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

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UNK	8	3,428	Conference	[ "2009", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2009", "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", ".", "The", "team", "finished", "with", "a", "record", "of", "8", "–", "5", ",", "3", "–", "4", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "and", "won", "the", "PapaJohns.com", "Bowl", "20", "–", "7", "against", "South", "Carolina" ]	PROPN	[ 24, 25, 26 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,407	2009 Connecticut Huskies football team
UNK	8	3,429	East	[ "For", "his", "performance", ",", "Lindsey", "Witten", "was", "awarded", "the", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", ".", "Jordan", "Todman", "was", "named", "to", "the", "weekly", "honor", "roll" ]	PROPN	[ 9, 10 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,408	2009 Connecticut Huskies football team
UNK	8	3,430	East	[ "Hightower", "has", "refereed", "12", "NCAA", "Division", "1", "Final", "Fours", ".", "He", "also", "officiated", "the", "1990", "World", "Championship", "of", "Basketball", "in", "South", "America", ",", "the", "European", "Basketball", "Championship", "in", "1993", ",", "and", "the", "Goodwill", "Games", "in", "1994", "and", "1998", ".", "He", "is", "a", "frequent", "official", "in", "Big", "Ten", "and", "Big", "East", "games", ".", "Hightower", "was", "voted", "the", "Naismith", "Division", "I", "Men", "’s", "College", "Basketball", "Official", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "1992", ".", "In", "1995", ",", "he", "received", "the", "National", "Association", "of", "Sports", "Officials", "’", "Gold", "Whistle", "Award", ".", "In", "1998", ",", "he", "was", "inducted", "into", "the", "Illinois", "Basketball", "Coaches", "Association", "Hall", "of", "Fame", ".", "He", "retired", "from", "officiating", "on", "December", "22", ",", "2013", ",", "after", "his", "final", "game", "between", "the", "Iowa", "Hawkeyes", "and", "Arkansas-Pine", "Bluff", "Golden", "Lions", "in", "Iowa", "City" ]	PROPN	[ 48, 49 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,409	Ed Hightower
UNK	8	3,431	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	3,410	1973–74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,432	Conference	[ "2009", "–", "10", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "during", "the", "2009", "–", "10", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "Cincinnati", ",", "Ohio", "at", "the", "Fifth", "Third", "Arena", ",", "which", "has", "a", "capacity", "of", "13,176", ".", "They", "are", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "finished", "the", "season", "19", "–", "16", ",", "7", "–", "11", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "and", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "2010", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "eventual", "champion", "West", "Virginia", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "2010", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "where", "they", "advanced", "to", "the", "second", "round", "before", "falling", "to", "Dayton" ]	PROPN	[ 55, 56, 57 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,411	2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,433	Conference	[ "This", "was", "the", "Horned", "Frogs", "last", "year", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Mountain", "West", ".", "They", "were", "originally", "set", "to", "become", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "the", "2012", "season", ".", "However", ",", "on", "October", "10", ",", "they", "accepted", "a", "bid", "to", "join", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", ".", "The", "Big", "12", "has", "several", "other", "former", "members", "of", "the", "Southwest", "Conference", ",", "notably", "Baylor", ",", "one", "of", "TCU", "'s", "most", "intense", "rivals", "in", "history" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26, 27 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,412	2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team
UNK	8	3,434	Conference	[ "2010", "–", "11", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "2010", "–", "11", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Steve", "Lavin", "in", "his", "first", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "Saint", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "were", "played", "at", "Carnesecca", "Arena", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "21", "–", "12", ",", "12", "–", "6", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "and", "lost", "in", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "2011", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "to", "Syracuse", ".", "They", "received", "an", "at-large", "bid", "in", "the", "2011", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "where", "they", "lost", "in", "the", "first", "round", "to", "Gonzaga" ]	PROPN	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,413	2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,435	Conference	[ "2011", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2011", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", "were", "led", "through", "the", "regular", "season", "by", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Todd", "Graham", "and", "played", "eight", "home", "games", "at", "Heinz", "Field", ".", "Defensive", "coordinator", "Keith", "Patterson", "was", "named", "interim", "coach", "for", "the", "season-ending", "bowl", "game", "after", "Graham", "resigned", "in", "favor", "of", "a", "head", "coaching", "position", "at", "Arizona", "State", ".", "This", "was", "the", "team", "'s", "last", "year", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 82, 83, 84 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,414	2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
