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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Apparel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Apparel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Apparel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Apparel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Member_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Member_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Member schools</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Member_schools-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Member schools subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Member_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Full_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Full_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Full members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Full_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Associate_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Associate_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Associate members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Associate_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_associate_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_associate_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Former associate members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_associate_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Membership_timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Membership_timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Membership timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Membership_timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Men's_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Men's_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Men's sports</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Men's_sports-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Men's sports subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Men's_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Basketball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Basketball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Basketball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Basketball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Big_East_Champions_and_tournament_bids" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Big_East_Champions_and_tournament_bids"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>Big East Champions and tournament bids</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Big_East_Champions_and_tournament_bids-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-All-time_wins_and_NCAA_appearances" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#All-time_wins_and_NCAA_appearances"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>All-time wins and NCAA appearances</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-All-time_wins_and_NCAA_appearances-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NCAA_National_Championships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.3</span> <span>NCAA National Championships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Soccer" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Soccer"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Soccer</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Soccer-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NCAA_National_Championships_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.1</span> <span>NCAA National Championships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lacrosse" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lacrosse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Lacrosse</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lacrosse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NCAA_National_Championships_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.1</span> <span>NCAA National Championships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Baseball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Baseball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Baseball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Baseball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Swimming_and_Diving" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Swimming_and_Diving"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Swimming and Diving</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Swimming_and_Diving-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cross_Country" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cross_Country"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>Cross Country</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cross_Country-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NCAA_National_Championships_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6.1</span> <span>NCAA National Championships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NCAA_National_Championships_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tennis" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tennis"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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45 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1979-05-31</span>)</span> <i>(<a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a>)</i> <br />July 1, 2013<span class="noprint">; 11 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2013-07-01</span>)</span> <i>(<a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a>)</i> <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Val Ackerman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sports fielded</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>22 <ul><li>men's: 10</li> <li>women's: 12</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> (Non-Football)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">11 <span style="font-size:85%;">(All-Sports Members)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</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">Northeastern United States</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bigeast.com">bigeast<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #1A427D; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E41C39, inset -2px -2px 0 #E41C39;; color: #FFFFFF;">Locations</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Big_East_Conference_states_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of teams in {{{title}}}"><img alt="Location of teams in {{{title}}}" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Big_East_Conference_states_map.svg/250px-Big_East_Conference_states_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Big_East_Conference_states_map.svg/375px-Big_East_Conference_states_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Big_East_Conference_states_map.svg/500px-Big_East_Conference_states_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="958" data-file-height="602" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Big East Conference</b> is a collegiate <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_conferences" title="List of NCAA conferences">athletic conference</a> that competes in <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> in 10 men's sports and 12 women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the 11 full-member schools are primarily located in <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> metropolitan areas. The conference was officially recognized as a Division I multi-sport conference on August 1, 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and since then conference members have won NCAA national championships in men's basketball, women's cross country, field hockey, men's lacrosse, and men's soccer. <a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Val Ackerman</a> is the commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-val_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-val-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The conference was formed after the "Catholic Seven" members of the <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">original Big East Conference</a> elected to split from the football-playing schools in order to start a new conference focused on basketball. These schools (<a href="/wiki/DePaul_University" title="DePaul University">DePaul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John's University (New York)">St. John's</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova</a>) had announced their decision in December 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2013, the new conference purchased the Big East Conference name, logos, basketball records, and the rights to the <a href="/wiki/Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Big East men's basketball tournament">men's basketball tournament</a> at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> from the football-playing members of the old Big East, who formed the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> (AAC), which is the old conference's legal successor.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both conferences share 1979 as their founding date, when the original conference was founded by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Dave Gavitt</a>, and the same history through 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-TheAmericanHistory_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheAmericanHistory-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NewBigEastHistory_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewBigEastHistory-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three more schools, <a href="/wiki/Butler_University" title="Butler University">Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Creighton_University" title="Creighton University">Creighton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier</a>, joined the conference on its July 1, 2013, launch date.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler,_Xavier,_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler,_Xavier,-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2019, the Big East invited the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a> (UConn) to "re-join" the conference from the AAC, which they did on July 1, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Football is not a sponsored sport, and <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a> is the only member with a varsity football team in the top-level <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">Division I FBS</a>. <a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_football" title="Butler Bulldogs football">Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_football" title="Georgetown Hoyas football">Georgetown</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_football" title="Villanova Wildcats football">Villanova</a> do operate football programs in the second-level <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">Division I FCS</a>. The conference also has four associate members in field hockey, and one in men's and women's lacrosse. </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&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_original_Big_East">The original Big East</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The original 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 article: <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East Conference (1979–2013)</a></div> <p>The original Big East Conference was founded in 1979, when Providence College basketball coach <a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Dave Gavitt</a> spearheaded an effort to assemble an east coast basketball-centric collegiate athletic conference.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The core of the Big East formed when <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> invited <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates" title="Seton Hall Pirates">Seton Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">Connecticut (UConn)</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 (BC)</a>. Holy Cross turned down the invitation, as did Rutgers initially, while BC, Seton Hall, and UConn accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gavitt became the Big East's first commissioner, and <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Villanova</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers" title="Pittsburgh Panthers">Pittsburgh</a> joined the conference shortly thereafter.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> PR firm <a href="/w/index.php?title=Duffy_%26_Shanley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Duffy & Shanley (page does not exist)">Duffy & Shanley</a> is credited with the initial branding and naming work for the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The "high point" of the original conference is widely considered to be the 1985 NCAA tournament, in which Georgetown, St. Johns, and Villanova all made the Final Four, and Villanova defeated Georgetown to win the national championship. </p><p>The conference remained largely unchanged until 1991, when it began to sponsor football, adding <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes" title="Miami Hurricanes">Miami</a> as a full member, and Rutgers, <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> as football-only members.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rutgers and West Virginia upgraded to full Big East membership in 1995, while Virginia Tech did the same in 2000. <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish">Notre Dame</a> also joined as a non-football member effective in 1995. Temple football was kicked out after the 2004 season due to what was deemed by the other football-playing members a failure to make a strong effort to field a competitive team, but rejoined in 2012 after seriously upgrading its football program and intended to become a full Big East member in 2013. </p><p>The unusual structure of the Big East, with the "football" and "non-football" schools, led to instability in the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Big East was one of the most severely impacted conferences during conference realignment of 2005 and <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932014_NCAA_conference_realignment" title="2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment">the early 2010s</a>. In all, 14 member schools announced their departure for other conferences, and 15 other schools announced plans to join the conference (eight as all-sports members, and four for football only). Three of the latter group later backed out of their plans to join (one for all sports, and the other two for football only). These waves of defection and replacement revealed tension between the football-sponsoring and non-football schools that eventually led to the split of the conference in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Split_and_re-founding">Split and re-founding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Split and re-founding"><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/2010%E2%80%932013_Big_East_Conference_realignment" title="2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment">2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932014_NCAA_conference_realignment" title="2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment">2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment</a>, and <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Big_East_Locations.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A map of the eastern United States with red location markers for ten cities." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/New_Big_East_Locations.png/450px-New_Big_East_Locations.png" decoding="async" width="450" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/New_Big_East_Locations.png/675px-New_Big_East_Locations.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/New_Big_East_Locations.png 2x" data-file-width="771" data-file-height="337" /></a><figcaption>Locations of the current Big East Conference member institutions</figcaption></figure> <p>On December 15, 2012, the Big East's seven non-FBS schools – <a href="/wiki/DePaul_University" title="DePaul University">DePaul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette</a>, <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/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova</a> – announced that they had voted unanimously to separate from the Big East football-playing schools.