Big East Regular Season Champions

Big East Regular Season Champions

Full list of Big East Conference regular season men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has been active since 1979 and Connecticut and Villanova are the programs with the most titles (eleven each), followed by Georgetown (ten). Jim Calhoun is the head coach with the most titles (ten), followed by Jim Boeheim (nine) and Jay Wright (eight). See also: Big East Tournament Champions

1979-80 (tie) — Georgetown, John Thompson // St. John’s, Lou Carnesecca // Syracuse, Jim Boeheim

1980-81 — Boston College, Tom Davis

1981-82 — Villanova, Rollie Massimino

1982-83 (tie) — Boston College (2), Gary Williams // St. John’s (2), Lou Carnesecca (2) // Villanova (2), Rollie Massimino (2)

1983-84 — Georgetown (2), John Thompson (2)

1984-85 — St. John’s (3), Lou Carnesecca (3)

1985-86 (tie) — St. John’s (4), Lou Carnesecca (4) // Syracuse (2), Jim Boeheim (2)

1986-87 (tie) — Georgetown (3), John Thompson (3) // Pittsburgh, Paul Evans // Syracuse (3), Jim Boeheim (3)

1987-88 — Pittsburgh (2), Paul Evans (2)

1988-89 — Georgetown (4), John Thompson (4)

1989-90 (tie) — Connecticut, Jim Calhoun // Syracuse (4), Jim Boeheim (4)

1990-91 — Syracuse (5), Jim Boeheim (5)

1991-92 (tie) — Georgetown (5), John Thompson (5) // Seton Hall, P. J. Carlesimo // St. John’s (5), Lou Carnesecca (5)

1992-93 — Seton Hall (2), P. J. Carlesimo (2)

1993-94 — Connecticut (2), Jim Calhoun (2)

1994-95 — Connecticut (3), Jim Calhoun (3)

1995-96 (tie) — Connecticut (4), Jim Calhoun (4) // Georgetown (6), John Thompson (6)

1996-97 (tie) — Boston College (3), Jim O’Brien // Georgetown (7), John Thompson (7) // Villanova (3), Steve Lappas

1997-98 (tie) — Connecticut (5), Jim Calhoun (5) // Syracuse (6), Jim Boeheim (6)

1998-99 — Connecticut (6), Jim Calhoun (6)

1999-00 (tie) — Miami (FL), Leonard Hamilton // Syracuse (7), Jim Boeheim (7)

2000-01 (tie) — Boston College (4), Al Skinner // Notre Dame, Mike Brey

2001-02 (tie) — Connecticut (7), Jim Calhoun (7) // Pittsburgh (3), Ben Howland

2002-03 (tie) — Boston College (5), Al Skinner (2) // Connecticut (8), Jim Calhoun (8) // Pittsburgh (4), Ben Howland (2) // Syracuse (8), Jim Boeheim (8)

2003-04 — Pittsburgh (5), Jamie Dixon

2004-05 (tie) — Boston College (6), Al Skinner (3) // Connecticut (9), Jim Calhoun (9)

2005-06 (tie) — Connecticut (10), Jim Calhoun (10) // Villanova (4), Jay Wright

2006-07 — Georgetown (8), John Thompson III

2007-08 — Georgetown (9), John Thompson III (2)

2008-09 — Louisville, Rick Pitino

2009-10 — Syracuse (9), Jim Boeheim (9)

2010-11 — Pittsburgh (6), Jamie Dixon (2)

2011-12 — vacated

2012-13 (tie) — Georgetown (10), John Thompson III (3) // Louisville (2), Rick Pitino (2) // Marquette, Buzz Williams

2013-14 — Villanova (5), Jay Wright (2)

2014-15 — Villanova (6), Jay Wright (3)

2015-16 — Villanova (7), Jay Wright (4)

2016-17 — Villanova (8), Jay Wright (5)

2017-18 — Xavier, Chris Mack

2018-19 — Villanova (9), Jay Wright (6)

2019-20 (tie) — Creighton, Greg McDermott // Seton Hall (3), Kevin Willard // Villanova (10), Jay Wright (7)

2020-21 — Villanova (11), Jay Wright (8)

2021-22 — Providence, Ed Cooley

2022-23 — Marquette (2), Shaka Smart

2023-24 — Connecticut (11), Dan Hurley

2024-25 — St. John’s (5), Rick Pitino (3)

2025-26 — St. John’s (6), Rick Pitino (4)

 

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