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45 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1979-05-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Ceased</th><td class="infobox-data">July 1, 2013<span class="noprint">; 11 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2013-07-01</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(reorganized as <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a>)</span>/<a href="/wiki/Big_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East">Big East</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Dave Gavitt</a> (first)<br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Aresco" title="Michael Aresco">Michael Aresco</a> (last)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sports fielded</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>24 <ul><li>men's: 11</li> <li>women's: 13</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">7–16 full members</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast</a><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_States" class="mw-redirect" title="South Atlantic States">South Atlantic</a><br /><a href="/wiki/East_South_Central_States" class="mw-redirect" title="East South Central States">Midwest</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">Southeast</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.bigeast.com/">https://www.bigeast.com/</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: 2B366E; color: FFFFFF;">Locations</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Big_East-USA-states.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of teams in"><img alt="Location of teams in" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Big_East-USA-states.PNG/250px-Big_East-USA-states.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Big_East-USA-states.PNG/375px-Big_East-USA-states.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Big_East-USA-states.PNG/500px-Big_East-USA-states.PNG 2x" data-file-width="841" data-file-height="580" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Big East Conference</b> was a <a href="/wiki/List_of_college_athletic_conferences" class="mw-redirect" title="List of college athletic conferences">collegiate athletics conference</a> that consisted of as many as 16 universities in the eastern half of the United States from 1979 to 2013. The conference's members participated in 24 <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> sports. The conference had a history of success at the national level in <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">basketball</a> throughout its history, while its shorter (1991 to 2013) football program, created by inviting one college and four other "associate members" (their football programs only) into the conference, resulted in two <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championships</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">basketball</a>, Big East teams made 18 <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship#Final_Four" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship">Final Four</a> appearances and won 7 NCAA championships as Big East members through 2013 (UConn with three, Georgetown, Syracuse, Louisville and Villanova with one each). Of the Big East's full members, all but South Florida attended the Final Four, the most of any conference,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though Marquette, DePaul, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh made all their trips before joining the Big East. In 2011, the Big East set the record for the most teams sent to the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship">NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship</a> by a single conference with eleven out of their sixteen teams qualifying. </p><p>In football, the Big East entered competition as a conference in 1991, after inviting five football colleges to become members of the Big East, joining three teams from the Big East whose football teams were competing as <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Division I independents</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football" title="Syracuse Orange football">Syracuse</a>) to form a new Division I football league. The strength of this league earned the Big East an <a href="/wiki/Automatic_Qualifying_conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Automatic Qualifying conference">automatic berth</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a>, when that series was created in 1998. The Big East won two national football championships, both by <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">University of Miami</a>. Between 2005 and 2012, four of the more successful football schools left the Big East for other conferences, starting a process that led to a complete <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9313_NCAA_conference_realignment" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–13 NCAA conference realignment">realignment</a> of the Big East in 2013. </p><p>On July 1, 2013, the non-football playing schools (also known collectively as the <i>Catholic 7</i>) formed a non-football playing conference that purchased the <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a> name. The remaining six football-playing members, three of whom had only joined the Big East in 2005 when the earlier exodus had started, joined with four schools from other conferences to become the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> (The American/AAC), which is the Big East's legal successor.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The American retains the Big East's football structure and inherited its single automatic berth in the Bowl Championship Series. However, both conferences claim 1979 as their founding date, and the same history up to 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-TheAmericanHistory_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheAmericanHistory-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BigEastHistory_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BigEastHistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2023–24 season, South Florida is the only full member of the original Big East that still plays in the AAC today. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BigEastLocations3.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/BigEastLocations3.png/300px-BigEastLocations3.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="325" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/BigEastLocations3.png/450px-BigEastLocations3.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/BigEastLocations3.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="606" /></a><figcaption>Locations of the Big East Conference full member institutions for the conference's final academic year (2012–13)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founding:_the_early_years">Founding: the early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Founding: the early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Big East, often referred to as the Classic Big East, was founded in 1979 after new NCAA basketball scheduling requirements caused the athletic directors of <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)">independent</a> schools <a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Providence</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm">St. John's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Georgetown</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange" title="Syracuse Orange">Syracuse</a> to discuss the creation of a conference centered in the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crouthamel_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crouthamel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other schools invited were <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates" title="Seton Hall Pirates">Seton Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies">Connecticut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Crusaders" title="Holy Cross Crusaders">Holy Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights">Rutgers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles" title="Boston College Eagles">Boston College</a>, with Rutgers and Holy Cross declining to join.<sup id="cite_ref-Crouthamel_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crouthamel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Villanova</a> joined a year later in 1980<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers" title="Pittsburgh Panthers">Pittsburgh</a> joined in 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before the formation of the conference, many of these schools participated in the <a href="/wiki/ECAC_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournaments" class="mw-redirect" title="ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments">ECAC men's basketball tournament</a> in order to receive an automatic bid for the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship">NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship</a>. </p><p>In 1982, <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions" title="Penn State Nittany Lions">Penn State</a> applied for membership, but was rejected, with only five schools in favor (Penn State needed six out of eight). It was long rumored that Syracuse cast the deciding vote against Penn State, but <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tranghese" title="Mike Tranghese">Mike Tranghese</a> confirmed that this was not the case and that Syracuse had, in fact, voted for Penn State's inclusion.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Penn State would loom large over the conference during future rounds of realignment as the Nittany Lions had the potential to shore up the conference once football members began to join. Following the decisions by Georgetown, St. John's, and fellow Pennsylvania school Villanova to vote against Penn State's admission, then-Big Ten administrator and future-Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said the conference would "rue the day" they rejected the Nittany Lions.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football_expansion">Football expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Football expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About a decade after the conference's inception, Big East members decided to become a major football conference and thus added five schools including Rutgers, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes" title="Miami Hurricanes">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies" title="Virginia Tech Hokies">Virginia Tech</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers" title="West Virginia Mountaineers">West Virginia</a> – though only Miami would be offered full all-sports membership immediately. The inaugural Big East football season launched in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> West Virginia and Rutgers were offered admission to the Big East as full members starting in the 1995–96 academic year,<sup id="cite_ref-NYT-1994-03-10_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-1994-03-10-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish">Notre Dame</a>, committed to its football independence, was offered a non-football membership effective the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT-1994-07-12_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-1994-07-12-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Virginia Tech would be forced to wait until 2000–01 for full admission,<sup id="cite_ref-hokies-conference_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hokies-conference-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Temple remained a football-only member until 2004, when it was voted out of the conference due to poor attendance figures, lack of playing success, and inadequate facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turmoil_and_realignment">Turmoil and realignment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Turmoil and realignment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_conference_realignment" title="2005 NCAA conference realignment">2005 NCAA conference realignment</a></div> <p>Some have argued that the unusual structure of the Big East, with the "football" and "non-football" schools, led to instability in the conference. In 2003, the ongoing press reports of tensions between the football schools and the basketball-only schools finally exploded into a months-long public tug-of-war between the Big East and the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> over several Big East members. The result was that three Big East schools—Virginia Tech, Miami and Boston College—moved to the ACC, while five schools moved to the Big East from <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>—<a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats" title="Cincinnati Bearcats">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls" title="South Florida Bulls">South Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a>, and <a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons" title="DePaul Blue Demons">DePaul</a>. </p><p>The addition of the three football schools, along with Big East non-football member Connecticut moving up to the Big East football conference, ensured that the league would keep the minimum eight teams needed to keep its BCS bid. In addition, two traditional basketball teams, DePaul and Marquette, were added to gain the Chicago and <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a> television markets and help the already solid basketball status of the conference.