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The schools splitting away were referred to as the "Catholic 7" due to their common religious background, and were motivated in part by a desire to return to Gavitt's original vision of a strong, <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeast</a>-based and basketball-focused conference,<sup id="cite_ref-NewBigEastHistory_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewBigEastHistory-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by prospects of a better television deal than they would have received by remaining with the football schools.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move occurred during a limited window in which these non-FBS schools held a voting majority in the conference—after the defection of certain FBS schools to the ACC but before the effective inclusion of candidate FBS schools to replace them.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Negotiations with the other member schools continued in early 2013, and in March, it was reported that the "Catholic 7" schools would leave the conference on June 30, 2013, but that they would retain the Big East Conference name, logos, $10 million from the old conference's treasury, and the right to hold their <a href="/wiki/Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Big East men's basketball tournament">men's basketball tournament</a> at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a March 20 news conference in New York City, Georgetown President <a href="/wiki/John_J._DeGioia" title="John J. DeGioia">John J. DeGioia</a>, representing this new conference, announced that <a href="/wiki/Butler_University" title="Butler University">Butler University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier University</a>, both then members of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">Atlantic 10 Conference</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Creighton_University" title="Creighton University">Creighton University</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a> would also join the new league at its launch.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Butler,_Xavier,_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler,_Xavier,-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additional announcements confirmed their headquarters in New York City,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a 12-year, $500 million television contract with <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_1" title="Fox Sports 1">its networks</a>, and a 6-year television contract with <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS</a> and its <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports_Network" title="CBS Sports Network">CBS Sports Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 26, 2013, the new conference hired <a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Val Ackerman</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a> president, as the conference's first commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-val_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-val-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Field_hockey_and_lacrosse_associate_members">Field hockey and lacrosse associate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Field hockey and lacrosse associate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The remaining members of the old conference later announced they would continue as the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> (AAC). Several AAC and former Big East schools however continued playing lacrosse and field hockey with the new Big East Conference in 2013, including <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">Louisville</a>, before moving their programs to the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conferences</a> respectively in 2014–15.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AAC members <a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">UConn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple</a> also both joined the new Big East for women's lacrosse and field hockey, while <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati" title="University of Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> joined the women's lacrosse league, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">Denver</a> joined the men's lacrosse league,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion</a> joined the field hockey league.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The launch of a women's lacrosse league in the Big Ten for the 2015 season caused the <a href="/wiki/American_Lacrosse_Conference" title="American Lacrosse Conference">American Lacrosse Conference</a> (ALC) to dissolve after the 2014 season; two <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> teams that had been ALC members, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores" title="Vanderbilt Commodores">Vanderbilt</a>, joined the Big East as associate members in that sport.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next changes to Big East associate membership came during the 2015–16 school year. First, on December 8, 2015, the conference announced that <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_and_Lady_Flames" title="Liberty Flames and Lady Flames">Liberty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_Bobcats" title="Quinnipiac Bobcats">Quinnipiac</a> would become associate members in field hockey effective with the 2016 season.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then, on May 3, 2016, the Big East announced that Denver, already an affiliate in men's lacrosse, would move its women's lacrosse team into the league in the 2016–17 school year (2017 season).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the new associate members, full member Butler announced on October 21, 2015, that it would elevate its club team in women's lacrosse to full varsity status in the 2017 season and immediately begin Big East competition.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The American Athletic Conference began sponsoring women's lacrosse in the 2019 season (2018–19 school year), which led to the departure of all then-current Big East women's lacrosse associates except Denver.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On that same date, the Big East announced that field hockey member Old Dominion would also become a Big East women's lacrosse member in the 2019 season, maintaining Big East women's lacrosse membership at 6 teams and preserving its automatic berth to the NCAA women's tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading 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style="top:60.865%;left:78.198%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Temple"><img alt="Temple" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.421%;left:84.22%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Quinnipiac"><img alt="Quinnipiac" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University" title="Quinnipiac University">Quinnipiac</a></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Midwest_and_Northeast.svg" title="File:USA Midwest and Northeast.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Big East Conference Member locations<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/15px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/20px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> – Full member<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> – Associate member, field hockey<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orange_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/15px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/20px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> – Associate member, men's soccer<br />Not shown: Associate member <a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">Denver</a> (Men's and women's lacrosse)</div></div></div> <p>In June 2019, various news outlets reported that UConn would soon leave the AAC for the Big East, pending a decision on the future of <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">the school's football program</a>. Many news stories described UConn as "rejoining" the Big East,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because UConn was a founding member of the original Big East,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but remained with the football-playing members when the conference reorganized as the AAC in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-uconnyahoo_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uconnyahoo-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2018 however, UConn had seen a dramatic decline in athletic department revenues.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mutual interest between UConn and the new Big East had been reported by several sources starting in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 24, 2019, the Big East formally approved an invitation for UConn to join the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UConn Board of Trustees accepted the invitation two days later, thus reuniting UConn with several of the schools against whom it competed for 34 years in the old Big East.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UConn and the AAC reached a buyout agreement the following month, clearing the way for UConn to become a member of the Big East on July 1, 2020. At the time the buyout agreement was reported, UConn announced that its football team would become an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">FBS independent</a> upon its arrival in the Big East, leaving Temple as the only AAC member in the northeast.<sup id="cite_ref-UConn_buyout_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UConn_buyout-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UConn's men's & women's hockey teams remain a member of the <a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Old Dominion's women's lacrosse left the Big East for the AAC, essentially swapping places with UConn, so both conferences maintained the six members required for an automatic bid.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of the commissioner of athletics was created in 1979 </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Years </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Dave Gavitt</a> </td> <td>1979–1990 </td> <td>Former Providence College Head Coach. Namesake of the Dave Gavitt Trophy, given to the winner of the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tranghese" title="Mike Tranghese">Mike Tranghese</a> </td> <td>1990–2009 </td> <td>Retired in 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Marinatto" title="John Marinatto">John Marinatto</a> </td> <td>2009–2012 </td> <td>Resigned May 7, 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Joseph Bailey </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>Interim Commissioner Following Marinatto's Resignation </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Aresco" title="Michael Aresco">Michael Aresco</a> </td> <td>2012–2013 </td> <td>Former Commissioner of the American Athletic Conference, The Original Big East's successor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Val Ackerman</a> </td> <td>2013–present </td> <td>Former President of the WNBA. First Commissioner of the Newly Recognized Big East. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table shows National University rank by <a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a> as of 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also indicated is membership in the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_American_Universities" title="Association of American Universities">Association of American Universities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:220px;">Institution </th> <th style="width:150px;">National University Rank </th> <th style="width:150px;">AAU Member </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> </td> <td>22 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a> </td> <td>58 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova University</a> </td> <td>67 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Marquette !"><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette University</a></span> </td> <td>86 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence College</a> </td> <td>120 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Creighton !"><a href="/wiki/Creighton_University" title="Creighton University">Creighton University</a></span> </td> <td>124 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Seton Hall !"><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall University</a></span> </td> <td>151 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="DePaul !"><a href="/wiki/DePaul_University" title="DePaul University">DePaul University</a></span> </td> <td>151 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_University" title="Butler University">Butler University</a> </td> <td>153 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="St. John's !"><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York_City)" title="St. John's University (New York City)">St. John's University (New York City)</a></span> </td> <td>163 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Xavier !"><a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier University</a></span> </td> <td>201 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Apparel">Apparel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Apparel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Provider </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs" title="Butler Bulldogs">Butler</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">Connecticut</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Blue_Jays" class="mw-redirect" title="Creighton Blue Jays">Creighton</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons" title="DePaul Blue Demons">DePaul</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Georgetown</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Providence</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm">St. John's</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates" title="Seton Hall Pirates">Seton Hall</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Under_Armour" title="Under Armour">Under Armour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Villanova</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Musketeers" title="Xavier Musketeers">Xavier</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_schools">Member schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Member schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nine of the eleven members of the Big East are <a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">private</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States" title="Catholic Church in the United States">Catholic</a> institutions. The exceptions are Butler, which is <a href="/wiki/Nonsectarian" title="Nonsectarian">nonsectarian</a> (although it was founded by the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)">Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)</a>) and UConn, which is the only <a href="/wiki/State_university_system" title="State university system">public</a> institution. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Endowment </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Butler !"><b><a href="/wiki/Butler_University" title="Butler University">Butler University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td>1855 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>Private/Non-sectarian </td> <td>5,544 </td> <td>$212,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs" title="Butler Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#13294B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Connecticut !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Storrs,_Connecticut" title="Storrs, Connecticut">Storrs, Connecticut</a> </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>2020<sup id="cite_ref-UConn_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UConn-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public </td> <td>32,669 </td> <td>$602,693,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">Huskies</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000E2F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Creighton !"