Villanova head coach Jay Wright has designs on the Big East conference tournament title.Laurence Kesterson/Associated Press
It's going to be very difficult for any of the Big East teams to knock off Villanova in this year's conference tournament.
That annual right of passage begins March 8 at Madison Square Garden, and the championship game will be contested March 11 at the famed arena.
The Wildcats are the defending national champions, and they finished the regular season with a 15-3 conference record and a 28-3 overall mark.
While the second-place Butler Bulldogs are a very solid team and appear good enough to provide a challenge to the Wildcats, Villanova has too much talent, experience and athleticism to come up short in the end.