UNK	8	3,436	Conference	[ "Scoring", "summary", "''", "1st", "quarter", "''", "''", "2nd", "quarter", "''", "''", "3rd", "quarter", "''", "''", "4th", "quarter", "''", "Rutgers", "used", "a", "13", "catch", ",", "129", "yard", "receiving", "day", "from", "Mohamed", "Sanu", "to", "knock", "off", "Army", "27", "–", "12", "in", "a", "game", "played", "at", "Yankee", "Stadium", ".", "Sanu", "'s", "13", "catches", "put", "him", "into", "sole", "possession", "of", "first", "place", "on", "the", "career", "high", "list", "for", "receptions", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "with", "93", "total", ".", "He", "broke", "the", "previous", "record", "of", "92", "set", "by", "Larry", "Fitzgerald", "in", "2003", ".", "Rutgers", "Quarterback", "Chas", "Dodd", "threw", "for", "196", "yards", "and", "two", "touchdowns", ",", "however", ",", "his", "two", "interceptions", "kept", "Army", "in", "the", "game", ".", "The", "Black", "Knights", "were", "paced", "on", "the", "ground", "by", "Larry", "Dixon", "who", "rushed", "for", "93", "yards", "and", "a", "score", ".", "However", ",", "the", "nation", "'s", "leading", "rushing", "attack", "of", "Army", "was", "held", "to", "just", "228", "yards", ".", "Former", "Rutgers", "player", "Eric", "LeGrand", ",", "who", "was", "paralyzed", "in", "last", "season", "'s", "contest", "between", "the", "two", "teams", "appeared", "prior", "to", "the", "game", "to", "perform", "the", "honorary", "coin", "toss" ]	PROPN	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,415	2011 Army Black Knights football team
UNK	8	3,437	Conference	[ "2011", "Syracuse", "Orange", "football", "team", "represented", "Syracuse", "University", "in", "the", "2011", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Orange", "were", "led", "by", "third", "year", "head", "coach", "Doug", "Marrone", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Carrier", "Dome", ".", "They", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "5", "–", "7", ",", "1", "–", "6", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "a", "tie", "for", "seventh", "place" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,416	2011 Syracuse Orange football team
UNK	8	3,438	Conference	[ "2011", "Tostitos", "Fiesta", "Bowl", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "between", "the", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "(", "UConn", ")", ",", "co-champions", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "the", "Oklahoma", "Sooners", ",", "champions", "of", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", ",", "at", "University", "of", "Phoenix", "Stadium", "in", "Glendale", ",", "Arizona", ",", "on", "January", "1", ",", "2011", ".", "The", "game", ",", "part", "of", "the", "2011", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "and", "the", "40th", "contest", "in", "Fiesta", "Bowl", "history", ",", "was", "the", "final", "game", "of", "the", "2010", "NCAA", "Division", "I-Football", "Bowl", "Subdivision", "(", "Division", "I-FBS", ")", "football", "season", "for", "both", "teams", ".", "It", "ended", "in", "a", "48", "–", "20", "victory", "for", "Oklahoma" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23, 24 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,417	2011 Fiesta Bowl
UNK	8	3,439	Conference	[ "2010", "–", "11", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Louisville", "during", "the", "2010", "–", "11", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ",", "Louisville", "'s", "97th", "season", "of", "intercollegiate", "competition", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "competed", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "were", "coached", "by", "Rick", "Pitino", ",", "who", "was", "in", "his", "10th", "season", ".", "The", "team", "played", "its", "home", "games", "on", "Denny", "Crum", "Court", "at", "the", "KFC", "Yum", "!", "Center", ",", "their", "first", "season", "at", "the", "new", "arena", "after", "54", "years", "at", "Freedom", "Hall" ]	PROPN	[ 40, 41, 42 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,418	2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,440	Conference	[ "2010", "–", "11", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2010", "–", "2011", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "coached", "by", "Geno", "Auriemma", ",", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "XL", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "on", "campus", "at", "the", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", ".", "The", "Huskies", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "attempted", "to", "win", "their", "eighth", "NCAA", "championship", ".", "The", "UConn", "team", "had", "won", "the", "last", "two", "national", "championships", ",", "and", "extended", "a", "win", "streak", "to", "an", "NCAA", "record", "90", "consecutive", "games" ]	PROPN	[ 68, 69, 70 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,419	2010–11 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,441	Conference	[ "2010", "Big", "East", "football", "season", "was", "the", "NCAA", "football", "season", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "Conference", "members", "began", "regular-season", "play", "on", "September", "2", ",", "but", "did", "not", "begin", "conference", "play", "until", "October", "8", ";", "the", "regular", "season", "continued", "through", "December", "4", ".", "Following", "the", "regular", "season", ",", "six", "conference", "teams", "played", "in", "bowl", "games", ";", "although", "the", "bowl", "season", "concluded", "with", "the", "BCS", "National", "Championship", "Game", "on", "January", "10", ",", "2011", ",", "the", "last", "date", "on", "which", "a", "Big", "East", "team", "played", "was", "January", "8", ",", "when", "Pittsburgh", "defeated", "Kentucky", "in", "the", "BBVA", "Compass", "Bowl", "in", "Birmingham", ",", "Alabama" ]	PROPN	[ 12, 13, 14 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,420	2010 Big East Conference football season