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/Loyola_University_Maryland" title="Loyola University Maryland">Loyola University Maryland</a> (then Loyola College in Maryland) also joined the Big East as an associate member in <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_lacrosse" title="Women's lacrosse">women's lacrosse</a> for the 2005–06 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Continued_instability">Continued instability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Continued instability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9313_Big_East_Conference_realignment" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–13 Big East Conference realignment">2010–13 Big East Conference realignment</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932014_NCAA_conference_realignment" title="2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment">2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment</a></div> <p>In 2010, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">Texas Christian University</a> accepted an invitation to join the conference as an all-sports member beginning in the 2012–13 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Big East schools compete in Division I. Most of the football-playing schools play in Division I FBS, while Georgetown and Villanova have Division I FCS (formerly I-AA) football programs. Georgetown football competes in the <a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot League</a>. Villanova has competed in the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Athletic Association">Colonial Athletic Association</a> football conference since 1988, dating back to its time as a completely separate conference known as the <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Conference" title="Yankee Conference">Yankee Conference</a>, which merged with the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">Atlantic 10 Conference</a> in 1997, then in 2007 the CAA took over management of the A-10 football conference (which happened after <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University" title="Northeastern University">Northeastern University</a> joined the CAA in 2005, giving them the six football-playing members needed to start sponsoring football, which was eventually dropped by Northeastern after 2009). In September 2010, in the wake of a <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9313_NCAA_conference_realignment" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–13 NCAA conference realignment">Division I realignment</a> that affected a number of conferences around the country, the Big East asked Villanova to consider becoming a football member. The school once considered the offer, which required the school to substantially expand its football budget, as well as expand <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Stadium" title="Villanova Stadium">its stadium</a> to meet FBS requirements or find another suitable venue in the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Valley" title="Delaware Valley">Philadelphia area</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Villanova presented a plan to the Big East football members on April 10, 2011, which included the use of <a href="/wiki/PPL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="PPL Park">PPL Park</a> as a football stadium, but the league declined to schedule a vote to offer membership on the objections of Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Rutgers to the plan. On September 17, 2011, Syracuse, a charter member of the conference, and Pittsburgh announced that they would be leaving the Big East for the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both schools originally intended to fulfill their commitment to the 27-month waiting period. TCU also reversed its decision and accepted an invitation from the <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a> to move there.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TCUBig12_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCUBig12-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 28, 2011, it was announced by the Big 12 Conference that West Virginia accepted its invitation to join, with membership beginning in 2012. This timeline was challenged by the Big East, and countersuits were launched by the school and conference. Eventually, a settlement was reached with allowed West Virginia's departure for 2012 in exchange for sizable compensation.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Syracuse and Pittsburgh then used the acquiescence of the Big East to West Virginia's departure to challenge the validity of their own commitment, and the Big East agreed to a settlement with both schools in July 2012 to allow their departure for the 2013 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-SyracuseDeparture_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SyracuseDeparture-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December, after the 2011 football regular season was completed announcements were made that <a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University" title="Boise State University">Boise State University</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a>, both of the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West Conference</a>, would join the Big East in football only; and that Conference USA members <a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Florida" title="University of Central Florida">University of Central Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University" title="Southern Methodist University">Southern Methodist University</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a> would join in all sports for the 2013 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 24, 2012, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">Navy Midshipmen</a> accepted an invitation to join the Big East for football only starting in 2015. </p><p>On February 9, 2012, the Big East invited the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Memphis" title="University of Memphis">University of Memphis</a> to join as a full member in all sports to begin play in 2013. </p><p>On March 7, 2012, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple University</a> would return to the conference for football in the 2012 season, filling the void left by West Virginia. Temple would join for all sports in 2013. <a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_men%27s_basketball" title="Temple Owls men's basketball">Temple basketball</a> would move over from the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">Atlantic 10 Conference</a>, where they have been a perennial powerhouse. </p><p>On August 29, 2012, Loyola and the <a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot League</a> announced that all Loyola athletic teams, including the school's Big East team in women's lacrosse, would join that conference on July 1, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 12, 2012, Notre Dame announced it would follow Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the ACC, joining that league in all sports except football. Notre Dame and the Big East reached agreement on March 13, 2013; the exit took place July 1, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 20, 2012, Rutgers announced it would be leaving the Big East to join the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> as a full member, effective with the start of the 2014–15 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rutgers' announcement came one day after the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Maryland">University of Maryland</a> departed the ACC to join the Big Ten.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One week later, on November 27, <a href="/wiki/Tulane_University" title="Tulane University">Tulane University</a> accepted the Big East's invitation to join as an all-sports member. <a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_University" title="East Carolina University">East Carolina University</a>'s football program also joined the Big East in 2014; both schools were previously with Conference USA.<sup id="cite_ref-NOLA-2012-11-27_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOLA-2012-11-27-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NOLA-2012-11-27b_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOLA-2012-11-27b-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following day the ACC voted to invite Louisville to join in 2014, making them the seventh school since 2004 to leave the Big East in favor of the ACC.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 27, 2013, East Carolina's future membership in the renamed conference was officially upgraded to all-sports membership.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_split">Conference split</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Conference split"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Big_East">New Big East</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: New Big East"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a></div> <p>Less than two weeks after Louisville announced its departure for the ACC, multiple media reports indicated that the Big East's seven remaining non-FBS schools, all Catholic institutions, were considering a mass exit from the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-Blaudschun_2012-10-10_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blaudschun_2012-10-10-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Katz_2012-12-11_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Katz_2012-12-11-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Parrish_2012-12-11_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parrish_2012-12-11-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DeCourcy_2012-12-10_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeCourcy_2012-12-10-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By December 13, it was likely that the non-FBS schools would indeed leave to form a new conference,<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_2012-12-13_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy_2012-12-13-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on December 15, the seven schools (soon to be called the <i>Catholic 7</i> by the media) made their departure official, effective with the 2015–16 school year.<sup id="cite_ref-Seven_leaving_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seven_leaving-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many details remained to be worked out, with one major issue being whether the "Big East" name would stay with the FBS schools.<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_2012-12-14_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy_2012-12-14-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 31, Boise State announced they had decided to stay in the Mountain West conference, leaving the Big East, much like TCU, without ever playing a game in it. With Boise State staying in the Mountain West, it was noted that San Diego State would indeed try to rejoin the Mountain West as well.<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 16, 2013, reports surfaced that SDSU would indeed stay in the Mountain West. Rumors of the MWC looking at potentially adding Houston and SMU as its 13th and 14th football members, both of which had stated they would join the Big East in 2013, continued to circulate as well.<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2013, multiple media reports indicated that the <i>Catholic 7</i> would depart in July 2013, two years earlier than originally planned. On March 5, the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> reported tentative details of a financial agreement: In exchange for selling both the Big East name and a contract with <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> (MSG) to host the men's basketball tournament to the <i>Catholic 7</i>, as well as $10 million, the football schools would receive $100 million of a $110 million pool that had accumulated from entry fees, exit fees, and proceeds earned from appearances in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 3, the football-playing schools, which retained the old Big East's structure and its automatic BCS bid, announced they would operate as the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic 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href="/wiki/Boston_College" coords="-10,7,103,28" title="Boston College" alt="Boston College" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_l2r3i3w7gi3vyxwmxffkrjgr6yqudm2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/l2r3i3w7gi3vyxwmxffkrjgr6yqudm2.png" /></div> <p><span style="background-color:rgb(190,186,218); color:;">Full members</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(141,211,199); color:;">Full members (non-football)</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(251,128,114); color:;">Assoc. members (football only)</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(200,255,131); color:;"><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">New Big East</a></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(173,240,230); color:;"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,179); color:;">Other Conference</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(253,180,98); color:;">Other Conference</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(226,205,123); color:;">Other Conference</span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subsequent_conference_affiliations">Subsequent conference affiliations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Subsequent conference affiliations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Left for</th> <th>Current home </th></tr> <tr> <td>Connecticut</td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(plays as <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">football independent</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rutgers</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Louisville</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cincinnati</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Syracuse</td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pittsburgh </td></tr> <tr> <td>Boston College </td></tr> <tr> <td>Virginia Tech </td></tr> <tr> <td>Miami </td></tr> <tr> <td>Notre Dame</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(plays as <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">football independent</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>West Virginia</td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Georgetown</td> <td colspan="2," rowspan="7"><i>new</i> <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>Providence </td></tr> <tr> <td>DePaul </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. John's </td></tr> <tr> <td>Seton Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>Temple</td> <td colspan="2," rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Florida </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commissioners">Commissioners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Years </th> <th>Commissioners </th></tr> <tr> <td>1979–1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Dave Gavitt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990–2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tranghese" title="Mike Tranghese">Mike Tranghese</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Marinatto" title="John Marinatto">John Marinatto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>Joseph Bailey (Interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Aresco" title="Michael Aresco">Michael Aresco</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mike Tranghese retired at the end of the 2008–09 academic year, which he announced in June 2008, and was replaced by former senior associate commissioner John Marinatto. On May 7, 2012, John Marinatto resigned as commissioner. He was replaced by Joseph Bailey on an interim basis.