2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season


The 2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This is the 36th year in the conference's history, but the second as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. While the first game involving two conference members took place during the Battle 4 Atlantis, it did not count in the Big East standings; conference play officially began on New Year's Eve 2014. The season concluded in March with the 2015 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Preseason

first place votes

Preseason All-Big East teams

Media
Kellen Dunham BUTLER
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera GEORGETOWN
D'Angelo Harrison ST. JOHN'S
JayVaughn Pinkston VILLANOVA
Matt Stainbrook XAVIER

Rankings

Regular season

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

Honors and awards

All-Americans

All-Big East awards and teams

Coaches

Postseason

Big East Tournament

* denotes overtime game

NCAA tournament

SeedRegionSchoolSecond RoundThird RoundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
1EastVillanova#16 Lafayette - March 19, Pittsburgh - W, 93–52#8 NC State - March 21, Pittsburgh - L, 68–71
4SouthGeorgetown#13 Eastern Washington - March 19, Portland - W, 84–74#5 Utah - March 21, Portland - L, 64–75
6EastProvidence#11 Dayton - March 22, Columbus - L, 53–66
6MidwestButler#11 Texas - March 19, Pittsburgh - W, 56–48#3 Notre Dame - March 21, Pittsburgh - L, *64–67
6WestXavier#11 Ole Miss - March 19, Jacksonville - W, 76–57#14 Georgia State - March 21, Jacksonville - W, 75–67#2 Arizona - March 26, Los Angeles - L, 60–68
9SouthSt. John's#8 San Diego State - March 20, Charlotte - L, 64–76
6 BidsW-L :4–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 5–6

* denotes overtime game