><b><a href="/wiki/Creighton_University" title="Creighton University">Creighton University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a> </td> <td>1878 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(<a href="/wiki/Jesuits" title="Jesuits">Jesuit</a>) </td> <td>8,770 </td> <td>$731,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Bluejays" title="Creighton Bluejays">Bluejays</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#005CA9"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00235D"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="DePaul !"><b><a href="/wiki/DePaul_University" title="DePaul University">DePaul University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>1898 </td> <td>2013<sup id="cite_ref-MarquetteDePaul_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarquetteDePaul-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(<a href="/wiki/Congregation_of_the_Mission" title="Congregation of the Mission">Vincentian</a>) </td> <td>21,922 </td> <td>$907,600,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons" title="DePaul Blue Demons">Blue Demons</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#054696"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#E4002B"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Georgetown !"><b><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1789 </td> <td>2013<sup id="cite_ref-Charters_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charters-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(Jesuit) </td> <td>21,930 </td> <td>$3,298,969,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Hoyas</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#041E42"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#AFA9A0"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Marquette !"><b><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>2013<sup id="cite_ref-MarquetteDePaul_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarquetteDePaul-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(Jesuit) </td> <td>11,550 </td> <td>$916,800,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Golden Eagles</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003366"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFCC00"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Providence !"><b><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence College</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>1917 </td> <td>2013<sup id="cite_ref-Charters_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charters-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(<a href="/wiki/Dominican_Order" title="Dominican Order">Dominican</a>) </td> <td>4,816 </td> <td>$321,000,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Friars</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#8A8D8F"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Saint John's !"><b><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York_City)" title="St. John's University (New York City)">St. John's University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens, New York</a> </td> <td>1870 </td> <td>2013<sup id="cite_ref-Charters_58-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charters-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(Vincentian) </td> <td>21,721 </td> <td>$719,700,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm">Red Storm</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C3002F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Seton Hall !"><b><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="South Orange, New Jersey">South Orange, New Jersey</a> </td> <td>1856 </td> <td>2013<sup id="cite_ref-Charters_58-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charters-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(<a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Newark" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark">Archdiocese of Newark</a>) </td> <td>9,815 </td> <td>$265,200,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates" title="Seton Hall Pirates">Pirates</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0060A9"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Villanova !"><b><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova,_Pennsylvania" title="Villanova, Pennsylvania">Villanova, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>1842 </td> <td>2013<sup id="cite_ref-Villanova_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Villanova-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(<a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_Augustine" title="Order of Saint Augustine">Augustinian</a>) </td> <td>10,942 </td> <td>$1,113,161,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Wildcats</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00205B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Xavier !"><b><a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier University</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td>1831 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>Private/Catholic<br />(Jesuit) </td> <td>6,129 </td> <td>$225,400,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Musketeers" title="Xavier Musketeers">Musketeers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0C2340"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#9EA2A2"> </span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <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-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-UConn-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-UConn_56-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">It was a charter member of the original <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a> but when the conference split in 2013, UConn joined the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American</a> with other football-playing schools. UConn joined the new Big East in 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MarquetteDePaul-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MarquetteDePaul_57-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MarquetteDePaul_57-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">It was a member of the original <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a> between 2005 and 2013. It is one of the Catholic 7 schools that led the creation of the new Big East in 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Charters-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Charters_58-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Charters_58-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Charters_58-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Charters_58-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">It was a charter member of the original <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a>. It is one of the Catholic 7 schools that led the creation of the new Big East in 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Villanova-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Villanova_59-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">It was a member of the original <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a> between 1980 and 2013. It is one of the Catholic 7 schools that led the creation of the new Big East in 2013.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <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&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Associate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th> <th>Big East<br />sport(s) </th> <th>Primary<br />conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><span data-sort-value="Akron !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Akron" title="University of Akron">University of Akron</a></span></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a> </td> <td>1870 </td> <td>2023–24<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>12,521 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akron_Zips" title="Akron Zips">Zips</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#041E42"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#A89968"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akron_Zips_men%27s_soccer" title="Akron Zips men's soccer">Men's soccer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Denver !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">University of Denver</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver, Colorado</a> </td> <td>1864 </td> <td>2013–14 (men)<br />2016–17 (women) </td> <td>13,856 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Pioneers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#BA0C2F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#A89968"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Men's lacrosse</a>,<br />Women's lacrosse </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Liberty_University" title="Liberty University">Liberty University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg,_Virginia" title="Lynchburg, Virginia">Lynchburg, Virginia</a> </td> <td>1971 </td> <td>2016–17 </td> <td>16,000<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_and_Lady_Flames" title="Liberty Flames and Lady Flames">Lady Flames</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B72025"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0A254E"> </span> </td> <td>Field hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, Virginia</a> </td> <td>1930 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>24,286 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Monarchs" title="Old Dominion Monarchs">Monarchs</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003767"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#95999C"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#A1D0F0"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Monarchs_field_hockey" title="Old Dominion Monarchs field hockey">Field hockey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University" title="Quinnipiac University">Quinnipiac University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamden,_Connecticut" title="Hamden, Connecticut">Hamden, Connecticut</a> </td> <td>1929 </td> <td>2016–17 </td> <td>9,746 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_Bobcats" title="Quinnipiac Bobcats">Bobcats</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0A2240"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFB819"> </span> </td> <td>Field hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metro_Atlantic_Athletic_Conference" title="Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference">MAAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>1884 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>37,365 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Owls</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#990033"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td>Field hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Liberty claims +100,000 current students, but the vast majority are enrolled in its online degree programs. The table lists residential enrollment.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Liberty's men's teams are called the Flames; however, no men's teams are associate members of the Big East.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_associate_members">Former associate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Former associate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because the American Athletic Conference did not sponsor lacrosse or field hockey immediately after the Big East split, several schools from The American joined the reconfigured Big East as associate members in those sports. UConn, Louisville, Rutgers, and Temple joined in both women's lacrosse and field hockey, with Rutgers also joining in men's lacrosse, while Cincinnati joined only in women's lacrosse. Among these schools, Louisville and Rutgers were associates only for one season, as both became full members of conferences that sponsored their remaining Big East sports in 2014—respectively the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>. The other named schools stayed in Big East women's lacrosse until The American began a women's lacrosse league in 2018–19. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Left </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th> <th>Big East<br />sport(s) </th> <th>Primary<br />conference </th> <th>Current conference<br />in former<br />Big East sport(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Louisville !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1798 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>23,246 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Cardinals</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C9001F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td> <td>Field hockey,<br />Women's lacrosse </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University%E2%80%93New_Brunswick" title="Rutgers University–New Brunswick">Rutgers University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="New Brunswick, New Jersey">New Brunswick, New Jersey</a> </td> <td>1766 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>50,411 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights">Scarlet Knights</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CC0033"> </span> </td> <td>Field hockey,<br />Men's lacrosse,<br />Women's lacrosse </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Cincinnati !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati" title="University of Cincinnati">University of Cincinnati</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td>1819 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>2017–18 </td> <td>46,798 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats" title="Cincinnati Bearcats">Bearcats</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#E00122"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td> <td>Women's lacrosse </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Florida !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, Florida</a> </td> <td>1853 </td> <td>2014–15 </td> <td>2017–18 </td> <td>57,841 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators" title="Florida Gators">Gators</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FA4616"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003087"> </span> </td> <td>Women's lacrosse </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>1884 </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>2017–18 </td> <td>37,365 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Owls</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#990033"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td>Women's lacrosse </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_University" title="Vanderbilt University">Vanderbilt University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>1873 </td> <td>2014–15 </td> <td>2017–18 </td> <td>13,537 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores" title="Vanderbilt Commodores">Commodores</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CFAE70"> </span> </td> <td>Women's lacrosse </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Connecticut !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a></b></span><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Storrs,_Connecticut" title="Storrs, Connecticut">Storrs, Connecticut</a> </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>2013–14<sup>f.h.</sup><br />2018–19<sup>w.lax.</sup> </td> <td>2019–20<sup>f.h.</sup><br />2019–20<sup>w.lax.</sup> </td> <td>32,669 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">Huskies</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000E2F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td>Field hockey,<br />Women's lacrosse </td> <td colspan="2">Big East </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, Virginia</a> </td> <td>1930 </td> <td>2018–19 </td> <td>2019–20 </td> <td>24,286 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Monarchs" title="Old Dominion Monarchs">Monarchs</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003767"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#95999C"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#A1D0F0"> </span> </td> <td>Women's lacrosse </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UConn's women lacrosse team rejoined the Big East two years later as a full member in 2020. UConn's associate membership status in field hockey was replaced by full membership in 2020.