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Aresco" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Aresco">Mike Aresco</a>, the Executive Vice President of <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a>' Programming, was named Commissioner of The Big East on August 14, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the old Big East changed its name to the American Athletic Conference, Aresco continued as commissioner. The new Big East named <a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Val Ackerman</a> as commissioner on July 1, but reckons her as its fifth commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-BigEastHistory_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BigEastHistory-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_institutions">Member institutions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Member institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the beginning of the 2012–13 academic year, there were 15 full members and two associate members of the Big East. On July 1, 2013, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Notre Dame joined the ACC. DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, and Villanova joined the new Big East. Cincinnati, Connecticut, South Florida, and Temple remained in the old Big East, which changed its name to the American Athletic Conference. Rutgers and Louisville played one season in the AAC before joining the Big Ten and ACC, respectively, for 2014–15. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Full_members">Full members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location<br />(Population) </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Year<br />Joined </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th>Endowment </th> <th>Current Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati" title="University of Cincinnati">University of Cincinnati</a><sup id="cite_ref-about-UC_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-UC-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati, Ohio</a><br />(296,943) </td> <td>1819 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>41,357 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats" title="Cincinnati Bearcats">Bearcats</a> </td> <td>$1,004,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a><sup id="cite_ref-uconn-factsheet_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uconn-factsheet-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Storrs,_Connecticut" title="Storrs, Connecticut">Storrs, Connecticut</a><br />(15,344) </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>30,034 </td> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies">Huskies</a> </td> <td>$447,700,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East</a> (Independent in football) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a><br />(741,096) </td> <td>1798 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>23,262 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Cardinals</a> </td> <td>$762,300,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a><br />(305,704) </td> <td>1787 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_System_of_Higher_Education" title="Commonwealth System of Higher Education">Public/State-Related</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>28,823 </td> <td>1982 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers" title="Pittsburgh Panthers">Panthers</a> </td> <td>$2,032,798,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick, New Jersey</a><br />(55,181) </td> <td>1766 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>38,912 </td> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights">Scarlet Knights</a> </td> <td>$603,083,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Florida" title="University of South Florida">University of South Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a><br />(335,709) </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>47,122 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls" title="South Florida Bulls">Bulls</a> </td> <td>$339,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a><br />(145,170) </td> <td>1870 </td> <td>Private/Non-sectarian </td> <td>20,407 </td> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange" title="Syracuse Orange">Orange</a> </td> <td>$849,157,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Full_members_except_in_football">Full members except in football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Full members except in football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location<br />(Population) </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Year<br />Joined </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th>Endowment </th> <th>Current Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_University" title="DePaul University">DePaul University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a><br />(2,695,598) </td> <td>1898 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>25,398 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons" title="DePaul Blue Demons">Blue Demons</a> </td> <td>$414,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a><br />(601,723) </td> <td>1789 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>16,437 </td> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Hoyas</a> </td> <td>$1,009,736,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a><br />(594,833) </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>11,599 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Golden Eagles</a> </td> <td>$401,200,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">University of Notre Dame</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame,_Indiana" title="Notre Dame, Indiana">Notre Dame, Indiana</a><br />(101,168) </td> <td>1842 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>11,733 </td> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish">Fighting Irish</a> </td> <td>$6,800,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> (FBS Independent in Football) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence College</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a><br />(178,042) </td> <td>1917 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>4,585 </td> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Friars</a> </td> <td>$165,900,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John's University (New York)">St. John's University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamaica,_Queens" title="Jamaica, Queens">Jamaica, Queens</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a><br />(216,866/8,175,133) </td> <td>1870 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>21,354 </td> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm">Red Storm</a> </td> <td>$303,057,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="South Orange, New Jersey">South Orange, New Jersey</a><br />(16,198) </td> <td>1856 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>9,745 </td> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates" title="Seton Hall Pirates">Pirates</a> </td> <td>$162,889,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova,_Pennsylvania" title="Villanova, Pennsylvania">Villanova, Pennsylvania</a><br />(9,189) </td> <td>1842 </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>10,482 </td> <td>1980 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Wildcats</a> </td> <td>$370,292,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Associate_members">Associate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Associate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location<br />(Population) </th> <th>Primary Conference </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Year Joined </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th>Big East Sport </th> <th>Endowment </th> <th>Current Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Loyola_University_Maryland" title="Loyola University Maryland">Loyola University Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore, Maryland</a><br />(620,961) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metro_Atlantic_Athletic_Conference" title="Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference">MAAC</a> </td> <td>Private/Catholic </td> <td>6,531 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loyola_Greyhounds" title="Loyola Greyhounds">Greyhounds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_lacrosse" title="Women's lacrosse">Women's lacrosse</a> </td> <td>$143,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a><br />(1,526,006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">A-10</a> </td> <td>Public (<a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_System_of_Higher_Education" title="Commonwealth System of Higher Education">state-related</a>) </td> <td>37,697 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Owls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">Football</a> </td> <td>$280,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Previous_members">Previous members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Previous members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Former_full_members">Former full members</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Former full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location<br />(Population) </th> <th>Beginning Year </th> <th>Ending Year </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th>Current Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_College" title="Boston College">Boston College</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chestnut_Hill,_Massachusetts" title="Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts">Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts</a><br />(22,491) </td> <td>1979 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles" title="Boston College Eagles">Eagles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coral_Gables,_Florida" title="Coral Gables, Florida">Coral Gables, Florida</a><br />(42,871) </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes" title="Miami Hurricanes">Hurricanes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech" title="Virginia Tech">Virginia Tech</a> <sup>*</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blacksburg,_Virginia" title="Blacksburg, Virginia">Blacksburg, Virginia</a><br />(42,620) </td> <td>2000 </td> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokies" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokies">Hokies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a> <sup>**</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a><br />(29,660) </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers" title="West Virginia Mountaineers">Mountaineers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><sup>*</sup> Virginia Tech was an associate member of the Big East 1991–2000.</i> <i><sup>**</sup> West Virginia was an associate member of the Big East 1991–1995.</i> <i>Note: Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Louisville left the Big East and joined the ACC. Syracuse and Pittsburgh departed the Big East on July 1, 2013; each paid the Big East $7.5 million to depart on that date.<sup id="cite_ref-SyracuseDeparture_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SyracuseDeparture-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notre Dame joined the ACC on July 1, 2013, while Louisville left for the ACC on July 1, 2014. Rutgers left for the Big Ten on July 1, 2014.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Former_associate_members">Former associate members</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Former associate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location<br />(Population) </th> <th>Membership Type </th> <th>Primary Conference </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Left </th> <th>Nickname </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a> <sup>*</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick, New Jersey</a><br />(55,181) </td> <td>Football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">A-10</a> (1976–1995) </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights">Scarlet Knights</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a> <sup>*</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a><br />(29,660) </td> <td>Football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">A-10</a> (1976–1995) </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers" title="West Virginia Mountaineers">Mountaineers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech" title="Virginia Tech">Virginia Tech</a> <sup>**</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blacksburg,_Virginia" title="Blacksburg, Virginia">Blacksburg, Virginia</a><br />(42,620) </td> <td>Football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metro_Conference" title="Metro Conference">Metro</a> (1991–1995)<br /><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">A-10</a> (1995–2000) </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokies" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokies">Hokies</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple University</a> <sup>***</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a><br />(1,526,006) </td> <td>Football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">A-10</a> (1982–2013) </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Owls</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><sup>*</sup> Rutgers and West Virginia joined the Big East as full members in 1995.</i> <i><sup>**</sup> Virginia Tech joined the Big East as a full member in 2000.</i> <i><sup>***</sup> Temple was removed from the Big East as a football-only member after the 2004 football season. Temple was invited to the Big East as a full member in March 2012, with football returning in July 2012 and all other sports joining in July 2013.