UNK	8	3,442	Conference	[ "1986", "–", "87", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1986", "–", "87", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "9", "–", "19", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "3", "–", "13", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Hugh", "S.", "Greer", "Field", "House", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "the", "New", "Haven", "Coliseum", "in", "New", "Haven", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,421	1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,443	Conference	[ "2016", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "football", "season", "was", "the", "25th", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", "of", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "The", "American", ")", ".", "The", "season", "was", "the", "third", "since", "the", "breakup", "of", "the", "former", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "the", "third", "season", "with", "the", "College", "Football", "Playoff", "in", "place", ".", "The", "American", "was", "considered", "a", "member", "of", "the", "\"", "Group", "of", "Five", "\"", "(", "G5", ")", "with", "Conference", "USA", ",", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", ",", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", ",", "and", "the", "Sun", "Belt", "Conference", ".", "Whereas", "under", "the", "previous", "system", "the", "champion", "of", "the", "conference", "was", "guaranteed", "an", "automatic", "berth", "to", "a", "BCS", "bowl", "game", ",", "the", "highest-ranked", "champion", "member", "of", "the", "G5", "received", "a", "bid", "to", "one", "of", "the", "six", "major", "bowls" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37, 38 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,422	2016 American Athletic Conference football season
UNK	8	3,444	Conference	[ "1981", "–", "82", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1981", "–", "82", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "17", "–", "11", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "7", "–", "7", "record", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "first", "round", "of", "the", "1982", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Hugh", "S.", "Greer", "Field", "House", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "the", "New", "Haven", "Coliseum", "in", "New", "Haven", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "were", "led", "by", "fifth-year", "head", "coach", "Dom", "Perno" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,423	1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,445	East	[ "In", "1999", "Franey", "Fleming", "began", "coaching", "as", "a", "full-time", "career", "at", "Boston", "College", "where", "she", "had", "been", "a", "part-time", "assistant", "coach", "since", "1994", ".", "She", "and", "Head", "coach", "Randy", "Thomas", "were", "awarded", "the", "Big", "East", "Cross", "Country", "coaching", "staff", "of", "the", "year", "in", "2000", "after", "the", "team", "won", "the", "Big", "East", "Track", "and", "Field", "Championship", "and", "finished", "fourth", "at", "the", "NCAA", "Championships", ".", "She", "also", "coached", "Shannon", "Smith", ",", "Boston", "College", "'s", "first", "female", "NCAA", "champion", "to", "her", "indoor", "NCAA", "3000", "meter", "title", "in", "2001", "along", "with", "many", "other", "notable", "NCAA", "All-Americans", ".", "Now", "Kathleen", "Franey", "Fleming", "has", "three", "kids", ",", "Sean", ",", "Patrick", ",", "and", "Caroline", "Fleming", "who", "reside", "in", "Natick", ",", "Massachusetts" ]	PROPN	[ 33, 34 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,424	Kathy Fleming
UNK	8	3,446	East	[ "2002", "Buffalo", "Bulls", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "at", "Buffalo", "in", "the", "2002", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Bulls", "offense", "scored", "214", "points", "while", "the", "defense", "allowed", "416", "points", ".", "Though", "the", "Bulls", "went", "1", "–", "11", "on", "the", "season", ",", "they", "did", "make", "team", "history", "by", "recording", "their", "first", "victory", "over", "a", "team", "from", "a", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "conference", ",", "a", "34", "–", "11", "road", "victory", "over", "Big", "East", "member", "Rutgers", "on", "September", "7", ",", "2002" ]	PROPN	[ 70, 71 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,425	2002 Buffalo Bulls football team
