biu-nlp/WEC-Eng · Datasets at Hugging Face

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UNK	8	3,227	Conference	[ "2002", "Continental", "Tire", "Bowl", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "between", "the", "Virginia", "Cavaliers", "(", "UVA", ")", "and", "the", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "at", "Ericsson", "Stadium", "in", "Charlotte", ",", "North", "Carolina", ",", "on", "December", "28", ",", "2002", ".", "The", "first", "edition", "of", "the", "Continental", "Tire", "Bowl", ",", "the", "game", "was", "the", "final", "contest", "of", "the", "2002", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", "for", "both", "teams", ",", "and", "ended", "in", "a", "48", "–", "22", "victory", "for", "Virginia", ".", "West", "Virginia", "represented", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "Big", "East", ")", "in", "the", "game", ";", "Virginia", "represented", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 80, 81, 82 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,207	2002 Continental Tire Bowl
UNK	8	3,228	East	[ "In", "its", "inaugural", "season", "the", "Continental", "Tire", "Bowl", "had", "contracts", "with", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conferences", "that", "allowed", "them", "to", "select", "one", "team", "from", "each", "conference", "to", "participate", "in", "their", "annual", "game", ".", "From", "the", "Big", "East", "the", "bowl", "selected", "No", ".", "15", "West", "Virginia", ",", "the", "second-highest", "ranked", "team", "in", "the", "conference", "following", "conference", "champion", "and", "No", ".", "1", "Miami", ";", "Virginia", "was", "selected", "out", "of", "the", "ACC", ".", "The", "two", "teams", "had", "played", "each", "other", "twenty-two", "times", "historically", ",", "although", "not", "since", "1985", ";", "the", "Cavaliers", "held", "a", "12", "–", "10", "–", "1", "advantage", "in", "the", "all-time", "series" ]	PROPN	[ 12, 13 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,208	2002 Continental Tire Bowl
UNK	8	3,229	Conference	[ "2006", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2006", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Randy", "Edsall", "and", "played", "its", "home", "games", "at", "Rentschler", "Field", "in", "East", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut" ]	PROPN	[ 24, 25, 26 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,209	2006 Connecticut Huskies football team
UNK	8	3,230	East	[ "Binns", "started", "all", "12", "games", "as", "a", "senior", "and", "posted", "a", "team-high", "75", "receptions", "for", "1,101", "yards", "with", "10", "touchdowns", ".", "He", "also", "led", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "receptions", ",", "receiving", "yards", ",", "receptions", "per", "game", "(", "6.2", ")", "and", "receiving", "yards", "per", "game", "(", "91.8", ")", "Binns", "was", "signed", "to", "the", "Cincinnati", "Bengals", "'", "practice", "squad", "on", "September", "20", ",", "2011", ".", "He", "saw", "game", "action", "in", "the", "2012", "season", ",", "playing", "in", "seven", "games", "(", "five", "as", "a", "starter", ")", "with", "18", "receptions", "for", "210", "receiving", "yards", "and", "one", "touchdown" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,210	Armon Binns
UNK	8	3,231	East	[ "2013", "Allstate", "Sugar", "Bowl", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "on", "Wednesday", ",", "January", "2", ",", "2013", ",", "at", "the", "Mercedes-Benz", "Superdome", "in", "New", "Orleans", ",", "Louisiana", ".", "The", "game", "featured", "the", "Florida", "Gators", "of", "the", "SEC", "and", "the", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "The", "game", "was", "broadcast", "live", "on", "ESPN", "at", "8:30", "PM", "ET", ".", "Louisville", "was", "selected", "to", "their", "first", "Sugar", "Bowl", "after", "a", "10-2", "regular", "season", "that", "culminated", "in", "a", "share", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "title", ".", "Florida", "was", "picked", "as", "the", "other", "half", "of", "the", "matchup", "following", "an", "11", "–", "1", "campaign" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,211	2013 Sugar Bowl
UNK	8	3,232	Conference	[ "Born", "in", "Cambridge", ",", "Ontario", ",", "she", "attended", "Villanova", "University", "and", "represented", "the", "Villanova", "Wildcats", "in", "college", "athletics", ".", "In", "NCAA", "competition", ",", "she", "won", "three", "individual", "titles", ":", "in", "1998", "she", "won", "the", "NCAA", "indoor", "title", "in", "the", "mile", "run", "and", "the", "outdoor", "title", "over", "1500", "meters", ",", "then", "took", "another", "indoor", "mile", "title", "in", "2000", ".", "She", "received", "NCAA", "All-America", "honours", "on", "nine", "occasions", "and", "was", "highly", "successful", "in", "the", "regional", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "taking", "fifteen", "individual", "championship", "victories", "for", "the", "Wildcats", ".", "She", "graduated", "with", "a", "major", "in", "education", "at", "the", "end", "of", "2000", ".", "From", "2000", "to", "2008", "she", "served", "as", "a", "volunteer", "assistant", "coach", "for", "Villanova" ]	PROPN	[ 73, 74, 75 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,212	Carmen Douma-Hussar
UNK	8	3,233	East	[ "In", "a", "31", "–", "17", "victory", "over", "Maryland", ",", "Smith", "completed", "19", "of", "29", "pass", "attempts", "for", "268", "passing", "yards", "and", "four", "touchdowns", ".", "Two", "of", "his", "touchdowns", "were", "to", "Tavon", "Austin", ",", "and", "two", "were", "to", "Stedman", "Bailey", ".", "Smith", "won", "his", "first", "Big", "East", "Offensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "for", "this", "performance" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,213	Geno Smith
UNK	8	3,234	East	[ "Smith", "tied", "his", "record", "for", "touchdowns", "in", "a", "game", "in", "a", "37-10", "win", "over", "Cincinnati", ",", "where", "he", "was", "15", "for", "25", ",", "throwing", "for", "174", "yards", ",", "four", "touchdowns", ",", "and", "one", "interception", ".", "The", "win", "came", "after", "a", "two-game", "losing", "streak", ".", "It", "was", "the", "first", "time", "the", "Mountaineers", "beat", "Cincinnati", "since", "2007", ".", "Smith", "won", "his", "second", "Big", "East", "Offensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "for", "this", "performance" ]	PROPN	[ 60, 61 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,214	Geno Smith
UNK	8	3,235	Conference	[ "1995", "Miami", "Hurricanes", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "during", "the", "1995", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Hurricanes", "'", "70th", "season", "of", "football", "and", "5th", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Hurricanes", "were", "led", "by", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Butch", "Davis", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "8", "–", "3", "overall", "and", "6", "–", "1", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "to", "finish", "as", "conference", "co-champion", ".", "They", "served", "a", "one-year", "bowl", "ban", "due", "to", "NCAA", "sanctions", "that", "were", "levied", "at", "the", "end", "of", "the", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37, 38 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,215	1995 Miami Hurricanes football team
UNK	8	3,236	Conference	[ "2003", "Virginia", "Tech", "Hokies", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "Virginia", "Tech", "in", "the", "2003", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "The", "team", "'s", "head", "coach", "was", "Frank", "Beamer", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Lane", "Stadium", "in", "Blacksburg", ",", "Virginia", "and", "participated", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 46, 47, 48 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,216	2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
UNK	8	3,237	Conference	[ "2000", "Miami", "Hurricanes", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "during", "the", "2000", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Hurricanes", "'", "75th", "season", "of", "football", "and", "10th", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Hurricanes", "were", "led", "by", "sixth-year", "head", "coach", "Butch", "Davis", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "11", "–", "1", "overall", "and", "7", "–", "0", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "to", "finish", "as", "conference", "champion", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "Sugar", "Bowl", "where", "they", "defeated", "Florida", ",", "37", "–", "20" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37, 38 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,217	2000 Miami Hurricanes football team
UNK	8	3,238	Conference	[ "1998", "Miami", "Hurricanes", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "during", "the", "1998", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Hurricanes", "'", "73rd", "season", "of", "football", "and", "8th", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Hurricanes", "were", "led", "by", "fourth-year", "head", "coach", "Butch", "Davis", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "9", "–", "3", "overall", "and", "5", "–", "2", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "to", "finish", "in", "a", "three-way", "tie", "for", "second", "place", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "MicronPC", "Bowl", "where", "they", "defeated", "NC", "State", ",", "46-23" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37, 38 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,218	1998 Miami Hurricanes football team
UNK	8	3,239	Conference	[ "2004", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "in", "the", "2004", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "The", "team", ",", "coached", "by", "Mark", "Dantonio", ",", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "Nippert", "Stadium", ",", "as", "it", "has", "since", "1924", ".", "This", "was", "the", "Bearcats", "last", "season", "in", "Conference", "USA", "as", "they", "became", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "after", "the", "academic", "year" ]	PROPN	[ 56, 57, 58 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,219	2004 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
UNK	8	3,240	Conference	[ "1994", "–", "95", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "(", "UConn", ")", "during", "the", "1994", "–", "95", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "women", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", ",", "led", "by", "Hall", "of", "Fame", "head", "coach", "Geno", "Auriemma", ",", "in", "his", "10th", "season", "at", "UConn", ",", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "and", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "UConn", "defeated", "Tennessee", "to", "win", "their", "first", "national", "championship", "and", "complete", "their", "first", "undefeated", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 69, 70, 71 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,220	1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,241	Conference	[ "Ewing", "said", "he", "would", "abandon", "John", "Thompson", "III", "'s", "deliberate", "\"", "Princeton", "offense", "\"", "and", "move", "Georgetown", "'s", "game", "toward", "an", "uptempo", ",", "NBA-style", "offense", "favored", "by", "NBA", "scouts", "and", "more", "suitable", "to", "the", "playing", "style", "of", "contemporary", "players", ".", "He", "also", "promised", "a", "more", "physical", "defense", "of", "the", "type", "that", "both", "Georgetown", "and", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "had", "been", "known", "for", "in", "their", "1980s", "heyday", ".", "He", "also", "told", "reporters", "that", "he", "thought", "he", "could", "improve", "Georgetown", "'s", "recruiting", "efforts", "by", "offering", "players", "an", "easier", "path", "to", "the", "NBA", ",", "which", "he", "believed", "he", "understood", "better", "than", "most", "college", "coaches" ]	PROPN	[ 55, 56, 57, 58 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,221	2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
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"Texas", "(", "338", ")", ",", "Howard", "(", "339", ")", ",", "North", "Carolina", "A&T", "(", "350", ")", ",", "and", "Alabama", "A&M", "(", "351", ")", ".", "Maine", "was", "picked", "to", "finish", "last", "in", "the", "America", "East", "Conference", "in", "a", "preseason", "poll", "of", "the", "conference", "'s", "coaches", ",", "had", "not", "won", "more", "than", "eight", "games", "in", "any", "of", "the", "previous", "four", "seasons", ",", "and", "had", "not", "had", "a", "winning", "season", "since", "2009-2010", ".", "Four", "of", "the", "teams", "were", "from", "the", "Mid-Eastern", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "MEAC", ")", ",", "ranked", "31st", "among", "the", "32", "Division", "I", "conferences", "during", "the", "2016", "–", "2017", "college", "basketball", "season", ",", "and", "none", "of", "those", "four", "were", "among", "the", "top", "five", "MEAC", "teams", "of", "2016", "–", "2017", ";", "moreover", ",", "MEAC", "coaches", "in", "a", "preseason", "poll", "picked", "North", "Carolina", "A&T", "–", "which", "had", "posted", "a", "3", "–", "29", "record", "the", "previous", "season", "–", "to", "finish", "last", "in", "the", "conference", ".", "Overall", ",", "Georgetown", "'s", "opponents", "had", "gone", "116", "–", "230", "(", ".335", ")", "against", "Division", "I", "schools", "during", "2016", "–", "2017", ";", "five", "of", "them", "had", "failed", "to", "win", "10", "games", "all", "season", ",", "while", "one", "had", "won", "10", ".", "The", "contractually", "obligated", "Syracuse", "game", "–", "part", "of", "a", "two-season", "home-and-home", "series", "between", "the", "former", "archrivals", "in", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "–", "provided", "Georgetown", "with", "its", "only", "truly", "challenging", "non-conference", "game", ",", "and", "even", "then", "Syracuse", "was", "facing", "a", "down", "year", "in", "which", "pundits", "projected", "the", "Orange", "to", "finish", "next-to-last", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ".", "None", "of", "the", "schools", "had", "received", "an", "at-large", "bid", "to", "the", "2017", "NCAA", "Tournament", "–", "Mount", "St.", "Mary", "'s", ",", "a", "16th-seed", "in", "the", "tournament", ",", "was", "the", "only", "team", "among", "Georgetown", "'s", "11", "non-conference", "opponents", "that", "made", "the", "tournament", "and", "did", "so", "via", "an", "automatic", "bid", "by", "winning", "the", "2017", "Northeast", "Conference", "Tournament", "–", "and", "none", "of", "them", "were", "projected", "to", "make", "the", "2018", "NCAA", "Tournament", ";", "preseason", "prognosticators", "raised", "the", "possibility", "that", "none", "of", "them", "would", "make", "even", "the", "2018", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", ".", "Other", "than", "a", "visit", "to", "Richmond", ",", "the", "entire", "non-conference", "schedule", "was", "at", "home" ]	PROPN	[ 13, 14, 15, 16 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,222	2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,243	East	[ "As", "a", "freshman", "in", "2010", ",", "Krautman", "hit", "18", "total", "field", "goals", ",", "tying", "single-season", "school", "record", ".", "He", "also", "hit", "16", "consecutive", "field", "goals", "which", "again", "tied", "the", "single", "season", "school", "record", ".", "At", "the", "end", "of", "the", "season", ",", "Krautman", "was", "ranked", "21st", "nationally", "and", "tied", "for", "second", "among", "Big", "East", "kickers", "with", "1.38", "field", "goals", "per", "game", ".", "His", "95", "%", "field", "goal", "led", "the", "conference", ".", "Krautman", "tied", "three", "Syracuse", "records", "held", "by", "former", "NFL", "great", "Gary", "Anderson" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,223	Ross Krautman
UNK	8	3,244	Conference	[ "1999", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "football", "team", "represented", "Rutgers", "University", "in", "the", "1999", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", "were", "led", "by", "fourth-year", "head", "coach", "Terry", "Shea", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Rutgers", "Stadium", ".", "They", "were", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "1", "–", "10", ",", "1", "–", "6", "in", "Big", "East", "play" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,224	1999 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
