Xavier fell to Providence in overtime in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament, putting in jeopardy the Musketeers spot on the top line of the bracket.

Entering this week, I felt that there were three teams competing for two spots as 1-seeds.  Xavier, Kansas and Duke all had a chance and the conference tournaments would be important in deciding which two would be top seeds.

Xavier was set to fall off the top line to be replaced by Duke. However, Xavier bounced back up after Duke lost to North Carolina  in the ACC Tournament.