UNK	8	3,447	Conference	[ "2011", "–", "12", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2011", "–", "2012", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "coached", "by", "Geno", "Auriemma", ",", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "XL", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "on", "campus", "at", "the", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", ".", "The", "Huskies", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 68, 69, 70 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,426	2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,448	East	[ "DeBell", "started", "his", "career", "officiating", "high", "school", "football", "in", "upstate", "New", "York", "and", "then", "eventually", "moved", "on", "to", "college", "football", ".", "He", "officiated", "in", "the", "Conference", "USA", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "before", "joining", "the", "NFL", ".", "He", "also", "refereed", "in", "Ivy", "League", "and", "Atlantic", "10", "as", "well", "as", "the", "Arena", "Football", "League", "and", "NFL", "Europe", ".", "He", "officiated", "the", "Emerald", "Bowl", "in", "December", "2004", ".", "DeBell", "made", "his", "debut", "in", "the", "NFL", "as", "a", "side", "judge", "on", "the", "crew", "of", "Alberto", "Riveron", "in", "2009", ".", "His", "first", "NFL", "game", "that", "he", "officiated", "was", "in", "Tampa", "Bay", ",", "Florida", ",", "where", "the", "Dallas", "Cowboys", "played", "against", "the", "Tampa", "Bay", "Buccaneers", ".", "He", "officiated", "17", "games", "his", "first", "NFL", "football", "season", ".", "His", "first", "NFL", "playoff", "appearance", "was", "in", "the", "2010", "–", "11", "NFC", "Divisional", "round", "between", "the", "Chicago", "Bears", "and", "the", "Seattle", "Seahawks", ".", "In", "2011", ",", "he", "was", "awarded", "the", "Outstanding", "Football", "Official", "Award", "(", "Rochester", ")", "by", "the", "National", "Football", "Foundation", "and", "College", "Football", "Hall", "of", "Fame", "(", "NFF", ")", ".", "For", "2014", ",", "DeBell", "was", "on", "the", "officiating", "crew", "headed", "by", "referee", "Bill", "Vinovich" ]	PROPN	[ 29, 30 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,427	Jimmy DeBell
UNK	8	3,449	East	[ "The", "game", ",", "which", "was", "telecast", "at", "2:30", "p.m.", "CT", "on", "ABC", ",", "featured", "the", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", ",", "Big", "East", "co-champions", ",", "versus", "the", "Vanderbilt", "Commodores", "of", "the", "SEC", ".", "It", "was", "the", "first", "edition", "of", "the", "game", "to", "be", "aired", "by", "ABC", "since", "1980", ".", "The", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "won", "the", "game", ",", "by", "a", "final", "score", "of", "31", "–", "24", ",", "in", "front", "of", "a", "crowd", "of", "57,103" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,428	2011 Liberty Bowl
UNK	8	3,450	Conference	[ "The", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "ended", "the", "regular", "season", "with", "nine", "wins", "and", "three", "losses", "and", "were", "co-champions", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "Cincinnati", "was", "chosen", "as", "part", "of", "the", "alternate", "Big", "East", "tie-in", "with", "the", "Liberty", "Bowl", "in", "place", "of", "the", "Conference", "USA", "champions", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "'", "squad", "included", "Ralph", "Abernathy", "IV", ",", "grandson", "of", "Ralph", "Abernathy", ",", "a", "leader", "in", "the", "Civil", "Rights", "Movement" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19, 20 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,429	2011 Liberty Bowl
UNK	8	3,451	Conference	[ "2011", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Tournament", "is", "the", "2011", "edition", "of", "the", "tournament", ",", "which", "determines", "the", "men", "'s", "college", "soccer", "champion", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "as", "well", "as", "the", "conference", "'s", "automatic", "berth", "into", "the", "2011", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Championship", ".", "The", "tournament", "will", "begin", "on", "November", "2", ",", "2011", "and", "conclude", "with", "the", "Big", "East", "championship", "on", "November", "13", ",", "2011", ".", "The", "championship", ",", "along", "with", "the", "semifinal", "fixtures", "will", "be", "played", "at", "soccer-specific", "stadium", "Red", "Bull", "Arena", "in", "Harrison", ",", "New", "Jersey" ]	PROPN	[ 1, 2, 3 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,430	2011 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
UNK	8	3,452	EAST	[ "Brown", "appeared", "in", "all", "13", "games", "making", "11", "starts", ".", "He", "set", "a", "career-high", "with", "12", "tackles", "in", "season-opener", "versus", "Murray", "State", ".", "Brown", "recorded", "first", "sack", "of", "his", "college", "career", "versus", "Syracuse", ".", "Named", "BIG", "EAST", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "on", "Oct.", "31", ".", "He", "finished", "tied", "for", "second", "on", "the", "team", "with", "84", "tackles", "total" ]	PROPN	[ 35, 36 ]	BIG EAST	EAST	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,431	Preston Brown (linebacker)