UNK	8	3,245	Conference	[ "2011", "–", "12", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "during", "the", "2011", "–", "12", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "This", "was", "the", "41st", "season", "of", "basketball", "for", "USF", "and", "its", "7th", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Stan", "Heath", "in", "his", "fifth", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "USF", "played", "its", "home", "games", "at", "Bob", "Martinez", "Sports", "Center", ",", "Lakeland", "Center", ",", "and", "Tampa", "Bay", "Times", "Forum", "(", "formerly", "St.", "Pete", "Times", "Forum", "prior", "to", "January", "1", ",", "2012", ")", "this", "season", "as", "their", "regular", "home", "venue", ",", "the", "USF", "Sun", "Dome", ",", "was", "under", "extensive", "renovations" ]	PROPN	[ 48, 49, 50 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,225	2011–12 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,246	Conference	[ "The", "6", "foot", "4", "small", "forward", "played", "college", "basketball", "for", "the", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", ".", "Though", "he", "only", "played", "his", "last", "two", "seasons", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "they", "were", "the", "best", "two", "seasons", "of", "his", "career", ".", "As", "a", "junior", ",", "he", "averaged", "21.9", "ppg", "and", "grabbed", "9.2", "rpg", ".", "His", "22.0", "ppg", "average", "in", "conference", "led", "the", "league", ".", "As", "a", "senior", ",", "he", "added", "another", "21.0", "ppg", "and", "8.3", "rebounds", ".", "In", "his", "four", "years", "at", "the", "Panthers", "(", "1980", "–", "1984", ")", ",", "Vaughan", "finished", "with", "a", "tally", "of", "2,033", "points", "scored", "and", "922", "rebounds" ]	PROPN	[ 24, 25, 26 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,226	Clyde Vaughan
UNK	8	3,247	Conference	[ "Stewart", "continued", "her", "stellar", "play", "in", "her", "sophomore", "year", ";", "her", "coaches", "noticed", "that", "she", "was", "demanding", "the", "ball", "more", "often", ",", "something", "she", "occasionally", "did", "as", "a", "freshman", ",", "but", "usually", "only", "if", "she", "thought", "she", "was", "playing", "well", ".", "By", "the", "end", "of", "her", "sophomore", "year", ",", "she", "was", "named", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "the", "league", "'s", "first", "season", "after", "the", "split", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "an", "honor", "she", "would", "go", "on", "to", "win", "the", "following", "two", "seasons", ".", "Additionally", ",", "she", "was", "named", "AP", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", ",", "only", "the", "third", "time", "in", "history", "a", "sophomore", "had", "claimed", "the", "honor", ".", "The", "other", "two", "sophomore", "recipients", "were", "UConn", "'s", "Maya", "Moore", "and", "Oklahoma", "'s", "Courtney", "Paris", ".", "Stewart", "started", "and", "played", "in", "all", "40", "games", "of", "2013", "–", "2014", "season", ".", "She", "led", "the", "team", "at", "19.4", "points", "and", "2.8", "blocks", "per", "game", ",", "was", "second", "on", "the", "team", "with", "8.1", "rebounds", "per", "contest", ",", "and", "fourth", "on", "the", "squad", "at", "49.7", "percent", "shooting", "and", "her", "291", "field", "goals", "made", "was", "the", "third-highest", "single-season", "total", "in", "UConn", "annals", ".", "Her", "324", "boards", "marked", "the", "12th-highest", "single-season", "total", "in", "school", "history", ",", "and", "her", "110", "rejections", "was", "the", "third-highest", "mark" ]	PROPN	[ 71, 72, 73, 74 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,227	Breanna Stewart
UNK	8	3,248	East	[ "Villanova", ",", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Jay", "Wright", ",", "spent", "most", "of", "the", "season", "competing", "with", "Duke", "and", "Big", "East", "rival", "Connecticut", "for", "possession", "of", "the", "top", "spot", "in", "the", "college", "basketball", "rankings", ".", "Utilizing", "a", "starting", "lineup", "that", "consisted", "of", "four", "guards", "(", "seniors", "Randy", "Foye", "and", "Allan", "Ray", ",", "junior", "Mike", "Nardi", ",", "and", "sophomore", "Kyle", "Lowry", ")", "and", "a", "center", "(", "junior", "Will", "Sheridan", ")", ",", "Villanova", "played", "a", "fast-paced", "style", "of", "basketball", "that", "became", "a", "common", "topic", "of", "intrigue", "among", "analysts", ".", "Villanova", "entered", "the", "NCAA", "tournament", "as", "a", "number", "one", "seed", "and", "made", "an", "Elite", "Eight", "appearance", "before", "losing", "to", "eventual", "champion", "Florida" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,228	2005–06 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,249	Conference	[ "Kuric", "ended", "his", "junior", "season", "as", "the", "2nd", "leading", "scorer", "for", "a", "Louisville", "team", "that", "overachieved", "relative", "to", "expectations", ".", "Preseason", "predictions", "had", "them", "8th", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "they", "did", "not", "receive", "a", "single", "vote", "in", "the", "preseason", "top", "25", "poll", "nationally", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "ended", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "25-10", "and", "ranked", "number", "11", ".", "They", "placed", "third", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", "and", "reached", "the", "final", "game", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "tournament", "losing", "to", "UConn", "Huskies", "by", "3", "points", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "were", "seeded", "4th", "in", "the", "NCAA", "tournament", ",", "but", "were", "upset", "in", "the", "first", "round", "by", "13th", "seed", "Morehead", "State", "University", ".", "Kuric", "came", "on", "strong", "in", "Big", "East", "Conference", "play", "by", "averaging", "a", "team-high", "15.1", "points", "and", "5.8", "rebounds", "over", "the", "last", "13", "games", ",", "hitting", "34-of-74", "three-pointers", "(", ".459", ")", "and", "53.8", "percent", "from", "the", "field", ".", "He", "was", "third", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "Three-point", "field", "goal", "percentage", "(", ".449", ",", "70-of-156", ")", "and", "was", "seventh", "in", "field", "goal", "percentage", "(", ".514", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 27, 28, 29 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,229	Kyle Kuric
UNK	8	3,250	Conference	[ "Kuric", "ended", "his", "junior", "season", "as", "the", "2nd", "leading", "scorer", "for", "a", "Louisville", "team", "that", "overachieved", "relative", "to", "expectations", ".", "Preseason", "predictions", "had", "them", "8th", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "they", "did", "not", "receive", "a", "single", "vote", "in", "the", "preseason", "top", "25", "poll", "nationally", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "ended", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "25-10", "and", "ranked", "number", "11", ".", "They", "placed", "third", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", "and", "reached", "the", "final", "game", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "tournament", "losing", "to", "UConn", "Huskies", "by", "3", "points", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "were", "seeded", "4th", "in", "the", "NCAA", "tournament", ",", "but", "were", "upset", "in", "the", "first", "round", "by", "13th", "seed", "Morehead", "State", "University", ".", "Kuric", "came", "on", "strong", "in", "Big", "East", "Conference", "play", "by", "averaging", "a", "team-high", "15.1", "points", "and", "5.8", "rebounds", "over", "the", "last", "13", "games", ",", "hitting", "34-of-74", "three-pointers", "(", ".459", ")", "and", "53.8", "percent", "from", "the", "field", ".", "He", "was", "third", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "Three-point", "field", "goal", "percentage", "(", ".449", ",", "70-of-156", ")", "and", "was", "seventh", "in", "field", "goal", "percentage", "(", ".514", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 77, 78, 79 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,230	Kyle Kuric
UNK	8	3,251	Conference	[ "''", "Series", ":", "Stony", "Brook", "leads", "11-2", "''", "Stony", "Brook", "traveled", "upstate", "to", "face", "off", "against", "the", "Division", "I", "FBS", "Syracuse", "Orange", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "an", "intrastate", "matchup", ".", "Playing", "Syracuse", "for", "the", "first", "time", "in", "front", "of", "34,512", "fans", ",", "Stony", "Brook", "was", "the", "first", "one", "to", "score", ",", "after", "a", "63-yard", "reception", "by", "Kevin", "Norrell", "to", "open", "up", "a", "7-point", "lead", "four", "minutes", "into", "the", "first", "quarter", ".", "However", ",", "the", "lead", "did", "n't", "lasted", "long", ",", "Syracuse", "responded", "quickly", "with", "a", "touchdown", "of", "their", "own", "after", "a", "61-yard", "sideline", "run", "by", "Prince-Tyson", "Gulley", ".", "On", "the", "next", "drive", ",", "Stony", "Brook", "advanced", "down", "the", "field", "but", "Syracuse", "came", "up", "with", "a", "defensive", "stop", "at", "3rd", "&", "goal", "forcing", "the", "Seawolves", "to", "settle", "for", "a", "twenty-yard", "field", "goal", "to", "take", "a", "three-point", "lead", ".", "Neither", "team", "was", "able", "to", "capitalize", "on", "their", "following", "drives", "as", "the", "Seawolves", "took", "a", "10-7", "lead", "into", "the", "second", "quarter" ]	PROPN	[ 24, 25, 26 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,231	2012 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
UNK	8	3,252	Conference	[ "2011", "–", "12", "Notre", "Dame", "Fighting", "Irish", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Notre", "Dame", "in", "the", "sport", "of", "basketball", "during", "the", "2011", "–", "12", "college", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Fighting", "Irish", "compete", "in", "Division", "I", "of", "the", "National", "Collegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "NCAA", ")", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "were", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Mike", "Brey", ",", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Edmund", "P.", "Joyce", "Center", "Notre", "Dame", ",", "Indiana" ]	PROPN	[ 49, 50, 51 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,232	2011–12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,253	Conference	[ "1982", "–", "83", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1982", "–", "83", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "fifteenth", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,233	1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,254	Conference	[ "John", "Warren", "Kaiser", "(", "born", "October", "6", ",", "1926", ")", "is", "Athletics", "Director", "Emeritus", "at", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "in", "Queens", ",", "NY", ".", "He", "was", "an", "American", "baseball", "player", ",", "college", "coach", ",", "and", "administrator", ".", "As", "a", "player", ",", "he", "helped", "St.", "John", "'s", "to", "the", "1949", "College", "World", "Series", ".", "After", "a", "brief", "minor", "league", "career", ",", "he", "became", "head", "coach", "at", "St.", "John", "'s", "and", "led", "the", "now-named", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "baseball", "team", "to", "eleven", "postseason", "appearances", ",", "including", "three", "trips", "to", "the", "College", "World", "Series", "in", "his", "18-year", "career", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "He", "then", "became", "athletic", "director", "at", "St.", "John", "'s", ",", "and", "was", "instrumental", "in", "the", "establishment", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "He", "was", "inducted", "into", "the", "ABCA", "Hall", "of", "Fame", "in", "1979", ",", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "Most", "Outstanding", "Player", "Award", "is", "named", "in", "his", "honor", ".", "Jack", "Kaiser", "Stadium", ",", "home", "baseball", "field", "of", "the", "Red", "Storm", ",", "is", "also", "named", "in", "his", "honor" ]	PROPN	[ 118, 119, 120 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,234	Jack Kaiser
UNK	8	3,255	East	[ "Canisius", "(", "MAAC", ")", ",", "Lehigh", "(", "Patriot", "League", ")", ",", "Loyola", "(", "ECAC", ")", ",", "Massachusetts", "(", "CAA", ")", ",", "Stony", "Brook", "(", "America", "East", ")", ",", "Syracuse", "(", "Big", "East", ")", ",", "and", "Yale", "(", "Ivy", "League", ")", ",", "earned", "an", "automatic", "bid", "into", "the", "tournament", "by", "winning", "their", "respective", "conference", "tournaments", ".", "During", "the", "tournament", ",", "the", "Colgate", "Raiders", "won", "their", "first", "ever", "NCAA", "Tournament", "game", ",", "defeating", "Massachusetts", "by", "a", "score", "of", "13", "–", "11" ]	PROPN	[ 30, 31 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,235	2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
UNK	8	3,256	Conference	[ "The", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Women", "'s", "Lacrosse", "Committee", "selected", "sixteen", "teams", "to", "compete", "in", "the", "2012", "Division", "I", "Women", "'s", "Lacrosse", "Tournament", ".", "Eight", "teams", "were", "selected", "on", "an", "\"", "automatic", "qualifier", "\"", "basis", ".", "The", "tournament", "champions", "of", "five", "conferences", ",", "including", "the", "America", "East", "Conference", ",", "the", "American", "Lacrosse", "Conference", "(", "ALC", ")", ",", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "the", "Ivy", "League", ",", "received", "automatic", "invitations", "to", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", ".", "These", "five", "teams", "included", "the", "Albany", "Great", "Danes", "of", "the", "America", "East", ",", "the", "No.", "1", "seed", "Florida", "Gators", "of", "the", "ALC", ",", "the", "No.", "3", "seed", "Maryland", "Terrapins", "of", "the", "ACC", ",", "the", "No.", "6", "seed", "Loyola", "Greyhounds", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "and", "the", "Dartmouth", "Big", "Green", "of", "the", "Ivy", "League" ]	PROPN	[ 65, 66, 67 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,236	2012 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
UNK	8	3,257	Conference	[ "1999", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "football", "team", "represented", "West", "Virginia", "University", "in", "the", "1999", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Mountaineers", "'", "107th", "overall", "and", "9th", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "Big", "East", ")", ".", "The", "team", "was", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Don", "Nehlen", ",", "in", "his", "20th", "year", ",", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Mountaineer", "Field", "in", "Morgantown", ",", "West", "Virginia", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "four", "wins", "and", "seven", "losses", "(", "4", "–", "7", "overall", ",", "3", "–", "4", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 34, 35, 36 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,237	1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
