Villanova shooting guard Josh Hart was named the conference's Player of the Year.

Seven Big East Schools (Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, and Xavier) received bids to the NCAA Tournament.

The conference finished with a 5–7 record in the Tournament, highlighted by Butler reaching the Sweet Sixteen[5] and Xavier advancing to the Elite Eight.

[7] Source[8] This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play through February 14, 2017.

Source[9] Andrew Chrabascz, Butler Marcus Foster*, Creighton Ángel Delgado*, Seton Hall Jalen Brunson*, Villanova Josh Hart*, Villanova Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Kelan Martin, Butler Justin Patton, Creighton Rodney Bullock, Providence Kyron Cartwright, Providence Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall Rodney Pryor, Georgetown Kris Jenkins, Villanova Kamar Baldwin*, Butler Justin Patton*, Creighton Markus Howard, Marquette Marcus LoVett Jr.*, St. John’s Shamorie Ponds*, St. John's Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova The winner of the Big East tournament received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.