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

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UNK	8	3,327	Conference	[ "2002", "–", "03", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "2002", "–", "2003", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "were", "coached", "by", "Craig", "Esherick", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "MCI", "Center", "in", "Washington", ",", "DC", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "were", "members", "of", "the", "West", "Division", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "19-15", ",", "6-10", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "2003", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Syracuse", ".", "After", "declining", "to", "participate", "in", "the", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "(", "NIT", ")", "the", "previous", "season", ",", "they", "accepted", "an", "invitation", "to", "play", "in", "the", "2003", "NIT", "after", "failing", "to", "receive", "an", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "bid", ".", "Making", "Georgetown", "'s", "fourth", "NIT", "appearance", "in", "six", "years", ",", "they", "became", "the", "second", "Georgetown", "mens", "basketball", "team", "in", "history", "to", "reach", "the", "NIT", "final", "and", "the", "first", "to", "do", "since", "the", "1992-93", "season", ",", "losing", "it", "to", "Big", "East", "rival", "St.", "John", "'s" ]	PROPN	[ 54, 55, 56 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,307	2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,328	East	[ "Weist", "helped", "lead", "the", "Bearcats", "to", "a", "10", "–", "3", "record", "in", "2012", "and", "a", "48-34", "victory", "over", "the", "Duke", "Blue", "Devils", "in", "the", "Belk", "Bowl", ".", "Weist", "served", "as", "Cincinnati", "'s", "offensive", "coordinator", "in", "the", "Belk", "Bowl", "as", "the", "Bearcats", "gained", "554", "yards", "of", "total", "offense", "on", "53", "plays", "and", "did", "not", "have", "a", "turnover", ".", "Cincinnati", "was", "17", "of", "25", "in", "passing", "for", "332", "yards", ".", "Cincinnati", "was", "ranked", "second", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "total", "offense", "at", "440.23", "yards", "per", "game", "and", "was", "first", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "scoring", "offense", "at", "32.31", "points", "per", "game", ".", "During", "his", "time", "with", "the", "Bearcats", ",", "Cincinnati", "won", "a", "total", "of", "two", "Big", "East", "championships" ]	PROPN	[ 74, 75 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,308	T. J. Weist
UNK	8	3,329	Conference	[ "While", "attending", "Rutgers", "University", ",", "Greene", "played", "for", "the", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "football", "team", "from", "2008", "to", "2012", ".", "As", "a", "junior", "in", "2011", ",", "he", "switched", "from", "safety", "to", "weakside", "linebacker", ".", "He", "led", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "with", "141", "tackles", ",", "3.5", "sacks", "and", "two", "forced", "fumbles", ".", "As", "a", "senior", "in", "2012", ",", "Greene", "recorded", "136", "tackles", "and", "six", "sacks", "with", "two", "interceptions", ",", "six", "forced", "fumbles", "and", "two", "touchdowns", "via", "fumble", "recoveries", ",", "and", "was", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "and", "a", "first-team", "All-American", "by", "ESPN" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37, 38 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,309	Khaseem Greene
UNK	8	3,330	Conference	[ "TD", "Bank", "Ballpark", "is", "the", "home", "of", "the", "Somerset", "County", "Baseball", "Tournament", "and", "was", "the", "home", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "from", "2000-2005", ".", "In", "the", "off-season", ",", "the", "ballpark", "has", "been", "the", "site", "of", "the", "Big", "Apple", "Circus", ",", "most", "recently", "in", "2016", ",", "and", "other", "big", "events", ".", "In", "2002", "and", "2003", ",", "TD", "Bank", "Ballpark", "was", "home", "to", "the", "New", "Jersey", "Pride", "of", "Major", "League", "Lacrosse", ".", "In", "2004", ",", "the", "New", "Jersey", "Fire", "of", "Pro", "Cricket", "played", "their", "only", "season", "of", "existence", "at", "TD", "Bank", "Ballpark" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19, 20 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,310	TD Bank Ballpark
UNK	8	3,331	East	[ "Rumph", "was", "a", "quiet", "but", "productive", "player", "during", "his", "career", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "which", "culminated", "with", "a", "national", "championship", "in", "his", "senior", "year", ".", "Rumph", "compiled", "117", "tackles", "(", "117", "solo", ")", ",", "2", "forced", "fumbles", ",", "and", "6", "interceptions", "(", "returning", "one", "for", "a", "touchdown", ")", "during", "his", "time", "at", "Miami", ".", "He", "was", "a", "second", "team", "Big", "East", "selection", "his", "sophomore", "and", "senior", "years", "and", "a", "first", "team", "selection", "his", "junior", "year" ]	PROPN	[ 60, 61 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,311	Mike Rumph
UNK	8	3,332	Conference	[ "Virginia", "Tech", "–", "West", "Virginia", "football", "rivalry", "is", "an", "American", "college", "football", "rivalry", "between", "the", "Virginia", "Tech", "Hokies", "and", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", ".", "The", "teams", "met", "52", "times", "between", "1912", "and", "2017", ",", "every", "year", "from", "1973", "to", "2005", ",", "and", "as", "conference", "foes", "from", "1991", "to", "2003", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "winner", "of", "the", "game", "receives", "the", "Black", "Diamond", "Trophy", "sponsored", "by", "Rish", "Equipment", "Company", ",", "headquartered", "in", "Bluefield", ",", "West", "Virginia", ".", "It", "was", "introduced", "in", "1997", "and", "was", "meant", "to", "symbolize", "the", "Appalachian", "region", "'s", "rich", "coal", "heritage", "(", "the", "phrase", "\"", "black", "diamond", "\"", "is", "often", "used", "as", "a", "term", "for", "coal", ".", ")", "Virginia", "Tech", "held", "the", "trophy", "in", "six", "of", "the", "nine", "years", "in", "which", "it", "was", "contested", ",", "but", "West", "Virginia", "leads", "the", "all-time", "series", "28", "–", "23", "–", "1", ".", "The", "last", "game", "was", "played", "on", "September", "3", ",", "2017", "at", "FedEx", "Field", "in", "Landover", ",", "MD", ";", "Virginia", "Tech", "won", "31", "–", "24" ]	PROPN	[ 52, 53, 54 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,312	Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry
UNK	8	3,333	Conference	[ "However", ",", "in", "2004", ",", "Virginia", "Tech", "officially", "left", "the", "former", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "joined", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ".", "This", "caused", "a", "major", "break", "in", "the", "rivalry", "'s", "yearly", "schedule", "and", "forced", "both", "schools", "to", "plan", "future", "matchups", "between", "the", "will", "of", "their", "athletic", "departments" ]	PROPN	[ 11, 12, 13 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,313	Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry
UNK	8	3,334	East	[ "Leading", "up", "to", "their", "2012", "game", "against", "James", "Madison", "at", "FedExField", ",", "then", "West", "Virginia", "athletic", "director", "Oliver", "Luck", "indicated", "a", "similar", "neutral", "site", "meeting", "could", "be", "possible", "between", "West", "Virginia", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", ".", "\"", "In", "my", "discussions", "with", "(", "athletic", "director", ")", "Jim", "Weaver", ",", "our", "only", "opportunity", "to", "play", "a", "Virginia", "Tech", "might", "be", "this", "kind", "of", "game", "(", "referring", "to", "their", "game", "against", "James", "Madison", ")", "because", "they", "are", "not", "really", "interested", "in", "a", "home-and-home", "\"", ",", "Luck", "said", ".", "\"", "It", "'s", "less", "of", "a", "commitment", ".", "\"", "In", "May", "2013", ",", "Luck", "stated", "with", "the", "implementation", "of", "a", "College", "Football", "Playoff", "replacing", "the", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "in", "regards", "scheduling", "out-of", "conference", "opponents", ":", "\"", "I", "would", "love", "to", "get", "Pitt", "back", "on", "the", "schedule", ",", "I", "would", "love", "to", "get", "(", "Virginia", ")", "Tech", "back", "on", "the", "schedule", ",", "I", "would", "to", "get", "UVA", "back", "on", "the", "schedule", ",", "another", "school", "that", "we", "used", "to", "play", "a", "lot", ",", "and", "even", "Penn", "State", ",", "\"", "Luck", "said", ".", "\"", "Is", "that", "possible", "?", "Well", ",", "it", "takes", "two", "to", "tango", ",", "but", "I", "think", "the", "good", "news", "is", "we", "will", "see", "some", "stronger", "non-conference", "schedules", "as", "we", "go", "forward", ".", "\"", "On", "July", "3", ",", "2013", "the", "two", "schools", "announced", "that", "the", "series", "would", "resume", "with", "a", "home-and-home", "series", "beginning", "on", "September", "18", ",", "2021", "in", "Morgantown", "and", "concluding", "the", "next", "year", "on", "September", "24", ",", "2022", "in", "Blacksburg", ".", "Also", ",", "on", "July", "15", ",", "2014", ",", "the", "two", "schools", "announced", "a", "neutral", "site", "game", "at", "FedExField", "in", "Landover", ",", "Maryland", "will", "be", "played", "on", "September", "3", ",", "2017", ".", "The", "future", "of", "the", "Black", "Diamond", "Trophy", "was", "uncertain", "following", "both", "schools", "'", "move", "from", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Virginia", "Tech", "has", "confirmed", "that", "the", "Black", "Diamond", "Trophy", "will", "be", "up", "for", "grabs", "in", "the", "2017", ",", "2021", ",", "and", "2022", "games" ]	PROPN	[ 293, 294 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,314	Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry
UNK	8	3,335	Conference	[ "The", "Owls", "were", "a", "football-only", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "from", "1991", "until", "2004", ".", "Temple", "was", "expelled", "from", "the", "league", "due", "to", "a", "lack", "of", "commitment", "to", "the", "football", "program", "from", "university", "officials", ".", "Temple", "played", "the", "2005", "and", "2006", "seasons", "as", "an", "independent", "before", "playing", "in", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", "(", "MAC", ")", "from", "2007", "to", "2011", ".", "In", "March", "2012", ",", "the", "Owls", "rejoined", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "with", "football", "membership", "beginning", "in", "the", "2012", "season", "and", "all", "other", "sports", "beginning", "conference", "play", "in", "2013", ".", "That", "same", "year", ",", "the", "conference", "was", "renamed", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "after", "several", "basketball-only", "schools", "split", "off", "to", "form", "a", "new", "conference", "that", "kept", "the", "Big", "East", "name", ".", "Temple", "is", "the", "last", "original", "Big", "East", "football", "member", "still", "in", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "as", "well", "as", "the", "only", "former", "original", "BCS", "AQ", "conference", "team", "not", "to", "be", "a", "part", "of", "the", "power", "5", "conferences", "of", "the", "college", "football", "playoff" ]	PROPN	[ 8, 9, 10 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,315	Temple Owls football
UNK	8	3,336	East	[ "The", "Owls", "were", "a", "football-only", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "from", "1991", "until", "2004", ".", "Temple", "was", "expelled", "from", "the", "league", "due", "to", "a", "lack", "of", "commitment", "to", "the", "football", "program", "from", "university", "officials", ".", "Temple", "played", "the", "2005", "and", "2006", "seasons", "as", "an", "independent", "before", "playing", "in", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", "(", "MAC", ")", "from", "2007", "to", "2011", ".", "In", "March", "2012", ",", "the", "Owls", "rejoined", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "with", "football", "membership", "beginning", "in", "the", "2012", "season", "and", "all", "other", "sports", "beginning", "conference", "play", "in", "2013", ".", "That", "same", "year", ",", "the", "conference", "was", "renamed", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "after", "several", "basketball-only", "schools", "split", "off", "to", "form", "a", "new", "conference", "that", "kept", "the", "Big", "East", "name", ".", "Temple", "is", "the", "last", "original", "Big", "East", "football", "member", "still", "in", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "as", "well", "as", "the", "only", "former", "original", "BCS", "AQ", "conference", "team", "not", "to", "be", "a", "part", "of", "the", "power", "5", "conferences", "of", "the", "college", "football", "playoff" ]	PROPN	[ 116, 117 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,316	Temple Owls football
UNK	8	3,337	Conference	[ "Kljestan", "was", "raised", "in", "Huntington", "Beach", ",", "California", "and", "played", "for", "the", "Region", "IV", "Olympic", "Development", "Program", "team", ".", "He", "played", "three", "years", "of", "college", "soccer", "at", "Seton", "Hall", "University", "in", "New", "Jersey", "under", "former", "United", "States", "national", "team", "coach", "Manfred", "Schellscheidt", ".", "He", "was", "named", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "First-Team", "All-America", "in", "2004", "and", "earned", "third", "team", "honors", "in", "2005", ".", "Kljestan", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Offensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "2005", "and", "earned", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "in", "2004", "and", "2005", ".", "He", "holds", "the", "single-season", "assists", "record", "at", "Seton", "Hall", "with", "15", "in", "2005", "and", "ranks", "fifth", "all-time", "at", "the", "school", "with", "28", "over", "a", "three-year", "career", ".", "Kljestan", "finished", "his", "college", "career", "with", "20", "goals", "and", "helped", "Seton", "Hall", "University", "to", "three", "NCAA", "Tournament", "appearances" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,317	Sacha Kljestan
UNK	8	3,338	East	[ "The", "members", "of", "the", "Bowl", "Coalition", "were", "the", "Sugar", "Bowl", ",", "Orange", "Bowl", ",", "Cotton", "Bowl", "Classic", ",", "and", "Fiesta", "Bowl", ".", "Under", "the", "agreement", "the", "Sugar", "Bowl", ",", "Orange", "Bowl", ",", "and", "Cotton", "Bowl", "Classic", "hosted", "the", "Southeastern", "Conference", ",", "Big", "8", ",", "and", "Southwest", "Conference", "champions", ",", "respectively", ",", "and", "then", "a", "pool", "of", "at", "large", "teams", "was", "formed", "between", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "champ", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "champ", ",", "Notre", "Dame", ",", "and", "two", "conference", "runners-up", "from", "the", "Big", "8", ",", "SWC", ",", "ACC", ",", "Big", "East", "and", "Pac-10", ".", "The", "highest", "ranked", "host", "team", "would", "play", "the", "highest", "ranked", "at-large", "team", ".", "If", "the", "two", "highest", "ranked", "teams", "were", "both", "at-large", "teams", ",", "the", "championship", "game", "would", "be", "hosted", "by", "the", "Fiesta", "Bowl" ]	PROPN	[ 69, 70 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,318	1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
