The 2006–07 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 28th in conference history, and involved its 16 full-time member schools.
Georgetown was the regular-season champion with a record of . Georgetown also won the Big East tournament championship.
Rankings.
Pittsburgh was ranked in the Associated Press poll Top 25 all season, reaching No. 2 in three weeks and finishing at No. 12. Marqueette spent all but one week in the Top 25 and finished at No. 20. Georgetown, Louisville, and Notre Dame also appeared in the Top 25 and finished the season as ranked teams, with Georgetown ranked No. 8. Connecticut, Syracuse, and West Virginia also spent time in the Top 25.
Postseason.
Big East tournament.
Seeding.
Teams were seeded in the Big East tournament based on conference record and tiebreakers. The No. 5 through No. 12 seeds played in the first round, and the No. 1 through No. 4 seeds received byes into the quarterfinal round. Teams which finished below 12th place in the conference after the application as necessary of tiebreakers did not qualify for the tournament
Seeding was and By finishing below 12th place, Cincinnati, Rutgers, Seton Hall, and South Florida did not qualify for the tournament.
The NCAA later vacated all of Syracuse's wins during the season, including its Big East Tournament victory, because of the use of an ineligible player.
NCAA tournament.
Six Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Marquette, Notre Dame, and Villanova lost in the first round, Louisville in the second round, and Pittsburgh in the regional semifinals. Georgetown reached the Final Four for the first time since 1985 and lost to Ohio State.
National Invitation Tournament.
Four Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, with West Virginia seeded No. 1 in the East Region. Providence lost in the first round and DePaul and Syracuse in the quarterfinals. West Virginia won the tournament championship.
The Syracuse–San Diego State game played at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York, on March 19, 2007, drew 26,752, setting a new attendance record for an NIT game. It surpassed the crowd of 23,522 that attended a game at Kentucky during the 1979 NIT.
The NCAA later vacated all of Syracuse's wins during the season, including its NIT victories, because of the use of an ineligible player.
Awards and honors.
Big East Conference.
Player of the Year:
Defensive Player of the Year:
Rookie of the Year:
Most Improved Player:
Coach of the Year:
All-Big East First Team
All-Big East Second Team:
Big East All-Rookie Team:
All-Americans.
The following players were selected to the 2007 Associated Press All-America teams.
Third Team All-America:
AP Honorable Mention