UNK	8	3,258	Conference	[ "1981", "–", "82", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "1981", "–", "82", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "Led", "by", "head", "coach", "Roy", "Chipman", ",", "the", "Panthers", "finished", "with", "a", "record", "of", "20", "–", "10", ".", "They", "received", "an", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1982", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "where", "they", "lost", "in", "the", "first", "round", "to", "Pepperdine", ".", "This", "was", "Pitt", "'s", "last", "season", "in", "the", "Eastern", "8", "Conference", ".", "They", "moved", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "next", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 86, 87, 88 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,238	1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,259	Conference	[ "1982", "–", "83", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "1982", "–", "83", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "Led", "by", "head", "coach", "Roy", "Chipman", ",", "the", "Panthers", "finished", "with", "a", "record", "of", "13", "–", "15", ".", "This", "was", "Pitt", "'s", "first", "season", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "were", "previously", "members", "of", "the", "Eastern", "8", "Conference", "." ]	PROPN	[ 53, 54, 55 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,239	1982–83 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,260	Conference	[ "Georgetown", "then", "made", "its", "first", "overseas", "trip", "under", "Ewing", ",", "traveling", "to", "Jamaica", "to", "resume", "competition", "in", "the", "Jamaica", "Classic", "with", "two", "non-bracketed", "showcase", "games", "at", "the", "Montego", "Bay", "Convention", "Centre", "in", "Montego", "Bay", ".", "Ewing", ",", "a", "Jamaica", "native", "who", "had", "emigrated", "to", "the", "United", "States", "at", "the", "age", "of", "12", ",", "had", "accepted", "the", "invitation", "to", "play", "in", "the", "Classic", "partly", "because", "he", "wanted", "to", "show", "his", "players", "his", "birth", "country", ",", "and", "because", "Jagan", "Moseley", "'s", "father", "and", "Jahvon", "Blair", "'s", "parents", "also", "had", "been", "born", "on", "the", "island", ".", "The", "first", "game", ",", "against", "unbeaten", "Loyola", "Marymount", ",", "was", "the", "first", "meeting", "of", "the", "schools", "since", "1979", ";", "the", "Hoyas", "led", "by", "five", "points", "at", "halftime", ",", "but", "the", "Lions", "had", "a", "strong", "second", "half", "in", "which", "they", "built", "a", "lead", "of", "as", "many", "as", "15", "points", "before", "handing", "Georgetown", "its", "first", "loss", "of", "the", "season", ",", "65", "–", "52", ",", "behind", "27", "points", "by", "senior", "guard", "James", "Batemon", ".", "Two", "days", "later", ",", "Georgetown", "bounced", "back", "in", "the", "next", "game", ",", "in", "which", "the", "Hoyas", "fell", "behind", "former", "Big", "East", "Conference", "rival", "South", "Florida", "by", "11", "points", "early", "in", "the", "second", "half", "but", "pulled", "out", "a", "victory", "in", "overtime", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "then", "returned", "to", "Capital", "One", "Arena", "for", "the", "final", "game", "of", "the", "Jamaica", "Classic", ",", "building", "a", "22-point", "lead", "against", "Campbell", "before", "the", "Fighting", "Camels", "staged", "a", "second-half", "comeback", "–", "largely", "thanks", "to", "45", "points", "by", "senior", "guard", "Chris", "Clemons", ",", "27", "of", "them", "after", "halftime", "–", "that", "brought", "Campbell", "to", "within", "six", "points", "of", "the", "Hoyas", "with", "12", "seconds", "left", "before", "James", "Akinjo", "made", "four", "straight", "free", "throws", "to", "clinch", "the", "win", "for", "Georgetown", ".", "Jesse", "Govan", "had", "a", "double", "double", "(", "20", "points", "and", "11", "rebounds", ")", "against", "Loyola", "Marymount", ",", "27", "points", "against", "South", "Florida", ",", "and", "13", "in", "the", "Campbell", "game", ".", "Josh", "LeBlanc", "scored", "12", "points", "against", "Loyola", "Marymount", ",", "narrowly", "missed", "a", "double", "double", "in", "the", "South", "Florida", "game", "with", "nine", "points", "and", "10", "rebounds", ",", "and", "scored", "11", "against", "Campbell", ".", "James", "Akinjo", "finished", "with", "10", "points", "against", "Loyola", "Marymount", ",", "14", "against", "South", "Florida", ",", "and", "17", "against", "Campbell", ".", "Trey", "Mourning", "led", "the", "Hoyas", "in", "the", "Campbell", "game", "with", "a", "double", "double", "(", "27", "points", "and", "12", "rebounds", ",", "both", "career", "highs", ")", "and", "three", "assists" ]	PROPN	[ 183, 184, 185 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,240	2018–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,261	Conference	[ "With", "a", "four-game", "winning", "streak", "and", "a", "record", "of", "7", "–", "1", ",", "Georgetown", "next", "went", "on", "the", "road", "to", "meet", "Syracuse", "before", "a", "crowd", "of", "over", "24,000", "at", "the", "Carrier", "Dome", ".", "It", "was", "the", "fourth", "year", "in", "a", "row", "the", "two", "schools", "–", "bitter", "rivals", "throughout", "the", "35-season", "history", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "–", "had", "met", "in", "non-conference", "play", ".", "During", "the", "first", "half", ",", "the", "Hoya", "defense", "held", "the", "Orange", "to", "7-for-27", "(", "25.9", "percent", ")", "shooting", "from", "the", "field", "and", "junior", "guard", "Tyus", "Battle", "–", "who", "had", "scored", "a", "career-high", "29", "points", "at", "Capital", "One", "Arena", "in", "the", "previous", "season", "to", "lead", "Syracuse", "to", "a", "comeback", "win", "over", "the", "Hoyas", "–", "to", "1-for-8", "(", "12.5", "percent", ")", "shooting", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "went", "into", "the", "locker", "room", "at", "halftime", "leading", "35", "–", "22", ";", "it", "was", "the", "second-fewest", "points", "Syracuse", "had", "scored", "in", "a", "half", "in", "the", "38-season", "history", "of", "the", "Carrier", "Dome", ".", "In", "the", "second", "half", ",", "Georgetown", "quickly", "took", "its", "largest", "lead", "of", "the", "game", ",", "37", "–", "22", ".", "Then", ",", "however", ",", "Syracuse", "went", "on", "a", "14", "–", "2", "run", "that", "included", "10", "points", "by", "Battle", ",", "and", "closed", "to", "a", "39", "–", "36", "deficit", ".", "With", "11:51", "left", "to", "play", ",", "Syracuse", "closed", "to", "48", "–", "47", "on", "a", "Battle", "jumper", ".", "A", "three-pointer", "by", "Syracuse", "redshirt", "sophomore", "Travis", "Hughes", "gave", "the", "Orange", "a", "50", "–", "48", "lead", "–", "the", "first", "Syracuse", "lead", "since", "5", "–", "3", "–", "which", "Syracuse", "extended", "to", "a", "six-point", "advantage", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "closed", "to", "60", "–", "59", "on", "three", "straight", "three-pointers", "by", "Greg", "Malinowski", ",", "then", "tied", "the", "game", "at", "60", "–", "60", "before", "retaking", "the", "lead", "at", "65", "–", "62", "with", "4:50", "left", "to", "play", ".", "With", "Georgetown", "leading", "66", "–", "64", ",", "Orange", "freshman", "guard", "Jalen", "Carey", "hit", "a", "desperation", "three-pointer", "to", "regain", "the", "lead", "for", "Syracuse", "at", "67", "–", "66", "with", "2:35", "remaining", ".", "Govan", "hit", "a", "jumper", "to", "give", "Georgetown", "a", "68", "–", "67", "lead", "before", "Battle", "sank", "a", "three", "to", "put", "Syracuse", "back", "in", "front", ",", "70", "–", "68", ",", "with", "1:28", "left", ".", "With", "a", "little", "over", "a", "minute", "remaining", ",", "Govan", "hit", "a", "three-pointer", "to", "give", "Georgetown", "a", "71", "–", "70", "lead", ",", "but", "Battle", "–", "who", "finished", "with", "26", "points", "–", "sank", "a", "pull-up", "jumper", "with", "2.5", "seconds", "to", "play", "to", "once", "again", "give", "the", "Orange", "a", "comeback", "win", ",", "72", "–", "71", ";", "it", "was", "Syracuse", "'s", "fifth", "straight", "victory", ".", "In", "the", "second", "half", ",", "Syracuse", "shot", "18-for-30", "(", "60.0", "percent", ")", "overall", "from", "the", "field", ",", "including", "7", "of", "14", "three-pointers", ".", "For", "the", "game", ",", "Georgetown", "committed", "15", "turnovers", ",", "and", "Syracuse", "scored", "19", "points", "off", "them", ".", "Govan", "had", "a", "double", "double", "with", "22", "points", "and", "12", "rebounds", ",", "McClung", "finished", "with", "18", "points", ",", "and", "Malinowski", "had", "11", "off", "the", "bench", ",", "while", "Josh", "LeBlanc", "grabbed", "12", "rebounds", "in", "addition", "to", "scoring", "eight", "points", ".", "The", "game", "completed", "a", "four-year", ",", "four-game", "series", "between", "Georgetown", "and", "Syracuse", ",", "and", "it", "ended", "amid", "speculation", "that", "the", "schools", "would", "not", "play", "again", "in", "the", "near", "future", ",", "because", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "′", "s", "decision", "to", "go", "to", "a", "20-game", "schedule", "the", "following", "season", "would", "make", "it", "too", "difficult", "for", "the", "Orange", "to", "schedule", "Georgetown" ]	PROPN	[ 53, 54, 55, 56 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,241	2018–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,262	East	[ "Bruno", "returned", "to", "DePaul", "and", "women", "'s", "basketball", "in", "1988", ",", "returning", "to", "the", "head", "coaching", "position", "of", "the", "Blue", "Demons", ".", "His", "first", "season", ",", "the", "team", "achieved", "a", "23", "–", "10", "record", ",", "tying", "for", "first", "place", "in", "the", "North", "Star", "conference", ",", "and", "qualifying", "for", "post-season", "play", ".", "The", "team", "finished", "seventh", "in", "the", "WNIT", ".", "His", "team", "has", "qualified", "for", "post-season", "play", "all", "but", "three", "of", "the", "seasons", "since", "his", "return", "to", "DePaul", ".", "The", "team", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "North", "Star", "conference", "until", "the", "1990", "–", "91", "season", ",", "then", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Great", "Midwest", "Conference", "for", "four", "years", ".", "That", "conference", "then", "merged", "to", "become", "part", "of", "Conference", "USA", ",", "where", "DePaul", "remained", "until", "joining", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "2005" ]	PROPN	[ 125, 126 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,242	Doug Bruno
UNK	8	3,263	East	[ "During", "his", "tenure", "at", "West", "Virginia", "University", "under", "head", "coach", "Don", "Nehlen", ",", "Holliday", "achieved", "a", "prestigious", "record", ".", "He", "coached", "the", "top", "three", "career", "and", "single-season", "reception", "leaders", "in", "school", "history", "and", "eight", "of", "the", "top", "ten", "players", "in", "both", "categories", ".", "He", "also", "coached", "the", "leading", "receivers", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "1996", ",", "1997", ",", "and", "1998", "while", "also", "coaching", "three", "of", "the", "top", "six", "receivers", "in", "Big", "East", "history", ".", "He", "coached", "third-team", "All-American", "receiver", "Reggie", "Rembert", ",", "three-time", "all-Big", "East", "receiver", "Rahsaan", "Vanterpool", ",", "all-Big", "East", "receiver", "David", "Saunders", ",", "all-Big", "East", "receiver", "Shawn", "Foreman", ",", "an", "all-Big", "East", "receiver", "Khori", "Ivy", "during", "his", "tenure", "and", "also", "was", "responsible", "for", "seven", "eventual", "NFL", "draftees" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,243	Doc Holliday (American football)
UNK	8	3,264	Conference	[ "He", "was", "head", "football", "coach", "at", "Dartmouth", "from", "1971", "to", "1977", "and", "became", "athletic", "director", "at", "Syracuse", "University", "in", "1978", ".", "Crouthamel", "played", "a", "key", "role", "in", "the", "formation", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "1979", "and", "served", "on", "the", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Committee", ".", "While", "Crouthamel", "was", "athletic", "director", "at", "Syracuse", ",", "his", "teams", "won", "ten", "national", "championships", ".", "He", "retired", "from", "Syracuse", "University", "on", "June", "30", ",", "2005" ]	PROPN	[ 31, 32, 33 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,244	Jake Crouthamel
UNK	8	3,265	East	[ "On", "Saturday", ",", "November", "22", ",", "2008", ",", "Clemson", "beat", "Charlotte", "71", "–", "70", "at", "Halton", "Arena", ",", "marking", "the", "first", "time", "ever", "a", "current", "member", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "has", "played", "at", "Charlotte", ".", "(", "Miami", "played", "during", "there", "during", "their", "time", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 49, 50 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,245	2008–09 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,266	East	[ "Ståhl", "accepted", "an", "invitation", "from", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "to", "play", "college", "soccer", "in", "the", "United", "States", ",", "and", "he", "joined", "the", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "for", "the", "2006", "season", ".", "He", "was", "chosen", "as", "the", "Big", "East", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Year", "after", "his", "first", "season", "with", "the", "Huskies", ",", "after", "being", "the", "only", "freshman", "to", "start", "and", "play", "in", "all", "19", "games", "that", "season", ".", "In", "2009", ",", "he", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Midfielder", "of", "the", "Year", "as", "he", "concluded", "his", "career", "with", "the", "Huskies", "tallying", "two", "goals", "and", "nine", "assists", ".", "He", "was", "also", "a", "nominee", "in", "the", "semifinal", "stage", "for", "the", "M.A.C.", "Hermann", "Trophy" ]	PROPN	[ 34, 35 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,246	Toni Ståhl
UNK	8	3,267	East	[ "While", "at", "NESN", ",", "Reid", "also", "hosted", "the", "pre", "-", "and", "post-game", "shows", "for", "the", "Boston", "Red", "Sox", ",", "did", "play-by-play", "for", "the", "Pawtucket", "Red", "Sox", ",", "and", "was", "also", "the", "host", "and", "writer", "for", "the", "syndicated", "weekly", "television", "show", ",", "\"", "This", "Week", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "\"", "In", "1990", ",", "Reid", "called", "the", "NCAA", "Lacrosse", "Championships", "for", "ESPN" ]	PROPN	[ 46, 47 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,247	Eric Reid (sportscaster)
UNK	8	3,268	Conference	[ "1993", "Miami", "Hurricanes", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "during", "the", "1993", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Hurricanes", "'", "68th", "season", "of", "football", "and", "3rd", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Hurricanes", "were", "led", "by", "fifth-year", "head", "coach", "Dennis", "Erickson", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "9", "–", "3", "overall", "and", "6", "–", "1", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "to", "finish", "in", "second", "place", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "Fiesta", "Bowl", "where", "they", "lost", "to", "Arizona", ",", "29-0" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37, 38 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,248	1993 Miami Hurricanes football team
UNK	8	3,269	Conference	[ "1995", "–", "96", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1995", "–", "96", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "30", "–", "2", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "17", "–", "1", "record", "and", "were", "the", "Regular", "Season", "Champions", "and", "the", "1996", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "champions", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Sweet", "Sixteen", "in", "the", "1996", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "where", "they", "had", "a", "2", "–", "1", "record", "that", "was", "later", "vacated", "by", "the", "NCAA", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "tenth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,249	1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,270	Conference	[ "1981", "–", "82", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "during", "the", "1981", "–", "82", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 17, 18, 19 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,250	1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,271	Conference	[ "2000", "–", "01", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2000", "–", "01", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "20", "–", "12", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "an", "8", "–", "8", "record", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Second", "Round", "in", "the", "2001", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "fifteenth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,251	2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,272	Conference	[ "1994", "–", "95", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1994", "–", "95", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "28", "–", "5", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "16", "–", "2", "record", "and", "were", "the", "Regular", "Season", "Champions", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Elite", "Eight", "in", "the", "1995", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "ninth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,252	1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,273	Conference	[ "2019", "Big", "East", "Conference", "men", "'s", "soccer", "season", "will", "be", "the", "seventh", "season", "for", "the", "realigned", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "Including", "the", "history", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "this", "was", "the", "24th", "season", "of", "men", "'s", "soccer", "under", "the", "\"", "Big", "East", "Conference", "\"", "name" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26, 27, 28 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,253	2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season
