All Big East Teams to Play in Tournament in 2009: The Big East men’s and women’s basketball will no longer leave four teams out of their postseason tournament, deciding to include all 16 conference members beginning in 2009. Teams seeded ninth through 16th will play first. The four winners will take on seeds 5 through 8 while the top four seeds will still receive a bye to the quarterfinals and await the winners of the second day’s games. The expansion will add an extra day to the tournaments. The men play at Madison Square Garden while the women play at the Hartford Civic Center. [11/08/07]