UNK	8	3,339	East	[ "During", "the", "2003", "season", "Myers", "once", "again", "started", "at", "right", "guard", ",", "however", "towards", "the", "end", "of", "the", "season", "he", "started", "three", "games", "at", "center", ".", "His", "efforts", "were", "good", "enough", "for", "him", "to", "be", "named", "to", "the", "All", "Big", "East", "second", "team", ".", "Once", "again", "Myers", "only", "gave", "up", "one", "sack", "and", "led", "the", "offensive", "line", "in", "least", "sacks", "given", "up", ".", "With", "McGahee", "gone", "the", "Hurricanes", "used", "a", "stable", "of", "three", "running", "backs", "in", "the", "2003", "season", ".", "Jarrett", "Payton", ",", "Tyrone", "Moss", ",", "and", "Frank", "Gore", "collectively", "rushed", "for", "1,964", "yards", "and", "the", "Miami", "rushing", "attack", "was", "ranked", "33rd", "in", "the", "nation" ]	PROPN	[ 39, 40 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,319	Chris Myers (American football)
UNK	8	3,340	Conference	[ "The", "NCAA", "Rules", "Committee", "adopted", "the", "following", "rule", "changes", "for", "the", "2004", "season", ":", "Prior", "to", "the", "2004", "season", ",", "Miami", "(", "FL", ")", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", "left", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "to", "join", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ",", "giving", "the", "ACC", "11", "members", ".", "Connecticut", "joined", "the", "Big", "East", "after", "having", "been", "an", "Independent", "since", "ascending", "to", "Division", "I-A", "in", "2000", ".", "Troy", "State", "also", "left", "their", "Independent", "status", "and", "joined", "the", "Sun", "Belt", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 29, 30, 31 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,320	2004 NCAA Division I-A football season
UNK	8	3,341	Conference	[ "Before", "his", "stint", "at", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Coyer", "was", "defensive", "coordinator", "at", "Iowa", "State", "University", "for", "two", "seasons", "(", "1995", "–", "96", ")", ".", "That", "post", "was", "preceded", "by", "a", "one-year", "assignment", "as", "defensive", "line", "coach", "for", "the", "New", "York", "Jets", "in", "1994", ".", "While", "at", "Pitt", "(", "1997", "–", "99", ")", "as", "its", "defensive", "coordinator", ",", "Coyer", "directed", "a", "defensive", "unit", "that", "showed", "significant", "improvement", "each", "season", ",", "culminating", "in", "a", "1999", "showing", "that", "included", "top-5", "rankings", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "all", "major", "defensive", "statistical", "categories", ".", "Two", "of", "his", "standouts", ",", "safety", "Ramon", "Walker", "and", "defensive", "lineman", "Demond", "Gibson", ",", "earned", "All-Big", "East", "Conference", "honors", "that", "season", ".", "In", "1998", ",", "the", "Panthers", "ranked", "third", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "total", "defense", ",", "and", "over", "the", "course", "of", "the", "1997-98", "seasons", ",", "the", "unit", "amassed", "62", "sacks", ",", "the", "highest", "two-season", "total", "at", "Pittsburgh", "since", "1990-91" ]	PROPN	[ 79, 80, 81 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,321	Larry Coyer
UNK	8	3,342	Conference	[ "He", "joined", "CBS", "from", "ESPN", ",", "where", "he", "worked", "as", "an", "analyst", "and", "sideline", "reporter", "for", "the", "cable", "network", "'s", "coverage", "of", "the", "Canadian", "Football", "League", "and", "college", "football", "from", "1993", "–", "95", ".", "Additionally", ",", "Mayock", "has", "experience", "covering", "college", "football", "for", "Prime", "Network", ",", "NCAA", "Productions", ",", "Prime", "Sports", "Radio", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 54, 55, 56 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,322	Mike Mayock
UNK	8	3,343	Conference	[ "On", "September", "4", ",", "2004", ",", "he", "set", "a", "West", "Virginia", "and", "Big", "East", "Conference", "record", "for", "rushing", "yards", "in", "a", "single", "game", ".", "He", "ran", "for", "337", "yards", "and", "four", "touchdowns", "on", "25", "carries", "against", "East", "Carolina", "despite", "not", "starting", "the", "game", ".", "West", "Virginia", "went", "on", "to", "win", "by", "a", "score", "of", "56-23" ]	PROPN	[ 12, 13, 14 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,323	Kay-Jay Harris
UNK	8	3,344	East	[ "Prioleau", "played", "college", "football", "at", "Virginia", "Tech", ".", "As", "a", "freshman", ",", "he", "appeared", "in", "11", "games", "on", "special", "teams", "and", "as", "a", "reserve", "cornerback", "and", "finished", "that", "season", "with", "24", "tackles", "(", "15", "solo", ")", ".", "As", "a", "sophomore", ",", "he", "started", "every", "game", "at", "rover", "position", ",", "appeared", "in", "809", "total", "plays", "and", "finished", "with", "71", "tackles", "(", "41", "solo", ")", ".", "As", "a", "junior", ",", "he", "was", "named", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "and", "third-team", "All-America", "by", "''", "Sporting", "News", "''", ".", "He", "posted", "81", "tackles", "(", "41", "solo", ")", "and", "two", "sacks", "that", "year", ".", "As", "a", "senior", ",", "he", "started", "every", "game", "for", "the", "defense", "that", "led", "the", "Big", "East", "with", "only", "12.9", "points", "per", "game", "allowed", ".", "He", "finished", "with", "61", "tackles", "(", "41", "solo", ")", "and", "two", "interceptions" ]	PROPN	[ 111, 112 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,324	Pierson Prioleau
UNK	8	3,345	East	[ "Jeff", "played", "college", "soccer", "at", "Georgetown", "University", ",", "where", "he", "finished", "with", "12", "goals", "and", "7", "assists", "in", "73", "matches", ".", "He", "was", "named", "All", "Big", "East", "Second", "Team", "for", "four", "consecutive", "years", "(", "2002", "–", "05", ")", ".", "He", "was", "drafted", "in", "the", "2nd", "round", ",", "14th", "overall", ",", "by", "the", "Chicago", "Fire", "in", "the", "2006", "MLS", "SuperDraft", ";", "he", "subsequently", "played", "3", "times", "for", "Fire", ",", "scoring", "one", "goal", ",", "before", "being", "claimed", "in", "the", "waiver", "draft", "by", "D.C.", "United", "on", "March", "4", ",", "2008", ".", "On", "May", "23", ",", "2008", ",", "D.C.", "United", "announced", "that", "Jeff", "Curtin", "was", "retiring", "after", "a", "sequence", "of", "injuries", "and", "expected", "rehabilitation" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,325	Jeff Curtin
UNK	8	3,346	Conference	[ "Miami", "entered", "the", "following", "season", "as", "the", "number", "one", "team", "in", "the", "country", ",", "but", "a", "28", "–", "21", "upset", "loss", "to", "Ty", "Detmer", "and", "No.", "16", "BYU", "in", "the", "opener", "derailed", "both", "the", "team", "'s", "national", "championship", "chances", "and", "Craig", "Erickson", "'s", "nascent", "Heisman", "campaign", ".", "Later", "in", "the", "year", ",", "the", "Hurricanes", "lost", "to", "Notre", "Dame", "29", "–", "20", "in", "a", "game", "dubbed", "the", "\"", "Final", "Conflict", "\"", ",", "as", "Notre", "Dame", "had", "decided", "to", "discontinue", "the", "27-game", "rivalry", ",", "feeling", "the", "intensity", "of", "the", "series", "had", "reached", "an", "unhealthy", "level", ".", "Miami", "ended", "the", "season", "with", "a", "46", "–", "3", "Cotton", "Bowl", "Classic", "victory", "over", "No.", "3", "Texas", "in", "the", "1991", "Cotton", "Bowl", "Classic", "in", "which", "the", "team", "was", "penalized", "a", "bowl", "-", "and", "school-record", "16", "times", "for", "202", "yards", ",", "including", "nine", "unsportsmanlike", "conduct", "or", "personal", "foul", "penalties", ".", "On", "one", "play", ",", "Randal", "Hill", "scored", "on", "a", "48-yard", "touchdown", "reception", "and", "continued", "to", "sprint", "out", "of", "the", "end", "zone", "and", "up", "the", "Cotton", "Bowl", "tunnel", ",", "where", "he", "then", "pretended", "to", "shoot", "at", "the", "Longhorns", "with", "imaginary", "pistols", ".", "The", "program", "was", "widely", "criticized", "for", "its", "conduct", ",", "with", "Will", "McDonough", "of", "the", "''", "Boston", "Globe", "''", "likening", "the", "Cotton", "Bowl", "Classic", "display", "to", "a", "\"", "wilding", "\"", "and", "Bill", "Walsh", "calling", "it", "\"", "the", "most", "disgusting", "thing", "he", "'d", "ever", "seen", "in", "college", "sports", ".", "\"", "After", "the", "season", ",", "the", "NCAA", "responded", "with", "the", "so-called", "\"", "Miami", "Rule", "\"", ",", "which", "made", "it", "a", "15-yard", "penalty", "to", "engage", "in", "excessive", "celebration", "or", "flagrant", "taunting", ".", "Also", "during", "the", "off-season", ",", "Miami", "ended", "its", "48-year", "status", "as", "an", "independent", "and", "joined", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 278, 279, 280 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,326	Miami Hurricanes football
UNK	8	3,347	Conference	[ "During", "the", "1980s", "and", "'90s", ",", "the", "series", "emerged", "as", "one", "of", "the", "premier", "rivalries", "in", "college", "football", ".", "Between", "1983", "and", "2002", ",", "the", "Hurricanes", "and", "Seminoles", "combined", "to", "win", "7", "national", "championships", "and", "play", "in", "14", "bowl", "games", "with", "a", "national", "championship", "at", "stake", ".", "The", "1988", "game", "starred", "57", "future", "NFL", "pros", "on", "the", "combined", "rosters", ".", "Since", "2004", ",", "the", "year", "Miami", "left", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "to", "join", "the", "expanded", "12-member", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ",", "the", "universities", "have", "been", "conference", "foes", ",", "though", "they", "are", "placed", "in", "separate", "divisions", "within", "the", "conference", ".", "This", "alignment", "creates", "the", "potential", "for", "the", "two", "teams", "to", "meet", "for", "a", "second", "time", "in", "the", "ACC", "Championship", "Game", ",", "should", "each", "win", "their", "respective", "divisions", "in", "any", "particular", "season", ".", "Such", "a", "rematch", "has", "yet", "to", "happen", "after", "14", "years", "of", "ACC", "Championship", "Games", ",", "as", "of", "2018" ]	PROPN	[ 68, 69, 70 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,327	Miami Hurricanes football
UNK	8	3,348	East	[ "With", "the", "growth", "of", "bowl", "games", ",", "it", "became", "difficult", "to", "determine", "a", "national", "champion", "in", "a", "fair", "and", "equitable", "manner", ".", "As", "conferences", "became", "contractually", "bound", "to", "certain", "bowl", "games", "(", "a", "situation", "known", "as", "a", "tie-in", ")", ",", "match-ups", "that", "guaranteed", "a", "consensus", "national", "champion", "became", "increasingly", "rare", ".", "In", "1992", ",", "seven", "conferences", "and", "independent", "Notre", "Dame", "formed", "the", "Bowl", "Coalition", ",", "which", "attempted", "to", "arrange", "an", "annual", "No.", "1", "versus", "No.", "2", "matchup", "based", "on", "the", "final", "AP", "poll", "standings", ".", "The", "Coalition", "lasted", "for", "three", "years", ";", "however", ",", "several", "scheduling", "issues", "prevented", "much", "success", ";", "tie-ins", "still", "took", "precedence", "in", "several", "cases", ".", "For", "example", ",", "the", "Big", "Eight", "and", "SEC", "champions", "could", "never", "meet", ",", "since", "they", "were", "contractually", "bound", "to", "different", "bowl", "games", ".", "The", "coalition", "also", "excluded", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", ",", "arguably", "the", "most", "prestigious", "game", "in", "the", "nation", ",", "and", "two", "major", "conferences", "—", "the", "Pac-10", "and", "Big", "Ten", "—", "meaning", "that", "it", "had", "limited", "success", ".", "In", "1995", ",", "the", "Coalition", "was", "replaced", "by", "the", "Bowl", "Alliance", ",", "which", "reduced", "the", "number", "of", "bowl", "games", "to", "host", "a", "national", "championship", "game", "to", "three", "—", "the", "Fiesta", ",", "Sugar", ",", "and", "Orange", "Bowls", "—", "and", "the", "participating", "conferences", "to", "five", "—", "the", "ACC", ",", "SEC", ",", "Southwest", ",", "Big", "Eight", ",", "and", "Big", "East", ".", "It", "was", "agreed", "that", "the", "No.", "1", "and", "No.", "2", "ranked", "teams", "gave", "up", "their", "prior", "bowl", "tie-ins", "and", "were", "guaranteed", "to", "meet", "in", "the", "national", "championship", "game", ",", "which", "rotated", "between", "the", "three", "participating", "bowls", ".", "The", "system", "still", "did", "not", "include", "the", "Big", "Ten", ",", "Pac-10", ",", "or", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", ",", "and", "thus", "still", "lacked", "the", "legitimacy", "of", "a", "true", "national", "championship" ]	PROPN	[ 222, 223 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,328	History of American football
UNK	8	3,349	Conference	[ "2014", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Tournament", "was", "the", "second", "men", "'s", "soccer", "tournament", "of", "the", "new", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "formed", "in", "July", "2013", "after", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "split", "into", "two", "leagues", "along", "football", "lines", ".", "Including", "the", "history", "of", "the", "original", "conference", ",", "it", "was", "the", "19th", "edition", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 27, 28, 29, 30 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,329	2014 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
UNK	8	3,350	East	[ "This", "was", "the", "first", "time", "Baylor", "and", "UCF", "played", "each", "other", "on", "the", "gridiron", ".", "The", "Baylor", "Bears", "went", "to", "the", "Fiesta", "Bowl", "as", "the", "Big", "12", "champion", ".", "UCF", "earned", "an", "automatic", "berth", "to", "a", "BCS", "game", "by", "winning", "The", "American", "(", "formerly", "the", "Big", "East", ")", ".", "Per", "the", "rotation", "in", "place", "since", "the", "2008", "season", ",", "it", "was", "the", "Fiesta", "Bowl", "'s", "turn", "to", "host", "the", "champion", "of", "the", "American", ",", "after", "the", "2012", "Orange", "Bowl", "and", "2013", "Sugar", "Bowl", "hosted", "the", "Big", "East", "champion", "in", "the", "last", "two", "seasons" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,330	2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)
