BIG EAST NCAA News & Notes
VILLANOVA, CREIGHTON ADVANCED TO SWEET 16
Villanova and Creighton, the BIG EAST’s top two teams in the regular season, advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Championship. Both teams were No. 5 seeds and both had their seasons end against No. 1 seeds. The Wildcats lost 62-51 to top-seeded Baylor in the South Region. The Bluejays dropped an 83-65 decision to No. 1 seed Gonzaga in the West Region.
WILDCAT/BLUEJAY SIMILARITIES: Besides being ranked consecutively at 18th (Villanova) and 19th (Creighton) in the final AP poll, both teams knocked off No.