UNK	8	3,453	Conference	[ "2012", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "football", "team", "represented", "West", "Virginia", "University", "in", "the", "2012", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "season", "marked", "the", "Mountaineers", "'", "first", "season", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "the", "2012", "season", "was", "the", "first", "for", "the", "team", "since", "1942", "without", "a", "Backyard", "Brawl", "matchup", "against", "their", "top", "rival", "Pittsburgh", "due", "to", "their", "exit", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "after", "the", "2011", "season", ".", "The", "Mountaineers", "were", "led", "by", "Dana", "Holgorsen", "in", "his", "second", "season", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "Joe", "DeForest", "and", "Keith", "Patterson", "served", "as", "co-defensive", "coordinators", "in", "their", "first", "season", "at", "WVU", ",", "while", "Shannon", "Dawson", "was", "elevated", "to", "offensive", "coordinator", "after", "serving", "as", "the", "team", "'s", "receivers", "coach", "in", "the", "2011", "season", ".", "West", "Virginia", "played", "its", "home", "games", "on", "Mountaineer", "Field", "at", "Milan", "Puskar", "Stadium", "in", "Morgantown", ",", "West", "Virginia", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "7", "–", "6", ",", "4", "–", "5", "in", "Big", "12", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "a", "four", "way", "tie", "for", "fifth", "place", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "where", "they", "were", "defeated", "by", "longtime", "rival", "Syracuse" ]	PROPN	[ 66, 67, 68 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,432	2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
UNK	8	3,454	Conference	[ "Springer", "enrolled", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "(", "UConn", ")", ",", "where", "he", "played", "college", "baseball", "for", "the", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "baseball", "team", ".", "At", "UConn", ",", "Springer", "was", "named", "to", "the", "2009", "''", "Baseball", "America", "''", "Freshman", "All-America", "First", "Team", ".", "He", "was", "also", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "rookie", "of", "the", "year", ".", "In", "2011", ",", "Springer", "was", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", ".", "He", "was", "named", "a", "first", "team", "All-American", "by", "Perfect", "Game", "USA", ",", "Louisville", "Slugger", "and", "National", "Collegiate", "Baseball", "Writers", "Association", ",", "while", "being", "named", "a", "Second", "Team", "All-American", "by", "''", "Baseball", "America", "''" ]	PROPN	[ 46, 47, 48 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,433	George Springer
UNK	8	3,455	Conference	[ "He", "started", "most", "of", "his", "freshman", "season", ",", "averaging", "5.0", "points", "and", "6.6", "rebounds", "per", "game", ".", "At", "the", "close", "of", "the", "season", ",", "he", "was", "named", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "all-rookie", "team" ]	PROPN	[ 29, 30, 31 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,434	Alex Oriakhi
UNK	8	3,456	Conference	[ "2005", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "football", "team", "represented", "Rutgers", "University", "in", "the", "2005", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", "were", "led", "by", "fifth-year", "head", "coach", "Greg", "Schiano", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Rutgers", "Stadium", ".", "They", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "7", "–", "5", ",", "4", "–", "3", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "a", "tie", "for", "third", "place", ".", "After", "the", "season", ",", "they", "were", "invited", "to", "their", "first", "Bowl", "game", "since", "1978", ".", "They", "would", "lose", "45", "–", "40", "to", "the", "Arizona", "State", "Sun", "Devils", "in", "the", "Insight", "Bowl" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,435	2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
UNK	8	3,457	Conference	[ "2010", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "football", "team", "represented", "Rutgers", "University", "in", "the", "2010", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "college", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", "were", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Greg", "Schiano", "in", "his", "10th", "season", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Rutgers", "Stadium", "and", "are", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "4", "–", "8", ",", "1", "–", "6", "in", "Big", "East", "play" ]	PROPN	[ 48, 49, 50 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,436	2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
UNK	8	3,458	Conference	[ "2011", "–", "12", "Marquette", "Golden", "Eagles", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Marquette", "University", "in", "the", "2011", "–", "12", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "Marquette", "was", "coached", "by", "Buzz", "Williams", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Bradley", "Center", "in", "Milwaukee", ",", "Wisconsin", ".", "The", "Golden", "Eagles", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Golden", "Eagles", "finished", "the", "season", "26", "–", "7", ",", "14", "–", "4", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "second", "place", ".", "(", "Syracuse", ",", "the", "winner", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", ",", "was", "forced", "to", "vacate", "its", "wins", "from", "the", "season", "due", "to", "NCAA", "violations", ".", ")", "The", "Eagles", "received", "an", "at-large", "bid", "to", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", "where", "they", "defeated", "BYU", "and", "Murray", "State", "to", "advance", "to", "the", "Sweet", "Sixteen", "for", "the", "second", "consecutive", "year", ".", "There", "they", "lost", "to", "Florida" ]	PROPN	[ 53, 54, 55 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,437	2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,459	Conference	[ "On", "September", "18", ",", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "announced", "that", "Big", "East", "Conference", "mainstays", "Pittsburgh", "and", "Syracuse", "had", "been", "officially", "accepted", "as", "the", "conference", "'s", "13th", "and", "14th", "members", ".", "At", "the", "time", ",", "the", "two", "schools", "'", "departure", "date", "was", "uncertain", ",", "as", "Big", "East", "bylaws", "require", "a", "27-month", "notice", "period", "for", "departing", "members", ".", "The", "earliest", "that", "Pitt", "and", "Syracuse", "could", "join", "the", "ACC", ",", "barring", "other", "developments", ",", "was", "July", "2014" ]	PROPN	[ 10, 11, 12 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,438	2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