UNK	8	3,351	Conference	[ "2001", "–", "02", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "2001", "–", "2002", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "were", "coached", "by", "Craig", "Esherick", "and", "played", "most", "of", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "MCI", "Center", "in", "Washington", ",", "DC", ",", "although", "they", "played", "some", "home", "games", "early", "in", "the", "season", "at", "McDonough", "Gymnasium", "on", "the", "Georgetown", "campus", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "were", "members", "of", "the", "West", "Division", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "19-11", ",", "9-7", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "2002", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Miami", "in", "overtime", ".", "Missing", "an", "at-large", "bid", "to", "the", "2002", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "Georgetown", "instead", "received", "an", "invitation", "to", "play", "in", "the", "2002", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "(", "NIT", ")", ",", "but", "declined", "it", "and", "had", "no", "postseason", "play", ",", "the", "first", "Georgetown", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "since", "the", "1973-74", "season", "to", "appear", "in", "neither", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", "or", "the", "NIT" ]	PROPN	[ 74, 75, 76 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,331	2001–02 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,352	Conference	[ "1998", "–", "99", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1998", "–", "99", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "They", "were", "coached", "by", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "in", "his", "27th", "season", "as", "head", "coach", "until", "January", "8", ",", "1999", ",", "when", "he", "resigned", "and", "Craig", "Esherick", "succeeded", "him", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "played", "most", "of", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "MCI", "Center", "in", "Washington", ",", "DC", ",", "although", "they", "played", "one", "home", "game", "at", "McDonough", "Gymnasium", "on", "the", "Georgetown", "campus", ".", "They", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "finished", "the", "season", "15-16", ",", "6-12", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "1999", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Miami", ".", "Not", "invited", "to", "the", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "for", "the", "second", "year", "in", "a", "row", ",", "they", "instead", "appeared", "in", "the", "1999", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "(", "NIT", ")", "–", "their", "second", "consecutive", "appearance", "in", "the", "NIT", "–", "and", "lost", "to", "Princeton", "in", "the", "first", "round", ".", "Georgetown", "finished", "with", "its", "first", "losing", "record", "since", "the", "1972-73", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 90, 91, 92 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,332	1998–99 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,353	East	[ "Druckenmiller", "started", "two", "years", "at", "quarterback", "for", "the", "Virginia", "Tech", "Hokies", "football", "team", ".", "As", "a", "senior", ",", "he", "won", "all-Big", "East", "accolades", ".", "Druckenmiller", "'s", "Hokies", "won", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "championship", "in", "1995", "and", "1996", ".", "In", "1995", ",", "they", "defeated", "the", "Texas", "Longhorns", "in", "the", "Sugar", "Bowl", ".", "In", "December", "1996", ",", "Druckenmiller", "graduated", "from", "Virginia", "Tech", "with", "a", "degree", "in", "physical", "education" ]	PROPN	[ 29, 30 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,333	Jim Druckenmiller
UNK	8	3,354	Conference	[ "1995", "–", "96", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1995", "–", "96", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Brian", "Mahoney", "in", "his", "fourth", "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	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,334	1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,355	Conference	[ "1997", "–", "98", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1997", "–", "98", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Fran", "Fraschilla", "in", "his", "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	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,335	1997–98 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,356	Conference	[ "He", "ended", "his", "career", "with", "the", "all-time", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "WVU", "rushing", "record", "with", "5,164", "rushing", "yards", ",", "breaking", "Zereoue", "'s", "previous", "record", ".", "In", "all", "of", "his", "four", "seasons", ",", "Cobourne", "rushed", "for", "over", "1,000", "yards", ",", "including", "his", "redshirt-freshman", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 7, 8, 9 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,336	Avon Cobourne
UNK	8	3,357	East	[ "On", "October", "5", ",", "1998", ",", "WVBK-LP", ",", "along", "with", "parent", "station", "WVBG-LP", ",", "became", "a", "UPN", "affiliate", ";", "it", "already", "carried", "the", "UPN", "Kids", "block", ",", "but", "the", "network", "'s", "primetime", "programming", "had", "previously", "been", "seen", "in", "the", "Capital", "District", "through", "secondary", "affiliations", "with", "Fox", "affiliate", "WXXA-TV", "and", "Pax", "station", "WYPX-TV", "(", "channel", "55", ")", ",", "as", "well", "as", "cable", "carriage", "of", "WSBK-TV", "from", "Boston", ".", "The", "lineup", "of", "UPN", "and", "syndicated", "programming", "was", "supplemented", "by", "several", "sports", "packages", ",", "including", "Big", "East", "football", "and", "basketball", ",", "the", "Boston", "Red", "Sox", "(", "the", "telecasts", "of", "which", "were", "dropped", "following", "a", "territorial", "complaint", "by", "the", "New", "York", "Yankees", ")", ",", "and", "the", "Boston", "Celtics" ]	PROPN	[ 82, 83 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,337	WYCX-CD
UNK	8	3,358	Conference	[ "Dantonio", "was", "named", "head", "coach", "at", "Cincinnati", "on", "December", "23", ",", "2003", ".", "He", "became", "the", "first", "head", "coach", "in", "23", "years", "to", "lead", "the", "school", "to", "a", "winning", "season", "in", "his", "first", "season", "at", "UC", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "'", "7", "–", "5", "record", "included", "a", "5", "–", "3", "record", "in", "Conference", "USA", ",", "which", "was", "good", "enough", "for", "a", "second-place", "finish", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "finished", "the", "season", "on", "a", "winning", "note", "with", "a", "32", "–", "14", "win", "over", "Marshall", "in", "the", "PlainsCapital", "Fort", "Worth", "Bowl", ".", "During", "Dantonio", "'s", "time", "at", "UC", ",", "he", "led", "the", "Bearcats", "to", "a", "bowl", "game", "victory", "and", "directed", "the", "team", "'s", "transition", "into", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "As", "head", "coach", ",", "Dantonio", "had", "15", "players", "earn", "all-conference", "honors", "and", "25", "received", "conference", "academic", "recognition" ]	PROPN	[ 111, 112, 113 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,338	Mark Dantonio
UNK	8	3,359	Conference	[ "In", "1998", ",", "Brown", "moved", "to", "the", "United", "States", "where", "she", "attended", "the", "University", "of", "Alabama", "and", "played", "for", "the", "Crimson", "Tide", "soccer", "team", ".", "The", "''", "Sunday", "Mirror", "''", "reported", "in", "February", "2000", "that", "Brown", "had", "signed", "a", "two", "–", "year", "sponsorship", "deal", "worth", "£", "100,000", "with", "Uhlsport", ".", "In", "the", "same", "article", "Brown", "explained", "that", "she", "left", "England", "because", "Americans", "had", "a", "more", "positive", "attitude", "towards", "women", "'s", "football", ".", "Dissatisfied", "with", "aspects", "of", "the", "culture", "in", "the", "Deep", "South", ",", "Brown", "transferred", "to", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "where", "she", "played", "for", "the", "Panthers", "soccer", "team", "and", "completed", "a", "degree", "in", "Sports", "Science", ".", "She", "was", "named", "Goalkeeper", "of", "the", "Year", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "every", "year", "and", "also", "holds", "the", "Panthers", "'", "record", "for", "the", "fewest", "goals", "conceded", "in", "a", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 115, 116, 117 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,339	Rachel Brown
UNK	8	3,360	Conference	[ "Crag", "Blazer", "is", "the", "former", "head", "coach", "for", "men", "'s", "soccer", "at", "DePaul", ".", "Under", "Blazer", "'s", "guidance", ",", "the", "school", "made", "its", "first", "NCAA", "tournament", "appearance", "and", "set", "a", "new", "record", "for", "wins", "in", "a", "single", "season", "(", "2007", ")", ".", "Blazer", "'s", "team", "won", "the", "Red", "Division", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "appeared", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "semifinals", ".", "At", "the", "time", ",", "the", "team", "set", "yet", "another", "record", ":", "being", "ranked", "as", "high", "as", "17", "nationally" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52, 53 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,340	Craig Blazer
UNK	8	3,361	Conference	[ "On", "March", "7", ",", "2012", ",", "the", "Temple", "Owls", "announced", "that", "they", "would", "be", "rejoining", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "for", "all", "sports", "in", "2013", "after", "31", "years", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "Conference", ",", "with", "the", "Owls", "football", "team", "membership", "beginning", "in", "the", "2012", "season", ".", "However", ",", "before", "Temple", "became", "an", "all-sports", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "the", "conference", "split", "along", "football", "lines", ".", "The", "league", "'s", "non-FBS", "football", "schools", "formed", "a", "new", "Big", "East", "in", "2013", ",", "while", "Temple", "and", "the", "remaining", "football", "members", "remained", "in", "the", "old", "conference", ",", "but", "renamed", "it", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 16, 17, 18 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,341	Temple Owls men's basketball
UNK	8	3,362	East	[ "In", "1991", "Pitt", "joined", "the", "new", "Big", "East", "Football", "Conference", ",", "thus", "ending", "its", "history", "as", "a", "football", "independent", ".", "Pitt", "had", "been", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "most", "other", "sports", ",", "including", "basketball", ",", "since", "1982" ]	PROPN	[ 6, 7 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,342	Pittsburgh Panthers football
UNK	8	3,363	Conference	[ "Pitt", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "2000", "at", "Three", "Rivers", "Stadium", ".", "Behind", "an", "increasing", "number", "of", "talented", "players", ",", "led", "by", "Biletnikoff", "Award", "winner", "Antonio", "Bryant", ",", "Pitt", "was", "back", "to", "a", "winning", "record", "in", "2000", "and", "played", "Iowa", "State", "in", "the", "2000", "Insight.com", "Bowl", ".", "In", "the", "second", "game", "of", "the", "2000", "season", ",", "Pitt", "defeated", "rival", "Penn", "State", "12", "–", "0", "which", "was", "the", "last", "game", "played", "between", "these", "two", "teams", "for", "16", "years", ".", "In", "2001", ",", "Pitt", "began", "playing", "its", "home", "games", "at", "Heinz", "Field", ".", "Additional", "bowl", "games", "and", "national", "rankings", "followed", "over", "the", "next", "four", "seasons", ".", "Overall", "Harris", "led", "the", "Panthers", "to", "a", "bowl", "game", "in", "six", "of", "his", "eight", "seasons", ",", "including", "five", "consecutive", "bowl", "games", "from", "2000", "through", "2004", ",", "with", "bowl", "victories", "in", "the", "2001", "Tangerine", "Bowl", "over", "North", "Carolina", "State", "in", "2001", "and", ",", "led", "by", "Biletnikoff", "and", "Walter", "Camp", "Award", "winner", "Larry", "Fitzgerald", ",", "over", "Oregon", "State", "in", "the", "2002", "Insight", "Bowl", ".", "Harris", "also", "led", "Pittsburgh", "to", "a", "share", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "championship", "in", "2004", "and", "Pitt", "received", "the", "conference", "'s", "automatic", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "(", "BCS", ")", "bowl", "bid", ",", "playing", "Utah", "in", "the", "2005", "Fiesta", "Bowl", ".", "Harris", "was", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "1997", "and", "2004", ",", "and", "he", "was", "the", "AFCA", "Region", "I", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "2002", ".", "Over", "his", "eight", "years", "at", "Pitt", ",", "from", "1997", "–", "2004", ",", "Harris", "compiled", "an", "overall", "record", "of", "52", "–", "44", ".", "However", ",", "alumni", "and", "fans", "were", "growing", "restless", "with", "perceived", "recruiting", "deficiencies", "and", "an", "inability", "to", "return", "the", "program", "to", "the", "highest", "level", ".", "When", "disparaging", "remarks", "about", "the", "program", "were", "made", "by", "his", "agent", ",", "Harris", "'", "contract", "negotiations", "with", "the", "school", "stalled", ".", "This", "led", "to", "an", "announcement", "prior", "to", "the", "Fiesta", "Bowl", "in", "2004", "that", "Harris", "was", "leaving", "Pitt", "to", "become", "head", "coach", "at", "Stanford" ]	PROPN	[ 175, 176, 177 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,343	Pittsburgh Panthers football
UNK	8	3,364	Conference	[ "Other", "longstanding", "rivals", "include", "Notre", "Dame", "and", "Syracuse", ";", "both", "schools", "are", "tied", "as", "the", "third", "most", "played", "rivalry", "for", "Pitt", ".", "The", "series", "with", "Notre", "Dame", "began", "in", "1909", ",", "and", "since", "that", "time", "no", "more", "than", "two", "consecutive", "seasons", "have", "passed", "without", "the", "teams", "meeting", "each", "other", "with", "the", "exception", "of", "the", "periods", "from", "1913", "–", "1929", ",", "1938", "–", "1942", ",", "and", "1979", "–", "1981", ".", "Notre", "Dame", "currently", "leads", "the", "series", "48", "–", "21", "–", "1", ".", "Games", "between", "Pitt", "and", "the", "Irish", "had", "typically", "been", "scheduled", "annually", ",", "however", ",", "Notre", "Dame", "'s", "agreement", "to", "play", "five", "ACC", "opponents", "each", "year", "starting", "in", "2014", "precluded", "annual", "games", ",", "so", "Pitt", "and", "Notre", "Dame", "will", "meet", "no", "more", "than", "twice", "during", "a", "three-year", "period", ".", "The", "rivalry", "with", "fellow", "ACC", "conference", "member", "Syracuse", "began", "in", "1916", ",", "and", "has", "been", "played", "annually", "since", "1955", ",", "with", "the", "Panthers", "leading", "the", "series", "37", "–", "31", "–", "3", ".", "Pitt", "and", "Syracuse", "also", "shared", "membership", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "from", "1991", "to", "2012", "before", "both", "schools", "simultaneously", "moved", "to", "the", "ACC", "where", "they", "are", "designated", "as", "cross-divisional", "rivals", "and", "are", "scheduled", "to", "meet", "annually" ]	PROPN	[ 169, 170, 171 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,344	Pittsburgh Panthers football
UNK	8	3,365	Conference	[ "In", "addition", ",", "in", "1991", ",", "the", "majority", "of", "football", "independents", "in", "the", "East", "aligned", "themselves", "together", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Football", "Conference", ".", "Round-robin", "play", "began", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "beginning", "in", "1993", ",", "although", "a", "championship", "was", "awarded", "during", "its", "first", "two", "years" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20, 21, 22 ]	Big East Football Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,345	Pittsburgh Panthers football
UNK	8	3,366	Conference	[ "2003", "–", "04", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2003", "–", "2004", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "Coached", "by", "Geno", "Auriemma", ",", "the", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "on", "campus", "at", "the", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Huskies", "won", "their", "fifth", "NCAA", "championship", ",", "and", "third", "consecutive", ",", "by", "defeating", "the", "Tennessee", "Lady", "Vols", ",", "70", "–", "61" ]	PROPN	[ 66, 67, 68 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,346	2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,367	Conference	[ "2000", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "took", "place", "at", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "in", "New", "York", "City", ".", "Its", "winner", "received", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2000", "NCAA", "Tournament", ".", "It", "is", "a", "single-elimination", "tournament", "with", "four", "rounds", "and", "the", "three", "highest", "seeds", "received", "byes", "in", "the", "first", "round", ".", "All", "13", "Big", "East", "teams", "were", "invited", "to", "participate", ".", "Syracuse", "finished", "with", "the", "best", "record", "in", "the", "regular", "season", "and", "was", "awarded", "the", "top", "seed" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23, 24 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,347	2000 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
