Oct. 27, 2000
NEW YORK (AP) - The Big East and Madison Square Garden announced an
agreement Wednesday that will keep the conference's postseason tournament at
the arena through 2011.
The Big East tournament has been played at Madison Square Garden since
1983.
The league expanded to 14 teams this year with the addition of Virginia
Tech, and for the first time in conference history not all of the schools
will
compete in the tournament.
The top two finishers in each of the seven-team divisions will receive
a bye
into the quarterfinals. The third-place finisher in each division will play
the
sixth-place team and the fourth- and fifth-place teams will also meet.
This year's tournament will be held March 7-10.
