Projected Big East Tourney Bracket - December 25, 2009

At Christmas Day and a day before the start of the Big East schedule (West Virginia @ Seton Hall tomorrow 3:30 PM CBS), here is the projected Big East Tourney bracket:

Tuesday
Game 1: #9 Notre Dame v. #16 DePaul
Game 2: #12 Marquette v. #13 Providence
Game 3: #10 Louisville v. #15 Rutgers
Game 4: #11 Cincinnati v. #14 Seton Hall

Wednesday
Game 5: #8 South Florida v. Notre Dame-DePaul winner
Game 6: #5 Pittsburgh v. Marquette-Providence winner
Game 7: #7 Connecticut v. Louisville-Rutgers winner
Game 8: #6 St. John's v. Cincinnati-Seton Hall winner

Thursday
Game 9: #1 Syracuse v. Game 5 winner
Game 10: #4 Villanova v. Game 6 winner
Game 11: #2 Georgetown v. Game 7 winner
Game 12: #3 West Virginia v. Game 8 winner

Friday
Game 13: Game 9 v. Game 10 winner
Game 14: Game 11 v. Game 12 winner

Saturday
Game 15: Game 13 v. Game 14 winner

PPI Rankings - December 21, 2009

#1 Kentucky
#2 New Mexico
#3 Kansas State
#4 Purdue
#5 Syracuse
#6 Texas
#7 Kansas
#8 Villanova
#9 Duke
#10 Clemson
#11 Butler
#12 UAB
#13 West Virginia
#14 Georgetown
#15 Missouri State
#16 Rhode Island
#17 Saint Mary's
#18 Florida State
#19 Mississippi
#20 Temple
#21 Charlotte
#22 Western Carolina
#23 Miami (FL)
#24 St. John's
#25 Northwestern
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin, UNLV, Mississippi State, Texas Tech, Brigham Young, Florida, Texas A&M, Wichita State, Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech, Cornell, Richmond, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Michigan State