UNK	8	3,460	Conference	[ "2012", "–", "13", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Louisville", "during", "the", "2012", "–", "13", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ",", "Louisville", "'s", "99th", "season", "of", "intercollegiate", "competition", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "competed", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "were", "coached", "by", "Rick", "Pitino", "in", "his", "12th", "season", "as", "head", "coach", "at", "Louisville", ".", "The", "team", "played", "its", "home", "games", "on", "Denny", "Crum", "Court", "at", "the", "KFC", "Yum", "!", "Center", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "finished", "the", "season", "35", "–", "5", ",", "14", "–", "4", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "earn", "a", "share", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", "championship", ".", "They", "won", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "for", "the", "third", "time", "in", "school", "history", "and", "received", "the", "conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "earned", "a", "trip", "to", "the", "school", "'s", "fourth", "Final", "Four", "and", "defeated", "Michigan", "to", "win", "the", "NCAA", "Championship", ";", "however", ",", "that", "title", "was", "stripped", "by", "the", "NCAA", "in", "2018", ".", "The", "season", "marked", "the", "final", "year", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "under", "its", "original", "structure", ".", "The", "Cardinals", "were", "the", "consensus", "No.", "2", "team", "in", "the", "preseason", "polls", "and", "were", "picked", "to", "win", "Big", "East", "conference", "by", "the", "media", "and", "the", "coaches", ".", "They", "returned", "five", "of", "nine", "players", "from", "the", "2012", "Final", "Four", "team", "led", "by", "senior", "and", "Big", "East", "Pre-Season", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "Peyton", "Siva", ".", "They", "lost", "senior", "Mike", "Marra", "to", "a", "knee", "injury", "on", "the", "first", "day", "of", "practice" ]	PROPN	[ 40, 41, 42 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,439	2012–13 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,461	Conference	[ "Most", "of", "these", "changes", "involved", "conferences", "in", "the", "Football", "Bowl", "Subdivision", "(", "FBS", ")", "of", "Division", "I.", "Every", "FBS", "conference", ",", "as", "well", "as", "the", "ranks", "of", "FBS", "independents", ",", "gained", "and/or", "lost", "football", "members", ".", "Most", "notably", ",", "the", "old", "Big", "East", "Conference", "split", "into", "football-sponsoring", "and", "non-football", "sponsoring", "conferences", "in", "2013", "with", "the", "establishment", "of", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "and", "the", "new", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "while", "the", "Western", "Athletic", "Conference", "became", "the", "first", "Division", "I", "FBS", "conference", "to", "drop", "football", "since", "the", "Big", "West", "Conference", "did", "so", "in", "2000" ]	PROPN	[ 40, 41, 42, 43 ]	old Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,440	2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
UNK	8	3,462	Conference	[ "Initially", ",", "the", "Horizon", "League", "chose", "not", "to", "expand", "to", "replace", "Butler", ",", "as", "the", "school", "still", "had", "nine", "full-time", "members", ",", "including", "Valparaiso", "University", "within", "the", "state", "of", "Indiana", "where", "both", "Butler", "and", "headquarters", "of", "the", "Horizon", "League", "are", "located", ".", "However", ",", "the", "split", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "leading", "to", "the", "formation", "of", "the", "current", "Big", "East", ",", "had", "further", "fallout", "involving", "the", "Horizon", "League", ".", "Loyola", "University", "Chicago", ",", "the", "last", "remaining", "charter", "member", "from", "the", "Horizon", "League", "'s", "founding", "in", "1979", ",", "announced", "in", "April", "2013", "that", "it", "would", "leave", "the", "Horizon", "effective", "July", "1", "to", "join", "the", "Missouri", "Valley", "Conference", ",", "which", "itself", "had", "lost", "Creighton", "to", "the", "reconfigured", "Big", "East", ".", "Within", "a", "month", ",", "the", "Horizon", "had", "announced", "that", "Loyola", "would", "immediately", "be", "replaced", "by", "Oakland", "University", ",", "formerly", "of", "The", "Summit", "League", ".", "The", "addition", "of", "Oakland", "brought", "in", "a", "natural", "rival", "to", "the", "University", "of", "Detroit", "Mercy", "and", "kept", "the", "Horizon", "League", "at", "nine", "full-time", "members", ".", "Butler", "'s", "spot", "in", "the", "Horizon", "League", "would", "eventually", "be", "filled", "in", "2015", "with", "the", "addition", "of", "Northern", "Kentucky", "University", ",", "which", "also", "served", "to", "expand", "the", "conference", "into", "the", "Upland", "South" ]	PROPN	[ 48, 49, 50, 51 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,441	2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