UNK	8	3,274	mates	[ "This", "is", "also", "the", "final", "season", "for", "three", "schools", "in", "their", "current", "conferences", ".", "The", "Cal", "State", "Bakersfield", "Roadrunners", "and", "Kansas", "City", "Kangaroos", "will", "both", "leave", "their", "current", "home", "of", "the", "Western", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "with", "the", "Roadrunners", "joining", "the", "Big", "West", "Conference", "and", "the", "Kangaroos", "returning", "to", "the", "Summit", "League", "in", "July", "2020", ".", "The", "UConn", "Huskies", "will", "leave", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "to", "join", "several", "of", "their", "former", "conference", "mates", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	NOUN	[ 70, 71 ]	conference mates	mate	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,254	2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
UNK	8	3,275	Conference	[ "Women", "'s", "intercollegiate", "varsity", "basketball", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "began", "during", "the", "1914", "–", "1915", "season", "and", "found", "early", "success", "until", "1926", "–", "1927", "after", "which", "it", "was", "disbanded", "in", "favor", "of", "intramural", "sports", "programs", ".", "Varsity", "basketball", "for", "women", "was", "reinstated", "during", "the", "1970", "–", "1971", "season", ".", "Although", "participants", "were", "awarded", "varsity", "letters", "and", "competed", "intercollegiately", ",", "the", "program", "was", "n't", "taken", "over", "by", "the", "Athletic", "Department", "until", "the", "1974", "–", "1975", "season", ".", "During", "the", "1970s", ",", "the", "team", "earned", "several", "EAIAW", "regional", "tournament", "appearances", ".", "Pitt", "began", "competing", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "1982", ",", "and", "the", "Panthers", "won", "the", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", "championship", "in", "1984", ".", "Pitt", "appeared", "in", "the", "National", "Women", "'s", "Invitational", "Tournament", "in", "1981", "and", "1994", "as", "well", "as", "the", "Women", "'s", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "in", "2000", "and", "2006", "before", "earning", "its", "first", "ever", "NCAA", "tournament", "appearance", "in", "2007", ",", "where", "they", "advanced", "to", "the", "second", "round", "before", "losing", "to", "eventual", "national", "champion", "Tennessee", ".", "The", "Panthers", "then", "advanced", "to", "the", "Sweet", "Sixteen", "in", "2008", "and", "2009", ",", "and", "made", "their", "fifth", "straight", "post-season", "tournament", "appearance", "in", "the", "WNIT", "in", "2010", ".", "On", "April", "12", ",", "2013", ",", "Pitt", "hired", "Suzie", "McConnell-Serio", "to", "replace", "Berenato", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "Pitt", "moved", "to", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", "beginning", "with", "the", "2013", "–", "14", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 95, 96, 97 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,255	Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
UNK	8	3,276	Conference	[ "2004", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "a", "part", "of", "the", "2003", "–", "04", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ",", "took", "place", "from", "March", "10", "–", "13", ",", "2004", "at", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "in", "New", "York", "City", ".", "It", "was", "a", "single-elimination", "tournament", "with", "four", "rounds", "and", "the", "four", "highest", "seeds", "(", "two", "from", "each", "Big", "East", "division", ")", "received", "byes", "in", "the", "first", "round", ".", "The", "twelve", "Big", "East", "teams", "with", "the", "best", "conference", "records", "were", "invited", "to", "participate", ".", "Its", "winner", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "received", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2004", "NCAA", "Tournament", ",", "the", "sixth", "for", "the", "Huskies", ",", "tying", "Georgetown", "for", "the", "most", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "championships" ]	PROPN	[ 91, 92, 93 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,256	2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
UNK	8	3,277	Conference	[ "After", "graduating", "from", "high", "school", ",", "Huber", "attended", "Villanova", "University", "where", "she", "continued", "her", "running", "career", ".", "Huber", "struggled", "at", "first", "due", "to", "the", "intensity", "of", "the", "training", "program", ".", "At", "the", "time", ",", "Villanova", "coach", "Marty", "Stern", "thought", "that", "Huber", "\"", "was", "a", "wimp", "\"", "and", "hoped", "\"", "she", "'d", "leave", "and", "go", "home", ".", "\"", "Although", "she", "won", "the", "1986", "Big", "East", "Conference", "championship", "in", "the", "3000", "meters", ",", "she", "did", "not", "qualify", "for", "the", "NCAA", "track", "and", "field", "championships", ".", "In", "the", "fall", "of", "1986", ",", "Huber", "finished", "29th", "at", "the", "NCAA", "cross", "country", "championships", ".", "Huber", "had", "a", "breakthrough", "during", "the", "1987", "indoor", "and", "outdoor", "track", "seasons", ",", "winning", "her", "first", "NCAA", "championships", ".", "She", "won", "the", "NCAA", "indoor", "championship", "in", "the", "3000", "meters", ".", "Huber", "entered", "the", "NCAA", "outdoor", "championships", "as", "the", "favorite", "to", "win", "the", "3000", "meters", ",", "and", "she", "did", "just", "that", ",", "winning", "in", "a", "meet", "record", "time", "of", "8:54.41", ".", "That", "fall", ",", "she", "finished", "9th", "at", "the", "NCAA", "cross", "country", "championships" ]	PROPN	[ 62, 63, 64 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,257	Vicki Huber
UNK	8	3,278	East	[ "With", "only", "two", "of", "their", "remaining", "pieces", "from", "the", "\"", "Why", "Not", "Us", "?", "\"", "team", "still", "intact", ",", "Brian", "Connelly", "and", "Jimmie", "Covington", ",", "the", "Danes", "would", "look", "to", "rebuild", "with", "eight", "newcomers", "to", "the", "team", ".", "They", "would", "start", "the", "season", "0", "–", "2", "after", "matchups", "with", "Big", "East", "opponents", "Villanova", "and", "DePaul", "in", "\"", "homecoming", "\"", "games", "for", "their", "seniors", ".", "A", "5", "–", "0", "run", "after", "the", "slow", "start", "would", "put", "the", "Danes", "'", "in", "prime", "position", "to", "upset", "their", "crosstown", "rival", "Siena", "Saints", ",", "who", "had", "just", "endured", "3", "loses", "over", "4", "days", "at", "the", "2008", "Old", "Spice", "Classic", "in", "Orlando", ",", "Florida", ".", "However", "the", "Danes", "'", "would", "fall", "short", "by", "seven", "points", ".", "The", "Great", "Danes", "would", "win", "three", "of", "their", "next", "four", "games", "including", "a", "game", "postponed", "for", "snow", "and", "difficult", "travel", "conditions", "in", "Fairfield", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "against", "Sacred", "Heart", "before", "closing", "out", "the", "calendar", "year", "against", "the", "defending", "national", "champions", "Kansas", "Jayhawks", ".", "The", "purple-and-gold", "squad", "would", "fall", "behind", "early", "and", "not", "show", "any", "signs", "of", "life", "against", "the", "Jayhawks", ",", "in", "a", "79", "–", "43", "loss", "on", "nationally", "televised", "ESPNU" ]	PROPN	[ 49, 50 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,258	Albany Great Danes men's basketball
UNK	8	3,279	East	[ "In", "April", "2012", "several", "reports", "linked", "ODU", "to", "possible", "conference", "realignment", "in", "FBS", "with", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "the", "C-USA", "and", "possibly", "beginning", "conference", "play", "as", "soon", "as", "2013", ".", "The", "Big", "East", "reports", "were", "silenced", "with", "the", "addition", "of", "schools", "University", "of", "Houston", ",", "University", "of", "Central", "Florida", ",", "Southern", "Methodist", "University", ",", "and", "University", "of", "Memphis", ".", "However", ",", "the", "C-USA", "was", "still", "interested", "in", "ODU", "after", "adding", "five", "new", "schools", "including", "University", "of", "North", "Carolina", "at", "Charlotte", ",", "Florida", "International", ",", "University", "of", "North", "Texas", ",", "Louisiana", "Tech", ",", "and", "Texas-San", "Antonio" ]	PROPN	[ 15, 16 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,259	Old Dominion Monarchs football
UNK	8	3,280	East	[ "Louis", "Orr", "coached", "the", "team", "for", "one", "season", "(", "20-11", ")", "before", "leaving", "for", "Seton", "Hall", "University", ".", "Siena", "then", "hired", "Rob", "Lanier", ",", "an", "assistant", "under", "Rick", "Barnes", "at", "University", "of", "Texas", ".", "In", "Lanier", "'s", "first", "year", "Siena", "struggled", "through", "a", "brutal", "regular", "season", "going", "12-18", ".", "However", "the", "team", "went", "on", "to", "win", "the", "MAAC", "championship", "on", "their", "home", "floor", "and", "become", "the", "first", "team", "since", "Bradley", "in", "1955", "to", "win", "an", "NCAA", "Tournament", "game", "with", "a", "losing", "record", "as", "they", "defeated", "Alcorn", "State", "81-77", "in", "the", "play", "in", "game", ".", "Siena", "would", "gain", "an", "NIT", "berth", "in", "2003", ",", "going", "21-11", "and", "beating", "Big", "East", "member", "Providence", "along", "the", "way", ".", "They", "defeated", "Villanova", "and", "Western", "Michigan", "in", "the", "NIT", "before", "being", "eliminated", "by", "Alabama-Birmingham", ".", "Lanier", "'s", "final", "two", "years", "brought", "much", "frustration", "among", "Siena", "fans", ".", "In", "2003-04", ",", "Siena", "started", "off", "3-0", "only", "to", "lose", "their", "next", "10", "games", "and", "finish", "the", "season", "a", "disappointing", "14-16", ".", "Lanier", "'s", "final", "year", "saw", "an", "injury-plagued", "Siena", "team", "finish", "with", "a", "program", "worst", "24", "losses", "and", "he", "was", "fired", "after", "that", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 107, 108 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,260	Siena Saints men's basketball
UNK	8	3,281	Conference	[ "Following", "junior", "college", ",", "Stapleton", "enrolled", "at", "Rutgers", "University", ",", "where", "he", "became", "the", "team", "'s", "starting", "center", "in", "spring", "camps", "in", "2005", ".", "He", "started", "12", "games", "on", "the", "season", ".", "In", "his", "senior", "year", ",", "Stapleton", "started", "13", "games", "and", "was", "a", "finalist", "for", "the", "Rimington", "Trophy", ",", "given", "to", "the", "nation", "'s", "best", "center", ".", "The", "Rutgers", "offensive", "line", "allowed", "only", "eight", "sacks", "on", "the", "season", ",", "the", "fewest", "in", "the", "nation", ",", "while", "Rutgers", "running", "back", "Ray", "Rice", "set", "a", "Big", "East", "Conference", "record", "with", "1,794", "yards", "on", "the", "season", ".", "Stapleton", "was", "awarded", "the", "David", "Bender", "Trophy", ",", "given", "to", "the", "team", "'s", "best", "offensive", "lineman" ]	PROPN	[ 84, 85, 86 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,261	Darnell Stapleton
UNK	8	3,282	East	[ "2008", "Tostitos", "Fiesta", "Bowl", "was", "a", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", ".", "It", "was", "part", "of", "the", "2007", "–", "2008", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "(", "BCS", ")", "of", "the", "2007", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "Played", "annually", "since", "1971", ",", "first", "at", "Sun", "Devil", "Stadium", "on", "the", "campus", "of", "Arizona", "State", "University", "in", "Tempe", ",", "Arizona", "through", "2006", ",", "the", "game", "was", "played", "at", "8", "p.m.", "EST", "on", "January", "2", ",", "2008", ",", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Phoenix", "Stadium", "in", "Glendale", ",", "Arizona", ".", "The", "game", "featured", "the", "fourth", "ranked", "(", "BCS", ")", ",", "Big", "12", "champion", "Oklahoma", "Sooners", "hosting", "the", "ninth", "ranked", "(", "BCS", ")", ",", "Big", "East", "champion", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", ".", "West", "Virginia", "defeated", "Oklahoma", "by", "a", "score", "of", "48", "–", "28", ".", "The", "contest", "was", "televised", "on", "Fox" ]	PROPN	[ 107, 108 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,262	2008 Fiesta Bowl
UNK	8	3,283	Conference	[ "2006", "Gator", "Bowl", "was", "a", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "between", "the", "Virginia", "Tech", "Hokies", "and", "the", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "at", "Alltel", "Stadium", "in", "Jacksonville", ",", "Florida", ",", "United", "States", ",", "on", "January", "2", ",", "2006", ".", "The", "game", "was", "the", "final", "contest", "of", "the", "2005", "football", "season", "for", "each", "team", "and", "resulted", "in", "a", "35", "–", "24", "Virginia", "Tech", "victory", ".", "Virginia", "Tech", "represented", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ",", "and", "Louisville", "represented", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "Big", "East", ")", "in", "the", "competition" ]	PROPN	[ 75, 76, 77 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,263	2006 Gator Bowl
UNK	8	3,284	Conference	[ "The", "other", "half", "of", "the", "matchup", "would", "consist", "of", "either", "Notre", "Dame", "or", "the", "first", "selection", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "after", "that", "conference", "'s", "automatic", "BCS", "bid", ".", "Because", "Notre", "Dame", "was", "selected", "to", "play", "in", "the", "2006", "Fiesta", "Bowl", ",", "a", "BCS", "game", ",", "the", "Gator", "Bowl", "Association", "was", "required", "to", "select", "the", "Big", "East", "'s", "Louisville", "Cardinals", ",", "which", ",", "like", "Virginia", "Tech", ",", "finished", "second", "in", "their", "conference" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19, 20 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,264	2006 Gator Bowl
UNK	8	3,285	Conference	[ "The", "1994", "Gator", "Bowl", "saw", "17th-ranked", "Virginia", "Tech", "face", "off", "against", "regional", "rival", "Tennessee", "at", "Ben", "Hill", "Griffin", "Stadium", "on", "the", "campus", "of", "the", "University", "of", "Florida", ".", "The", "game", "was", "moved", "to", "Gainesville", "in", "1994", "due", "to", "renovations", "to", "the", "Gator", "Bowl", "for", "the", "Jacksonville", "Jaguars", ".", "Virginia", "Tech", "came", "into", "the", "game", "with", "an", "8", "–", "3", "regular-season", "record", "that", "included", "a", "record", "of", "5", "–", "2", "in", "Big", "East", "Conference", "competition", ".", "The", "Tennessee", "Volunteers", "came", "entered", "the", "game", "with", "a", "regular-season", "record", "of", "7", "–", "4", "under", "head", "coach", "Phillip", "Fulmer", "that", "included", "a", "5", "–", "3", "record", "in", "Southeastern", "Conference", "competition" ]	PROPN	[ 70, 71, 72 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,265	1994 Gator Bowl
UNK	8	3,286	East	[ "This", "was", "the", "last", "appearance", "of", "an", "SEC", "team", "in", "the", "Gator", "Bowl", "until", "2011", ".", "Conversely", ",", "it", "was", "the", "last", "Gator", "Bowl", "which", "did", "''", "not", "''", "feature", "a", "team", "from", "the", "ACC", "(", "which", "admitted", "Virginia", "Tech", "in", "2004", ")", "for", "the", "same", "period", ".", "After", "this", "game", ",", "the", "Gator", "Bowl", "entered", "into", "exclusive", "tie-in", "contracts", "with", "the", "ACC", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "until", "2010", "(", "with", "the", "addition", "of", "the", "Big", "12", "and", "Notre", "Dame", "from", "2006-2010", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 65, 66 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,266	1994 Gator Bowl
UNK	8	3,287	Conference	[ "During", "the", "2003", "college", "football", "season", ",", "Virginia", "Tech", "accumulated", "an", "8", "–", "4", "regular-season", "record", "that", "included", "four", "losses", "in", "the", "Hokies", "'", "final", "six", "regular-season", "games", ".", "As", "the", "third-place", "team", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "Tech", "accepted", "a", "bid", "to", "the", "2003", "Insight", "Bowl", ".", "Facing", "the", "Hokies", "were", "the", "California", "Golden", "Bears", ",", "who", "went", "7", "–", "6", "during", "the", "regular", "season", ",", "tying", "for", "third", "place", "in", "the", "Pacific-10", "(", "Pac-10", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 35, 36, 37 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,267	2003 Insight Bowl