UNK	8	3,368	East	[ "He", "finished", "the", "regular", "season", "183-291", "passing", "for", "2,168", "yards", "and", "18", "touchdowns", ".", "He", "completed", "63", "percent", "of", "his", "passes", "and", "finished", "second", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "passing", "efficiency", "list", "with", "141.07", ".", "Pike", "was", "named", "to", "the", "2008", "All-Mayday", "Team", "by", "ESPN", "college", "football", "analyst", "Mark", "May", ".", "He", "also", "was", "named", "to", "the", "Second-Team", "All-Big", "East", "Team" ]	PROPN	[ 26, 27 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,348	Tony Pike
UNK	8	3,369	Conference	[ "2009", "–", "10", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "will", "represent", "the", "Rutgers", "University", "in", "the", "2009", "–", "10", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", "will", "be", "coached", "by", "C.", "Vivian", "Stringer", "with", "Associate", "Head", "Coach", "E.", "Carlene", "Mitchell", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "will", "attempt", "to", "win", "the", "NCAA", "championship" ]	PROPN	[ 52, 53, 54 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,349	2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,370	Conference	[ "2004", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "football", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "during", "the", "2004", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "Boston", "College", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Eagles", "played", "their", "home", "games", "in", "2004", "at", "Alumni", "Stadium", "in", "Chestnut", "Hill", ",", "Massachusetts", ",", "which", "has", "been", "their", "home", "stadium", "since", "1957" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26, 27 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,350	2004 Boston College Eagles football team
UNK	8	3,371	Conference	[ "The", "Toledo", "Rockets", "entered", "the", "game", "as", "the", "champions", "of", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", "as", "they", "defeated", "Miami", "University", "on", "December", "2", ",", "2004", "in", "the", "MAC", "Championship", "Game", "by", "a", "score", "of", "35", "–", "27", ".", "This", "was", "Toledo", "'s", "third", "trip", "to", "the", "bowl", ".", "They", "also", "appeared", "in", "2001", "and", "2002", ".", "The", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "qualified", "for", "their", "first", "ever", "bowl", "appearance", "by", "finishing", "7", "–", "4", "and", "had", "a", "Big", "East", "Conference", "record", "of", "3", "–", "3", ".", "Connecticut", "was", "invited", "to", "the", "game", "when", "the", "Big", "Ten", "could", "not", "provide", "a", "qualifying", "team" ]	PROPN	[ 72, 73, 74 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,351	2004 Motor City Bowl
UNK	8	3,372	Conference	[ "The", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", ",", "defending", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Tournament", "Champions", ",", "came", "off", "a", "27", "–", "10", "(", "10", "–", "8", ")", "record", "in", "the", "2007", "–", "08", "season", "which", "included", "their", "seventh", "straight", "20-win", "season", ",", "seventh", "straight", "season", "with", "10", "league", "wins", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "a", "seventh", "straight", "NCAA", "Tournament", "appearance", ".", "Pitt", "advanced", "to", "the", "second", "round", "of", "the", "2008", "NCAA", "Tournament", ",", "where", "they", "lost", "to", "Michigan", "State", ".", "That", "season", "also", "marked", "the", "seventh", "time", "in", "the", "last", "eight", "seasons", "that", "Pitt", "advanced", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "Championship", "title", "game", ",", "which", "tied", "for", "the", "most", "appearances", "in", "league", "history", ".", "Pitt", "began", "the", "season", "returning", "three", "starters", ",", "each", "of", "its", "top", "three", "scorers", ",", "and", "seven", "of", "its", "top", "10", "players", "from", "the", "previous", "year", ".", "Pitt", "found", "itself", "ranked", "among", "the", "top", "10", "teams", "nationally", "in", "most", "preseason", "polls", "and", "publications", ".", "Five", "newcomers", ",", "including", "one", "junior", "college", "transfer", "and", "four", "freshman", ",", "joined", "Pitt", "for", "the", "2008", "–", "09", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 46, 47, 48 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,352	2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,373	Conference	[ "2008", "–", "09", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Louisville", "during", "the", "2008", "–", "09", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ",", "Louisville", "'s", "95th", "season", "of", "intercollegiate", "competition", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "competed", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "were", "coached", "by", "Rick", "Pitino", ",", "who", "was", "in", "his", "eighth", "season", ".", "The", "team", "played", "its", "home", "games", "at", "Freedom", "Hall" ]	PROPN	[ 40, 41, 42 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,353	2008–09 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,374	East	[ "Stull", "completed", "188", "for", "330", "passes", "in", "twelve", "games", "in", "2008", "for", "2,356", "yards", ",", "throwing", "9", "touchdowns", "and", "10", "interceptions", ".", "This", "is", "the", "only", "season", "in", "Stull", "'s", "career", "that", "he", "threw", "more", "picks", "than", "touchdowns", ".", "The", "Panthers", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "9-3", "overall", "record", ".", "This", "placed", "them", "in", "a", "tie", "for", "second", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "qualifying", "them", "for", "the", "2008", "Sun", "Bowl", ",", "which", "they", "lost", "3", "–", "0", "to", "Oregon", "State" ]	PROPN	[ 60, 61 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,354	Bill Stull
UNK	8	3,375	Conference	[ "John", "Marinatto", "(", "born", "c.", "1957", ")", "was", "the", "former", "commissioner", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "He", "served", "as", "senior", "associate", "commissioner", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "from", "2002", "until", "he", "began", "his", "tenure", "as", "third", "commissioner", "of", "the", "conference", "on", "July", "1", ",", "2009", ".", "He", "resigned", "from", "his", "position", "as", "commissioner", "on", "May", "7", ",", "2012" ]	PROPN	[ 13, 14, 15 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,355	John Marinatto
UNK	8	3,376	East	[ "Wellington", "graduated", "from", "Pine", "Crest", "School", "in", "Fort", "Lauderdale", ",", "Florida", ".", "He", "attended", "Georgetown", "University", "where", "he", "was", "the", "team", "’s", "starting", "goalkeeper", "from", "1991", "to", "1994", ".", "He", "was", "the", "1994", "Big", "East", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "He", "then", "played", "for", "the", "Cocoa", "Expos", "in", "the", "USISL", ".", "In", "February", "1996", ",", "the", "Kansas", "City", "Wiz", "selected", "Wellington", "in", "the", "11th", "round", "(", "106th", "overall", ")", "of", "the", "1996", "MLS", "Inaugural", "Player", "Draft", ".", "He", "injured", "his", "back", "during", "the", "pre-season", "and", "the", "Wiz", "waived", "him", "on", "March", "26", ",", "1996", ".", "He", "then", "signed", "with", "the", "Richmond", "Kickers", "for", "the", "rest", "of", "the", "1996", "season", ".", "In", "1997", "and", "1998", ",", "he", "played", "for", "the", "Jacksonville", "Cyclones", ".", "In", "2015", ",", "he", "was", "inducted", "into", "the", "Georgetown", "University", "Athletic", "Hall", "of", "Fame" ]	PROPN	[ 33, 34 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,356	Phil Wellington
ORG	8	3,377	Conference	[ "Louisville", "Cardinals", "baseball", "team", "is", "the", "varsity", "intercollegiate", "baseball", "program", "of", "the", "University", "of", "Louisville", ",", "located", "in", "Louisville", ",", "Kentucky", ".", "The", "program", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "for", "the", "2014", "season", "and", "joined", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "in", "July", "2014", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "have", "played", "at", "Jim", "Patterson", "Stadium", "since", "the", "venue", "opened", "during", "the", "2005", "season", ".", "Dan", "McDonnell", "has", "been", "the", "program", "'s", "head", "coach", "since", "the", "start", "of", "the", "2007", "season", ".", "As", "of", "the", "end", "of", "the", "2017", "season", ",", "the", "program", "has", "appeared", "in", "thirteen", "NCAA", "Tournaments", "and", "five", "College", "World", "Series", ".", "In", "conference", "postseason", "play", ",", "it", "has", "won", "two", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournaments", ".", "In", "regular", "season", "play", ",", "it", "has", "won", "two", "Metro", "Conference", "titles", ",", "four", "Big", "East", "Conference", "titles", ",", "one", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "title", ",", "and", "four", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "titles", ".", "Louisville", "also", "set", "the", "ACC", "record", "for", "most", "conference", "wins", "in", "a", "season", "with", "25", "during", "the", "2015", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 141, 142, 143 ]	American Athletic Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,357	Louisville Cardinals baseball
UNK	8	3,378	Conference	[ "Utah", "leads", "series", ":", "2", "–", "0", "–", "0", "Utah", "defeated", "Pittsburgh", "27", "–", "24", "in", "overtime", "on", "September", "2", ".", "Placekicker", "Joe", "Phillips", "successfully", "kicked", "a", "21-yard", "field", "goal", "to", "secure", "the", "victory", ".", "The", "game", "matched", "Utah", ",", "from", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", "(", "MWC", ")", ",", "against", "Pittsburgh", ",", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "the", "season", "'s", "first", "game", "for", "both", "teams", ".", "This", "was", "the", "second", "meeting", "between", "these", "two", "teams", ".", "The", "previous", "time", "they", "met", "was", "in", "the", "2005", "Fiesta", "Bowl", ",", "a", "game", "Utah", "won", "35", "–", "7", "to", "complete", "Utah", "'s", "2004", "undefeated", "season", ".", "Utah", "entered", "this", "game", "with", "a", "17-game", "home", "winning", "streak", "and", "a", "7", "–", "0", "record", "against", "the", "teams", "that", "are", "currently", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 54, 55, 56 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,358	2010 Utah Utes football team
UNK	8	3,379	Conference	[ "The", "game", "between", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", "(", "MAC", ")", "team", "Bowling", "Green", "and", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", "Northwestern", "was", "played", "at", "neutral-site", "Ford", "Field", ".", "As", "then", "organized", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "matched", "a", "MAC", "team", "and", "a", "team", "from", "either", "the", "Big", "Ten", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "or", "an", "at-large", "team", ".", "Bowling", "Green", "accepted", "a", "bid", "for", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "after", "losing", "to", "Miami", "(", "OH", ")", "in", "the", "MAC", "Championship", "Game", ".", "It", "was", "Bowling", "Green", "'s", "first", "appearance", "in", "a", "bowl", "game", "since", "the", "1992", "Las", "Vegas", "Bowl", ".", "Northwestern", "was", "the", "first", "Big", "Ten", "team", "to", "play", "in", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "and", "had", "not", "appeared", "in", "a", "bowl", "game", "since", "the", "2000", "Alamo", "Bowl", ".", "Bowling", "Green", "and", "Northwestern", "last", "played", "each", "other", "on", "November", "17", ",", "2001", ",", "a", "meeting", "that", "Bowling", "Green", "won", "42", "–", "43" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,359	2003 Motor City Bowl
UNK	8	3,380	Conference	[ "Davis", "was", "born", "in", "Jamaica", "and", "moved", "to", "the", "United", "States", "at", "age", "10", ".", "He", "began", "playing", "football", "while", "attending", "high", "school", "in", "New", "York", "City", ".", "He", "played", "high", "school", "football", "as", "a", "linebacker", "and", "running", "back", "at", "Christopher", "Columbus", "High", "School", "in", "The", "Bronx", ".", "He", "set", "the", "school", "’s", "record", "in", "September", "2003", "with", "35", "carries", "and", "306", "rushing", "yards", "and", "scored", "all", "of", "Columbus", "’", "points", "(", "2", "touchdowns", "and", "2", "two-point", "conversions", ")", "in", "a", "16-12", "win", "over", "Campus", "Magnet", ".", "In", "October", "2004", ",", "he", "was", "the", "only", "Bronx", "athlete", "to", "play", "for", "the", "New", "York", "state", "All-Star", "team", "in", "the", "7th", "annual", "Governor", "'s", "Bowl", "All-Star", "Football", "game", ".", "Davis", "had", "4", "solo", "tackles", "in", "the", "game", "and", "was", "regarded", "as", "\"", "the", "lockdown", "corner", "of", "the", "game", ".", "\"", "Davis", "enrolled", "at", "Syracuse", "University", "in", "2004", ".", "He", "played", "college", "football", "at", "Syracuse", "from", "2004", "to", "2007", ".", "He", "started", "35", "consecutive", "games", "and", "totaled", "216", "tackles", "for", "the", "Orangemen", "to", "rank", "10th", "all-time", "in", "career", "tackles", "by", "a", "defensive", "back", "at", "Syracuse", ".", "As", "a", "sophomore", "in", "2005", ",", "Davis", "was", "moved", "to", "the", "strong", "safety", "position", ".", "Davis", "was", "a", "starter", "at", "the", "strong", "safety", "position", "for", "Syracuse", "in", "2005", "and", "2006", ",", "but", "he", "was", "switched", "to", "the", "cornerback", "position", "for", "the", "2007", "season", ".", "In", "January", "2008", ",", "Davis", "was", "honored", "by", "the", "Central", "New", "York", "Chapter", "of", "the", "National", "Football", "Foundation", "as", "the", "Scholar", "Athlete", "of", "the", "Year", ".", "He", "was", "also", "selected", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "All-Academic", "Team" ]	PROPN	[ 259, 260, 261 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,360	Dowayne Davis
UNK	8	3,381	Conference	[ "2008", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Louisville", "in", "the", "2008", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "team", ",", "led", "by", "Steve", "Kragthorpe", "in", "his", "second", "year", "at", "the", "school", ",", "played", "their", "home", "games", "in", "Papa", "John", "'s", "Cardinal", "Stadium", "and", "were", "in", "their", "fourth", "year", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 55, 56, 57 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,361	2008 Louisville Cardinals football team