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Invited_members">Invited members</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Invited members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of institutions which planned to join the Big East conference but later reneged. The Big East invited nine schools – four full time members (<a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University" title="Southern Methodist University">Southern Methodist University</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Memphis" title="University of Memphis">University of Memphis</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Florida" title="University of Central Florida">University of Central Florida</a>) and, five as football-only members (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University" title="Boise State University">Boise State University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To further stabilize the conference, members unanimously agreed to double the exit fee from $5 million to $10 million, contingent on any one accepted invitation.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the schools, all four invited to full membership accepted, as well as football-only Boise State, Navy, and San Diego State.<sup id="cite_ref-bigeastgowest_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bigeastgowest-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BYU and the Big East were unable to come to terms; the conference insisted that BYU relinquish its TV rights for its home games as a condition of membership, and BYU was unwilling to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_2011-11-22_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy_2011-11-22-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location<br />(Population) </th> <th>Former conference </th> <th>Current Conference </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Nickname </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Florida" title="University of Central Florida">University of Central Florida</a> <sup>**</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a> <br />(307,573) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> (2005–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UCF_Knights" title="UCF Knights">Knights</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a> <sup>**</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a> <br /> (2.3 million) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> (1995–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars" title="Houston Cougars">Cougars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Memphis" title="University of Memphis">University of Memphis</a><sup>**</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> <br /> (650,910) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> (1995–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Tigers" title="Memphis Tigers">Tigers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University" title="Southern Methodist University">Southern Methodist University</a><sup>**</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a> <br /> (1.3 million) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> (2005–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SMU_Mustangs" title="SMU Mustangs">Mustangs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">Texas Christian University</a> <sup>*</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a><br />(758,738) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West</a> (2005–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs" title="TCU Horned Frogs">Horned Frogs</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><sup>*</sup> TCU was to join the Big East as a full member in 2012 before accepting an invitation to the Big 12.</i> <i><sup>**</sup> Houston, Memphis, SMU, and UCF accepted invitations to the Big East as full members.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Big East Conference sponsored championship competition in eleven men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple</a> was an Associate member for football, and <a href="/wiki/Loyola_University_Maryland" title="Loyola University Maryland">Loyola, Maryland</a> was an Associate member for women's lacrosse. </p> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <caption><b>Teams in Big East Conference competition</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Sport</th> <th>Men's</th> <th>Women's </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">-</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">Cross country</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">14</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">-</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">7</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">Football</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">-</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lacrosse" title="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">7</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rowing_(sport)" title="Rowing (sport)">Rowing</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">-</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_soccer_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="College soccer in the United States">Soccer</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">Softball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">-</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">Swimming</a> & <a href="/wiki/Diving_(sport)" title="Diving (sport)">Diving</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">Tennis</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">15</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Indoor" title="Track and field">Track and field (indoor)</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">14</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Outdoor" title="Track and field">Track and field (outdoor)</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">14</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">-</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">14</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>NOTE:</b> Under NCAA rules reflecting the large number of male scholarship participants in football and attempting to address <a href="/wiki/Gender_equity" class="mw-redirect" title="Gender equity">gender equity</a> concerns (see also <a href="/wiki/Title_IX" title="Title IX">Title IX</a>), each football playing member institution is required to provide two more women's varsity sports than men's.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men's_basketball"><span id="Men.27s_basketball"></span>Men's basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Men's basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="float:right; margin-left:15px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"><b>2011–2012 men's basketball average home attendance</b><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th>School </th> <th>Average attendance </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball" title="Syracuse Orange men's basketball">Syracuse</a> </td> <td>23,618 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> </td> <td>21,503 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a> </td> <td>15,183 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies men's basketball">Connecticut</a> </td> <td>12,640 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a> </td> <td>11,283 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>9,930 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_men%27s_basketball" title="Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td>9,321 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova</a> </td> <td>8,923 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>8,069 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_basketball" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td>7,999 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball" title="Providence Friars men's basketball">Providence</a> </td> <td>7,883 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball" title="St. John's Red Storm men's basketball">St. John's</a> </td> <td>7,831 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons_men%27s_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a> </td> <td>7,740 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> </td> <td>6,941 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_men%27s_basketball" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball">Rutgers</a> </td> <td>5,362 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls_men%27s_basketball" title="South Florida Bulls men's basketball">South Florida</a> </td> <td>3,849 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Big_East_Basketball.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Big_East_Basketball.svg/150px-Big_East_Basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Big_East_Basketball.svg/225px-Big_East_Basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Big_East_Basketball.svg/300px-Big_East_Basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="161" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Big East men's basketball tournament">Big East men's basketball tournament</a></div> <p>The Big East was founded by seven charter schools in 1979 (<a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John's University (New York)">St. John's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Boston_College" title="Boston College">Boston College</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Villanova joined the following year, followed by Pittsburgh in 1982. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a>, led by senior <a href="/wiki/Sleepy_Floyd" title="Sleepy Floyd">Sleepy Floyd</a> and freshman <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a>, made the <a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Championship Game</a> in 1982. Just two years later, in <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1983–84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1984</a>, Georgetown won the Big East's first NCAA basketball championship with a victory over the <a href="/wiki/Phi_Slama_Jama" title="Phi Slama Jama">University of Houston</a>. </p><p>The following year three Big East teams (<a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball" title="St. John's Red Storm men's basketball">St. John's</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">Georgetown</a>) all advanced to the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship#Final_Four" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship">Final Four</a>, culminating in Villanova's stunning championship game victory over the heavily favored Georgetown Hoyas. The conference's 1985 success was nearly duplicated in 1987, when <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Syracuse_Orangemen_basketball_team" title="1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team">Syracuse</a> and a surprising <a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball" title="Providence Friars men's basketball">Providence</a> both made the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament#Final_Four" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">Final Four</a>, followed by the Orangemen's narrow loss to <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana University</a> in the tournament final. Two years later, the <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall Pirates</a> also advanced to the NCAA Championship Game, but were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Michigan_Wolverines_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team">Michigan Wolverines</a> in an overtime heartbreaker. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>NCAA championships </th> <th>Final Fours </th> <th>NCAA appearances </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies men's basketball">Connecticut</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons_men%27s_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">17* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">3* </td> <td style="text-align:center">10* </td> <td style="text-align:center">39* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_basketball" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_men%27s_basketball" title="Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball" title="Providence Friars men's basketball">Providence</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_men%27s_basketball" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball">Rutgers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball" title="St. John's Red Storm men's basketball"><span style="display:none">Saint John's</span>St. John's</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls" title="South Florida Bulls">South Florida</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball" title="Syracuse Orange men's basketball">Syracuse</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center">5* </td> <td style="text-align:center">34* </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball">West Virginia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">26 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">*<i>Does not include Villanova's 1971 NCAA appearance and Final Four nor DePaul's 1986–89 NCAA appearances nor Louisville's 2012–2013 NCAA appearances, 2012–2013 Final Four, and 2013 National Championship that were vacated by the NCAA.</i> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p>Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, and Syracuse were the primary powers in the conference. UConn became a power in 1990 with a # 1 seed and a trip to the Elite 8 before being defeated by Duke. Georgetown was led by <a href="/wiki/John_Thompson_(basketball)" title="John Thompson (basketball)">John Thompson Jr.</a>, who was named three times as the conference Coach of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They won five regular season conference championships and six Big East tournaments to go with their 1984 national title.