Big East
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| Big East | |
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| Established | 1979 |
| Classification | Division I-A |
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| Commissioner | Mike Tranghese |
| Members | 16 |
| Sports Fielded | 23 |
| States | 12 (plus District of Columbia) |
| Headquarters | Providence, RI |
| Website | BigEast.org |
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History
The Big East Conference was formed in 1979. Current Big East teams reside in 9 of the top 33 TV markets. The Conference Sponsors 23 sports. Charter Members are: Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, Syracuse, Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College. Big East Football didn't start until 1991. Pittsburgh joined in 1983, Villanova joined in 1980. West Virginia and Rutgers were added for all sports in 1995, while Notre Dame was added for every sport except football. Connecticut Football moved to FBS level in 2004.
The current Commissioner of the Big East is Mike Tranghese. Cincinnati, Louisville, South Florida, DePaul and Marquette joined in 2005 as a result of ACC Expansion, these five schools were previously members of Conference USA
Members
Football Affiliation
- Georgetown-Plays Division FCS football Patriot League
- Notre Dame-Plays football as Division I Independents
- Villanova-Plays Division FCS football Colonial Athletic Association
Non-Football schools
- DePaul-non-football school
- Marquette-non-football school
- Providence-non-football school
- St. John's-non-football school
- Seton Hall-non-football school
Associate Members
Womens Lacrosse
Big East Fight Songs
Cincinnati Cheer Cincy
Connecticut UConn Husky
DePaul DePaul Victory Song
Georgetown There Goes Old Georgetown
Louisville Fight U of L
Marquette Ring Out Ahoya
Notre Dame Notre Dame Victory March
Pittsburgh Hail to Pitt
Providence
Rutgers The Bells Must Ring
Saint John's Fight for Old St. John's
Seton Hall Onward Setonia
South Florida Golden Brahman March
Syracuse Down the Field
Villanova V For Villanova
West Virginia Hail West Virginia
Related Links
| Big East Conference Football: Cincinnati • Connecticut • Louisville • Pittsburgh• Rutgers • South Florida • Syracuse • West Virginia Non-Football: DePaul • Georgetown • Marquette • Notre Dame• Providence • St. John's • Seton Hall • Villanova |
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