The regular season of each league is coming to an end, and the championship is about to begin.

The NCAA league is composed of various large and small leagues, and March Madness only targets schools in the first-level league.

But even for schools in the first-level league, because they are located all over the United States, the NCAA officially allows each league to use different rules for the championship.

Anyway, the teams that finally enter the tournament are the 32 league champions and the 36 at-large teams selected by the committee.

The rules allow for differences, but most leagues use a single-elimination bracket system similar to the NBA for the top eight teams in each division.

The Big East Conference is like this, the top eight teams advance to the championship, and then compete against each other in the order of first vs. eighth, and second vs. seventh, until the final champion is determined.

Because there are many variables with at-large teams, winning the final championship is the safest way for each school to advance to the tournament.

Because of this, the excitement of the single-elimination championship is not much weaker than the tournament.

Here are the rankings after the regular season in the Big East Conference:

1st place: University of Louisville Cardinals

2nd place: University of Connecticut Huskies

3rd place: West Virginia University Mountaineers

4th place: Georgetown University Hoyas

5th place: St. John's University Red Storm

6th place: Marquette University Golden Eagles

7th place: Providence College Friars

8th place: Syracuse University Orange

UConn will face the Providence College Friars in the first round, the latter having a record of one win and one loss against UConn in the regular season.

UConn has the home-court advantage, coupled with their strong performance in the final game, their probability of winning the game is quite high.

However, because it is a single-elimination tournament, with a single game determining the outcome, the venue for the first championship game was packed.

Moreover, as soon as the game started, the fans couldn't sit still and watched the game standing up, the atmosphere at the venue was very intense.

UConn lived up to the fans' expectations, and kept pressing Providence College from the beginning.

Tang Tian still defended Marshon Brooks very well, the latter only scoring 1 of 6 shots at the start.

In the end, Brooks made only 5 of 25 shots, and UConn also bloodbathed their opponents 71-51, easily advancing to the next round.

Walker had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Lamb 16 points and 3 rebounds, Tang Tian 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, and Forsythe 8 points and 10 rebounds.

Outside of UConn, Louisville and Georgetown also advanced, but West Virginia, ranked third, unexpectedly lost to Marquette, creating the first upset of the championship.

Marquette's core player, Jimmy Butler, made 14 of 21 shots in the game, scoring 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, a very eye-catching performance.

After the first round of the competition, the matchups for the second round were also released, Louisville will face Georgetown, and UConn will face the upset Marquette.

UConn's previous game ended early, and the second-round game also started early.

Butler performed bravely in the first round, but in the second round, he was marked by Tang Tian for the entire game. In addition, he had to defend Walker on the defensive end, and his physical energy was greatly consumed on both the offensive and defensive ends.

In the end, UConn suppressed their opponents throughout the game and won the game 61-47.

Lamb had a game-high 22 points and 5 rebounds, Walker 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Oriakhi 11 points and 11 rebounds, Tang Tian 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks, and Napier off the bench had 5 points and 6 assists.

Under Tang Tian's defense, Butler made only 5 of 22 shots, scoring only 15 points and 3 rebounds, and Marquette's team shooting percentage was less than 40%.

After the game, Butler stood by the court with red eyes for a long time, and left sadly after watching the UConn players celebrate.

This is the NCAA, I don't know how many stars have been frustrated here. For ordinary teams, being able to enter the tournament is lucky enough.

After that, the game between Louisville and Georgetown also started.

Louisville was at the top of the list this season, with more wins than losses against other championship teams, and they also won against their opponents by 20+ points in the first round. However, after encountering Georgetown, they played very hard. Like UConn, they didn't have many ways to deal with Monroe.

The game was deadlocked until the last few minutes of the second half. Monroe grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row in the paint, and scored 6 points in a row to directly kill the game.

In the end, Monroe had a double-double of 28 points and 13 rebounds, and entered the final of the championship.

Last year he encountered an upset in the first round, and this season he broke into the final, and even had the opportunity to enter the tournament, which can be regarded as completing his final redemption.

The championship final will be held between UConn and Georgetown, and the game will be held at Rentschler Field.

Rentschler Field is UConn's soccer stadium. This modern stadium has a canopy and can accommodate up to 40,000 people at the same time.

At the final stage, this is not enough for UConn fans.

The game will start on March 8th at 8 pm local time, and the scene is crowded with people.

The opening ceremony before the game was overwhelming, and there was even a sea of cheering people at the scene.

After the game started, the two teams played extremely anxiously.

Georgetown was able to reach the final, in addition to Monroe, the state of other players was also quite outstanding.

The stalemate continued until the last two minutes of the second half.

Monroe's continuous rebounds helped Georgetown establish a 4-point lead.

The shouts of the fans at the scene were trembling with tension.

At the critical moment, Tang Tian showed his big heart, hitting an open three-pointer from the outside line. Turning around, his help defense caused Monroe an offensive foul. Walker then withstood Monroe in the frontcourt and scored 2+1 to directly kill the game.

When Tang Tian hit the buzzer-beating three-pointer, the scene was already a little out of control. When Walker finally scored 2+1, the fans in the entire Rentschler Field went crazy, and the shouts broke through the sky.

In the end, in the shouts of more than 40,000 people shouting "Connecticut Huskies" in unison, UConn defeated their opponents 73-71, and won the final championship of the Big East Conference after 7 years, and also locked in a March Madness tournament spot.

After the game, Walker knelt down and kissed the court, his eyes red.

From freshman to junior, only he himself knows how much he has paid.

Although there is still a long way to go to the final championship of the tournament, this year's UConn is strong enough, and winning this championship is the best proof.

"We are fully prepared, and this time we will no longer disappoint UConn fans." At the post-match press conference, Walker's excitement had not subsided, and his tone of voice still contained a trace of choking.

Calhoun smiled and reached out to pat him on the shoulder. He was the one who knew Walker best after being together for three years.