By Daniel Chavkin The Big East tournament kicks off Wednesday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. View the original article to see embedded media. Championship week is around the corner, as the Big East regular season officially wrapped up Saturday. As always, the Big East tournament promises drama and will unfold at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The conference announced its tournament bracket yesterday. No. 9 Providence (24-4, 14-3) is the top seed in the bracket after winning the regular season title. No. 11 Villanova (23-7, 16-4) and No. 18 UConn (22-8, 13-6 Big East) follow as th…