UNK	8	3,288	Conference	[ "2008", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "(", "USF", ")", "in", "the", "2008", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "Their", "head", "coach", "was", "Jim", "Leavitt", ",", "and", "the", "USF", "Bulls", "played", "all", "of", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Raymond", "James", "Stadium", "in", "Tampa", ",", "FL", ".", "The", "2008", "college", "football", "season", "was", "the", "12th", "season", "overall", "for", "the", "Bulls", "and", "their", "fourth", "season", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "2008", "season", "was", "the", "first", "in", "which", "the", "team", "was", "ranked", "in", "the", "preseason", "rankings" ]	PROPN	[ 70, 71, 72 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,268	2008 South Florida Bulls football team
UNK	8	3,289	Conference	[ "For", "the", "2000", "–", "2001", "college", "football", "season", ",", "the", "Gator", "Bowl", "had", "the", "right", "to", "select", "the", "No.", "2", "bowl-eligible", "team", "from", "both", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "bowl", "game", "'s", "administrators", "also", "had", "a", "contract", "to", "include", "Notre", "Dame", "if", "that", "school", "met", "certain", "entry", "requirements", ".", "The", "conference", "champions", "of", "the", "ACC", "and", "Big", "East", "were", "guaranteed", "a", "spot", "in", "a", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "game", ",", "and", "there", "also", "was", "the", "possibility", "of", "an", "at-large", "BCS", "selection", "for", "any", "team", "in", "each", "conference", "if", "it", "finished", "high", "enough", "in", "the", "BCS", "Poll", "but", "did", "not", "win", "the", "conference", "championship" ]	PROPN	[ 33, 34, 35 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,269	2001 Gator Bowl
UNK	8	3,290	Conference	[ "2006", "–", "07", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "2006", "–", "07", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Norm", "Roberts", "in", "his", "third", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Carnesecca", "Arena", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,270	2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,291	Conference	[ "2002", "–", "03", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "2002", "–", "03", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Mike", "Jarvis", "in", "his", "fifth", "year", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Carnesecca", "Arena", ",", "then", "called", "Alumni", "Hall", ",", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 70, 71, 72 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,271	2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,292	Conference	[ "1992", "–", "93", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1992", "–", "93", "NCAA", "Division", "-", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Brian", "Mahoney", "in", "his", "first", "year", "at", "the", "school", "after", "replacing", "long", "time", "head", "coach", "Lou", "Carnesecca", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 70, 71, 72 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,272	1992–93 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,293	Conference	[ "2004", "–", "05", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "2004", "–", "05", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Norm", "Roberts", "in", "his", "first", "year", "at", "the", "school", "replacing", "interim", "head", "coach", "Kevin", "Clark", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Carnesecca", "Arena", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 73, 74, 75 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,273	2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,294	Conference	[ "The", "American", "is", "one", "of", "two", "successors", "to", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "which", "split", "after", "the", "2013", "season", ".", "The", "first", "year", "of", "the", "tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Cougar", "Softball", "Stadium", "in", "Houston", ",", "Texas" ]	PROPN	[ 9, 10, 11, 12 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,274	American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
UNK	8	3,295	Conference	[ "1987", "–", "88", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1987", "–", "88", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "twentieth", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,275	1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,296	Conference	[ "2000", "–", "01", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "2000", "–", "01", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Mike", "Jarvis", "in", "his", "third", "year", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Carnesecca", "Arena", ",", "then", "called", "Alumni", "Hall", ",", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 70, 71, 72 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,276	2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,297	Conference	[ "2000", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Commerce", "Bank", "Ballpark", "in", "Bridgewater", ",", "NJ", ".", "This", "was", "the", "sixteenth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "second", "tournament", "championship", ",", "and", "second", "in", "three", "years", ",", "to", "claim", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2000", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23, 24 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,277	2000 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,298	Conference	[ "1991", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Muzzy", "Field", "in", "Bristol", ",", "CT", ".", "This", "was", "the", "seventh", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "second", "seeded", "won", "their", "second", "tournament", "championship", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1991", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 21, 22, 23 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,278	1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,299	Conference	[ "2013", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Bright", "House", "Field", "in", "Clearwater", ",", "Florida", "from", "May", "22", "through", "May", "26", ".", "The", "event", ",", "held", "at", "the", "end", "of", "the", "conference", "regular", "season", ",", "determined", "the", "champion", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "for", "the", "2013", "season", ".", "Eight", "seeded", "Connecticut", "won", "their", "third", "tournament", "championship", "to", "claim", "the", "conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2013", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 41, 42, 43 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,279	2013 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,300	Conference	[ "2004", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Commerce", "Bank", "Ballpark", "in", "Bridgewater", ",", "NJ", ".", "This", "was", "the", "twentieth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "third", "tournament", "championship", "in", "a", "row", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2004", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "Notre", "Dame", "would", "go", "on", "to", "win", "five", "championships", "in", "a", "row" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23, 24 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,280	2004 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,301	Conference	[ "2009", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Bright", "House", "Field", "in", "Clearwater", ",", "FL", ".", "This", "was", "the", "twenty", "fifth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ",", "and", "third", "to", "be", "held", "at", "Bright", "House", "Field", ".", "The", "won", "their", "second", "tournament", "championship", "in", "a", "row", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2009", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "Louisville", "joined", "the", "league", "prior", "to", "the", "2006", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 23, 24, 25 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,281	2009 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,302	Conference	[ "However", ",", "in", "mid-November", "2012", ",", "the", "landscape", "changed", ",", "as", "ESPN", "reported", "that", "the", "University", "of", "Maryland", ",", "a", "charter", "member", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ",", "was", "in", "\"", "serious", "negotiations", "\"", "to", "join", "the", "Big", "Ten", ".", "Yahoo!", "Sports", "confirmed", "the", "news", ",", "and", "added", "that", "Big", "East", "Conference", "member", "Rutgers", "University", "was", "also", "in", "advanced", "talks", "to", "join", "the", "Big", "Ten" ]	PROPN	[ 52, 53, 54 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,282	2010–14 Big Ten Conference realignment
UNK	8	3,303	East	[ "ESPN", "reported", "on", "June", "11", "that", "Texas", ",", "Texas", "Tech", ",", "and", "the", "two", "Oklahoma", "schools", "were", "prepared", "to", "accept", "an", "invitation", "from", "the", "Pac-10", ".", "The", "report", "also", "indicated", "that", "Texas", "A&M", "was", "torn", "between", "the", "Pac-10", "and", "SEC", "and", "was", "given", "a", "72-hour", "deadline", "to", "decide", "on", "its", "future", "destination", ".", "Meanwhile", ",", "Baylor", "announced", "that", "it", "would", "wait", "and", "see", "what", "the", "final", "outcome", "of", "the", "Big", "12", "'s", "realignment", "would", "be", "before", "making", "any", "final", "decision", "concerning", "where", "they", "would", "go", "if", "the", "Big", "12", "dissolved", ".", "On", "June", "14", ",", "ESPN", ",", "citing", "sources", "within", "the", "Big", "12", ",", "initially", "reported", "that", "Texas", ",", "Texas", "Tech", ",", "Oklahoma", ",", "and", "Oklahoma", "State", "would", "join", "the", "Pac-10", "no", "later", "than", "June", "15", ",", "while", "Texas", "A&M", "was", "now", "most", "likely", "to", "opt", "for", "the", "SEC", ".", "The", "remaining", "Big", "12", "schools", "Baylor", ",", "Iowa", "State", ",", "Kansas", ",", "Kansas", "State", ",", "and", "Missouri", "may", "have", "been", "left", "to", "find", "new", "leagues", ",", "with", "early", "speculation", "pointing", "to", "a", "possible", "move", "for", "some", "of", "those", "schools", "to", "the", "Mountain", "West", "or", "Big", "East", "conferences", ".", "Kansas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "coach", "Bill", "Self", "stated", ",", "on", "the", "day", "that", "TCU", "announced", "its", "entry", "into", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "that", "had", "the", "Big", "12", "collapsed", "the", "Big", "East", "would", "have", "offered", "membership", "to", "Kansas", ",", "Kansas", "State", ",", "Iowa", "State", ",", "and", "Missouri" ]	PROPN	[ 184, 185 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,283	2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment
UNK	8	3,304	Conference	[ "West", "Virginia", "'s", "entry", "into", "the", "Big", "12", "was", "held", "up", "by", "a", "legal", "dispute", "between", "the", "school", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "which", "sought", "to", "enforce", "a", "27-month", "waiting", "period", "included", "in", "the", "league", "'s", "bylaws", ".", "The", "dispute", "was", "settled", "on", "February", "14", ",", "2012", ",", "with", "the", "Big", "12", "and", "WVU", "paying", "a", "combined", "$", "20", "million" ]	PROPN	[ 20, 21, 22 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,284	2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment
UNK	8	3,305	Conference	[ "1995", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Muzzy", "Field", "in", "Bristol", ",", "CT", ".", "This", "was", "the", "eleventh", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "first", "tournament", "championship", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1995", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 21, 22, 23 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,285	1995 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,306	Conference	[ "2002", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Commerce", "Bank", "Ballpark", "in", "Bridgewater", ",", "NJ", ".", "This", "was", "the", "eighteenth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "first", "tournament", "championship", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2002", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "Notre", "Dame", "would", "go", "on", "to", "win", "five", "championships", "in", "a", "row" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23, 24 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,286	2002 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,307	EAST	[ "Adrian", "Autry", "led", "the", "team", "with", "164", "assists", ".", "His", "first", "season", ",", "The", "Orange", "had", "a", "record", "of", "26-6", "and", "won", "the", "Big", "East", "Regular", "Season", "Title", ".", "Autry", "was", "named", "to", "the", "BIG", "EAST", "All-Rookie", "Team" ]	PROPN	[ 34, 35 ]	BIG EAST	EAST	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,287	Adrian Autry
UNK	8	3,308	EAST	[ "In", "Autry", "'s", "sophomore", "season", ",", "he", "led", "the", "squad", "in", "assists", "(", "123", ")", "and", "steals", "(", "48", ")", "while", "averaging", "11ppg", ".", "The", "team", "won", "the", "BIG", "EAST", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 28, 29 ]	BIG EAST	EAST	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,288	Adrian Autry
UNK	8	3,309	Conference	[ "2012", "New", "Era", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "was", "a", "post-season", "American", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "held", "on", "December", "29", ",", "2012", "at", "Yankee", "Stadium", "in", "the", "New", "York", "City", "borough", "of", "The", "Bronx", "in", "the", "United", "States", ".", "The", "third", "edition", "of", "the", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "began", "at", "3:15", "p.m.", "EST", "and", "aired", "on", "ESPN", ".", "It", "featured", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "co-champion", "Syracuse", "Orange", "against", "the", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "from", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", "and", "was", "the", "final", "game", "of", "the", "2012", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", "for", "both", "teams", ".", "Both", "the", "Orange", "and", "the", "Mountaineers", "advanced", "to", "the", "game", "after", "accomplishing", "7", "–", "5", "records", "in", "the", "regular", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 56, 57, 58 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,289	2012 Pinstripe Bowl
UNK	8	3,310	Conference	[ "2013", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "football", "season", "was", "the", "1st", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", "of", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "The", "American", ")", ".", "The", "season", "was", "the", "first", "after", "the", "breakup", "of", "the", "former", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "which", "lasted", "in", "its", "original", "form", "from", "its", "creation", "in", "1979", "until", "July", "2013", ".", "The", "charter", "of", "the", "former", "Big", "East", "was", "retained", "by", "The", "American" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37, 38 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,290	2013 American Athletic Conference football season
UNK	8	3,311	East	[ "In", "2003", ",", "Imoh", "became", "the", "first", "Hokie", "to", "return", "a", "kickoff", "for", "a", "touchdown", "since", "1992", "with", "his", "91-yard", "return", "against", "Connecticut", ".", "Imoh", "finished", "the", "2003", "season", "as", "the", "top", "kick", "returner", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "the", "third", "highest", "kick", "returner", "nationally" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,291	Mike Imoh
UNK	8	3,312	East	[ "Nicholas", "played", "college", "football", "at", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", ".", "During", "his", "senior", "year", ",", "he", "was", "a", "Big", "East", "first", "team", "selection", ".", "He", "finished", "his", "college", "career", "with", "326", "tackles", ",", "20", "sacks", ",", "and", "a", "school", "record", "53.5", "tackles", "for", "loss" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,292	Stephen Nicholas