UNK	8	3,382	East	[ "In", "2005", ",", "The", "Sun", "Bowl", "and", "the", "Gator", "Bowl", "agreed", "to", "a", "four-year", "contract", "to", "alternate", "bids", "starting", "with", "the", "2007", "game", "which", "would", "prevent", "repetitive", "matchups", ".", "The", "Gator", "Bowl", "would", "be", "allowed", "to", "take", "the", "Big", "East", "'s", "number", "two", "team", "or", "the", "Big", "12", "number", "three", "team", ";", "however", ",", "each", "conference", "would", "have", "two", "bids", "each", "to", "the", "Gator", "and", "Sun", "Bowls", "over", "the", "four", "years", ".", "Since", "the", "Gator", "Bowl", "had", "taken", "a", "Big", "12", "team", "the", "previous", "two", "years", ",", "the", "Sun", "Bowl", "was", "obligated", "to", "take", "a", "Big", "12", "team", "this", "year", ".", "In", "the", "Big", "12", ",", "the", "Sun", "Bowl", "had", "the", "fifth", "pick", ",", "following", "the", "Alamo", "Bowl", ".", "When", "the", "Alamo", "Bowl", "chose", "Texas", "Tech", ",", "the", "Sun", "Bowl", "then", "selected", "Oklahoma" ]	PROPN	[ 38, 39 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,362	2009 Sun Bowl
UNK	8	3,383	East	[ "2009", "St.", "Petersburg", "Bowl", "presented", "by", "Beef", "'", "O", "'", "Brady", "'s", ",", "formerly", "known", "as", "the", "St.", "Petersburg", "Bowl", ",", "was", "the", "second", "edition", "of", "the", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "and", "was", "played", "at", "Tropicana", "Field", "in", "St.", "Petersburg", ",", "Florida", ".", "The", "game", "began", "at", "8:00", "PM", "US", "EST", "on", "Saturday", ",", "December", "19", ",", "2009", ",", "was", "telecast", "on", "ESPN", "and", "featured", "the", "UCF", "of", "Conference", "USA", "and", "Rutgers", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Rutgers", "defeated", "UCF", "45", "–", "24", "in", "a", "game", "where", "Mohamed", "Sanu", ",", "the", "game", "'s", "MVP", ",", "caught", "4", "passes", "for", "97", "yards", "and", "a", "touchdown", "in", "addition", "to", "rushing", "14", "times", "for", "47", "yards", "and", "two", "touchdowns" ]	PROPN	[ 74, 75 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,363	2009 St. Petersburg Bowl
UNK	8	3,384	Conference	[ "Rosenthal", "became", "president", "of", "St.", "Joseph", "Bank", "and", "Trust", "Co.", "in", "South", "Bend", ",", "Indiana", ".", "In", "1987", "he", "succeeded", "Gene", "Corrigan", "as", "the", "athletic", "director", "of", "Notre", "Dame", ",", "during", "which", "time", "the", "1988", "football", "team", "won", "the", "national", "championship", ".", "Rosenthal", "retired", "from", "the", "position", "in", "1994", ",", "after", "the", "university", "entered", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 55, 56, 57 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,364	Dick Rosenthal
UNK	8	3,385	East	[ "In", "23", "years", "he", "has", ":", "compiled", "a", "183", "–", "173", "–", "45", "record", ";", "was", "the", "1992", "and", "1995", "Big", "East", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", ";", "and", "his", "teams", "have", "posted", "11", "winning", "seasons", ",", "six", "10", "win", "seasons", ",", "and", "seven", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Tournament", "appearances", ".", "In", "1995", "Pitt", "won", "a", "school", "record", "with", ",", "including", "its", "first", "ever", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Tournament", "win", ".", "He", "has", "also", "written", "15", "books", "on", "coaching", "soccer" ]	PROPN	[ 20, 21 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,365	Joe Luxbacher
UNK	8	3,386	Conference	[ "The", "Aztecs", "compete", "in", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "(", "FBS", "for", "football", ")", ".", "Its", "primary", "conference", "is", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", ".", "The", "women", "'s", "water", "polo", "team", "participates", "in", "the", "Golden", "Coast", "Conference", "after", "leaving", "the", "Big", "West", "Conference", "in", "July", "2013", ".", "The", "men", "'s", "soccer", "team", "participates", "as", "an", "associate", "member", "of", "the", "Pac-12", "Conference", ".", "The", "women", "'s", "rowing", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "The", "American", ")", ",", "following", "moves", "from", "the", "Western", "Intercollegiate", "Rowing", "Association", "(", "WIRA", ")", "to", "Conference", "USA", "(", "C-USA", ")", "in", "2013", "and", "from", "C-USA", "to", "The", "American", "in", "2014", ".", "San", "Diego", "State", "'s", "football", "team", "had", "intended", "to", "move", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "beginning", "in", "2013", "with", "the", "remainder", "of", "its", "current", "Mountain", "West", "sports", "moving", "to", "the", "Big", "West", ",", "but", "on", "January", "17", "it", "was", "reported", "that", "all", "of", "San", "Diego", "State", "'s", "athletic", "teams", "would", "be", "readmitted", "to", "the", "Mountain", "West" ]	PROPN	[ 117, 118, 119 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,366	San Diego State Aztecs
UNK	8	3,387	Conference	[ "2005", "–", "06", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2005", "–", "06", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "30", "–", "4", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "14", "–", "2", "record", "and", "were", "the", "regular", "season", "champions", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Elite", "Eight", "in", "the", "2006", "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", "twentieth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,367	2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,388	East	[ "At", "that", "time", ",", "Marquette", "was", "an", "independent", "school", "not", "aligned", "with", "any", "conference", ";", "it", "did", "not", "join", "a", "conference", "until", "1988", ",", "when", "it", "joined", "the", "Midwestern", "Collegiate", "Conference", ",", "now", "known", "as", "the", "Horizon", "League", ";", "it", "would", "later", "move", "to", "the", "Great", "Midwest", "Conference", "and", "Conference", "USA", "before", "joining", "its", "current", "conference", ",", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "in", "2005", ".", "Also", ",", "Marquette", "did", "not", "adopt", "its", "current", "nickname", "of", "\"", "Golden", "Eagles", "\"", "until", "1994" ]	PROPN	[ 58, 59 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,368	1975–76 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,389	Conference	[ "1984", "–", "85", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1984", "–", "85", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "coached", "them", "in", "his", "13th", "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", "35-3", ",", "14-2", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "won", "the", "1985", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "and", "advanced", "to", "the", "final", "of", "the", "1985", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "which", "they", "lost", "to", "Big", "East", "rival", "Villanova", "in", "what", "is", "widely", "regarded", "as", "one", "of", "the", "greatest", "upsets", "in", "college", "basketball", "history", ".", "They", "were", "ranked", "No.", "1", "in", "the", "seasons", "final", "Associated", "Press", "Poll", "and", "Coaches", "'", "Poll" ]	PROPN	[ 57, 58, 59 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,369	1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,390	Conference	[ "2008", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2008", "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	3,370	2008 Connecticut Huskies football team
UNK	8	3,391	Conference	[ "In", "athletics", ",", "Providence", "College", "competes", "in", "the", "NCAA", "'s", "Division", "I", "and", "is", "a", "founding", "member", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "Hockey", "East", ".", "In", "December", "2012", ",", "the", "college", "announced", "it", "and", "six", "other", "Catholic", "colleges", "would", "leave", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "which", "became", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ")", "to", "form", "a", "new", "basketball-centric", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20, 21, 22 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,371	Providence College
UNK	8	3,392	Conference	[ "The", "Friars", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "is", "an", "original", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "which", "was", "created", "in", "1979", "by", "a", "group", "led", "by", "former", "Providence", "coach", "Dave", "Gavitt", "and", "headquartered", "in", "Providence", ".", "The", "Friars", "play", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "13,000-seat", "Dunkin'", "Donuts", "Center", "in", "downtown", "Providence", ",", "a", "facility", "that", "underwent", "an", "$", "80", "million", "renovation", "completed", "in", "2008", ".", "Despite", "having", "the", "smallest", "enrollment", "of", "any", "Big", "East", "Conference", "school", ",", "the", "Friars", "have", "routinely", "averaged", "over", "10,000", "fans", "per", "game", "during", "the", "30-plus", "year", "history", "of", "the", "facility", ",", "all", "while", "earning", "postseason", "berths", "and", "placing", "many", "players", "in", "the", "National", "Basketball", "Association", ".", "In", "addition", "to", "producing", "NBA", "players", ",", "former", "Friars", "players", "and", "coaches", "have", "also", "gone", "on", "to", "become", "basketball", "icons", "in", "the", "coaching", "world", ",", "such", "as", "Rick", "Pitino", ",", "Billy", "Donovan", ",", "Lenny", "Wilkens", ",", "Pete", "Gillen", ",", "Rick", "Barnes", ",", "Johnny", "Egan", ",", "and", "John", "Thompson", ".", "They", "are", "currently", "coached", "by", "Ed", "Cooley" ]	PROPN	[ 12, 13, 14 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,372	Providence College
UNK	8	3,393	Conference	[ "In", "athletics", ",", "two", "Basketball", "Hall", "of", "Fame", "players", "or", "coaches", "have", "graduated", "from", "Providence", "College", ":", "Lenny", "Wilkens", "and", "John", "Thompson", ".", "Olympic", "champion", ",", "ice", "hockey", "goalie", "Sara", "DeCosta", ",", "played", "for", "Providence", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "two-time", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "champion", ",", "former", "University", "of", "Florida", "men", "'s", "basketball", "and", "current", "Oklahoma", "City", "Thunder", "head", "coach", "Billy", "Donovan", ",", "graduated", "from", "Providence", "College", ".", "Former", "Big", "East", "Conference", "commissioner", "John", "Marinatto", "is", "a", "Providence", "College", "graduate", ",", "while", "former", "Toronto", "Maple", "Leafs", "general", "manager", "Brian", "Burke", ",", "former", "New", "Jersey", "Devils", "CEO/President", "and", "former", "Toronto", "Maple", "Leafs", "general", "manager", "and", "current", "New", "York", "Islander", "general", "manager", "Lou", "Lamoriello", ",", "and", "Boston", "Celtics", "president", "Rich", "Gotham", "are", "also", "alumni" ]	PROPN	[ 72, 73, 74 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,373	Providence College
UNK	8	3,394	Conference	[ "The", "Marquette", "Golden", "Eagles", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "the", "state", "'s", "other", "major", "collegiate", "program", ",", "is", "known", "for", "its", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", ",", "which", ",", "under", "the", "direction", "of", "Al", "McGuire", ",", "won", "the", "NCAA", "National", "Championship", "in", "1977", ".", "The", "team", "returned", "to", "the", "Final", "Four", "in", "2003" ]	PROPN	[ 6, 7, 8 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,374	Wisconsin
UNK	8	3,395	East	[ "All", "Division", "I", "FBS", "independents", "are", "eligible", "for", "the", "College", "Football", "Playoff", "(", "CFP", ")", ",", "or", "for", "the", "so-called", "\"", "access", "bowls", "\"", "associated", "with", "the", "CFP", ",", "if", "they", "are", "chosen", "by", "the", "CFP", "selection", "committee", ".", "Notre", "Dame", "has", "a", "potential", "tie-in", "with", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", ".", "Army", "has", "an", "agreement", "with", "the", "Military", "Bowl", "(", "formerly", "the", "EagleBank", "Bowl", ")", ",", "and", "Notre", "Dame", ",", "in", "addition", "to", "its", "CFP", "agreement", ",", "has", "other", "bowl", "agreements", "as", "part", "of", "its", "affiliation", "with", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ".", "(", "Notre", "Dame", "had", "similar", "agreements", "with", "its", "previous", "conference", ",", "the", "Big", "East", ".", ")", "BYU", "had", "an", "agreement", "with", "the", "Armed", "Forces", "Bowl", "for", "2011" ]	PROPN	[ 106, 107 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,375	NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
UNK	8	3,396	Conference	[ "Toronto", "was", "home", "to", "the", "International", "Bowl", ",", "an", "NCAA", "sanctioned", "post-season", "college", "football", "game", "that", "pitted", "a", "Mid-American", "Conference", "team", "against", "a", "Big", "East", "Conference", "team", ".", "From", "2007", "to", "2010", ",", "the", "game", "was", "played", "at", "Rogers", "Centre", "annually", "in", "January" ]	PROPN	[ 23, 24, 25 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,376	Toronto
UNK	8	3,397	East	[ "The", "UMass", "Minutemen", "joined", "the", "MAC", "as", "a", "football-only", "member", "in", "July", "2012", ";", "the", "university", "announced", "that", "the", "team", "would", "leave", "the", "MAC", "at", "the", "end", "of", "the", "2015", "season", "due", "to", "contractual", "issues", ".", "Meanwhile", ",", "Temple", "ended", "its", "affiliation", "with", "the", "MAC", "in", "football", "and", "joined", "the", "Big", "East", "for", "football", "in", "July", "2012", ".", "Following", "the", "split", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "into", "football-sponsoring", "and", "non-football", "conferences", "in", "July", "2013", ",", "Temple", "became", "a", "full", "member", "of", "the", "football-sponsoring", "portion", ",", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "ending", "its", "membership", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "at", "that", "time", ".", "The", "Chicago", "State", "Cougars", "were", "an", "affiliate", "for", "men", "'s", "tennis", "until", "joining", "the", "Western", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "which", "sponsors", "that", "sport", ",", "in", "July", "2013" ]	PROPN	[ 50, 51 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,377	Mid-American Conference
UNK	8	3,398	Conference	[ "There", "are", "twelve", "public", "schools", "with", "full", "membership", ":", "Seventeen", "schools", "have", "MAC", "affiliate", "membership", "status", ".", "On", "July", "1", ",", "2012", ",", "Temple", "joined", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "for", "football", "only", "(", "the", "school", "'s", "other", "sports", "would", "join", "the", "Big", "East/American", "for", "2013", "–", "14", ")", ",", "and", "Massachusetts", "replaced", "Temple", "as", "a", "football-only", "member", "in", "the", "MAC", "East", "Division", ".", "On", "September", "19", ",", "2012", ",", "the", "MAC", "announced", "Missouri", ",", "Northern", "Iowa", "and", "Old", "Dominion", "would", "join", "as", "wrestling", "affiliates", ";", "as", "the", "Southeastern", "and", "Missouri", "Valley", "Conferences", "do", "not", "sponsor", "wrestling", ".", "Missouri", "and", "Northern", "Iowa", "participated", "only", "in", "the", "conference", "tournament", "in", "the", "2012", "–", "13", "school", "year", ",", "and", "began", "full", "conference", "play", "in", "2013", "–", "14", ".", "Old", "Dominion", "did", "not", "begin", "MAC", "competition", "until", "2013", "–", "14", ",", "when", "it", "left", "the", "Colonial", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "which", "had", "sponsored", "wrestling", ",", "but", "no", "longer", "does", "so", ")", "for", "Conference", "USA", "(", "which", "has", "never", "sponsored", "the", "sport", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 26, 27, 28 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,378	Mid-American Conference