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Villanova was coached by <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Massimino" title="Rollie Massimino">Rollie Massimino</a>, who led them to the 1985 NCAA Championship in a historic 66–64 win over No. 1 ranked Georgetown where forward <a href="/wiki/Ed_Pinckney" title="Ed Pinckney">Ed Pinckney</a> was named the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_basketball_tournament_Most_Outstanding_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player">Most Outstanding Player</a>. In their first 11 seasons in the Big East, Villanova made 9 trips to the NCAA tournament including advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1982, 1983 and 1988 as well as their 1985 Championship season. Massimino coached for 19 seasons at Villanova, compiling a record of 357–241 (.596). In the NCAA tournament, Massimino had an incredible 20–10 record (.667). St. John's was led by <a href="/wiki/Lou_Carnesecca" title="Lou Carnesecca">Lou Carnesecca</a>, who won the National Coach of the Year honor in 1983 and 1985. He led the Redmen (now the Red Storm) to the <a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">1985</a> Final Four, and made a post-season appearance in each of his 24 years at the helm. Syracuse has been led by alumnus <a href="/wiki/Jim_Boeheim" title="Jim Boeheim">Jim Boeheim</a> since the 1977 season. He was named conference Coach of the Year in 1984 and 1991. During this period, the Orangemen won five regular season conference championships, three Big East tournaments, and were invited to the NCAA tournament every year but two (1981 and 1982), losing the <a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">1987</a> National Final to Indiana. Syracuse eventually won <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Syracuse_Orangemen_basketball_team" title="2002–03 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team">its first national title</a> in <a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2003</a>, led by coach Boeheim and freshman <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a>. </p><p>Beginning with their first Big East championship in 1990, Connecticut has become the preeminent power in the Big East. Over the past two decades, UConn has made many deep runs in NCAA tournament, playing in the Elite 8 nine times and making four appearances in the Final Four. Hall of Fame coach <a href="/wiki/Jim_Calhoun" title="Jim Calhoun">Jim Calhoun</a>'s program, led by such stars as <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Hamilton_(basketball)" title="Richard Hamilton (basketball)">Richard "Rip" Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a>, averaged nearly 26 wins per year during that time span, won numerous Big East regular season and tournament championships, and claimed the National Championship in <a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2004</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2011</a>. </p><p>The conference got a then-record eight teams into the <a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Men's tournament</a> in <a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2006</a> and again matched their own record in both <a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2010</a>. At the start of the 2008–2009 season, many sports analysts predicted that the conference would surpass the record by sending 10 teams to the <a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</a>. When the brackets were revealed, seven made it, but three of them (Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut) gained No. 1 seeds, and Louisville earned the top seed overall. Connecticut and Villanova (a No. 3 seed) both reached the Final Four. At the finish of the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2010–11 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2010–11 season</a>, the Big East eclipsed its record, sending 11 teams to the <a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The conference has a number of former players currently playing in the <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">National Basketball Association</a> with some of the most recent being <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Gomes" title="Ryan Gomes">Ryan Gomes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austin_Croshere" title="Austin Croshere">Austin Croshere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Hamilton_(basketball)" title="Richard Hamilton (basketball)">Richard "Rip" Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Gordon (basketball)">Ben Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Murphy" title="Troy Murphy">Troy Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hakim_Warrick" title="Hakim Warrick">Hakim Warrick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Douby" title="Quincy Douby">Quincy Douby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dante_Cunningham" title="Dante Cunningham">Dante Cunningham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Foye" title="Randy Foye">Randy Foye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gay" title="Rudy Gay">Rudy Gay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Carroll_(basketball)" title="Matt Carroll (basketball)">Matt Carroll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jake_Voskuhl" title="Jake Voskuhl">Jake Voskuhl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Etan_Thomas" title="Etan Thomas">Etan Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Dalembert" title="Samuel Dalembert">Samuel Dalembert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Villanueva" title="Charlie Villanueva">Charlie Villanueva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Greene" title="Donté Greene">Donté Greene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Artest" class="mw-redirect" title="Ron Artest">Ron Artest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Quinn" title="Chris Quinn">Chris Quinn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hart_(basketball)" title="Jason Hart (basketball)">Jason Hart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Tim Thomas (basketball)">Tim Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Gray" title="Aaron Gray">Aaron Gray</a>, Daniel Ochefu, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Young_(basketball)" title="Sam Young (basketball)">Sam Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/DeJuan_Blair" title="DeJuan Blair">DeJuan Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Chandler" title="Wilson Chandler">Wilson Chandler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Green_(basketball)" title="Jeff Green (basketball)">Jeff Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Alexander_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Alexander (basketball)">Joe Alexander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Williams_(University_of_Connecticut)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marcus Williams (University of Connecticut)">Marcus Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Flynn" title="Jonny Flynn">Jonny Flynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Williams" title="Terrence Williams">Terrence Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Earl_Clark" title="Earl Clark">Earl Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hibbert" title="Roy Hibbert">Roy Hibbert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Wesley Johnson (basketball)">Wesley Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Matthews" title="Wesley Matthews">Wesley Matthews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lazar_Hayward" title="Lazar Hayward">Lazar Hayward</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Novak" title="Steve Novak">Steve Novak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jae_Crowder" title="Jae Crowder">Jae Crowder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maalik_Wayns" title="Maalik Wayns">Maalik Wayns</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Darius_Johnson-Odom" title="Darius Johnson-Odom">Darius Johnson-Odom</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_basketball"><span id="Women.27s_basketball"></span>Women's basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Women's basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Big_East_Basketball.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Big_East_Basketball.svg/150px-Big_East_Basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Big_East_Basketball.svg/225px-Big_East_Basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Big_East_Basketball.svg/300px-Big_East_Basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="161" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Big_East_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Big East women's basketball tournament">Big East women's basketball tournament</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_Women%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year">Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year</a></div> <p>Big East <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_basketball" title="Women's basketball">women's basketball</a> was just as competitive as the conference's men's programs. Connecticut coach <a href="/wiki/Geno_Auriemma" title="Geno Auriemma">Geno Auriemma</a> has led his women's team to eight national championships (including four between 2000 and 2004) and four undefeated seasons (1995, <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team">2009</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team">2010</a>). Connecticut set the record for longest winning streak in all of NCAA women's basketball history with a 70-game winning streak stretching from 2001 to 2003. This streak was ended in 2003 when Villanova beat Connecticut for the Big East tournament title, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in women's basketball (Villanova would go on to reach the <a href="/wiki/Elite_Eight" title="Elite Eight">Elite Eight</a> that year). The Huskies broke their own record with consecutive unbeaten championship seasons in 2009 and 2010, and stretched their streak to 90, a Division I record for both sexes, before losing to <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Stanford_Cardinal_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team">Stanford</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team">2010–11 season</a>. </p><p>Due to the strength of the Connecticut program, 2001 national champion and 2011 and 2012 national runner-up Notre Dame, and <a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">2007 national runner-up</a> <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights">Rutgers</a>, the Big East has emerged as one of the major powers in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Women%27s_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship">women's college basketball</a>. In 2009 two Big East schools met in the national championship game (Connecticut and <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Louisville_Cardinals_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team">Louisville</a>) and the South Florida women's basketball team defeated <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_women%27s_basketball" title="Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball">Kansas</a> to become the <a href="/wiki/2009_Women%27s_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament">WNIT</a> champions. In <a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">2011</a>, UConn and Notre Dame both made the Final Four; the Irish defeated the Huskies in their semifinal but lost to <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team">Texas A&M</a> in the NCAA Championship Game. The Irish returned to the championship game in <a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">2012</a>, losing there to unbeaten <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Baylor_Lady_Bears_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team">Baylor</a>. </p><p>The final season under the original conference structure, 2012–13, saw three Big East teams make the <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">Final Four</a>—UConn, Notre Dame, and Louisville. UConn first defeated Notre Dame in the semifinals and, in a rematch of the 2009 final, defeated Louisville for the national title. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football">Football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BE_football_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/BE_football_logo.jpg/150px-BE_football_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/BE_football_logo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="157" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Big East began football during the 1991–1992 season with the addition of Miami and was a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the league's early years the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> dominated, winning nine of the first thirteen championships and two national championships in 1991 and 2001. <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a> also did well, winning the conference in 1995, 1996, and in 1999, when they also earned a No. 2 national ranking. <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers" title="West Virginia Mountaineers">West Virginia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange" title="Syracuse Orange">Syracuse</a> were the only other teams to win conference titles during the league's original alignment. </p><p>The conference experienced a major reconstruction when Miami and <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies" title="Virginia Tech Hokies">Virginia Tech</a> left for the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> in 2004, followed by <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles" title="Boston College Eagles">Boston College</a> in 2005. Initially, Syracuse University was in place to make the jump instead of <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech" title="Virginia Tech">Virginia Tech</a>, but in 2003, the governor of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> Mark Warner put pressure on the ACC (via the vote of the University of Virginia) to ensure that <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech" title="Virginia Tech">Virginia Tech</a> was not left out of the conference expansion. Syracuse, then, was not invited to the ACC and was left to remain in the Big East. <a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> had joined the Big East for football only in 1991, but found it difficult to compete with the other league teams and drew very poor attendance to its games. The conference was compelled to expel the Owls voluntarily in 2004 (after playing two seasons as an independent, Temple joined the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> in 2007). </p><p>The universities that replaced them were <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Florida" title="University