UNK	8	3,463	Conference	[ "From", "2007", "to", "2009", ",", "Molnar", "followed", "coach", "Brian", "Kelly", "to", "Cincinnati", "and", "continued", "to", "help", "develop", "record-breaking", "quarterbacks", "and", "wide", "receivers", ".", "With", "the", "Bearcats", ",", "Molnar", "was", "passing", "game", "coordinator", "and", "coached", "the", "wide", "receivers", ".", "He", "oversaw", "the", "two", "most", "prolific", "passing", "seasons", "in", "Cincinnati", "history", "and", "mentored", "a", "pair", "of", "record-setting", "receivers", ".", "Molnar", "was", "a", "large", "part", "of", "the", "historic", "2009", "season", "where", "the", "Bearcats", "won", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Championship", ",", "played", "Florida", "in", "the", "Sugar", "Bowl", "and", "finished", "third", "in", "the", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "(", "BCS", ")", "rankings" ]	PROPN	[ 72, 73, 74 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,442	Charley Molnar
UNK	8	3,464	Conference	[ "2010", "New", "Era", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "was", "the", "first", "edition", "of", "this", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", ",", "and", "was", "played", "at", "Yankee", "Stadium", "in", "Bronx", ",", "New", "York", ".", "The", "game", "started", "at", "3:20", "p.m.", "ET", "on", "December", "30", ",", "2010", ",", "and", "was", "telecast", "on", "ESPN", ".", "The", "game", "featured", "the", "Syracuse", "Orange", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "the", "Kansas", "State", "Wildcats", "of", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", ".", "New", "Era", "Cap", "Company", "was", "the", "title", "sponsor", "of", "the", "game", ".", "It", "ended", "with", "Syracuse", "defeating", "Kansas", "State", ",", "36-34" ]	PROPN	[ 55, 56, 57 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,443	2010 Pinstripe Bowl
UNK	8	3,465	Conference	[ "2011", "BBVA", "Compass", "Bowl", "(", "formerly", "known", "as", "the", "Papajohns.com", "Bowl", "and", "the", "Birmingham", "Bowl", ")", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "between", "a", "team", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "a", "team", "from", "the", "SEC", "played", "at", "Legion", "Field", "in", "Birmingham", ",", "Alabama", "on", "January", "8", ",", "2011", "(", "12", "p.m.", "ET", ")", ".", "ESPN", "provided", "television", "coverage" ]	PROPN	[ 28, 29, 30 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,444	2011 BBVA Compass Bowl
UNK	8	3,466	Conference	[ "2003", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "football", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "during", "the", "2003", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "Boston", "College", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Eagles", "played", "their", "home", "games", "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	3,445	2003 Boston College Eagles football team
UNK	8	3,467	Conference	[ "2006", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "(", "USF", ")", "in", "the", "2006", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "Their", "head", "coach", "was", "Jim", "Leavitt", "and", "they", "played", "all", "of", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Raymond", "James", "Stadium", "in", "Tampa", ",", "Florida", ".", "The", "2006", "college", "football", "season", "was", "the", "tenth", "season", "overall", "for", "the", "Bulls", "and", "their", "second", "season", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,446	2006 South Florida Bulls football team
UNK	8	3,468	Conference	[ "2004", "Temple", "Owls", "football", "team", "represented", "Temple", "University", "in", "the", "college", "2004", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "Temple", "competed", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Bobby", "Wallace", "and", "played", "their", "homes", "game", "in", "Lincoln", "Financial", "Field" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26, 27 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,447	2004 Temple Owls football team
UNK	8	3,469	Conference	[ "2012", "–", "13", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "2012", "–", "13", "college", "basketball", "season", ".", "They", "were", "led", "by", "John", "Thompson", "III", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Verizon", "Center", ".", "They", "were", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "Prior", "to", "the", "January", "12", "game", "at", "St.", "John", "'s", ",", "the", "team", "'s", "second", "leading", "scorer", ",", "Greg", "Whittington", ",", "was", "suspended", "indefinitely", "for", "academic", "issues", ".", "With", "a", "61", "–", "39", "win", "over", "their", "rival", "Syracuse", "Orange", "on", "March", "9", ",", "2013", ",", "the", "team", "clinched", "their", "10th", "Big", "East", "Regular", "Season", "Championship", ".", "Georgetown", "lost", "to", "15-seed", "and", "tournament", "newcomer", "Florida", "Gulf", "Coast", "University", "78-68", "in", "the", "second", "round", "of", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", ".", "The", "team", "was", "ranked", "No.", "8", "in", "the", "final", "Associated", "Press", "Poll", "of", "the", "season", "and", "No.", "17", "in", "the", "postseason", "Coaches", "'", "Poll" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,448	2012–13 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,470	Conference	[ "1996", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "football", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "in", "the", "1996", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Eagles", "were", "led", "by", "third-year", "head", "coach", "Dan", "Henning", ",", "in", "his", "final", "year", "with", "the", "team", ",", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Alumni", "Stadium", "in", "Chestnut", "Hill", ",", "Massachusetts", ".", "They", "competed", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "finishing", "sixth", "with", "a", "conference", "record", "of", "2", "–", "5" ]	PROPN	[ 57, 58, 59 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,449	1996 Boston College Eagles football team
