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UT not part of Big East vs. SEC

The inaugural Big East/SEC Invitational men's basketball event will finally get underway in December, but without Tennessee.

The two conferences and ESPN announced the format on Thursday after extended negotiations. Four teams from each conference will play a pair of double-headers annually.

The first games will be Dec. 5-6.

Birmingham will be the site of a Dec. 5 double-header. Auburn meets West Virginia at 7 p.m. on ESPN2, followed by Alabama-Georgetown at 9:30 on ESPN.

Philadelphia's Wachovia Center is the site for the Dec. 6 games. South Carolina and Providence play at 7 on ESPN2, followed by LSU-Villanova at 9:30 on ESPN.

The Big East and SEC account for four of the past five national champions and seven of the past 12.

Teams are chosen by ESPN with consultation from the conferences.

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