UNK	8	3,399	Conference	[ "On", "April", "2", ",", "2013", ",", "Tulsa", "announced", "that", "in", "July", "2014", "it", "would", "leave", "C-USA", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "which", "would", "rename", "itself", "the", "following", "day", "as", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "The", "American", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19, 20 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,379	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
UNK	8	3,400	East	[ "It", "has", "broadcast", "games", "from", "numerous", "conferences", "including", "the", "SEC", ",", "ACC", "and", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "This", "game", "is", "often", "seen", "as", "the", "ESPN", "''", "Game", "of", "the", "Week", "''", "along", "with", "the", "Saturday", "night", "telecast" ]	PROPN	[ 14, 15 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,380	ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
UNK	8	3,401	Conference	[ "Texas", "Christian", "University", "began", "its", "athletic", "life", "as", "an", "independent", "program", "with", "a", "six-year", "(", "1914", "–", "1920", ")", "stint", "in", "the", "Texas", "Intercollegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "before", "eventually", "joining", "its", "longtime", "home", ",", "the", "Southwest", "Conference", "(", "SWC", ")", ",", "in", "1923", ".", "TCU", "remained", "a", "member", "of", "the", "SWC", "until", "it", "disbanded", "after", "the", "1995", "–", "96", "academic", "year", "when", "the", "University", "of", "Texas", ",", "Texas", "A&M", "University", ",", "Texas", "Tech", "University", "and", "Baylor", "University", "defected", "from", "the", "conference", "to", "form", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", "together", "with", "the", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "Eight", "Conference", ";", "the", "University", "of", "Arkansas", "had", "previously", "left", "for", "the", "Southeastern", "Conference", "in", "1990", ",", "in", "the", "aftermath", "of", "the", "Southern", "Methodist", "University", "football", "scandal", ",", "leaving", "the", "SWC", "with", "no", "presence", "outside", "of", "the", "state", "of", "Texas", ")", ".", "The", "Horned", "Frogs", ",", "without", "a", "conference", "to", "call", "home", "after", "72", "years", ",", "joined", "the", "Western", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "WAC", ")", ",", "along", "with", "SMU", "and", "Rice", ".", "TCU", "called", "the", "WAC", "home", "from", "1996", "through", "2000", ".", "In", "2001", ",", "TCU", "joined", "Conference", "USA", "(", "C-USA", ")", "and", "remained", "there", "through", "2004", ".", "TCU", "joined", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", "(", "MWC", ")", "in", "2005", ".", "In", "2010", ",", "TCU", "accepted", "an", "invitation", "to", "join", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "all", "sports", "starting", "in", "2012", ";", "however", ",", "on", "October", "10", ",", "2011", ",", "TCU", "announced", "that", "it", "had", "reversed", "its", "decision", "and", "would", "be", "joining", "the", "Big", "12", "(", "headquartered", "in", "another", "Metroplex", "city", ",", "Irving", ")", "in", "2012", "instead", ",", "a", "move", "that", "went", "into", "effect", "July", "1" ]	PROPN	[ 212, 213, 214 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,381	TCU Horned Frogs
UNK	8	3,402	Conference	[ "Since", "July", "1", ",", "2014", ",", "the", "15", "members", "of", "the", "ACC", "are", ":", "On", "July", "1", ",", "2014", ",", "The", "University", "of", "Maryland", "departed", "for", "The", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", "as", "The", "University", "of", "Louisville", "joined", "from", "The", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "formerly", ",", "The", "Big", "East", "Conference", ")", ".", "In", "1971", ",", "The", "University", "of", "South", "Carolina", "left", "The", "ACC", "to", "become", "an", "independent", ",", "later", "joining", "The", "Metro", "Conference", "in", "1983", "and", "moving", "to", "its", "current", "home", ",", "The", "Southeastern", "Conference", ",", "in", "1991" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,382	Atlantic Coast Conference
UNK	8	3,403	Conference	[ "The", "ACC", "added", "three", "members", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "during", "the", "2005", "conference", "realignment", ":", "Miami", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", "joined", "on", "July", "1", ",", "2004", ",", "and", "Boston", "College", "joined", "on", "July", "1", ",", "2005", ",", "as", "the", "league", "'s", "twelfth", "member", "and", "the", "first", "from", "the", "Northeast", ".", "The", "expansion", "was", "controversial", ",", "as", "Connecticut", ",", "Rutgers", ",", "Pittsburgh", ",", "and", "West", "Virginia", "(", "and", ",", "initially", ",", "Virginia", "Tech", ")", "filed", "lawsuits", "against", "the", "ACC", ",", "Miami", ",", "and", "Boston", "College", "for", "conspiring", "to", "weaken", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 7, 8, 9 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,383	Atlantic Coast Conference
UNK	8	3,404	East	[ "From", "1987", "through", "2003", ",", "WSYT", "owned", "the", "local", "broadcast", "rights", "to", "Syracuse", "University", "men", "'s", "basketball", "games", "when", "rights", "were", "acquired", "by", "Time", "Warner", "Cable", "(", "now", "Charter", "Spectrum", ")", "and", "began", "airing", "on", "their", "local", "sports", "channel", ".", "During", "the", "majority", "of", "those", "years", ",", "WSYT", "produced", "a", "live", "post-game", "show", "as", "well", "as", "a", "weekly", "basketball", "coach", "'s", "show", "with", "Jim", "Boeheim", ".", "They", "also", "acquired", "the", "rights", "to", "Big", "East", "football", "in", "the", "1990s", "and", "would", "air", "a", "post-game", "show", "after", "a", "Syracuse", "Orangemen", "game", "was", "shown", ".", "The", "coverage", "was", "expanded", "to", "include", "a", "football", "coach", "'s", "show", "with", "Paul", "Pasqualoni", "and", "a", "football", "preview", "show", "hosted", "by", "Steve", "Hyder", "and", "Joe", "Zone", ".", "In", "the", "late-1980s", ",", "WSYT", "aired", "New", "York", "Yankees", "games", "that", "were", "produced", "and", "broadcast", "by", "WPIX", "in", "New", "York", "City" ]	PROPN	[ 72, 73 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,384	WSYT
UNK	8	3,405	Conference	[ "The", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "from", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "and", "the", "Ohio", "State", "Buckeyes", "from", "The", "Ohio", "State", "University", "played", "the", "first", "college", "football", "game", "at", "Paul", "Brown", "Stadium", "on", "September", "21", ",", "2002", ",", "before", "a", "sold-out", "crowd", "of", "66,319", ".", "On", "September", "5", ",", "2009", ",", "the", "Kentucky", "Wildcats", "and", "the", "Miami", "Redhawks", "played", "their", "opening", "games", "there", ".", "The", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "also", "played", "Oklahoma", "in", "2010", "at", "Paul", "Brown", "Stadium", ".", "The", "Sooners", "won", "the", "game", "31-29", "with", "58,253", "fans", "in", "attendance", ".", "In", "2011", "the", "Bearcats", "played", "Big", "East", "Conference", "opponents", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "and", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "at", "the", "Stadium", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "returned", "to", "Paul", "Brown", "Stadium", "for", "the", "2014", "football", "season", "due", "to", "the", "renovations", "of", "Nippert", "Stadium", ",", "with", "the", "largest", "attendance", "being", "Miami", "(", "OH", ")", "at", "41,926", ".", "The", "average", "attendance", "was", "28,840", "for", "the", "year", ".", "On", "September", "8", ",", "2018", ",", "Miami", "(", "OH", ")", "hosted", "the", "Bearcats", "at", "Paul", "Brown", "Stadium", "for", "their", "annual", "Victory", "Bell", "rivalry", ",", "which", "will", "also", "feature", "games", "at", "PBS", "in", "2022", "and", "2026" ]	PROPN	[ 91, 92, 93 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,385	Paul Brown Stadium
UNK	8	3,406	Conference	[ "Louisville", "Cardinals", "(", "also", "known", "as", "the", "Cards", ")", "teams", "play", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ",", "beginning", "in", "the", "2014", "season", ".", "While", "playing", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "from", "2005", "through", "2013", ",", "the", "Cardinals", "captured", "17", "regular", "season", "Big", "East", "titles", "and", "33", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "titles", "totaling", "50", "Big", "East", "Championships", "across", "all", "sports", ".", "With", "their", "2013", "Sugar", "Bowl", "appearance", "against", "the", "Florida", "Gators", ",", "the", "Cardinals", "football", "team", "became", "the", "only", "football", "team", "in", "the", "Commonwealth", "of", "Kentucky", "to", "have", "appeared", "in", "and", "won", "two", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "bowls", ",", "having", "defeated", "Wake", "Forest", "24", "–", "13", "in", "the", "2007", "Orange", "Bowl", "and", "Florida", "33", "–", "23", "in", "the", "2013", "Sugar", "Bowl", ".", "On", "November", "28", ",", "2012", ",", "Louisville", "received", "and", "accepted", "an", "invitation", "to", "join", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "and", "became", "a", "participating", "member", "in", "all", "sports", "in", "2014", ".", "In", "2016", ",", "Lamar", "Jackson", "won", "the", "school", "its", "first", "Heisman", "Trophy" ]	PROPN	[ 27, 28, 29 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,386	Louisville Cardinals
UNK	8	3,407	East	[ "The", "2006", "Baseball", "Cardinals", "broke", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Tournament", "record", "with", "a", ".409", "batting", "average" ]	PROPN	[ 6, 7 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,387	Louisville Cardinals
UNK	8	3,408	East	[ "In", "1996", "and", "1997", ",", "the", "opponent", "for", "the", "C-USA", "champion", "was", "a", "team", "from", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "In", "1998", ",", "the", "Liberty", "Bowl", "replaced", "the", "Holiday", "Bowl", "in", "a", "shared", "contract", "with", "the", "Cotton", "Bowl", "and", "had", "second", "choice", "between", "the", "WAC", "champion", "and", "a", "team", "from", "the", "SEC", ".", "From", "1999", "to", "2005", ",", "the", "opponent", "for", "the", "C-USA", "champion", "was", "the", "Mountain", "West", "champion", ".", "There", "were", "two", "exceptions", ":", "In", "1999", ",", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", "did", "not", "have", "an", "outright", "champion", ",", "as", "three", "teams", "tied", "for", "the", "conference", "lead", ".", "The", "conference", "'s", "bid", "for", "the", "game", "was", "given", "to", "Colorado", "State" ]	PROPN	[ 16, 17 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,388	Liberty Bowl
UNK	8	3,409	East	[ "The", "Texas", "Bowl", "name", "and", "logo", "were", "officially", "unveiled", "on", "August", "10", ",", "2006", ",", "at", "a", "press", "conference", "along", "with", "conference", "affiliations", "for", "the", "bowl", "spots", ".", "The", "Big", "12", ",", "Big", "East", "and", "Conference", "USA", "will", "be", "affiliated", "with", "the", "game", ",", "as", "well", "as", "Texas", "Christian", "University", "of", "the", "Mountain", "West", ".", "The", "2006", "matchup", "featured", "teams", "from", "the", "Big", "12", "and", "Big", "East", "Conferences" ]	PROPN	[ 32, 33 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,389	Texas Bowl
UNK	8	3,410	Conference	[ "After", "redshirting", "in", "1994", ",", "his", "first", "year", "at", "Syracuse", ",", "McNabb", "went", "on", "to", "start", "every", "game", "during", "his", "college", "career", ",", "compiling", "a", "35", "–", "14", "record", ".", "As", "a", "freshman", ",", "he", "completed", "the", "longest", "touchdown", "pass", "in", "Syracuse", "'s", "history", "—", "a", "96-yard", "throw", "against", "West", "Virginia", "University", "—", "in", "a", "game", "where", "he", "accounted", "for", "354", "total", "yards", "of", "offense", ";", "he", "was", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "rookie", "of", "the", "year", "at", "the", "end", "of", "the", "season", ".", "McNabb", "amassed", "2,892", "yards", "of", "total", "offense", "in", "his", "junior", "season", "to", "set", "a", "school", "record", ".", "As", "a", "senior", ",", "he", "led", "Syracuse", "to", "a", "berth", "in", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", "against", "Florida", ",", "as", "he", "completed", "157", "of", "251", "passes", "(", "62.5", "%", ")", "for", "2,134", "yards", ";", "he", "also", "pushed", "the", "eventual", "champions", ",", "the", "1998", "Tennessee", "Volunteers", ",", "to", "the", "limit", "in", "a", "very", "close", "game", ".", "His", "22", "touchdown", "passes", "tied", "the", "school", "'s", "single-season", "record", ",", "set", "by", "former", "Eagle", "Don", "McPherson", "in", "1987", ".", "McNabb", "also", "rushed", "135", "times", "for", "438", "yards", "and", "eight", "touchdowns", ".", "He", "ranked", "sixth", "in", "the", "nation", "with", "a", "158.9", "passing", "efficiency", "rating", "and", "22nd", "in", "total", "offense", ",", "with", "233.8", "yards", "per", "game", ".", "He", "tied", "a", "school", "record", "with", "four", "touchdown", "passes", "against", "Cincinnati", ",", "and", "scored", "five", "touchdowns", "against", "Miami", "(", "three", "rushing", "and", "two", "passing", ")", ".", "McNabb", "was", "also", "teammates", "with", "future", "NFL", "star", "Marvin", "Harrison", "for", "one", "season", "at", "Syracuse" ]	PROPN	[ 70, 71, 72 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,390	Donovan McNabb
UNK	8	3,411	East	[ "In", "1997", ",", "Spaziani", "left", "the", "Calgary", "Stampeders", "for", "a", "position", "as", "running", "backs", "coach", "for", "the", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", ".", "Coached", "by", "Spaziani", ",", "Boston", "College", "'s", "Mike", "Cloud", "was", "a", "consensus", "first-team", "All-America", "selection", "and", "a", "finalist", "for", "the", "1998", "Doak", "Walker", "Award", ".", "Cloud", "also", "set", "a", "Big", "East", "and", "school", "single-season", "rushing", "record", "with", "1,726", "yards", "in", "1998" ]	PROPN	[ 50, 51 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,391	Frank Spaziani
UNK	8	3,412	East	[ "The", "system", "also", "selected", "match-ups", "for", "four", "other", "prestigious", "BCS", "bowl", "games", ":", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", "Game", ",", "Fiesta", "Bowl", ",", "Sugar", "Bowl", "and", "Orange", "Bowl", ".", "The", "ten", "teams", "selected", "included", "the", "conference", "champion", "from", "each", "of", "the", "six", "Automatic", "Qualifying", "conferences", "plus", "four", "others", "(", "two", "others", "prior", "to", "the", "2006", "season", ")", ".", "The", "BCS", "was", "created", "by", "formal", "agreement", "by", "those", "six", "conferences", "(", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", ",", "Big", "East", "now", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "The", "American", ")", ",", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", "(", "Big", "Ten", ")", ",", "Big", "12", "Conference", "(", "Big", "12", ")", ",", "Pac-10", "now", "the", "Pac-12", "Conference", "(", "Pac-12", ")", ",", "and", "Southeastern", "Conference", "(", "SEC", ")", "conferences", ")", "and", "the", "three", "FBS", "independent", "schools", ",", "and", "evolved", "to", "allow", "other", "conferences", "to", "participate", "to", "a", "lesser", "degree", ".", "For", "the", "1998", "through", "2005", "seasons", "eight", "teams", "competed", "in", "four", "BCS", "bowls" ]	PROPN	[ 76, 77 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,392	Bowl Championship Series
