2026–27 Big East Conference men's basketball season

2026–27 Big East Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Teams	11
TV partner(s)	Fox, FS1, NBC, Peacock, TNT, TruTV, ESPN+
Regular Season
Tournament
Venue	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York

2026–27 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Butler	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 4 UConn	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Creighton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
DePaul	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Georgetown	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Marquette	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Providence	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 13 St. John's	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Seton Hall	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Xavier	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Villanova	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
† 2027 Big East tournament winner As of November 2, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026–27 Big East men's basketball season is the upcoming season for Big East Conference basketball teams that will begin with practices and exhibition games in October 2026, followed by the start of the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2026. Conference play will begin in December 2026 and end in March 2027.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Butler

On March 16, 2026, after four seasons in his second stint, head coach Thad Matta announced his retirement from coaching, although remaining with the Bulldogs as a special assistant to the university president and athletic director. On March 25, the school named Ronald Nored as the team's next head coach. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks and a player in the Bulldogs' National Runners-up teams in 2010 and 2011.

Creighton

On March 23, 2026, long-time head coach Greg McDermott announced his retirement, remaining with the team until the end of their College Basketball Crown run. Associate head coach Alan Huss, who had been re-hired from High Point in 2025, was promoted to head coach, as his position stipulated he would become the next head coach when McDermott retired.

Providence

On March 13, 2026, head coach Kim English was fired after three seasons. On March 22, South Florida head coach Bryan Hodgson was named as the team's next head coach.

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Big East record	Big East titles	NCAA Tournaments	NCAA Final Fours	NCAA Championships
Butler	Ronald Nored	Atlanta Hawks (Asst.)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0	0	0	0
UConn	Dan Hurley	Rhode Island	9	164–46 (.781)	86–33 (.723)	1	6	3	2
Creighton	Alan Huss	Creighton (Assoc.)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0	0	0	0
DePaul	Chris Holtmann	Ohio State	3	30–36 (.455)	12–28 (.300)	0	0	0	0
Georgetown	Ed Cooley	Providence	4	42–57 (.424)	16–44 (.267)	0	0	0	0
Marquette	Shaka Smart	Texas	6	110–61 (.643)	62–37 (.626)	1	4	0	0
Providence	Bryan Hodgson	South Florida	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0	0	0	0
St. John's	Rick Pitino	Iona	4	81–25 (.764)	47–13 (.783)	2	2	0	0
Seton Hall	Shaheen Holloway	St. Peter's	5	70–65 (.519)	35–45 (.438)	0	0	0	0
Villanova	Kevin Willard	Maryland	2	24–9 (.727)	15–5 (.750)	0	1	0	0
Xavier	Richard Pitino	New Mexico	2	15–18 (.455)	6–14 (.300)	0	0	0	0

Notes:

• All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
• Year at school includes 2026–27 season.
• Overall and Big East records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.
• Hurley's AAC records not included since team began play in the Big East.

Preseason

Preseason Big East poll

Prior to the conference's annual media day, conference standings were projected by panel of writers.

Rank	Team	Points
1.	UConn	98 (8)
2.	St. John's	90 (2)
3.	Villanova	81
4.	Marquette	73 (1)
5.	Providence	59
6.	Xavier	54
7.	Creighton	80
8.	DePaul	32
9.	Seton Hall	31
10.	Georgetown	27
11.	Butler	13
(first place votes)

Preseason All-Big East

A select media panel named a preseason All-Big East team and player of the year.

Honor	Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year	Silas Demary Jr., UConn
Preseason Freshman of the Year	Colben Landrew, UConn
Preseason All-Big East First Team
	Braylon Mullins, UConn*
	Nigel James Jr., Marquette*
	Ian Jackson, St. John's
	Tounde Yessoufou, St. John's*
	Tyler Perkins, Villanova
Preseason All-Big East Second Team
	Na'jai Hines, UConn
	Royce Parham, Marquette
	Miles Byrd, Providence
	Kwame Evans Jr., Villanova
	Devin Royal, Villanova
Preseason All-Big East Third Team
	Oswin Erhunmwunse, Creighton
	Jackson McAndrew, Creighton
	Layden Blocker, DePaul
	Sananda Fru, Marquette
	Jovan Milicevic, Xavier
	Mike Nwoko, Xavier

* Denotes unanimous selection

Preseason All-American teams

Player	AP	CBS	USA Today	Sports Illustrated	SB Nation	Sporting News
Silas Demary Jr., UConn	RV	2nd team		2nd team
Braylon Mullins, UConn	RV

Regular season

Rankings

See also: 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
(Italics)		Number of first place votes

		Pre/ Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
Butler	AP
	C
UConn	AP	4
	C	5
Creighton	AP
	C	RV
DePaul	AP
	C
Georgetown	AP
	C
Marquette	AP	RV
	C
Providence	AP
	C
Seton Hall	AP
	C
St. John's	AP	13
	C	14
Villanova	AP	RV
	C	RV
Xavier	AP
	C

Early Season Tournaments

Source:

Team	Tournament	Finish
Creighton	Players Era Festival (Players Era 16)
DePaul	Fort Myers Tip-Off (Beach Division)
Georgetown	Rady Children's Invitational
Marquette	Battle 4 Atlantis (Bracket 2)
Providence	Maui Invitational
St. John's	Players Era Festival (Players Era 16)
Seton Hall	Bahamas Championship
Xavier	Battle 4 Atlantis (Bracket 1)