UNK	8	3,313	East	[ "The", "Gator", "Bowl", "has", "tie-ins", "from", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ",", "Big", "12", "Conference", ",", "and", "Big", "East", "Conferences", ",", "as", "well", "as", "independent", "Notre", "Dame", ".", "They", "have", "the", "right", "to", "the", "third", "pick", "of", "a", "team", "from", "the", "ACC", ",", "and", "have", "the", "option", "to", "offer", "the", "other", "spot", "to", "the", "second", "pick", "from", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "the", "fourth", "pick", "from", "the", "Big", "12", ",", "or", "Notre", "Dame", ".", "The", "2008", "game", "featured", "the", "ACC", "'s", "Virginia", "Cavaliers", ",", "who", "finished", "the", "2007", "season", "with", "an", "overall", "record", "of", "9", "–", "3", "(", "6", "–", "2", "in", "the", "ACC", ")", "playing", "the", "Big", "12", "'s", "Texas", "Tech", "Red", "Raiders", ",", "who", "finished", "the", "2007", "season", "with", "an", "overall", "record", "of", "8", "–", "4", "(", "4", "–", "4", "in", "the", "Big", "12", ")", ".", "The", "game", "was", "the", "eighth", "straight", "post", "season", "appearance", "for", "the", "Red", "Raiders", ".", "Virginia", "returned", "to", "a", "bowl", "game", "after", "failing", "to", "qualify", "for", "one", "following", "the", "2006", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,293	2008 Gator Bowl
UNK	8	3,314	East	[ "River", "City", "Rivalry", "is", "the", "name", "given", "to", "the", "Cincinnati", "–", "Pittsburgh", "football", "rivalry", ".", "It", "was", "an", "annual", "game", "played", "between", "former", "Big", "East", "rivals", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "and", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", ".", "The", "rivalry", "itself", "was", "relatively", "brief", ",", "played", "annually", "from", "2005", ",", "during", "which", "season", "the", "rivalry", "trophy", "was", "introduced", ".", "Before", "the", "rivalry", "was", "titled", ",", "the", "two", "teams", "played", "each", "other", "in", "1921", ",", "1922", ",", "1979", ",", "and", "1981", ".", "The", "rivalry", "went", "on", "hiatus", ",", "like", "many", "others", "throughout", "the", "country", ",", "in", "the", "aftermath", "of", "the", "2010", "–", "14", "NCAA", "conference", "realignment", ",", "which", "left", "the", "programs", "in", "separate", "leagues", ".", "However", ",", "the", "two", "teams", "are", "scheduled", "to", "meet", "in", "a", "home-and-home", "series", "for", "the", "2023", "and", "2024", "seasons" ]	PROPN	[ 23, 24 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,294	River City Rivalry
UNK	8	3,315	Conference	[ "This", "season", "the", "number", "of", "automatic", "bids", "increased", "from", "31", "to", "32", ".", "The", "change", "occurred", "after", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "split", "along", "football", "lines", "into", "a", "new", "non-football", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "the", "football-sponsoring", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ".", "Also", "new", "this", "season", "was", "the", "WCC", ",", "which", "began", "sponsoring", "softball", "after", "the", "Pacific", "Tigers", "returned", "to", "the", "conference", ".", "The", "WCC", "replaced", "the", "Pacific", "Coast", "Softball", "Conference", ",", "which", "dissolved", "after", "all", "its", "members", "joined", "either", "the", "WCC", "or", "the", "WAC" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19, 20, 21 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,295	2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
UNK	8	3,316	Conference	[ "1989", "–", "90", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1989", "–", "90", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "twenty-second", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 66, 67, 68 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,296	1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,317	Conference	[ "2008", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "football", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "during", "the", "2008", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "Boston", "College", "'s", "fourth", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ".", "The", "Eagles", "were", "led", "by", "Jeff", "Jagodzinski", "in", "his", "second", "and", "final", "season", "as", "Boston", "College", "head", "coach", ".", "Boston", "College", "has", "been", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "'s", "(", "ACC", ")", "Atlantic", "Division", "since", "joining", "the", "league", "in", "2005", ",", "after", "leaving", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Eagles", "played", "their", "home", "games", "in", "2008", "at", "Alumni", "Stadium", "in", "Chestnut", "Hill", ",", "Massachusetts", ",", "which", "has", "been", "their", "home", "stadium", "since", "1957" ]	PROPN	[ 84, 85, 86 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,297	2008 Boston College Eagles football team
UNK	8	3,318	East	[ "Clement", "took", "over", "the", "starting", "role", "full-time", "in", "1996", ",", "leading", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "pass", "efficiency", "with", "a", "147.1", "rating", ".", "Clement", "was", "a", "leading", "candidate", "for", "the", "Davey", "O’Brien", "National", "Quarterback", "Award", "in", "1996", "and", "was", "also", "an", "All-Big", "East", "Conference", "selection", ".", "He", "led", "the", "Hurricanes", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "title", "shared", "with", "Virginia", "Tech", "and", "Syracuse", "(", "all", "finished", "6-1", "in", "conference", "play", ")", "with", "an", "impressive", "performance", "in", "the", "final", "game", "of", "the", "season", "at", "Syracuse", ".", "Clement", "threw", "for", "three", "touchdowns", "to", "help", "Miami", "defeat", "the", "Donovan", "McNabb", "led", "Orangemen", "38-31", ",", "earning", "Big", "East", "“", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "”", "honors", "and", "giving", "Miami", "a", "share", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "conference", "crown", ".", "Miami", "finished", "the", "1996", "season", "9-3", ",", "with", "a", "win", "over", "Virginia", "in", "the", "Carquest", "Bowl", "and", "ranked", "14th", "in", "both", "the", "AP", "and", "coaches", "polls" ]	PROPN	[ 12, 13 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,298	Ryan Clement
UNK	8	3,319	Conference	[ "The", "Bilikens", "were", "a", "charter", "member", "of", "Conference", "USA", "in", "1995", ",", "but", "left", "to", "join", "the", "A10", "in", "2005", ".", "By", "the", "time", "Saint", "Louis", "left", "C-USA", ",", "it", "was", "one", "of", "four", "members", "of", "the", "conference", "without", "football", "programs", ".", "The", "other", "three", "also", "left", "C-USA", "in", "2005", ".", "Charlotte", ",", "which", "joined", "the", "A10", "at", "alongside", "SLU", ",", "returned", "to", "C-USA", "in", "2013", ",", "the", "same", "year", "it", "launched", "a", "football", "program", "(", "becoming", "the", "only", "one", "of", "the", "four", "schools", "that", "now", "plays", "football", ")", ".", "DePaul", "and", "Marquette", "both", "left", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "in", "2013", "became", "two", "of", "the", "\"", "Catholic", "7", "\"", "that", "formed", "the", "core", "of", "the", "reconfigured", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 97, 98, 99 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,299	Saint Louis Billikens
UNK	8	3,320	Conference	[ "Selvie", "attended", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", ",", "where", "he", "played", "for", "the", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "from", "2006", "to", "2009", ".", "He", "holds", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "record", "for", "tackles", "for", "a", "loss", "in", "a", "season", ".", "He", "also", "holds", "the", "USF", "records", "for", "career", "sacks", ",", "sacks", "in", "a", "season", ",", "and", "tackles", "for", "a", "loss", "in", "a", "season", "(", "set", "in", "2007", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 26, 27, 28 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,300	George Selvie
UNK	8	3,321	Conference	[ "After", "graduating", "from", "USC", "in", "1979", ",", "Hankinson", "'s", "career", "as", "a", "head", "coach", "began", "at", "Oglethorpe", "University", ".", "After", "one", "season", "that", "ended", "with", "his", "team", "making", "an", "appearance", "as", "NAIA", "District", "Finalists", ",", "he", "moved", "on", "to", "the", "men", "'s", "head", "coach", "post", "at", "Alabama", "A&M", ".", "In", "his", "two", "seasons", "at", "the", "helm", ",", "Hankinson", "'s", "sides", "compiled", "an", "impressive", "37", "–", "5", "–", "4", "(", "W-L-D", ")", "record", "and", "made", "a", "pair", "of", "appearances", "in", "the", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Championship", "finishing", "3rd", "in", "1980", "and", "2nd", "in", "1981", ".", "Hankinson", "soon", "moved", "on", "to", "DePaul", "University", "for", "the", "1982", "and", "1983", "seasons", "where", "he", "helped", "transition", "the", "school", "'s", "men", "'s", "soccer", "program", "into", "the", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "ranks", ".", "He", "then", "took", "a", "year", "off", "before", "joining", "Syracuse", "University", "as", "their", "men", "'s", "head", "coach", "in", "1985", ".", "From", "1985", "to", "1990", ",", "Hankinson", "'s", "teams", "were", "69", "–", "40", "–", "18", "(", "W-L-D", ")", "including", "a", "Big", "East", "Conference", "championship", "in", "1985", ".", "Their", "performance", "also", "yielded", "individual", "recognition", "for", "the", "coach", "as", "he", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "''", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "''", "for", "1986", ".", "After", "a", "fair", "amount", "of", "success", "in", "the", "collegiate", "game", ",", "Hankinson", "turned", "to", "coaching", "professional", "players", "and", "from", "1990", "to", "1991", "was", "in", "the", "head", "coach", "role", "at", "UMF", "Tindastóll", "in", "Iceland", "'s", "Úrvalsdeild", "(", "First", "Division", ")", ".", "He", "was", "the", "first", "US", "national", "to", "coach", "in", "Iceland", "and", "in", "1991", "was", "awarded", "the", "FIFA-VISA", "Knattspyrnusamband", "Íslands", "''", "Fair", "Play", "Award", "''", "(", "aka", "Háttvísisverðlaun", "KSÍ", ")", ".", "Hankinson", "returned", "home", "to", "the", "US", "and", "in", "1992", "helped", "found", "the", "Charleston", "Battery", "club", "which", "competed", "in", "the", "USL", "(", "known", "then", "as", "the", "United", "States", "Interregional", "Soccer", "League", "(", "USISL", ")", ")", ".", "While", "head", "coach", "and", "general", "manager", ",", "Hankinson", "'s", "squads", "reached", "the", "league", "playoffs", "in", "1993", ",", "then", "returned", "again", "in", "1994", "where", "they", "advanced", "to", "the", "semi-finals", ".", "As", "reward", "for", "the", "team", "'s", "1994", "success", ",", "Hankinson", "was", "named", "USISL", "''", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "''", ".", "He", "then", "spent", "the", "1995", "season", "as", "the", "general", "manager", "of", "the", "Raleigh", "Flyers", "before", "joining", "the", "nascent", "MLS", "as", "their", "first", "Director", "of", "Player", "Development", ".", "From", "1996", "to", "1998", "Hankinson", "led", "scouting", "and", "player", "development", "as", "the", "league", "worked", "to", "establish", "itself", "as", "both", "a", "viable", "enterprise", "and", "the", "top", "level", "of", "soccer", "in", "the", "US", ".", "During", "this", "same", "period", ",", "Hankinson", "was", "the", "head", "coach", "for", "Nike", "Project-40", "where", "he", "worked", "with", "future", "MLS", "stars", "such", "as", "Ben", "Olson", "and", "soon-to-be", "US", "national", "team", "regulars", "like", "Tim", "Howard" ]	PROPN	[ 163, 164, 165 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,301	Tim Hankinson
UNK	8	3,322	Conference	[ "This", "was", "the", "Mustangs", "'", "second", "Hawaii", "Bowl", ",", "following", "the", "2009", "game", "where", "they", "defeated", "the", "Nevada", "Wolf", "Pack", "by", "a", "score", "of", "45-10", "(", "SMU", "'s", "first", "bowl", "bid", "since", "playing", "in", "Hawaii", "in", "the", "1984", "Aloha", "Bowl", ",", "and", "their", "first", "since", "the", "program", "was", "relaunched", "in", "1989", "after", "being", "shut", "down", "for", "two", "years", "due", "to", "massive", "NCAA", "rules", "violations", ")", ".", "It", "also", "was", "the", "Mustangs", "'", "final", "game", "as", "a", "member", "of", "Conference", "USA", "before", "they", "moved", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "2013" ]	PROPN	[ 85, 86, 87 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,302	2012 Hawaii Bowl
UNK	8	3,323	East	[ "Head", "Coach", "Dave", "Wannstedt", "signed", "the", "top", "recruiting", "class", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "his", "3rd", "consecutive", "top-25", "recruiting", "class", ",", "to", "kick", "off", "the", "2008", "football", "year", ".", "Although", "Wannstedt", "had", "been", "recruiting", "well", "since", "the", "beginning", "of", "his", "tenure", "at", "Pitt", "some", "of", "that", "2008", "recruiting", "power", "has", "been", "attributed", "to", "the", "Panthers", "'", "season", "finale", "win", "over", "West", "Virginia", ".", "The", "highlights", "of", "the", "class", "are", "projected", "to", "be", "WR", "Jon", "Baldwin", ",", "RB", "Chris", "Burns", ",", "OT", "Lucas", "Nix", ",", "LB", "Shayne", "Hale", ",", "and", "athlete", "Cameron", "Saddler" ]	PROPN	[ 11, 12 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,303	2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
UNK	8	3,324	Conference	[ "Seton", "Hall", "appeared", "in", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", "three", "more", "times", "in", "the", "1980s", "(", "1982", ",", "1984", ",", "and", "1987", ")", ".", "Their", "deepest", "run", "came", "in", "1984", ",", "when", "they", "again", "lost", "to", "Maine", "in", "the", "Northeast", "Regional", "final", ".", "The", "program", "began", "competing", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "1985", ".", "In", "its", "first", "six", "seasons", "in", "the", "conference", "(", "1985", "–", "1990", ")", ",", "it", "won", "the", "South", "Division", "five", "times", "and", "played", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "five", "times", ".", "It", "won", "the", "tournament", "in", "1987", ".", "Sheppard", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "1985", ",", "1987", ",", "and", "1989", ".", "Several", "notable", "players", "played", "for", "Sheppard", "in", "the", "1980s", ":", "John", "Morris", ",", "Tony", "DeFrancesco", ",", "Pat", "Pacillo", ",", "Rich", "Scheid", ",", "Craig", "Biggio", ",", "John", "Valentin", ",", "Kevin", "Morton", ",", "and", "Mo", "Vaughn" ]	PROPN	[ 46, 47, 48 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,304	Mike Sheppard (baseball)
UNK	8	3,325	Conference	[ "1982", "–", "83", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1982", "–", "83", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "coached", "them", "in", "his", "11th", "season", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Capital", "Centre", "in", "Landover", ",", "Maryland", ".", "They", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "22-10", "overall", ",", "11-5", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "lost", "to", "Syracuse", "in", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "1983", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "and", "advanced", "to", "the", "second", "round", "of", "the", "1983", "NCAA", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Memphis", "State" ]	PROPN	[ 57, 58, 59 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,305	1982–83 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,326	Conference	[ "1992", "–", "93", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1992", "–", "93", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "coached", "them", "in", "his", "21st", "season", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Capital", "Centre", "in", "Landover", ",", "Maryland", ",", "except", "for", "two", "games", "at", "McDonough", "Gymnasium", "on", "the", "Georgetown", "campus", "in", "Washington", ",", "D.C.", ".", "They", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "20-13", ",", "8-10", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "1993", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Seton", "Hall", ".", "Not", "invited", "to", "the", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "for", "the", "first", "time", "since", "the", "1977-78", "season", ",", "breaking", "a", "string", "of", "14", "consecutive", "NCAA", "Tournament", "appearances", ",", "they", "participated", "in", "the", "1993", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "(", "NIT", ")", "–", "their", "first", "NIT", "appearance", "since", "1978", "–", "and", "became", "the", "first", "team", "in", "Georgetown", "men", "'s", "basketball", "history", "to", "advance", "to", "the", "NIT", "final", ",", "which", "they", "lost", "to", "Minnesota" ]	PROPN	[ 73, 74, 75 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,306	1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,227