UNK	8	3,414	East	[ "The", "2006", "Nokia", "Sugar", "Bowl", "game", "was", "played", "on", "January", "2", ",", "2006", ",", "as", "part", "of", "the", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", ".", "This", "72nd", "edition", "of", "the", "Sugar", "Bowl", "featured", "the", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", ",", "champions", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "and", "the", "Southeastern", "Conference", "Champion", "Georgia", "Bulldogs", ".", "West", "Virginia", "'s", "upset", "victory", "bolstered", "the", "Big", "East", "'s", "profile", "in", "the", "wake", "of", "losing", "three", "members", "to", "the", "ACC", ",", "and", "likely", "preserved", "the", "conference", "'s", "automatic", "inclusion", "in", "the", "BCS", ".", "The", "game", "was", "played", "in", "Atlanta", ",", "as", "its", "traditional", "site", ",", "the", "Louisiana", "Superdome", ",", "was", "unfit", "for", "use", "in", "the", "aftermath", "of", "Hurricane", "Katrina" ]	PROPN	[ 38, 39 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,393	2006 Sugar Bowl
UNK	8	3,415	Conference	[ "The", "2004", "ACC", "Tournament", "was", "the", "final", "event", "with", "nine", "participating", "teams", ".", "Virginia", "Tech", "and", "University", "of", "Miami", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "joined", "the", "ACC", "for", "the", "2004", "–", "2005", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 21, 22, 23 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,394	2004 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
UNK	8	3,416	Conference	[ "In", "June", "1985", ",", "Press", "Broadcasting", "Company", ",", "a", "division", "of", "the", "''", "Asbury", "Park", "Press", "''", ",", "purchased", "the", "station", "for", "a", "mere", "$", "3.3", "million", "and", "changed", "the", "call", "letters", "to", "''", "'", "WSJT", "'", "''", "(", "for", "\"", "South", "Jersey", "Television", "\"", ")", ".", "Press", "Broadcasting", "executives", "planned", "to", "program", "the", "station", "with", "relatively", "recent", "reruns", "of", "syndicated", "programming", ",", "but", "found", "that", "the", "rights", "to", "virtually", "all", "current", "product", "were", "held", "by", "existing", "Philadelphia", "market", "stations", ",", "even", "though", "many", "were", "not", "then", "being", "broadcast", ".", "One", "of", "the", "stations", ",", "WWSG", ",", "which", "was", "purchased", "by", "Milton", "Grant", "a", "few", "months", "earlier", ",", "bought", "most", "of", "the", "stronger", "leftover", "product", ",", "as", "that", "station", "would", "change", "formats", "that", "coming", "fall", "and", "begin", "running", "those", "shows", ".", "Consequently", ",", "Press", "Broadcasting", "adopted", "a", "strategy", "of", "televising", "old", "black-and-white", "series", "from", "the", "1950s", "and", "1960s", ",", "along", "with", "B-movies", ".", "In", "a", "notable", "success", ",", "previous", "to", "the", "sale", "to", "Press", "Broadcasting", ",", "the", "station", "obtained", "the", "rights", "to", "the", "basketball", "games", "of", "the", "newly", "formed", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "as", "well", "as", "LSU", "Tigers", "football", ".", "When", "Villanova", "'s", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "reached", "the", "top", "10", "rankings", "in", "winter", "1985", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "conference", "tournament", "came", "around", ",", "WSJT", "was", "the", "only", "station", "in", "the", "Philadelphia", "region", "with", "rights", "to", "carry", "the", "games", ",", "and", "thousands", "of", "area", "residents", "learned", "about", "the", "station", "for", "the", "first", "time" ]	PROPN	[ 179, 180, 181 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,395	WUVP-DT
UNK	8	3,417	Conference	[ "The", "Civic", "Center", "is", "the", "full-time", "home", "of", "the", "Hartford", "Wolf", "Pack", "AHL", "hockey", "team", "and", "part-time", "home", "of", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "(", "UConn", ")", "men", "'s", "and", "women", "'s", "basketball", "teams", "and", "the", "UConn", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "ice", "hockey", "team", ".", "Starting", "in", "the", "late", "1990s", ",", "UConn", "men", "'s", "basketball", "moved", "most", "of", "their", "important", "games", "—", "including", "the", "bulk", "of", "their", "Big", "East", "Conference", "games", "—", "to", "the", "Coliseum", ".", "During", "the", "2011", "–", "2012", "season", ",", "for", "instance", ",", "they", "played", "11", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Coliseum", "and", "only", "eight", "at", "their", "on-campus", "facility", ",", "Gampel", "Pavilion", ".", "This", "practice", "continued", "when", "the", "Huskies", "joined", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "successor", "to", "the", "original", "Big", "East", ",", "in", "2013", ".", "The", "UConn", "men", "'s", "hockey", "team", "uses", "the", "XL", "Center", "as", "its", "primary", "home", "as", "the", "newest", "men", "'s", "member", "of", "Hockey", "East", ".", "It", "was", "the", "home", "of", "the", "New", "England/Hartford", "Whalers", "of", "the", "WHA", "and", "NHL", "from", "1975", "to", "1978", "and", "1980", "to", "1997", ",", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Hellions", "of", "the", "MISL", "from", "1980", "to", "1981", ",", "and", "the", "New", "England", "Blizzard", "of", "the", "ABL", "from", "1996", "to", "1998", ",", "and", "hosted", "occasional", "Boston", "Celtics", "home", "games", "from", "1975", "to", "1995", ".", "It", "was", "the", "home", "of", "the", "Connecticut", "Coyotes", "and", "later", "the", "New", "England", "Sea", "Wolves", "of", "the", "Arena", "Football", "League" ]	PROPN	[ 65, 66, 67 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,396	XL Center
UNK	8	3,418	Conference	[ "Hall", "started", "ten", "games", "at", "cornerback", "and", "also", "returned", "punts", "as", "a", "sophomore", ".", "In", "the", "first", "game", "of", "the", "season", "against", "Arkansas", "State", ",", "he", "returned", "a", "punt", "69", "yards", "for", "a", "touchdown", ",", "and", "then", "returned", "an", "interception", "49", "yards", "for", "a", "touchdown", ".", "He", "recorded", "four", "tackles", "and", "a", "51-yard", "punt", "return", "for", "a", "touchdown", "against", "Rutgers", "which", "helped", "earn", "him", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Co-Special", "Teams", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "honors", ".", "Hall", "had", "an", "assisted", "tackle", "and", "a", "pass", "broken", "up", "in", "Virginia", "Tech", "'s", "victory", "in", "the", "2002", "San", "Francisco", "Bowl", "against", "Air", "Force", ".", "He", "was", "ranked", "seventh", "in", "the", "nation", "in", "punt", "returns", ",", "averaging", "16.0", "yards", "per", "return", ",", "and", "had", "a", "long", "of", "71", "yards", "and", "two", "touchdowns", ".", "He", "had", "36", "solo", "tackles", "and", "19", "assists", ",", "four", "interceptions", ",", "12", "passes", "broken", "up", "and", "a", "forced", "fumble" ]	PROPN	[ 65, 66, 67 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,397	DeAngelo Hall
UNK	8	3,419	East	[ "As", "a", "sophomore", ",", "he", "became", "the", "first", "sophomore", "team", "captain", "in", "team", "history", ",", "and", "made", "the", "All-Big", "East", "Team", ",", "after", "leading", "the", "team", "with", "150", "tackles", ".", "He", "was", "a", "finalist", "for", "the", "Butkus", "Award", "and", "the", "Nagurski", "Trophy", "as", "a", "junior", ",", "and", "was", "rewarded", "with", "a", "second-team", "All-Big", "East", "for", "collecting", "139", "tackles", "and", "5", "sacks", ".", "He", "finally", "captured", "both", "awards", ",", "as", "well", "as", "the", "Bednarik", "Award", ",", "becoming", "the", "first", "player", "in", "NCAA", "history", "to", "win", "all", "three", "awards", "in", "a", "career", "(", "and", "the", "same", "year", ")", ".", "He", "was", "recognized", "as", "a", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "selection", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", ",", "and", "a", "unanimous", "first-team", "All-American", "in", "2000", ".", "Upon", "graduating", ",", "Morgan", "held", "the", "Hurricanes", "'", "team", "and", "Big", "East", "conference", "records", "for", "most", "career", "tackles", "with", "532" ]	PROPN	[ 108, 109 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,398	Dan Morgan
UNK	8	3,420	East	[ "As", "a", "sophomore", ",", "he", "became", "the", "first", "sophomore", "team", "captain", "in", "team", "history", ",", "and", "made", "the", "All-Big", "East", "Team", ",", "after", "leading", "the", "team", "with", "150", "tackles", ".", "He", "was", "a", "finalist", "for", "the", "Butkus", "Award", "and", "the", "Nagurski", "Trophy", "as", "a", "junior", ",", "and", "was", "rewarded", "with", "a", "second-team", "All-Big", "East", "for", "collecting", "139", "tackles", "and", "5", "sacks", ".", "He", "finally", "captured", "both", "awards", ",", "as", "well", "as", "the", "Bednarik", "Award", ",", "becoming", "the", "first", "player", "in", "NCAA", "history", "to", "win", "all", "three", "awards", "in", "a", "career", "(", "and", "the", "same", "year", ")", ".", "He", "was", "recognized", "as", "a", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "selection", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", ",", "and", "a", "unanimous", "first-team", "All-American", "in", "2000", ".", "Upon", "graduating", ",", "Morgan", "held", "the", "Hurricanes", "'", "team", "and", "Big", "East", "conference", "records", "for", "most", "career", "tackles", "with", "532" ]	PROPN	[ 134, 135 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,399	Dan Morgan
UNK	8	3,421	East	[ "Since", "2000", ",", "McDonough", "has", "announced", "baseball", ",", "college", "basketball", ",", "college", "football", ",", "NBA", ",", "NHL", "and", "NCAA", "hockey", "for", "ABC", "and", "ESPN", ".", "Specifically", ",", "McDonough", "announces", "many", "Big", "East", "college", "football", "and", "basketball", "events", ".", "He", "has", "also", "contributed", "to", "ESPN", "'s", "coverage", "of", "the", "U.S.", "Open", "and", "British", "Open", "golf", "tournaments", ",", "and", "called", "the", "2010", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Men", "'s", "Lacrosse", "Championship", "Final", "Four", "alongside", "Quint", "Kessenich" ]	PROPN	[ 30, 31 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,400	Sean McDonough
UNK	8	3,422	Conference	[ "The", "station", "aired", "syndicated", "college", "football", "and", "basketball", "games", "from", "the", "syndication", "arm", "of", "ESPN", "involving", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", "(", "football", ",", "owing", "to", "Temple", "being", "a", "football-only", "member", "of", "the", "league", ")", "and", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "basketball", ")", "until", "2009", ",", "when", "WPVI", "took", "over", "rights", ".", "WPHL", "also", "aired", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", "games", "(", "owing", "to", "Penn", "State", "'s", "large", "fan", "base", "in", "the", "area", ")", "until", "the", "creation", "of", "the", "Big", "Ten", "Network", "on", "cable", "in", "2007" ]	PROPN	[ 34, 35, 36 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,401	WPHL-TV
UNK	8	3,423	East	[ "Effective", "July", "1", ",", "1988", ",", "the", "Pacific", "Coast", "Athletic", "Association", "changed", "its", "name", "to", "the", "Big", "West", "Conference", ".", "With", "such", "schools", "as", "Utah", "State", ",", "UNLV", ",", "Nevada", ",", "New", "Mexico", "State", ",", "and", "Hawaii", "now", "in", "the", "fold", ",", "the", "name", "change", "was", "more", "representative", "of", "its", "member", "institutions", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "the", "conference", "had", "signed", "a", "contract", "with", "ESPN", "to", "have", "its", "men", "'s", "basketball", "games", "telecast", "as", "the", "third", "game", "of", "a", "triple", "header", "known", "as", "''", "Big", "Monday", "''", "-", "the", "other", "conferences", "being", "featured", "were", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "the", "Big", "Ten", "so", "the", "name", "Big", "West", "fit", "the", "theme" ]	PROPN	[ 94, 95 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,402	Big West Conference
UNK	8	3,424	Conference	[ "According", "to", "some", "sources", ",", "the", "1906", "Villanova", "team", "is", "credited", "with", "completing", "the", "first", "legal", "forward", "pass", "in", "football", "history", ".", "The", "Villanova", "men", "'s", "lacrosse", "team", "competes", "in", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "Through", "2009", ",", "Villanova", "men", "'s", "lacrosse", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Colonial", "Athletic", "Association", "and", "in", "2009", ",", "Villanova", "won", "the", "CAA", "tournament", "as", "the", "fourth", "seed", "(", "the", "lowest-seeded", "championship", "team", "in", "conference", "history", ")", "for", "its", "first", "title", ".", "The", "team", "also", "made", "its", "first", "NCAA", "tournament", "appearance", "that", "year" ]	PROPN	[ 38, 39, 40 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,403	Villanova University
UNK	8	3,425	East	[ "Villanova", "University", "'s", "track", "and", "field", "team", "has", "a", "long", "history", "of", "athletic", "success", "that", "has", "spanned", "from", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Championships", "to", "NCAA", "Championships" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,404	Villanova University
UNK	8	3,426	Conference	[ "Some", "journalists", "consider", "Boston", "College", ",", "the", "University", "of", "New", "Hampshire", ",", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "the", "University", "of", "Rhode", "Island", "their", "biggest", "sports", "rivals", ".", "Temple", "University", "has", "also", "been", "a", "strong", "rival", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "10", ",", "but", "the", "rivalry", "came", "to", "an", "end", "when", "Temple", "moved", "all", "of", "its", "sports", "programs", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "2013" ]	PROPN	[ 58, 59, 60 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,405	University of Massachusetts Amherst
UNK	8	3,427	Conference	[ "From", "1993", "to", "2001", ",", "Selmon", "served", "as", "an", "assistant", "athletic", "director", "at", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "under", "Paul", "Griffin", ".", "After", "Griffin", "was", "forced", "to", "resign", ",", "Selmon", "was", "promoted", "to", "take", "over", "the", "athletic", "department", ".", "As", "the", "USF", "Athletic", "Director", ",", "Selmon", "launched", "the", "football", "program", ",", "spearheaded", "the", "construction", "of", "a", "new", "athletic", "facility", ",", "and", "led", "the", "university", "'s", "move", "into", "Conference", "USA", ",", "and", "into", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 73, 74, 75 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,406	Lee Roy Selmon