of South Florida">South Florida</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati" title="University of Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> from <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>. The league also invited the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a> to play football a year earlier than planned. At about this time, the BCS announced that it would adjust the automatic bids granted to its six founding conferences based on results from 2004 to 2007, and that there would be five, six, or seven such bids starting in 2008. The obvious inference was that soon the Big East might lose its bid. </p><p>The conference's fortunes improved in 2005. The three new teams from Conference USA began play that year, restoring the league to eight teams. West Virginia won the conference title and the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bcsfootball.org_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcsfootball.org-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and finished 11–1 and finished No. 5 in the AP poll. Newcomer Louisville also ranked in the Top 20. </p><p>In 2006, <a href="/wiki/2006_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2006 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights football">Rutgers</a> all entered November undefeated. However, they did not stay that way, as in a trio of exciting games over the next month, Louisville defeated West Virginia 44–34, Rutgers defeated Louisville 28–25, and West Virginia defeated Rutgers 41–39 in three overtimes. Louisville won the conference title in the end. In bowl action, the Big East went 5–0, including an <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange Bowl (game)">Orange Bowl</a><sup id="cite_ref-bcsfootball.org_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcsfootball.org-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> victory for Louisville over <a href="/wiki/2006_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a> and a win by West Virginia over <a href="/wiki/2006_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl" title="Gator Bowl">Gator Bowl</a>. Louisville would finish the season ranked 6th, West Virginia 10th, and Rutgers 12th in the final AP Poll. </p><p>In 2007, <a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls_football" title="South Florida Bulls football">USF</a> rose to No. 2 in the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">BCS</a> rankings. They lost their next three games, however, to drop out of the rankings. They eventually finished the season No. 21 in the final BCS polls. The Connecticut Huskies, getting as high as No. 13, and West Virginia remained in the top 25. Cincinnati also rose as high as No. 15 in the rankings eventually finishing the season with 10 wins and a No. 17 ranking. Connecticut lost subsequent games and dropped substantially in the rankings, ultimately finishing 25th. On the final day of the season, Pittsburgh upset No. 2 WVU 13–9 in the 100th edition of the <a href="/wiki/Backyard_Brawl" title="Backyard Brawl">Backyard Brawl</a> to give the Huskies a share of the conference championship, while WVU was stopped on the doorstep of the <a href="/wiki/BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="BCS National Championship Game">BCS National Championship Game</a>. In bowl games, WVU upset the Big 12 Champion Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl,<sup id="cite_ref-bcsfootball.org_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcsfootball.org-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> despite having lost their highly touted coach, <a href="/wiki/Rich_Rodriguez" title="Rich Rodriguez">Rich Rodriguez</a> to Michigan less than a month before the game. West Virginia finished the season ranked No. 6 and Cincinnati finished ranked #17. </p><p>The 2009 season saw <a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> finish the regular season undefeated at 12–0 and climb to No. 3 in the final BCS standings. After completing a fourth quarter comeback to beat <a href="/wiki/2009_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> on the final day of the season, the Bearcats narrowly missed a spot in the BCS national championship game, as No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2009_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2009 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> pulled out a last second win in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Big_12_Championship_Game" title="2009 Big 12 Championship Game">Big 12 Championship Game</a>. The Bearcats would go on to lose the <a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> to No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2009_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2009 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> and finish the year 12–1. </p><p>On September 18, 2011, both Pittsburgh and Syracuse were accepted as <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> members although the exact date of the move is still uncertain. ("<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6988468/acc-accepts-pittsburgh-panthers-syracuse-orange-14-team-league">ESPN</a>".) There are also rumors that UConn is also looking to leave the Big East and join Pittsburgh and Syracuse in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a>. ("<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6989031/uconn-huskies-aggressively-seeking-acc-move-source-says">ESPN</a>".) On October 28, 2011, West Virginia announced it was leaving the Big East to join the Big 12 in 2012. TCU, who had accepted an invitation to join the Big East in the 2012 season, withdrew its acceptance and instead accepted an invitation to join the Big 12.<sup id="cite_ref-TCUBig12_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCUBig12-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, as a response to major shifts in the college football conference landscape, the conference added five new members to help offset the losses of Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and West Virginia. On December 7, 2011, the conference officially added the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University" title="Southern Methodist University">Southern Methodist University</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Florida" title="University of Central Florida">University of Central Florida</a> as all-sports members. Additionally, Boise State and San Diego State of the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West Conference</a> were added as football-only members,<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but Boise State eventually decided not to join the Big East, which allowed San Diego State to withdraw without penalty. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Champions">Champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Conference Champion</th> <th>Conference record</th> <th>Bowl Coalition/Alliance/BCS Bowl Representative </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1993</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1994</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1994 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1994 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1995</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> / <a href="/wiki/1995_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1995 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1996</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> / <a href="/wiki/1996_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1996 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> / <a href="/wiki/1996_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1996 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1998</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2000 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2000 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2001</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2001 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2001 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2002 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2002 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2003 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami</a> / <a href="/wiki/2003_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2004</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> / <a href="/wiki/2004_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="2004 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> / <a href="/wiki/2004_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2004 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a> / <a href="/wiki/2004_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2005</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2006 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2006 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> / <a href="/wiki/2007_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" title="2007 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a></td> <td>5–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2008</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a></td> <td>6–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2009_Big_East_Conference_football_season" title="2009 Big East Conference football season">2009</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_Big_East_Conference_football_season" title="2010 Big East Conference football season">2010</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" title="2010 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a> / <a href="/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> / <a href="/wiki/2010_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2010 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td> <td>5–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" title="2010 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2011_Big_East_Conference_football_season" title="2011 Big East Conference football season">2011</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> / <a href="/wiki/2011_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> / <a href="/wiki/2011_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2011 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></td> <td>5–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2012_Big_East_Conference_football_season" title="2012 Big East Conference football season">2012</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2012 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> / <a href="/wiki/2012_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> / <a href="/wiki/2012_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2012 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">Rutgers</a> / <a href="/wiki/2012_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2012 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a></td> <td>5–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2012 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a>** </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>*No official championship awarded in 1991 and 1992, as the conference did not start full league play until 1993. </p><p>**Louisville received the BCS bid since they were the highest ranked team in the final BCS poll.<sup id="cite_ref-bid_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bid-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BCS_Bowl_Games">BCS Bowl Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: BCS Bowl Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Big East had an 8–7 record in <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">BCS bowl games</a>, including a 1–2 record in National Championship games.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Big East in BCS Bowl Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Date </th> <th>BCS Bowl Game </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Winning Team </th> <th>Points </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Losing Team </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr bgcolor=""> <td>January 2, 1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Orange_Bowl" title="1999 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1998 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>No. 15</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a></b></td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 4, 2000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a> (National Championship)</td> <td>No. 1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1999 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>No. 2</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1999_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a></b></td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 2, 2001</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 3</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2000_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2000 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></b></td> <td>37</td> <td>No. 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2000 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 3, 2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a> (National Championship)</td> <td>No. 1</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2001_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2001 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></b></td> <td>37</td> <td>No. 2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 3, 2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a> (National Championship)</td> <td>No. 2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>No. 1</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2002_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2002 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></b></td> <td>24 (2 OT) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1, 2004</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Orange_Bowl" title="2004 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 9</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2003_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2003 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></b></td> <td>16</td> <td>No. 