Conference

[ "2002", "Continental", "Tire", "Bowl", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "between", "the", "Virginia", "Cavaliers", "(", "UVA", ")", "and", "the", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "at", "Ericsson", "Stadium", "in", "Charlotte", ",", "North", "Carolina", ",", "on", "December", "28", ",", "2002", ".", "The", "first", "edition", "of", "the", "Continental", "Tire", "Bowl", ",", "the", "game", "was", "the", "final", "contest", "of", "the", "2002", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", "for", "both", "teams", ",", "and", "ended", "in", "a", "48", "–", "22", "victory", "for", "Virginia", ".", "West", "Virginia", "represented", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "Big", "East", ")", "in", "the", "game", ";", "Virginia", "represented", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")" ]

PROPN

[ 80, 81, 82 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,207

2002 Continental Tire Bowl

UNK

8

3,228

East

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PROPN

[ 12, 13 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,208

2002 Continental Tire Bowl

UNK

8

3,229

Conference

[ "2006", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2006", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Randy", "Edsall", "and", "played", "its", "home", "games", "at", "Rentschler", "Field", "in", "East", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut" ]

PROPN

[ 24, 25, 26 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,209

2006 Connecticut Huskies football team

UNK

8

3,230

East

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PROPN

[ 25, 26 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,210

Armon Binns

UNK

8

3,231

East

[ "2013", "Allstate", "Sugar", "Bowl", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "on", "Wednesday", ",", "January", "2", ",", "2013", ",", "at", "the", "Mercedes-Benz", "Superdome", "in", "New", "Orleans", ",", "Louisiana", ".", "The", "game", "featured", "the", "Florida", "Gators", "of", "the", "SEC", "and", "the", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "The", "game", "was", "broadcast", "live", "on", "ESPN", "at", "8:30", "PM", "ET", ".", "Louisville", "was", "selected", "to", "their", "first", "Sugar", "Bowl", "after", "a", "10-2", "regular", "season", "that", "culminated", "in", "a", "share", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "title", ".", "Florida", "was", "picked", "as", "the", "other", "half", "of", "the", "matchup", "following", "an", "11", "–", "1", "campaign" ]

PROPN

[ 44, 45 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,211

2013 Sugar Bowl

UNK

8

3,232

Conference

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PROPN

[ 73, 74, 75 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,212

Carmen Douma-Hussar

UNK

8

3,233

East

[ "In", "a", "31", "–", "17", "victory", "over", "Maryland", ",", "Smith", "completed", "19", "of", "29", "pass", "attempts", "for", "268", "passing", "yards", "and", "four", "touchdowns", ".", "Two", "of", "his", "touchdowns", "were", "to", "Tavon", "Austin", ",", "and", "two", "were", "to", "Stedman", "Bailey", ".", "Smith", "won", "his", "first", "Big", "East", "Offensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "for", "this", "performance" ]

PROPN

[ 44, 45 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,213

Geno Smith

UNK

8

3,234

East

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PROPN

[ 60, 61 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,214

Geno Smith

UNK

8

3,235

Conference

[ "1995", "Miami", "Hurricanes", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "during", "the", "1995", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Hurricanes", "'", "70th", "season", "of", "football", "and", "5th", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Hurricanes", "were", "led", "by", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Butch", "Davis", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "8", "–", "3", "overall", "and", "6", "–", "1", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "to", "finish", "as", "conference", "co-champion", ".", "They", "served", "a", "one-year", "bowl", "ban", "due", "to", "NCAA", "sanctions", "that", "were", "levied", "at", "the", "end", "of", "the", "season" ]