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membership_timeline">Membership timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Membership timeline"><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">Further information on members of the old Big East: <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)#Membership_timeline" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East Conference (1979–2013) § Membership timeline</a></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_drix3h46hyscbpecgfftm5dm9gtmze0"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Akron_Zips_men%27s_soccer" 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mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men's_sports"><span id="Men.27s_sports"></span>Men's sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Men's sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"> <caption>Men's sponsored sports by school </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center"> <th>School</th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">Baseball</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">Basketball</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">Cross<br />Country</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_lacrosse" title="College lacrosse">Lacrosse</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Soccer</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">Swimming</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Diving_(sport)" title="Diving (sport)">& Diving</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_tennis" class="mw-redirect" title="College tennis">Tennis</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Indoor" title="Track and field">Track<br />& Field<br />(Indoor)</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Outdoor" title="Track and field">Track<br />& Field<br />(Outdoor)</a></th> <th>Total<br />Big East<br />Sports </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Butler</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Creighton</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>DePaul</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Georgetown</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Marquette</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Providence</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>St. John's</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Seton Hall</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>UConn</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Villanova</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Xavier</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Totals</td> <td>8</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>5+1<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>11+1<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>83+2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Providence will reinstate men's golf in 2025–26 after having last sponsored the sport in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-PCGolf25_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCGolf25-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Associate member Denver.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Associate member Akron.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big East Conference which are played by Big East schools </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center"> <th>School</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Collegiate_fencing" title="Collegiate fencing">Fencing</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">Football</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_ice_hockey" title="College ice hockey">Ice Hockey</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_rowing_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="College rowing (United States)">Rowing</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Sailing_(sport)" title="Sailing (sport)">Sailing</a><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Butler</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Football_League" title="Pioneer Football League">Pioneer</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Georgetown</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot</a></td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Association_of_Rowing_Colleges" title="Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges">EARC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middle_Atlantic_Intercollegiate_Sailing_Association" title="Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association">MAISA</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Providence</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>St. John's</td> <td>Independent</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>UConn</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">FBS Independent</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Villanova</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association_Football_Conference" title="Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference">CAA Football</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UConn competes at the <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">FBS</a> level, while Butler, Georgetown, and Villanova compete at the <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> level.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The only category of rowing governed by the NCAA is women's heavyweight rowing. All other U.S. college rowing is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Intercollegiate_Rowing_Association" title="Intercollegiate Rowing Association">Intercollegiate Rowing Association</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sailing is not an NCAA-sanctioned sport, instead being governed by the <a href="/wiki/Inter-Collegiate_Sailing_Association" title="Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association">Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite the reconfiguration of the conference, the Big East has still been widely considered as one of the "Power 6" basketball conferences. Beginning with the inaugural <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2013–14 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2013–14 season</a>, the conference signed a 12-year deal with <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a> to televise Big East Conference games, with <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a> also sublicensing select games from Fox. In <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2014–15</a>, the Big East had four schools ranked in the top-20 and six schools in the top-30 recruiting classes nationally according to ESPN, Scout, and Rivals rankings. <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> won the conference's first <a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_championship_game" title="2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game">national championship</a> since realignment in <a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2016</a>. One year later, in the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2016–17 season</a>, seven of the ten schools (70%) received bids to <a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">that year's NCAA Tournament</a>, a record for the highest percentage of members ever sent to one tournament from a single conference. Since realignment, Big East schools have combined for a total of 50 NCAA Tournament bids, five Final Four appearances, and four national championships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Big_East_Champions_and_tournament_bids">Big East Champions and tournament bids</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Big East Champions and tournament bids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Key </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Bold</b> </td> <td>Won National Championship </td></tr> <tr> <td>* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Four" title="First Four">First Four</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season <br /> Champion </th> <th>Player of the Year </th> <th>Tournament <br /> Champion </th> <th>Tournament MVP </th> <th>NCAA Tournament Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2013–14 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2013–14</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McDermott, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_McDermott" title="Doug McDermott">Doug McDermott</a></span></span></span> <small>(Creighton)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cotton, Bryce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bryce_Cotton" title="Bryce Cotton">Bryce Cotton</a></span></span></span> <small>(Providence)</small> </td> <td>(2 E) <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a>, (3 W) <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a>, (11 E) <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a>, (12 MW) <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2014–15</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (2) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Arcidiacono, Ryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Arcidiacono" title="Ryan Arcidiacono">Ryan Arcidiacono</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small>, <br /> <span data-sort-value="Dunn, Kris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kris_Dunn" title="Kris Dunn">Kris Dunn</a></span></span></span> <small>(Providence)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hart, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hart_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh Hart (basketball)">Josh Hart</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td>(1 E) <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a>, (4 S) <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">Georgetown</a>, (6 E) <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a>, (6 MW) <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team">Butler</a>, (6 W) <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a>, (9 S) <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team">St. John's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2015–16</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (3) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Dunn, Kris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kris_Dunn" title="Kris Dunn">Kris Dunn</a></span></span></span> <small>(Providence)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team">Seton Hall</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Whitehead, Isaiah"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Whitehead" title="Isaiah Whitehead">Isaiah Whitehead</a></span></span></span> <small>(Seton Hall)</small> </td> <td><b>(2 S) <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a></b>, (2 E) <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a>, (6 MW) <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team">Seton Hall</a>, (9 E) <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a>, (9 MW) <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team">Butler</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2016–17</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (4) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hart, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hart_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh Hart (basketball)">Josh Hart</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (2) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hart, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hart_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh Hart (basketball)">Josh Hart</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td>(1 E) <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a>, (4 S) <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team">Butler</a>, (6 MW) <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a>, (9 S) <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team">Seton Hall</a>, (10 E) <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a>, (11 W) <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a>, (11 E*) <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2017–18 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2017–18</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Brunson, Jalen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (3) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bridges, Mikal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mikal_Bridges" title="Mikal Bridges">Mikal Bridges</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td><b>(1 E) <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a></b>, (1 W) <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a>, (8 MW) <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team">Seton Hall</a>, (8 S) <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a>, (10 E) <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team">Butler</a>, (10 W) <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2018–19 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2018–19</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (5) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Howard, Markus"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Markus_Howard" title="Markus Howard">Markus Howard</a></span></span></span> <small>(<a href="/wiki/2018-19_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2018-19 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (4) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Booth, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Booth_(basketball)" title="Phil Booth (basketball)">Phil Booth</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td>(5 W) <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a>, (6 S) <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a>, (10 MW) <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team">Seton Hall</a>, (11 W*) <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team">St. John's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2019–20</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2019–20 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2019–20 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team">Seton Hall</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2019–20 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (6) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Powell, Myles"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Myles_Powell" title="Myles Powell">Myles Powell</a></span></span></span> <small>(Seton Hall)</small> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">Canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2020–21</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (7) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gillespie, Collin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Collin_Gillespie" title="Collin Gillespie">Collin Gillespie</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Villanova)</span><br /> <span data-sort-value="Robinson-Earl, Jeremiah"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Robinson-Earl" title="Jeremiah Robinson-Earl">Jeremiah Robinson-Earl</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Villanova)</span><br /> <span data-sort-value="Mamukelashvili, Sandro"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sandro_Mamukelashvili" title="Sandro Mamukelashvili">Sandro Mamukelashvili</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(Seton Hall)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">Georgetown</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harris, Dante"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dante_Harris" title="Dante Harris">Dante Harris</a></span></span></span> <small>(Georgetown)</small> </td> <td>(5 W) <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a>, (5 S) <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a>, (7 E) <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 UConn Huskies men's basketball team">UConn</a>, (12 E) <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">Georgetown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2021–22 