1996–97 Big East Conference men's basketball season

1996–97 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 15, 1996
through March 8, 1997
Teams13
TV partnerESPN
Regular Season
Champion
Season MVPPat GarrityNotre Dame
Tournament
ChampionsBoston College
Finals MVPScoonie Penn – Boston College
1996–97 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 20 Villanova 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
No. 23 Boston College 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
West Virginia 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
St. John's 8 10   .444 13 15   .464
Connecticut 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Big East 7
Georgetown 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Providence 10 8   .556 24 12   .667
Pittsburgh 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Miami 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Syracuse 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Seton Hall 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Rutgers 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
1997 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1997
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 18th in conference history, and involved its 13 full-time member schools.

Boston College and Villanova were the regular-season co-champions of the Big East 6 Division with identical records of 12–6, and Georgetown won the regular-season Big East 7 Division championship with a record of 11–5. Boston College won the Big East tournament championship.