PROPN

[ 36, 37, 38 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,215

1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

UNK

8

3,236

Conference

[ "2003", "Virginia", "Tech", "Hokies", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "Virginia", "Tech", "in", "the", "2003", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "The", "team", "'s", "head", "coach", "was", "Frank", "Beamer", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Lane", "Stadium", "in", "Blacksburg", ",", "Virginia", "and", "participated", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]

PROPN

[ 46, 47, 48 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,216

2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

UNK

8

3,237

Conference

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PROPN

[ 36, 37, 38 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,217

2000 Miami Hurricanes football team

UNK

8

3,238

Conference

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PROPN

[ 36, 37, 38 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,218

1998 Miami Hurricanes football team

UNK

8

3,239

Conference

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PROPN

[ 56, 57, 58 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,219

2004 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

UNK

8

3,240

Conference

[ "1994", "–", "95", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "(", "UConn", ")", "during", "the", "1994", "–", "95", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "women", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", ",", "led", "by", "Hall", "of", "Fame", "head", "coach", "Geno", "Auriemma", ",", "in", "his", "10th", "season", "at", "UConn", ",", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "and", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "UConn", "defeated", "Tennessee", "to", "win", "their", "first", "national", "championship", "and", "complete", "their", "first", "undefeated", "season" ]

PROPN

[ 69, 70, 71 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,220

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,241

Conference

[ "Ewing", "said", "he", "would", "abandon", "John", "Thompson", "III", "'s", "deliberate", "\"", "Princeton", "offense", "\"", "and", "move", "Georgetown", "'s", "game", "toward", "an", "uptempo", ",", "NBA-style", "offense", "favored", "by", "NBA", "scouts", "and", "more", "suitable", "to", "the", "playing", "style", "of", "contemporary", "players", ".", "He", "also", "promised", "a", "more", "physical", "defense", "of", "the", "type", "that", "both", "Georgetown", "and", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "had", "been", "known", "for", "in", "their", "1980s", "heyday", ".", "He", "also", "told", "reporters", "that", "he", "thought", "he", "could", "improve", "Georgetown", "'s", "recruiting", "efforts", "by", "offering", "players", "an", "easier", "path", "to", "the", "NBA", ",", "which", "he", "believed", "he", "understood", "better", "than", "most", "college", "coaches" ]

PROPN

[ 55, 56, 57, 58 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,221

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,242

Conference

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"Ewing", "scrapped", "John", "Thompson", "III", "'s", "approach", ",", "returning", "to", "the", "earlier", "philosophy", "of", "arranging", "a", "weak", "early-season", "schedule", ".", "On", "August", "2", ",", "in", "accordance", "with", "Ewing", "'s", "wishes", ",", "Georgetown", "withdrew", "from", "the", "PK-80", "–", "Phil", "Knight", "Invitational", ",", "a", "high-profile", ",", "16-team", ",", "two-bracket", "tournament", "in", "Portland", ",", "Oregon", ",", "scheduled", "for", "November", "23", "–", "26", ",", "in", "which", "the", "Hoyas", "would", "have", "opened", "with", "a", "game", "against", "Michigan", "State", ",", "a", "preseason", "Top", "Five", "team", ",", "then", "faced", "either", "Connecticut", "or", "2017", "Final", "Four", "participant", "Oregon", "in", "the", "second", "round", "the", "following", "day", ",", "and", "finished", "two", "days", "later", "with", "a", "final", "game", "against", "Arkansas", ",", "North", "Carolina", ",", "or", "Portland", 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PROPN

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PROPN

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Big East

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PROPN

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8

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Kyle Kuric

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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8

3,252

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

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2011–12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,253

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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8

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,234

Jack Kaiser

UNK

8

3,255

East

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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8

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,236

2012 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship

UNK

8

3,257

Conference

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PROPN

[ 34, 35, 36 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,237

1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

UNK

8

3,258

Conference

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PROPN

[ 86, 87, 88 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,238

1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,259

Conference

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PROPN

[ 53, 54, 55 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,239

1982–83 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,260

Conference

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PROPN

[ 183, 184, 185 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,240

2018–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,261

Conference

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PROPN

[ 53, 54, 55, 56 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,241

2018–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,262

East

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PROPN

[ 125, 126 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,242

Doug Bruno

UNK

8

3,263

East

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PROPN

[ 51, 52 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,243

Doc Holliday (American football)

UNK

8

3,264

Conference

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PROPN

[ 31, 32, 33 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,244

Jake Crouthamel

UNK

8

3,265

East

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PROPN

[ 49, 50 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,245

2008–09 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,266

East

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PROPN

[ 34, 35 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,246

Toni Ståhl

UNK

8

3,267

East

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PROPN

[ 46, 47 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,247

Eric Reid (sportscaster)

UNK

8

3,268

Conference

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PROPN

[ 36, 37, 38 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,248

1993 Miami Hurricanes football team

UNK

8

3,269

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,249

1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,270

Conference

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PROPN

[ 17, 18, 19 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,250

1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,271

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,251

2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,272

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,252

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,273

Conference

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PROPN

[ 25, 26, 27, 28 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,253

2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season

UNK

8

3,274

mates

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NOUN

[ 70, 71 ]

conference mates

mate

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,254

2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

UNK

8

3,275

Conference

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PROPN

[ 95, 96, 97 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,255

Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball

UNK

8

3,276

Conference

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PROPN

[ 91, 92, 93 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,256

2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

UNK

8

3,277

Conference

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PROPN

[ 62, 63, 64 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,257

Vicki Huber

UNK

8

3,278

East

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PROPN

[ 49, 50 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,258

Albany Great Danes men's basketball

UNK

8

3,279

East

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PROPN

[ 15, 16 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,259

Old Dominion Monarchs football

UNK

8

3,280

East

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PROPN

[ 107, 108 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,260

Siena Saints men's basketball

UNK

8

3,281

Conference

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PROPN

[ 84, 85, 86 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,261

Darnell Stapleton

UNK

8

3,282

East

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PROPN

[ 107, 108 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,262

2008 Fiesta Bowl

UNK

8

3,283

Conference

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PROPN

[ 75, 76, 77 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,263

2006 Gator Bowl

UNK

8

3,284

Conference

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PROPN

[ 18, 19, 20 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,264

2006 Gator Bowl

UNK

8

3,285

Conference

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PROPN

[ 70, 71, 72 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,265

1994 Gator Bowl

UNK

8

3,286

East

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PROPN

[ 65, 66 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,266

1994 Gator Bowl

UNK

8

3,287

Conference

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PROPN

[ 35, 36, 37 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,267

2003 Insight Bowl

UNK

8

3,288

Conference

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PROPN

[ 70, 71, 72 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,268

2008 South Florida Bulls football team

UNK

8

3,289

Conference

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PROPN

[ 33, 34, 35 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,269

2001 Gator Bowl

UNK

8

3,290

Conference

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PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,270

2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,291

Conference

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PROPN

[ 70, 71, 72 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,271

2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,292

Conference

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PROPN

[ 70, 71, 72 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,272

1992–93 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,293

Conference

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PROPN

[ 73, 74, 75 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,273

2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,294

Conference

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PROPN

[ 9, 10, 11, 12 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,274

American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament

UNK

8

3,295

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,275

1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,296

Conference

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PROPN

[ 70, 71, 72 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,276

2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,297

Conference

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PROPN

[ 22, 23, 24 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,277

2000 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,298

Conference

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PROPN

[ 21, 22, 23 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,278

1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,299

Conference

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PROPN

[ 41, 42, 43 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,279

2013 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,300

Conference

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PROPN

[ 22, 23, 24 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,280

2004 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,301

Conference

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PROPN

[ 23, 24, 25 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,281

2009 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,302

Conference

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PROPN

[ 52, 53, 54 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,282

2010–14 Big Ten Conference realignment

UNK

8

3,303

East

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PROPN

[ 184, 185 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,283

2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment

UNK

8

3,304

Conference

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PROPN

[ 20, 21, 22 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,284

2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment

UNK

8

3,305

Conference

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PROPN

[ 21, 22, 23 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,285

1995 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,306

Conference

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PROPN

[ 22, 23, 24 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,286

2002 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,307

EAST

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PROPN

[ 34, 35 ]

BIG EAST

EAST

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,287

Adrian Autry

UNK

8

3,308

EAST

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PROPN

[ 28, 29 ]

BIG EAST

EAST

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,288

Adrian Autry

UNK

8

3,309

Conference

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PROPN

[ 56, 57, 58 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,289

2012 Pinstripe Bowl

UNK

8

3,310

Conference

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PROPN

[ 36, 37, 38 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,290

2013 American Athletic Conference football season

UNK

8

3,311

East

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PROPN

[ 36, 37 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,291

Mike Imoh

UNK

8

3,312

East

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PROPN

[ 19, 20 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,292

Stephen Nicholas

UNK

8

3,313

East

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PROPN

[ 19, 20 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,293

2008 Gator Bowl

UNK

8

3,314

East

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PROPN

[ 23, 24 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,294

River City Rivalry

UNK

8

3,315

Conference

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PROPN

[ 18, 19, 20, 21 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,295

2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

UNK

8

3,316

Conference

[ "1989", "–", "90", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1989", "–", "90", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "twenty-second", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]

PROPN

[ 66, 67, 68 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,296

1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,317

Conference

[ "2008", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "football", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "during", "the", "2008", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "Boston", "College", "'s", "fourth", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ".", "The", "Eagles", "were", "led", "by", "Jeff", "Jagodzinski", "in", "his", "second", "and", "final", "season", "as", "Boston", "College", "head", "coach", ".", "Boston", "College", "has", "been", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "'s", "(", "ACC", ")", "Atlantic", "Division", "since", "joining", "the", "league", "in", "2005", ",", "after", "leaving", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Eagles", "played", "their", "home", "games", "in", "2008", "at", "Alumni", "Stadium", "in", "Chestnut", "Hill", ",", "Massachusetts", ",", "which", "has", "been", "their", "home", "stadium", "since", "1957" ]

PROPN

[ 84, 85, 86 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,297

2008 Boston College Eagles football team

UNK

8

3,318

East

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PROPN

[ 12, 13 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,298

Ryan Clement

UNK

8

3,319

Conference

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PROPN

[ 97, 98, 99 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,299

Saint Louis Billikens

UNK

8

3,320

Conference

[ "Selvie", "attended", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", ",", "where", "he", "played", "for", "the", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "from", "2006", "to", "2009", ".", "He", "holds", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "record", "for", "tackles", "for", "a", "loss", "in", "a", "season", ".", "He", "also", "holds", "the", "USF", "records", "for", "career", "sacks", ",", "sacks", "in", "a", "season", ",", "and", "tackles", "for", "a", "loss", "in", "a", "season", "(", "set", "in", "2007", ")" ]

PROPN

[ 26, 27, 28 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,300

George Selvie

UNK

8

3,321

Conference

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PROPN

[ 163, 164, 165 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,301

Tim Hankinson

UNK

8

3,322

Conference

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PROPN

[ 85, 86, 87 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,302

2012 Hawaii Bowl

UNK

8

3,323

East

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PROPN

[ 11, 12 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,303

2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

UNK

8

3,324

Conference

[ "Seton", "Hall", "appeared", "in", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", "three", "more", "times", "in", "the", "1980s", "(", "1982", ",", "1984", ",", "and", "1987", ")", ".", "Their", "deepest", "run", "came", "in", "1984", ",", "when", "they", "again", "lost", "to", "Maine", "in", "the", "Northeast", "Regional", "final", ".", "The", "program", "began", "competing", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "1985", ".", "In", "its", "first", "six", "seasons", "in", "the", "conference", "(", "1985", "–", "1990", ")", ",", "it", "won", "the", "South", "Division", "five", "times", "and", "played", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "five", "times", ".", "It", "won", "the", "tournament", "in", "1987", ".", "Sheppard", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "1985", ",", "1987", ",", "and", "1989", ".", "Several", "notable", "players", "played", "for", "Sheppard", "in", "the", "1980s", ":", "John", "Morris", ",", "Tony", "DeFrancesco", ",", "Pat", "Pacillo", ",", "Rich", "Scheid", ",", "Craig", "Biggio", ",", "John", "Valentin", ",", "Kevin", "Morton", ",", "and", "Mo", "Vaughn" ]

PROPN

[ 46, 47, 48 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,304

Mike Sheppard (baseball)

UNK

8

3,325

Conference

[ "1982", "–", "83", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1982", "–", "83", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "coached", "them", "in", "his", "11th", "season", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Capital", "Centre", "in", "Landover", ",", "Maryland", ".", "They", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "22-10", "overall", ",", "11-5", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "lost", "to", "Syracuse", "in", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "1983", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "and", "advanced", "to", "the", "second", "round", "of", "the", "1983", "NCAA", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Memphis", "State" ]

PROPN

[ 57, 58, 59 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,305

1982–83 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,326

Conference

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PROPN

[ 73, 74, 75 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,306

1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team