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2021–22</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gillespie, Collin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Collin_Gillespie" title="Collin Gillespie">Collin Gillespie</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a> (5) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gillespie, Collin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Collin_Gillespie" title="Collin Gillespie">Collin Gillespie</a></span></span></span> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td>(2 S) <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team">Villanova</a>, (4 MW) <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a>, (5 W) <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 UConn Huskies men's basketball team">UConn</a>, (8 S) <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team">Seton Hall</a>, (9 MW) <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a>, (9 E) <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2022–23 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2022–23</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kolek, Tyler"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Kolek_(basketball)" title="Tyler Kolek (basketball)">Tyler Kolek</a></span></span></span> <small>(Marquette)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kolek, Tyler"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Kolek_(basketball)" title="Tyler Kolek (basketball)">Tyler Kolek</a></span></span></span> <small>(Marquette)</small> </td> <td>(2 E) <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a>, (3 MW) <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a>, <b>(4 W) <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team">UConn</a></b>, (6 S) <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a>, (11 E) <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Providence Friars men's basketball team">Providence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2023–24 Big East Conference men's basketball season">2023–24</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team">UConn</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter, Devin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Devin_Carter" title="Devin Carter">Devin Carter</a></span></span></span> <small>(Providence)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team">UConn</a> (1) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Newton, Tristen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tristen_Newton" title="Tristen Newton">Tristen Newton</a></span></span></span> <small>(UConn)</small> </td> <td><b>(1 E) <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team">UConn</a></b>, (2 S) <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a>, (3 MW) <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team">Creighton</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="All-time_wins_and_NCAA_appearances">All-time wins and NCAA appearances</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: All-time wins and NCAA appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>As of 2023–24 season</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Records</th> <th>Win Pct.</th> <th>NCAA <br /> Tournament</th> <th>NCAA <br /> Sweet 16</th> <th>NCAA <br /> Elite 8</th> <th>NCAA <br /> Final Four</th> <th>NCAA <br /> Runner-up</th> <th>NCAA <br /> Champions </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Butler Bulldogs men's basketball">Butler</a></td> <td>1675–1221</td> <td>.578</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball" title="Creighton Bluejays men's basketball">Creighton</a></td> <td>1680–1071</td> <td>.611</td> <td>25</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons_men%27s_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a></td> <td>1516–1122</td> <td>.575</td> <td>22</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a></td> <td>1722–1156</td> <td>.598</td> <td>31</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a></td> <td>1739–1062</td> <td>.621</td> <td>36</td> <td>17</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball" title="Providence Friars men's basketball">Providence</a></td> <td>1336–843</td> <td>.613</td> <td>22</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <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>1988–1099</td> <td>.644</td> <td>30</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </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>1612–1145</td> <td>.585</td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball" title="UConn Huskies men's basketball">UConn</a> </td> <td>1839–1016 </td> <td>.644 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova</a></td> <td>1886–990</td> <td>.656</td> <td>41</td> <td>20</td> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball" title="Xavier Musketeers men's basketball">Xavier</a></td> <td>1611–1086</td> <td>.597</td> <td>29</td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NCAA_National_Championships">NCAA National Championships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: NCAA National Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>NCAA Champion </th> <th>Years </th> <th>NCAA Runner-up </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td>UConn </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024 </td> <td>0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Villanova </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1985, 2016, 2018 </td> <td><i>1</i> </td> <td><i>1971</i><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1984 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1943, 1982, 1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marquette </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1977 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Butler </td> <td>0 </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2010, 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>0 </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>St. John's </td> <td>0 </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Final Four appearance vacated due to NCAA rules violations.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soccer">Soccer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All full Big East member schools field men's soccer teams. <a href="/wiki/Akron_Zips_men%27s_soccer" title="Akron Zips men's soccer">Akron</a> became an associate member in 2023. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>NCAA Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2013</a> </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2014</a> </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Creighton, Georgetown, Providence, Xavier </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2015</a> </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton, Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2016</a> </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Butler </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Butler, Creighton, Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2017</a> </td> <td>Butler </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2018</a> </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2019</a> </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2021 (spring)</a> </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Marquette, Seton Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Big_East_Conference_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament">2021 (fall)</a> </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Creighton, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_soccer_tournament" title="2022 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament">2022</a> </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Creighton, Georgetown, Seton Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_soccer_tournament" title="2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament">2023</a> </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Xavier </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NCAA_National_Championships_2">NCAA National Championships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: NCAA National Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>NCAA Champion </th> <th>Years </th> <th>NCAA Runner-up </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_men%27s_soccer" title="UConn Huskies men's soccer">UConn</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Soccer_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship">1981</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Soccer_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship">2000</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_soccer" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer">Georgetown</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Soccer_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game">2019</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Soccer_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament">2012</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_soccer" title="St. John's Red Storm men's soccer">St. John's</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Soccer_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship">1996</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Soccer_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship">2003</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_soccer" title="Creighton Bluejays men's soccer">Creighton</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Soccer_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship">2000</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Lacrosse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Big East men's lacrosse is made up of charter members Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, and Villanova, as well as <a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a>. NCAA regulations state that there must be six teams for a league to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and since Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Seton Hall, and Xavier only field club teams, the Big East had to look elsewhere. Both Denver and Johns Hopkins were rumored as targets for potential invitation and Denver was ultimately invited to join the Big East as a lacrosse-only member. Denver joined the Big East as one of the hottest teams in the country; at the time of the relaunch of the Big East in July 2013, the Pioneers had made six NCAA Tournament appearances in the previous eight seasons and had appeared in two Final Fours in the previous three seasons. The University of Denver houses most of its other sports in <a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">The Summit League</a>; most of that league's other teams are closer to that school's Denver campus than the bulk of the Big East. There is still uncertainty to whether or not Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Seton Hall, UConn, or Xavier will elevate their programs from the club level, or if any other programs will receive lacrosse-only invitations. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>NCAA Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">Syracuse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_lacrosse" title="St. John's Red Storm men's lacrosse">St. John's</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse">Notre Dame</a> (final Four), <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">Syracuse</a> (first round) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">Syracuse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">Syracuse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse">Villanova</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse">Notre Dame</a> (quarterfinals), <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse">Syracuse</a> (finalist) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse">Villanova</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> (final Four) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> (National Champion) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> (first round), <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a> (first round) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Providence</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> (final Four), <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a> (first round) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> (quarterfinals), <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (first round), <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse">Villanova</a> (first round) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (first round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="4" align="center">Season canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> (first round), <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (quarterfinals) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse">Villanova</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (quarterfinals) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (quarterfinals) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse">Villanova</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> (semifinals), <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (quarterfinals) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NCAA_National_Championships_3">NCAA National Championships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: NCAA National Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>NCAA Champion </th> <th>Years </th> <th>NCAA Runner-up </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Denver</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Lacrosse_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship">2015</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Big East full member schools Butler, Creighton, Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John's, UConn, Villanova and Xavier all field men's baseball teams. DePaul and Marquette have never fielded Big East baseball teams, while Providence fielded one until 1999 when it was dropped and later replaced with lacrosse. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>NCAA Bids </th> <th>Tournament Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maimonides_Park" title="Maimonides Park">MCU Park</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn, NY</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwab_Field_Omaha" title="Charles Schwab Field Omaha">TD Ameritrade Park</a> (<a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, NE</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ripken_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ripken Stadium">Ripken Stadium</a> (<a href="/wiki/Aberdeen,_Maryland" title="Aberdeen, Maryland">Aberdeen, MD</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Xavier, St. John's </td> <td>TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha, NE) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Prasco_Park" title="Prasco Park">Prasco Park</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mason,_Ohio" title="Mason, Ohio">Mason, OH</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">Season canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_UConn_Huskies_baseball_team" title="2023 UConn Huskies baseball team">UConn</a> </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Xavier, UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>St. John's, UConn </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Swimming_and_Diving">Swimming and Diving</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Swimming and Diving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Big East men's swimming & diving is made up entirely of charter conference members, with UConn being a charter member of the 1979 incarnation, Xavier a charter member of the 2013 incarnation, and Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, and Villanova being charter members of both versions. However, UConn announced shortly before rejoining the Big East that it would cut men's swimming & diving along with men's cross country, men's tennis, and women's rowing effective in July 2021. Butler cut men's swimming & diving in 2007, when they also cut lacrosse. St. John's cut men's swimming & diving in 2003 due to <a href="/wiki/Title_IX" title="Title IX">Title IX</a>, when they also cut women's swimming & diving, <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_football" title="St. John's Red Storm football">football</a>, men's cross country, men's indoor track & field, and men's outdoor track & field and added men's lacrosse. The Big East Conference originally started sponsoring men's swimming & diving in 1979. </p><p>The Big East Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships have been held at some of the most prestigious pools in the United States. These pools include: <a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_Natatorium" title="Indiana University Natatorium">Indiana University Natatorium</a>, which has hosted multiple <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_swimming_and_diving_championships" title="NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving championships">NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships</a> and multiple <a href="/wiki/United_States_Olympic_Trials_(swimming)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Olympic Trials (swimming)">United States Olympic Swimming Trials</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Olympic_Trials_(diving)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Olympic Trials (diving)">United States Olympic Diving Trials</a>; <a href="/wiki/Nassau_County_Aquatic_Center" title="Nassau County Aquatic Center">Nassau County Aquatic Center</a>, which has hosted <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_swimming_and_diving_championships" title="NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving championships">NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Goodwill_Games" title="Goodwill Games">International Goodwill Games</a>; and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Trees_Pool" class="mw-redirect" title="Trees Pool">Trees Pool</a>, which hosted a total of 17 Big East Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships. </p><p>Out of the current members, Xavier has won a total of six Big East Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, Georgetown has won three, while Seton Hall and Villanova have each won two. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Tournament Champion </th> <th>Tournament Runner-up </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Xavier </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Xavier </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Xavier </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cross_Country">Cross Country</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Cross Country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Villanova men's cross country team won three straight NCAA National Championships in 1966, 1967 and 1968, as well as a fourth in 1970. They also finished 2nd in 1962 and 1969. Providence men's cross country team have also finished in second in 1981 and 1982. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Big East Champion </th> <th>NCAA Championship Team Entries </th></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown, Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Providence </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (spring) </td> <td>Butler </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (fall) </td> <td>Butler </td> <td>Butler, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Butler </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Butler </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NCAA_National_Championships_4">NCAA National Championships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: NCAA National Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>NCAA Champion </th> <th>Years </th> <th>NCAA Runner-up </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td>Villanova </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1962, 1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Providence </td> <td>0 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1981, 1982 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennis">Tennis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Tennis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Champion </th> <th>Series </th> <th>Runner Up </th> <th>Tournament Venue </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>St. John's (1) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–1 </td> <td>DePaul (3) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USTA_National_Tennis_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="USTA National Tennis Center">USTA National Tennis Center</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fresh_Meadows,_NY" class="mw-redirect" title="Fresh Meadows, NY">Fresh Meadows, NY</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>St. John's (1) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–2 </td> <td>Marquette (2) </td> <td>Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center (<a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_IN" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, IN">Indianapolis, IN</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>St. John's (1) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–0 </td> <td>Marquette (2) </td> <td rowspan="9">Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center (<a href="/wiki/Cayce,_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Cayce, SC">Cayce, SC</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Butler (3) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–3 </td> <td>Marquette (5) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Marquette (3) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–1 </td> <td>DePaul (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>St. John's (1) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–3 </td> <td>Marquette (3) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="3">Canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>DePaul (1) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–3 </td> <td>St. John's (2) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>DePaul (2) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–2 </td> <td>St. John's (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>St. John's (2) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–0 </td> <td>Butler (4) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>DePaul (2) </td> <td style="text-align:center">4–2 </td> <td>St. John's (1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_sports"><span id="Women.27s_sports"></span>Women's sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Women's sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"> <caption>Women's sponsored sports by school </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center"> <th>School</th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">Basketball</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">Cross<br />Country</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field<br />Hockey</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_lacrosse" title="College lacrosse">Lacrosse</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Soccer</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_softball" title="College softball">Softball</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">Swimming</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Diving_(sport)" title="Diving (sport)">& Diving</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_tennis" class="mw-redirect" title="College tennis">Tennis</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Indoor" title="Track and field">Track<br />& Field<br />(Indoor)</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Outdoor" title="Track and field">Track<br />& Field<br />(Outdoor)</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a></th> <th>Total<br />Big East<br />Sports </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Butler</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Creighton</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>DePaul</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Georgetown</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Marquette</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Providence</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>St. John's</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Seton Hall</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>UConn</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Villanova</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Xavier</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Totals</td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>4+4<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>6</td> <td>6+1<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>7</td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>11</td> <td>105+5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Providence will add women's golf in 2025–26.<sup id="cite_ref-PCGolf25_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCGolf25-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Associates Liberty, Old Dominion, Quinnipiac, and Temple.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Associate member Denver.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big East Conference which are played by Big East schools </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center"> <th>School</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Collegiate_fencing" title="Collegiate fencing">Fencing</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_ice_hockey" title="College ice hockey">Ice Hockey</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/College_rowing_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="College rowing (United States)">Rowing</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Sailing_(sport)" title="Sailing (sport)">Sailing</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Water_polo" title="Water polo">Water polo</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Creighton</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">WCC</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Georgetown</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Association_of_Women%27s_Rowing_Colleges" title="Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges">EAWRC</a> & <a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middle_Atlantic_Intercollegiate_Sailing_Association" title="Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association">MAISA</a></td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Providence</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>St. John's</td> <td>Independent</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>UConn</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association" title="Coastal Athletic Association">CAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td>Villanova</td> <td>No</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association" title="Coastal Athletic Association">CAA</a></td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metro_Atlantic_Athletic_Conference" title="Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference">MAAC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sailing is not an NCAA-sanctioned sport, instead being governed by the <a href="/wiki/Inter-Collegiate_Sailing_Association" title="Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association">Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UConn has reinstated its women's rowing program through July 2023 and plans to assess costs associated with a program upgrade and potential long-term reinstatement.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball_2">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>Player of the Year </th> <th>Tournament Champion </th> <th>Tournament MVP </th> <th>NCAA Tournament Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marissa_Janning" title="Marissa Janning">Marissa Janning</a> <small>(Creighton)</small> </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>Jasmine Penny <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>DePaul </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–15 </td> <td>DePaul, Seton Hall </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brittany_Hrynko" title="Brittany Hrynko">Brittany Hrynko</a> <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>Megan Podkowa <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>DePaul, Seton Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015–16 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>Chanise Jenkins <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Aliyyah Handford <small>(St. John's)</small> </td> <td>DePaul, St. John's, Seton Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016–17 </td> <td>Creighton, DePaul </td> <td>Brooke Schulte <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Amani Wilborn <small>(Marquette)</small> </td> <td>Creighton, DePaul, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–18 </td> <td>DePaul, Marquette </td> <td>Allazia Blockton <small>(Marquette)</small> </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>Amarah Coleman <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>DePaul (#5 Spokane), Marquette (#8 Lexington), Villanova (#9 Spokane), Creighton (#11 Kansas City) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–19 </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Natisha_Hiedeman" title="Natisha Hiedeman">Natisha Hiedeman</a> <small>(Marquette)</small> </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>Chante Stonewall <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>Marquette (#5 Chicago), DePaul (#6 Chicago) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–20 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaylyn_Agnew" title="Jaylyn Agnew">Jaylyn Agnew</a> <small>(Creighton)</small> </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>Lexi Held <small>(DePaul)</small> </td> <td>NCAA Tournament canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–21 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Paige Bueckers</a> <small>(UConn)</small> </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>Paige Bueckers <small>(UConn)</small> </td> <td>UConn (#1 River Walk), Marquette (#10 River Walk) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–22 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maddy_Siegrist" title="Maddy Siegrist">Maddy Siegrist</a> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td>UConn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Christyn Williams</a> <small>(UConn)</small> </td> <td>UConn (#2 Bridgeport), Creighton (#10 Greensboro), Villanova (#11 Wichita), DePaul (#11, First Four) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022–23 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maddy_Siegrist" title="Maddy Siegrist">Maddy Siegrist</a> <small>(Villanova)</small> </td> <td>UConn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaliyah_Edwards" title="Aaliyah Edwards">Aaliyah Edwards</a> <small>(UConn)</small> </td> <td>UConn (#2 Seattle 3), Villanova (#4 Greenville 2), Creighton (#6 Greenville 1), Marquette (#9 Greenville 1), St. John's (#11 Seattle 3, First Four) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023–24 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Paige Bueckers</a> <small>(UConn)</small> </td> <td>UConn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Paige Bueckers</a> <small>(UConn)</small> </td> <td>UConn (#3 Portland 3), Creighton (#7 Albany 2), Marquette (#10 Albany 1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Field_Hockey">Field Hockey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Field Hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Big East began sponsoring field hockey in 1989, but conference records only indicate that a postseason tournament was held; the first recorded season of full league play was 1993, with Boston College, UConn, Georgetown, Providence, <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_field_hockey" title="Syracuse Orange field hockey">Syracuse</a>, and Villanova participating. Georgetown left Big East field hockey after the 1994 season, and was replaced by incoming Big East member Rutgers. The next change in field hockey membership came in 2005, when BC left for the ACC and was replaced by Louisville. Georgetown returned its field hockey program to the Big East the next year, after which the conference's field hockey membership remained unchanged until the 2013 conference split. Shortly before the split, Old Dominion was set to join the original Big East as a field hockey associate.