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2003 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1, 2005</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2005 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2004 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>No. 21</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a></b></td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 2, 2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Sugar_Bowl" title="2006 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 11</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2005_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></b></td> <td>38</td> <td>No. 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 2, 2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Orange_Bowl" title="2007 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 6</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2006_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2006 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></b></td> <td>24</td> <td>No. 14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a></td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 2, 2008</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2008 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 9</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2007_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></b></td> <td>48</td> <td>No. 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1, 2009</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Orange_Bowl" title="2009 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>No. 12</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a></b></td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1, 2010</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2009 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></td> <td>51</td> <td>No. 3</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a></b></td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 1, 2011</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2011 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>NR</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" title="2010 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a></b></td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 4, 2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Orange_Bowl" title="2012 Orange Bowl">Discover Orange Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 23</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2011_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></b></td> <td>70</td> <td>No. 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2011 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 2, 2013</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a></td> <td>No. 21</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2012 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></b></td> <td>33</td> <td>No. 3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2012 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></td> <td>23 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Big East team in <b>bold</b></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bowl_games">Bowl games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Bowl games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:90px;">Pick </th> <th style="width:230px;">Name </th> <th style="width:190px;">Location </th> <th style="width:190px;">Opposing Conference </th> <th style="width:70px;">Opposing Pick </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a><small>†</small> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">BCS At-Large</a> </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_Athletic_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Russell Athletic Bowl">Russell Athletic Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belk_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Belk Bowl">Belk Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pinstripe_Bowl" title="Pinstripe Bowl">Pinstripe Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">Bronx, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5/6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BBVA_Compass_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="BBVA Compass Bowl">BBVA Compass Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> </td> <td>8/9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5/6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bowl" title="Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a> or <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> </td> <td>1 or 8/9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beef_%27O%27_Brady%27s_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl">Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a> </td> <td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes on bowl game selection</dt></dl> <ul><li><small>†</small> The Big East's BCS representative was not tied directly to a specific BCS Bowl. It was selected to a bowl in the same manner as an at-large team. The BCS may select a second team to play in another BCS bowl game. Beginning in 2008, the Big East champion was rotated between the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a> (in that order).</li> <li>Notre Dame was eligible to be chosen in lieu of a Big East team for the Russell Athletic Bowl one time during a four-year period. In a separate rule specific only to Notre Dame that does not affect the Big East's BCS representative, Notre Dame is eligible to receive a BCS automatic berth if they finish within the top 8 of the BCS Rankings.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Lacrosse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's"><span id="Men.27s"></span>Men's</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Men's"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, the Big East created a men's <a href="/wiki/Lacrosse" title="Lacrosse">lacrosse</a> league with Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, Syracuse, and Villanova participating.<sup id="cite_ref-bigeast.org_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bigeast.org-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Men's lacrosse is the 24th sport sponsored by the Big East Conference and is the 11th men's sport. The teams play a six-game single round-robin regular-season schedule. There was no Big East men's lacrosse championship tournament in 2010 and 2011. Instead, the Big East champion was determined by conference-game winning percentage at the conclusion of the regular season. This winner received the league's automatic bid to the 16-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship">NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship</a>. The first Big East championship tournament was played beginning in the 2012 season. <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">Syracuse</a> dominated the sport until its switch to the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>. </p><p>Of the Big East men's lacrosse schools in the 2013 season, the final season under the original conference structure: </p> <ul><li>Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, and Villanova became members of the reconfigured Big East. Marquette, which announced plans to add the sport for the 2014 season, is also in the new conference.</li> <li>Notre Dame and Syracuse joined the ACC, which already sponsored the sport.</li> <li>Rutgers spent the 2014 season in The American before joining the Big Ten. Since Rutgers was the only current or future full member of The American that sponsored men's lacrosse, it would remain in Big East lacrosse until the Big Ten began lacrosse competition in the 2015 season.</li></ul> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>NCAA Championships </th> <th>Final Fours </th> <th>NCAA appearances </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Georgetown</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a>* </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Providence</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights">Rutgers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm"><span style="display:none">Saint John's</span>St. John's</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">Syracuse</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">10** </td> <td style="text-align:center">28 </td> <td style="text-align:center">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse">Villanova</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="4"><sup>*<i>Marquette began Big East competition in 2013–14.</i></sup><br /> <p><sup>**<i>Does not include Syracuse's <a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">1990 NCAA National Championship</a> that was vacated by the NCAA for rules infractions.</i></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's"><span id="Women.27s"></span>Women's</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Women's"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Big East has sponsored women's lacrosse since the 2000–01 season. <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> and former member Syracuse have dominated, winning ten championships (including one shared one) as of the 2012–13 season.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cross_country">Cross country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Cross country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Big East Conference first crowned men's cross country champions in 1979 and women's cross country champions in 1982. During the history of the original Big East, six different women's teams won Big East Championships: Boston College, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Villanova and West Virginia. On the men's side six teams won Big East Championships as well: Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse and Villanova.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In both the 2009 and 2010 season, the Villanova women captured the NCAA Cross Country Team Championship as they have largely dominated the Big East over the years with numerous Conference Titles. Led by <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Reid_(athlete)" title="Sheila Reid (athlete)">Sheila Reid</a>, a junior from New Market, Ont. who won the 2010 individual champion, the top-ranked Wildcats captured their second straight NCAA Division I women's cross country championship. Reid sprinted past Georgetown's Emily Infeld and Oregon's Jordan Hasay in the final 200 meters to win the individual title. It was the Villanova Women's ninth NCAA Team Championship overall in Cross Country. The Wildcats captured six consecutive NCAA Championships from 1989 to 1994 and also won the title again in 1998, 2009 and 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_champions_by_year">Conference champions by year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Conference champions by year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Men's basketball regular season champion </th> <th>Men's basketball tournament champion </th> <th>Women's basketball regular season champion </th> <th>Women's basketball tournament champion </th> <th>Football champion </th></tr> <tr> <td>1979–80 </td> <td>Georgetown/St. John's/Syracuse </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980–81 </td> <td>Boston College </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981–82 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982–83 </td> <td>Boston College/St. John's/Villanova </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Providence/St. John's </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983–84 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Pittsburgh/Villanova </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984–85 </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>St. John's/Villanova </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985–86 </td> <td>St. John's/Syracuse </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Providence </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986–87 </td> <td>Georgetown/Pittsburgh/Syracuse </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987–88 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988–89 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989–90 </td> <td>Connecticut/Syracuse </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut/Providence </td> <td>Providence </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990–91 </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–92 </td> <td>Georgetown/St. John's/Seton Hall </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>Miami </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992–93 </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Georgetown/Miami </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>Miami </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993–94 </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>West Virginia </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994–95 </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Miami </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–96 </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Virginia Tech/Miami </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996–97 </td> <td>Boston College/Villanova </td> <td>Boston College </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Virginia Tech/Miami/Syracuse </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997–98 </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Syracuse </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998–99 </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut/Rutgers </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Syracuse† </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–2000 </td> <td>Syracuse/Miami </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Virginia Tech† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–01 </td> <td>Boston College (east)<br />Notre Dame (west) </td> <td>Boston College </td> <td>Connecticut/Notre Dame </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Miami† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–02 </td> <td>Connecticut (east)<br />Pittsburgh (west) </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Miami† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–03 </td> <td>Boston College & Connecticut (east)<br />Pittsburgh & Syracuse (west) </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Miami† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–04 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Boston College </td> <td>Miami†/West Virginia </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–05 </td> <td>Boston College/Connecticut </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>Rutgers </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Pittsburgh†/Boston College/Syracuse/West Virginia </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–06 </td> <td>Connecticut/Villanova </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>Rutgers </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>West Virginia† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006–07 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Rutgers </td> <td>Louisville† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–08 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>West Virginia†/Connecticut </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–09 </td> <td>Louisville </td> <td>Louisville </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Cincinnati† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–10 </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>West Virginia </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Cincinnati† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–11 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>Connecticut†/West Virginia/Pittsburgh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–12 </td> <td>Syracuse </td> <td>Louisville </td> <td>Notre Dame </td> <td>Connecticut </td> <td>West Virginia†/Cincinnati/Louisville </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–13 </td> <td>Georgetown/Louisville/Marquette </td> <td>Louisville </td> <td>Notre Dame </td> <td>Notre Dame </td> <td>Louisville†/Cincinnati/Rutgers/Syracuse </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>†Received the Conference's BCS (or Alliance Bowl) berth<sup id="cite_ref-Conference_Awards_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Conference_Awards-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Facilities listed here are those used by each school in its final year of Big East membership before the 2013 conference split. Names and capacities are also those from each school's final year of pre-split membership, and do not necessarily reflect current data. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Football stadium </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>Basketball arena </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>Baseball park </th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats" title="Cincinnati Bearcats">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nippert_Stadium" title="Nippert Stadium">Nippert Stadium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Brown Stadium">Paul Brown Stadium</a><sup>1</sup> </td> <td>35,097<br />65,790 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Third_Arena" title="Fifth Third Arena">Fifth Third Arena</a> </td> <td>13,176 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marge_Schott_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Marge Schott Stadium">Marge Schott Stadium</a> </td> <td>3,085 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_Stadium_at_Rentschler_Field" title="Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field">Rentschler Field</a> </td> <td>40,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Gampel_Pavilion" title="Harry A. Gampel Pavilion">Harry A. Gampel Pavilion</a><br /><a href="/wiki/XL_Center" title="XL Center">XL Center</a> </td> <td>10,167<br />16,294 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._O._Christian_Field" title="J. O. Christian Field">J. O. Christian Field</a> </td> <td>2,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons" title="DePaul Blue Demons">DePaul</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allstate_Arena" title="Allstate Arena">Allstate Arena</a> (men)<br /><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Athletic_Center" title="Sullivan Athletic Center">McGrath–Phillips Arena</a> (women) </td> <td>17,500<br />3,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Georgetown</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Sponsors football in the <a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot League</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena">Verizon Center</a> (men)<br /><a href="/wiki/McDonough_Gymnasium" title="McDonough Gymnasium">McDonough Gymnasium</a> (women) </td> <td>20,035<br />2,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Povich_Field" title="Shirley Povich Field">Shirley Povich Field</a> </td> <td>1,500 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffe3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Louisville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal Stadium">Papa John's Cardinal Stadium</a> </td> <td>57,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KFC_Yum!_Center" title="KFC Yum! Center">KFC Yum! Center</a> </td> <td>22,090 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Patterson_Stadium" title="Jim Patterson Stadium">Jim Patterson Stadium</a> </td> <td>2,500 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Center" title="Bradley Center">BMO Harris Bradley Center</a> (men)<br /><a href="/wiki/Al_McGuire_Center" title="Al McGuire Center">Al McGuire Center</a> (women) </td> <td>18,717<br />4,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffe3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Sponsors football as a <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I-FBS_independent_schools#Independent_school_stadiums" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I-FBS independent schools">Division I-FBS independent</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmund_P._Joyce_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund P. Joyce Center">Edmund P. Joyce Center</a> </td> <td>9,149 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Eck_Stadium" title="Frank Eck Stadium">Frank Eck Stadium</a> </td> <td>2,500 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffe3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers" title="Pittsburgh Panthers">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a> </td> <td>65,050 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petersen_Events_Center" title="Petersen Events Center">Petersen Events Center</a> </td> <td>12,508 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petersen_Sports_Complex" title="Petersen Sports Complex">Petersen Sports Complex</a> </td> <td>900 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Providence</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunkin%27_Donuts_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunkin' Donuts Center">Dunkin' Donuts Center</a> (men)<br /><a href="/wiki/Alumni_Hall_(Providence)" title="Alumni Hall (Providence)">Alumni Hall</a> (women) </td> <td>12,400<br />1,854 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights">Rutgers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SHI_Stadium" title="SHI Stadium">High Point Solutions Stadium</a> <sup>2</sup> </td> <td>52,454 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Brown_Athletic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis Brown Athletic Center">Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC)</a> </td> <td>8,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bainton_Field" title="Bainton Field">Bainton Field</a> </td> <td>1,500 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates" title="Seton Hall Pirates">Seton Hall</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prudential_Center" title="Prudential Center">Prudential Center</a> (men)<br /><a href="/wiki/Walsh_Gymnasium" title="Walsh Gymnasium">Walsh Gymnasium</a> (women) </td> <td>10,862<br />2,600 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Owen_T._Carroll_Field" title="Owen T. Carroll Field">Owen T. Carroll Field</a> </td> <td>600 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls" title="South Florida Bulls">South Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_James_Stadium" title="Raymond James Stadium">Raymond James Stadium</a> </td> <td>65,908 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuengling_Center" title="Yuengling Center">USF Sun Dome</a> </td> <td>10,411 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USF_Baseball_Stadium" title="USF Baseball Stadium">USF Baseball Stadium</a> </td> <td>3,211 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm">St. John's</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> (some men's games)<br /><a href="/wiki/Carnesecca_Arena" title="Carnesecca Arena">Carnesecca Arena</a> <sup>3</sup> </td> <td>19,979<br />5,602 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kaiser_Stadium" title="Jack Kaiser Stadium">Jack Kaiser Stadium</a> </td> <td>3,500 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffe3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange" title="Syracuse Orange">Syracuse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrier_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrier Dome">Carrier Dome</a> </td> <td>49,250 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrier_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrier Dome">Carrier Dome</a> <sup>4</sup> </td> <td>33,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a> </td> <td>68,532 </td> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"><i>Football-only member</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Villanova</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Sponsors football in the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Athletic Association">Colonial Athletic Association</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Finneran_Pavilion" title="Finneran Pavilion">The Pavilion</a> <sup>5</sup> </td> <td>20,328<br />6,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Ballpark_at_Plymouth" title="Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth">Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth</a> </td> <td>1,500 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Schools that moved to the <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(2013%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big East Conference (2013–present)">Big East Conference (2013–present)</a> are highlighted in grey. Those that moved to the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> are in pink. Those that remained in the renamed <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> for 2013–14 are in white. </p><p><b>Notes:</b> <br /> <sup>1</sup> For certain high-profile home games, Cincinnati uses the Cincinnati Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium. In 2010, Cincinnati hosted the University of Oklahoma at Paul Brown Stadium. In 2011, Cincinnati used Paul Brown Stadium as an alternate home field for games against Louisville and West Virginia. <br /> <sup>2</sup> Late in 2006, Rutgers added approximately 3,000 temporary end zone seats that remained for the 2007 season (total 45,000). In 2008, Rutgers began a stadium expansion project which is expected to increase capacity to over 55,000 seats and add luxury and club seats. The premium seating is projected to be ready for the 2008 season and the additional 12,000 end zone seats are expected for the 2009 season. The stadium is also expected to receive a new name as part of the financing package depends on a name sponsorship. <br /> <sup>3</sup> St. John's men generally play their Big East home schedule in Madison Square Garden and their non-conference home schedule on campus at Carnesecca Arena. In 2005–06, St. John's played only one non-conference game at MSG and one Big East game on campus. <br /> <sup>4</sup> For Syracuse basketball games in the Carrier Dome, the court is laid out on one end of the field and stands are erected beside it. This makes the Carrier Dome the largest on-campus venue for college basketball in the nation. <br /> <sup>5</sup> For certain high-profile home games, Villanova uses the <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, and previously used the <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">Spectrum</a>. In 2005–06, Villanova played three home games at the Wells Fargo Center and the rest on campus at The Pavilion. In 2006, the Wells Fargo Center was also a first-round site for the <a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a>. Under NCAA rules, a venue is not considered a home court unless a school plays four or more regular-season games there; this enabled Villanova to play its first two tournament games at the Wells Fargo Center (but Villanova was not considered the host school for that sub-region – the Atlantic 10 Conference was). This situation occurred again in <a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2009</a>, with Villanova playing (and winning) its first two tournament games at Wells Fargo Center. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Big East men's basketball tournament">Big East men's basketball tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_East_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Big East women's basketball tournament">Big East women's basketball tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_baseball_tournament" title="Big East Conference baseball tournament">Big East Conference baseball tournament</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100129063059/http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2009/11/04/battle-for-big-east-gets-even-bigger/">"Battle for Big East Gets Even Bigger"</a>. 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title="Ron Franklin">Ron Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Gannon" title="Terry Gannon">Terry Gannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Golic" title="Mike Golic">Mike Golic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Gottfried" title="Mike Gottfried">Mike Gottfried</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Harris" title="Todd Harris">Todd Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Lou Holtz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_James_(running_back)" title="Craig James (running back)">Craig James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Karsten" title="Adrian Karsten">Adrian Karsten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Maguire" title="Paul Maguire">Paul Maguire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_McAfee" title="Pat McAfee">Pat McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Nessler" title="Brad Nessler">Brad Nessler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Patrick" title="Mike Patrick">Mike Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Punch" title="Jerry Punch">Jerry Punch</a></li> <li><a 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