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3,327

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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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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T. J. Weist

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8

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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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3,309

Khaseem Greene

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8

3,330

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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3,310

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UNK

8

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,311

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8

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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 (1979–2013)

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3,313

Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry

UNK

8

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,314

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UNK

8

3,335

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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3,315

Temple Owls football

UNK

8

3,336

East

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PROPN

[ 116, 117 ]

Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,316

Temple Owls football

UNK

8

3,337

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,317

Sacha Kljestan

UNK

8

3,338

East

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PROPN

[ 69, 70 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,318

1992 NCAA Division I-A football season

UNK

8

3,339

East

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PROPN

[ 39, 40 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,319

Chris Myers (American football)

UNK

8

3,340

Conference

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PROPN

[ 29, 30, 31 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,320

2004 NCAA Division I-A football season

UNK

8

3,341

Conference

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PROPN

[ 79, 80, 81 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,321

Larry Coyer

UNK

8

3,342

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,322

Mike Mayock

UNK

8

3,343

Conference

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PROPN

[ 12, 13, 14 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,323

Kay-Jay Harris

UNK

8

3,344

East

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PROPN

[ 111, 112 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,324

Pierson Prioleau

UNK

8

3,345

East

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PROPN

[ 25, 26 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,325

Jeff Curtin

UNK

8

3,346

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,326

Miami Hurricanes football

UNK

8

3,347

Conference

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PROPN

[ 68, 69, 70 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,327

Miami Hurricanes football

UNK

8

3,348

East

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PROPN

[ 222, 223 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,328

History of American football

UNK

8

3,349

Conference

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PROPN

[ 27, 28, 29, 30 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,329

2014 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

UNK

8

3,350

East

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PROPN

[ 45, 46 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,330

2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)

UNK

8

3,351

Conference

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PROPN

[ 74, 75, 76 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,331

2001–02 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,352

Conference

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PROPN

[ 90, 91, 92 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,332

1998–99 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,353

East

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PROPN

[ 29, 30 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,333

Jim Druckenmiller

UNK

8

3,354

Conference

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PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,334

1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,355

Conference

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PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,335

1997–98 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,356

Conference

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PROPN

[ 7, 8, 9 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,336

Avon Cobourne

UNK

8

3,357

East

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PROPN

[ 82, 83 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,337

WYCX-CD

UNK

8

3,358

Conference

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PROPN

[ 111, 112, 113 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,338

Mark Dantonio

UNK

8

3,359

Conference

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PROPN

[ 115, 116, 117 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,339

Rachel Brown

UNK

8

3,360

Conference

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PROPN

[ 51, 52, 53 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,340

Craig Blazer

UNK

8

3,361

Conference

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PROPN

[ 16, 17, 18 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,341

Temple Owls men's basketball

UNK

8

3,362

East

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PROPN

[ 6, 7 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,342

Pittsburgh Panthers football

UNK

8

3,363

Conference

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PROPN

[ 175, 176, 177 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,343

Pittsburgh Panthers football

UNK

8

3,364

Conference

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PROPN

[ 169, 170, 171 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,344

Pittsburgh Panthers football

UNK

8

3,365

Conference

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PROPN

[ 19, 20, 21, 22 ]

Big East Football Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,345

Pittsburgh Panthers football

UNK

8

3,366

Conference

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PROPN

[ 66, 67, 68 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,346

2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,367

Conference

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PROPN

[ 22, 23, 24 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,347

2000 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

UNK

8

3,368

East

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PROPN

[ 26, 27 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,348

Tony Pike

UNK

8

3,369

Conference

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PROPN

[ 52, 53, 54 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,349

2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,370

Conference

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PROPN

[ 25, 26, 27 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,350

2004 Boston College Eagles football team

UNK

8

3,371

Conference

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PROPN

[ 72, 73, 74 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,351

2004 Motor City Bowl

UNK

8

3,372

Conference

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PROPN

[ 46, 47, 48 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,352

2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,373

Conference

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PROPN

[ 40, 41, 42 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,353

2008–09 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,374

East

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PROPN

[ 60, 61 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,354

Bill Stull

UNK

8

3,375

Conference

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PROPN

[ 13, 14, 15 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,355

John Marinatto

UNK

8

3,376

East

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PROPN

[ 33, 34 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,356

Phil Wellington

ORG

8

3,377

Conference

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PROPN

[ 141, 142, 143 ]

American Athletic Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,357

Louisville Cardinals baseball

UNK

8

3,378

Conference

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PROPN

[ 54, 55, 56 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,358

2010 Utah Utes football team

UNK

8

3,379

Conference

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PROPN

[ 45, 46, 47 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,359

2003 Motor City Bowl

UNK

8

3,380

Conference

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PROPN

[ 259, 260, 261 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,360

Dowayne Davis

UNK

8

3,381

Conference

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PROPN

[ 55, 56, 57 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,361

2008 Louisville Cardinals football team

UNK

8

3,382

East

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PROPN

[ 38, 39 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,362

2009 Sun Bowl

UNK

8

3,383

East

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PROPN

[ 74, 75 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,363

2009 St. Petersburg Bowl

UNK

8

3,384

Conference

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PROPN

[ 55, 56, 57 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,364

Dick Rosenthal

UNK

8

3,385

East

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PROPN

[ 20, 21 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,365

Joe Luxbacher

UNK

8

3,386

Conference

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PROPN

[ 117, 118, 119 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,366

San Diego State Aztecs

UNK

8

3,387

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,367

2005–06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,388

East

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PROPN

[ 58, 59 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,368

1975–76 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,389

Conference

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PROPN

[ 57, 58, 59 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,369

1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,390

Conference

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PROPN

[ 24, 25, 26 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,370

2008 Connecticut Huskies football team

UNK

8

3,391

Conference

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PROPN

[ 19, 20, 21, 22 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,371

Providence College

UNK

8

3,392

Conference

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PROPN

[ 12, 13, 14 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,372

Providence College

UNK

8

3,393

Conference

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PROPN

[ 72, 73, 74 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,373

Providence College

UNK

8

3,394

Conference

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PROPN

[ 6, 7, 8 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,374

Wisconsin

UNK

8

3,395

East

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PROPN

[ 106, 107 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,375

NCAA Division I FBS independent schools

UNK

8

3,396

Conference

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PROPN

[ 23, 24, 25 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,376

Toronto

UNK

8

3,397

East

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PROPN

[ 50, 51 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,377

Mid-American Conference

UNK

8

3,398

Conference

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PROPN

[ 26, 27, 28 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,378

Mid-American Conference

UNK

8

3,399

Conference

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PROPN

[ 18, 19, 20 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,379

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

UNK

8

3,400

East

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PROPN

[ 14, 15 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,380

ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime

UNK

8

3,401

Conference

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PROPN

[ 212, 213, 214 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,381

TCU Horned Frogs

UNK

8

3,402

Conference

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PROPN

[ 45, 46, 47 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,382

Atlantic Coast Conference

UNK

8

3,403

Conference

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PROPN

[ 7, 8, 9 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,383

Atlantic Coast Conference

UNK

8

3,404

East

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PROPN

[ 72, 73 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,384

WSYT

UNK

8

3,405

Conference

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PROPN

[ 91, 92, 93 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,385

Paul Brown Stadium

UNK

8

3,406

Conference

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PROPN

[ 27, 28, 29 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,386

Louisville Cardinals

UNK

8

3,407

East

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PROPN

[ 6, 7 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,387

Louisville Cardinals

UNK

8

3,408

East

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PROPN

[ 16, 17 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,388

Liberty Bowl

UNK

8

3,409

East

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PROPN

[ 32, 33 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,389

Texas Bowl

UNK

8

3,410

Conference

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PROPN

[ 70, 71, 72 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,390

Donovan McNabb

UNK

8

3,411

East

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PROPN

[ 50, 51 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,391

Frank Spaziani

UNK

8

3,412

East

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PROPN

[ 76, 77 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,392

Bowl Championship Series

UNK

8

3,414

East

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PROPN

[ 38, 39 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,393

2006 Sugar Bowl

UNK

8

3,415

Conference

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PROPN

[ 21, 22, 23 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,394

2004 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

UNK

8

3,416

Conference

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PROPN

[ 179, 180, 181 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,395

WUVP-DT

UNK

8

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Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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XL Center

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8

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PROPN

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,397

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UNK

8

3,419

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,398

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UNK

8

3,420

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PROPN

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Big East

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3,399

Dan Morgan

UNK

8

3,421

East

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,400

Sean McDonough

UNK

8

3,422

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,401

WPHL-TV

UNK

8

3,423

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,402

Big West Conference

UNK

8

3,424

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,403

Villanova University

UNK

8

3,425

East

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PROPN

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Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,404

Villanova University

UNK

8

3,426

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,405

University of Massachusetts Amherst

UNK

8

3,427

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,406

Lee Roy Selmon