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The conference split left both successor leagues—the reconfigured Big East and The American—with too few field hockey members to qualify for an automatic NCAA tournament berth. As a result, both leagues agreed that only the "new" Big East would sponsor the sport, and that all American members with field hockey programs would become associates. Accordingly, the Big East field hockey conference would now be made up of Big East full members Georgetown, Providence, and Villanova; American members UConn, Louisville, Rutgers, and Temple; and Old Dominion, otherwise a member of <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>. Following the 2014 departure of Louisville and Rutgers for all-sports membership in conferences that sponsored field hockey (respectively the ACC and Big Ten), Big East field hockey operated with six members until Liberty and Quinnipiac joined as associate members in 2016. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>Tournament Champion </th> <th>NCAA Tournament Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn, Old Dominion </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (spring) </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (fall) </td> <td>Liberty </td> <td>Liberty </td> <td>Liberty </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Liberty </td> <td>Liberty </td> <td>Liberty </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Liberty </td> <td>Old Dominion </td> <td>Liberty, Old Dominion </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NCAA_National_Championships_5">NCAA National Championships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: NCAA National Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The only honors listed here are those earned by Big East field hockey members while playing the sport in the conference. In addition to these: </p> <ul><li>UConn had two national titles and two runner-up finishes as a member of the original Big East, but before the conference established a field hockey league.</li> <li>Old Dominion had nine national titles and three runner-up finishes before joining Big East field hockey.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>NCAA Champion </th> <th>Years </th> <th>NCAA Runner-up </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td>UConn </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2013, 2014, 2017 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liberty </td> <td>0 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soccer_2">Soccer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>Tournament Champion </th> <th>NCAA Tournament Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, St. John's </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul, Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Butler </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown, St. John's </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Marquette, DePaul </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown, Xavier </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (spring) </td> <td>Georgetown (East & overall)<br />Butler (Midwest) </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (fall) </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, St. John's, Xavier, Butler </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Xavier </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Georgetown, Xavier </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Providence, Xavier </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Softball">Softball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Softball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nine Big East members sponsor softball, with Marquette and Xavier as the exceptions. The original Big East first sponsored the sport in the 1990 season. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season Champion </th> <th>Tournament Champion </th> <th>NCAA Tournament Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>St. John's </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_softball" title="Butler Bulldogs softball">Butler</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_softball" title="Butler Bulldogs softball">Butler</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>DePaul </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">Season canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>DePaul </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_softball" title="UConn Huskies softball">UConn</a> </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>UConn </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Seton Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Creighton </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Swimming_and_Diving_2">Swimming and Diving</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Swimming and Diving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Big East women's swimming & diving is made up of charter members Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, UConn, Villanova and Xavier (UConn was a charter member of the original Big East, but not of its 2013 version). St. John's cut women's swimming & diving in 2003 due to <a href="/wiki/Title_IX" title="Title IX">Title IX</a>, when they also cut men's swimming & diving, <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_football" title="St. John's Red Storm football">football</a>, men's cross country, men's indoor track & field, and men's outdoor track & field and added men's lacrosse. The Big East Conference originally started sponsoring women's swimming & diving in 1981–82, the same season in which the NCAA began sponsoring women's sports. </p><p>The Big East Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships have been held at some of the most prestigious pools in the United States. These pools include: <a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_Natatorium" title="Indiana University Natatorium">Indiana University Natatorium</a>, which has hosted multiple <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Women%27s_Swimming_and_Diving_Championships" title="NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships">NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships</a> and multiple <a href="/wiki/United_States_Olympic_Trials_(swimming)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Olympic Trials (swimming)">United States Olympic Swimming Trials</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Olympic_Trials_(diving)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Olympic Trials (diving)">United States Olympic Diving Trials</a>; <a href="/wiki/Nassau_County_Aquatic_Center" title="Nassau County Aquatic Center">Nassau County Aquatic Center</a>, which has hosted <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Women%27s_Swimming_and_Diving_Championships" title="NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships">NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Goodwill_Games" title="Goodwill Games">International Goodwill Games</a>; and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Trees_Pool" class="mw-redirect" title="Trees Pool">Trees Pool</a>, which hosted a total of 17 Big East Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships. </p><p>Out of the current members, Villanova has won a total of 16 Big East Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Tournament Champion </th> <th>Tournament Runner-up </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Xavier </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Georgetown </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>UConn </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>UConn </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Volleyball">Volleyball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Volleyball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All full members of the Big East sponsor women's volleyball. However, during the first season of the reconfigured Big East in 2013, Providence was an affiliate member of the <a href="/wiki/America_East_Conference" title="America East Conference">America East Conference</a>. The Friars joined Big East volleyball in 2014 after completing their contractual obligation to the America East. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>NCAA Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Seton Hall </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette, Seton Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Xavier </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette, St. John's </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (spring) </td> <td>Creighton (Midwest & overall)<br />St. John's (East) </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Creighton </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (fall) </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>Marquette </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td> <td>Creighton </td> <td>St. John's </td> <td>Creighton, Marquette </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cross_Country_2">Cross Country</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Cross Country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Providence</a> women's cross country team have been crowned NCAA National Champions in 1995 and 2013, as well as finishing 2nd in 1990 and 2012. The <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Villanova</a> women's cross country team won two straight NCAA National Championships in 2009 and 2010 and six straight NCAA National Championships in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994. Villanova runners also won an individual NCAA National Championship in 1998, as well as placing 3rd in 1995, 2nd in 1996 and 3rd in 2011. The <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Georgetown</a> women's cross country team were NCAA National Champions in 2011. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Big East Champion </th> <th>NCAA Championship Team Entries </th></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Providence </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Georgetown, Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Providence </td> <td>Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td>Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Villanova </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Butler </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (spring) </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 (fall) </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Villanova </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>Georgetown, Providence </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Georgetown </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NCAA_National_Championships_6">NCAA National Championships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: NCAA National Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>NCAA Champion </th> <th>Years </th> <th>NCAA Runner-up </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td>Villanova </td> <td>9 </td> <td>1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2009, 2010 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Providence </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1995, 2013 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1990, 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Georgetown </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2011 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lacrosse_2">Lacrosse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Lacrosse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Big East began sponsoring women's lacrosse in the 2001 season with Boston College, UConn, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech. The original lineup stayed in place until Virginia Tech and BC left for the ACC, respectively in 2004 and 2005. The conference replaced BC with Loyola (Maryland) for the 2006 season, and the Greyhounds remained an associate member until the school joined the <a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot League</a>, which already sponsored women's lacrosse, in 2013. Originally, the conference championship was decided solely by league play; a postseason tournament was added starting in the 2007 season with the top four teams qualifying, a format that exists to this day. The next changes in women's lacrosse membership came in the 2009 season, when Cincinnati and Louisville (both of which had only added varsity lacrosse for the 2008 season)<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> brought their teams into the Big East. Villanova followed in the 2010 season.<sup id="cite_ref-WLAX_record_book_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WLAX_record_book-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As in the case of field hockey, the 2013 conference split left the Big East and The American with too few lacrosse teams for an automatic NCAA bid. Also in a parallel with field hockey, the two conferences agreed that only the reconfigured Big East would sponsor the sport, with all women's lacrosse teams from The American becoming associate members. The first season of women's lacrosse in the reconfigured league in 2014 would thus include Cincinnati, UConn, Georgetown, Louisville, new varsity team Marquette, Rutgers, Temple, and Villanova. The Big East would lose Louisville and Rutgers after that season, respectively to the ACC and Big Ten, replacing them with Florida and Vanderbilt (the only two SEC schools sponsoring the sport) after the demise of the <a href="/wiki/American_Lacrosse_Conference" title="American Lacrosse Conference">American Lacrosse Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WLAX_record_book_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WLAX_record_book-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2017 season, Butler added varsity women's lacrosse and Denver brought its women's lacrosse team into the league, giving the Big East 10 members in the sport. However, after the 2018 season, the Big East lost all of its women's lacrosse associate members except Denver to the new women's lacrosse conference of The American. The Big East retained its automatic NCAA tournament bid for the 2019 season and beyond by adding Old Dominion, already an associate member in field hockey. </p><p>On April 16, 2020, Old Dominion announced its women's lacrosse would join the American Athletic Conference in the 2021 season (2020–21 school year), essentially swapping places with incoming full member UConn. Both conferences thus maintained the six members required for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Xavier added women's lacrosse in the 2023 season, playing as an independent for its first season before starting full Big East play in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-XUWLAX_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XUWLAX-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Regular Season </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>NCAA Bids </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Louisville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Louisville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals" title="Louisville Cardinals">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (both Second Round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">UConn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> (second round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls" title="Temple Owls">Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> (second round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> (second round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Florida Gators women's lacrosse">Florida</a> (quarter-finals), <a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> (second round), <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (first round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> (second round), <a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> (quarterfinals) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="4" align="center">Season canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">UConn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">UConn</a> (first round), <a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> (second round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_women%27s_lacrosse" title="Georgetown Hoyas women's lacrosse">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">UConn</a> (first round), <a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> (second round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">UConn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> (semifinals), <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Marquette</a> (first round), <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">UConn</a> (first round) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">UConn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers" title="Denver Pioneers">Denver</a> (second round) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NCAA_Team_Championships">NCAA Team Championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: NCAA Team Championships"><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/List_of_NCAA_schools_with_the_most_NCAA_Division_I_championships" title="List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships">List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_schools_with_the_most_Division_I_national_championships" title="List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships">List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships</a></div> <p>This list includes NCAA championships won by members of the Big East. Excluded from this list are all national championships earned <a href="/wiki/List_of_college_athletics_championship_game_outcomes" title="List of college athletics championship game outcomes">outside the scope of NCAA competition</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Inter-Collegiate_Sailing_Association_National_Championships" title="Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Championships">ICSA</a> sailing championships (14 by Georgetown), women's <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Intercollegiate_Athletics_for_Women_championships" title="Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships">AIAW championships</a> (2 by Old Dominion), <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Equestrian_Association" title="National Collegiate Equestrian Association">equestrian titles</a> (0), and retroactive <a href="/wiki/Helms_Athletic_Foundation" title="Helms Athletic Foundation">Helms Athletic Foundation titles</a> (1 by St. John's). Associate members, indicated in <i>italics</i>, are listed with NCAA championships won in their Big East sports while competing in the conference. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="180">School </th> <th width="100">Nickname </th> <th width="45">Total </th> <th width="45">Men </th> <th width="45">Women </th> <th width="45">Co-ed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">UConn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies" title="UConn Huskies">Huskies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies#NCAA_team_championships" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies">24</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats" title="Villanova Wildcats">Wildcats</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats#NCAA_team_championships" title="Villanova Wildcats">21</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas" title="Georgetown Hoyas">Hoyas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas#NCAA_team_championships" title="Georgetown Hoyas">3</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Friars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars#NCAA_team_championships" title="Providence Friars">3</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Saint Johns !"><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York_City)" title="St. John's University (New York City)">St. John's</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm">Red Storm</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm#NCAA_team_championships" title="St. John's Red Storm">2</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">Denver</a></i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers_men%27s_lacrosse" title="Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse">Pioneers</a></i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Denver_Pioneers#NCAA_team_championships" title="Denver Pioneers">1</a></i> </td> <td><i>1</i> </td> <td><i>0</i> </td> <td><i>0</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">Golden Eagles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles#NCAA_team_championships" title="Marquette Golden Eagles">1</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_University" title="Butler University">Butler</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs" title="Butler Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Creighton_University" title="Creighton University">Creighton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Bluejays" title="Creighton Bluejays">Bluejays</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_University" title="DePaul University">DePaul</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons" title="DePaul Blue Demons">Blue Demons</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates" title="Seton Hall Pirates">Pirates</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Musketeers" title="Xavier Musketeers">Musketeers</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <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&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">School </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Basketball arena(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Soccer stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Baseball park </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Softball park </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Lacrosse stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#1A427D;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;">Butler </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinkle_Fieldhouse" title="Hinkle Fieldhouse">Hinkle Fieldhouse</a> </td> <td>9,100 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bud_and_Jackie_Sellick_Bowl" title="Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl">Sellick Bowl</a> </td> <td>7,500<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Park" title="Bulldog Park">Bulldog Park</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_Softball_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Butler Softball Field">Butler Softball Field</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Varsity Field </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#005CA9;color:#FFFFFF;">Creighton </td> <td>M: <a href="/wiki/CHI_Health_Center_Omaha" title="CHI Health Center Omaha">CHI Health Center Omaha</a><br />W: <a href="/wiki/D._J._Sokol_Arena" title="D. J. Sokol Arena">D. J. Sokol Arena</a> </td> <td>18,320<br />2,950 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morrison_Stadium" title="Morrison Stadium">Morrison Stadium</a> </td> <td>6,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Ameritrade_Park_Omaha" class="mw-redirect" title="TD Ameritrade Park Omaha">TD Ameritrade Park Omaha</a> </td> <td>24,505 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Sports_Complex" title="Creighton Sports Complex">Creighton Sports Complex</a> </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-lacrosse school</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#054696;color:#FFFFFF;">DePaul </td> <td>M&W: <a href="/wiki/Wintrust_Arena" title="Wintrust Arena">Wintrust Arena</a><br />W: <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Athletic_Center" title="Sullivan Athletic Center">McGrath–Phillips Arena</a> </td> <td>10,387<br />3,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wish_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Wish Field">Wish Field</a> </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cacciatore_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cacciatore Stadium">Cacciatore Stadium</a> </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-lacrosse school</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;">Georgetown </td> <td>M: <a href="/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena">Capital One Arena</a><br />W: <a href="/wiki/McDonough_Gymnasium" title="McDonough Gymnasium">McDonough Gymnasium</a> </td> <td>20,035<br />2,500 </td> <td>Shaw Field </td> <td>1,625 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Povich_Field" title="Shirley Povich Field">Shirley Povich Field</a> </td> <td>1,500 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nats_Academy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nats Academy (page does not exist)">Nats Academy</a> </td> <td>200 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cooper_Field" title="Cooper Field">Cooper Field</a> </td> <td>3,750 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#003366;color:#FFFFFF;">Marquette </td> <td>M: <a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a> <br />W: <a href="/wiki/Al_McGuire_Center" title="Al McGuire Center">Al McGuire Center</a> </td> <td>18,850<br />4,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valley_Fields" title="Valley Fields">Valley Fields</a> </td> <td>1,600 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-softball school</i> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uihlein_Park,_(Milwaukee,_Wisconsin)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uihlein Park, (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (page does not exist)">Time Warner Cable Stadium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hart_Park,_(Wauwatosa,_Wisconsin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hart Park, (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)">Hart Park Stadium</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valley_Fields,_(Milwaukee,_Wisconsin)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Valley Fields, (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (page does not exist)">Valley Fields</a> </td> <td>7,000<br />5,500<br />1600 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;">Providence </td> <td>M: <a href="/wiki/Amica_Mutual_Pavilion" title="Amica Mutual Pavilion">Amica Mutual Pavilion</a><br />W: <a href="/wiki/Alumni_Hall_(Providence)" title="Alumni Hall (Providence)">Alumni Hall</a> </td> <td>12,400<br />1,854 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chapey_Field_at_Anderson_Stadium" title="Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium">Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium</a> </td> <td>3,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glay_Field&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glay Field (page does not exist)">Glay Field</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td>Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium </td> <td>3,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#0060A9;color:#FFFFFF;">Seton Hall </td> <td>M: <a href="/wiki/Prudential_Center" title="Prudential Center">Prudential Center</a><br />W: <a href="/wiki/Walsh_Gymnasium" title="Walsh Gymnasium">Walsh Gymnasium</a> </td> <td>18,711<br />1,316 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Owen_T._Carroll_Field" title="Owen T. Carroll Field">Owen T. Carroll Field</a> </td> <td>261 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Owen_T._Carroll_Field" title="Owen T. Carroll Field">Owen T. Carroll Field</a> </td> <td>261 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex County</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Shepard,_Sr._Field&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Shepard, Sr. Field (page does not exist)">Mike Shepard, Sr. Field</a> </td> <td>300 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-lacrosse school</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#C3002F;color:#FFFFFF;">St. John's </td> <td>M: <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a><br />M&W: <a href="/wiki/Carnesecca_Arena" title="Carnesecca Arena">Carnesecca Arena</a> <sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>19,979<br />5,602 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belson_Stadium" title="Belson Stadium">Belson Stadium</a> </td> <td>2,168 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kaiser_Stadium" title="Jack Kaiser Stadium">Jack Kaiser Stadium</a> </td> <td>3,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Storm_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Storm Field">Red Storm Field</a> </td> <td>250 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=DaSilva_Memorial_Field&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DaSilva Memorial Field (page does not exist)">DaSilva Memorial Field</a> </td> <td>1,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#000E2F;color:#FFFFFF;">UConn </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 />15,564 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morrone_Stadium" title="Morrone Stadium">Joseph J. Morrone Stadium</a> </td> <td>5,100 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Ballpark" title="Elliot Ballpark">Elliot Ballpark</a> </td> <td>1,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Softball_Stadium" title="Connecticut Softball Stadium">Connecticut Softball Stadium</a> </td> <td>518 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_J._Sherman_Family-Sports_Complex" title="George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex">George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex</a> </td> <td>2,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#00205B;color:#FFFFFF;">Villanova </td> <td>M&W: <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a><br />M&W: <a href="/wiki/Finneran_Pavilion" title="Finneran Pavilion">Finneran Pavilion</a> <sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>20,328<br />6,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Higgins_Soccer_Complex" title="Higgins Soccer Complex">Higgins Soccer Complex</a> </td> <td>1,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Ballpark_at_Plymouth" title="Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth">Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth</a> </td> <td>300<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Villanova_Softball_Complex&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Villanova Softball Complex (page does not exist)">Villanova Softball Complex</a> </td> <td>250 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Stadium" title="Villanova Stadium">Villanova Stadium</a> </td> <td>12,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#0C2340;color:#FFFFFF;">Xavier </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cintas_Center" title="Cintas Center">Cintas Center</a> </td> <td>10,250 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corcoran_Field" title="Corcoran Field">Corcoran Field</a> </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Page_Hayden_Field" title="J. Page Hayden Field">J. Page Hayden Field</a> </td> <td>500 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-softball school</i> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><i>Non-lacrosse school</i> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Notes:</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Approximate total capacity including grass seating; seated capacity is 5,647.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">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.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">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_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NCAA Men's Division I 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_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2009</a>, with Villanova playing (and winning) its first two tournament games at Wells Fargo Center.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <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&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East Conference (1979–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_conferences" title="List of NCAA conferences">List of NCAA conferences</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_East_Conference&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><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">The "Big East Conference" legal charter established the conference on July 1st 2013. The <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> remains the legal all-sports successor to the "<a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East Conference (1979–2013)</a>". The "Big East Conference (1979-2013)" was rebranded and reorganized as the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013. 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