferences wound up as more of a surprise than the Big East this college basketball season. UConn, coming off back-to-back national titles, has taken a sharp tumble back down to earth as Dan Hurley's sideline performances and clashes with fans caused more headlines than his team's play. Meanwhile, in Queens, St. John's has enjoyed an amazing, resurgent season under Rick Pitino and the Red Storm enter the NCAA tournament with all the momentum after winning the Big East tournament.
Overall the conference is fairly well-represented in this year's NCAA tournament, even if the number of schools invited may be upsettingly low to those who remember the glory days of Big East basketball. In total, five Big East teams will be playing in the biggest March Madness tournament of them all.
