Cards are Third Seed in BIG EAST Championship
March 05, 2011 | Men's Basketball
March 5, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -
2011 BIG EAST Championship Bracket 
Louisville earned the No. 3 seed and a double-bye in the 2011 BIG EAST Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters to be played in Madison Square Garden in New York on March 8-12.
In the Cardinals' portion of the bracket, No. 14 seed Providence (14-17 overall, 3-15 BIG EAST) will face No. 11 Marquette (18-13, 9-9) on Tuesday (March 8), with the winner advancing to play No. 6 seed West Virginia (20-10, 11-7) on Wednesday (March 9). The winner of that game will face Louisville in the quarterfinals at 9 p.m. on Thursday (March 10).
U of L (23-8, 12-6) had already locked up the No. 3 seed entering its 72-70 loss at West Virginia today. Louisville won the 2009 BIG EAST Championship, defeating Syracuse in the title game. The Cardinals lost to Cincinnati in the second round of the tournament last season.