UNK	8	3,471	Conference	[ "1979", "–", "80", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1979", "–", "80", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "12th", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,450	1979–80 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,472	Conference	[ "1980", "–", "81", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1980", "–", "81", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "thirteenth", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,451	1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,473	Conference	[ "Entering", "the", "2006", "baseball", "season", ",", "many", "baseball-sponsoring", "schools", "changed", "conferences", ".", "Several", "schools", "left", "Conference", "USA", ",", "as", "Charlotte", "and", "St.", "Louis", "left", "for", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "Conference", ",", "Cincinnati", ",", "Louisville", ",", "and", "South", "Florida", "left", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "Texas", "Christian", "left", "for", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", ".", "In", "order", "to", "replace", "these", "schools", ",", "Conference", "USA", "added", "Rice", "from", "the", "Western", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "Marshall", "from", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", ",", "and", "Central", "Florida", "from", "the", "Atlantic", "Sun", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 40, 41, 42 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,452	2006 NCAA Division I baseball season
UNK	8	3,474	Conference	[ "The", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "added", "two", "members", "prior", "to", "the", "2005", "season", ".", "Miami", ",", "previously", "an", "Independent", ",", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", ",", "previously", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "both", "joined", "the", "conference" ]	PROPN	[ 28, 29, 30 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,453	2005 NCAA Division I baseball season
UNK	8	3,475	Conference	[ "1995", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "football", "team", "represented", "West", "Virginia", "University", "in", "the", "1995", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Mountaineers", "'", "103rd", "overall", "and", "5th", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "Big", "East", ")", ".", "The", "team", "was", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Don", "Nehlen", ",", "in", "his", "16th", "year", ",", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Mountaineer", "Field", "in", "Morgantown", ",", "West", "Virginia", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "five", "wins", "and", "six", "losses", "(", "5", "–", "6", "overall", ",", "4", "–", "3", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 34, 35, 36 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,454	1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
UNK	8	3,476	Conference	[ "2011", "–", "12", "DePaul", "Blue", "Demons", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "DePaul", "University", "during", "the", "2011", "–", "12", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Blue", "Demons", ",", "led", "by", "second", "year", "head", "coach", "Oliver", "Purnell", ",", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Allstate", "Arena", ",", "with", "three", "home", "games", "at", "McGrath-Phillips", "Arena", ",", "and", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "12", "–", "19", ",", "3", "–", "15", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "last", "place", ".", "They", "lost", "in", "the", "first", "round", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "to", "Connecticut" ]	PROPN	[ 61, 62, 63 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,455	2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,477	Conference	[ "Roccaro", "attended", "the", "University", "of", "Notre", "Dame", "where", "she", "played", "as", "a", "defender", "for", "the", "Fighting", "Irish", ".", "In", "January", "2013", ",", "she", "was", "named", "Soccer", "America", "'s", "Women", "'s", "Freshman", "of", "the", "Year", "after", "leading", "Notre", "Dame", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Tournament", ".", "She", "was", "also", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Year", "Roccaro", "was", "selected", "by", "the", "Houston", "Dash", "with", "the", "5th", "overall", "pick", "in", "the", "2016", "NWSL", "College", "Draft", ".", "Over", "two", "seasons", "with", "the", "Dash", ",", "she", "made", "33", "appearances", ".", "On", "March", "19", ",", "2018", "she", "was", "waived", "by", "the", "club" ]	PROPN	[ 52, 53, 54 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,456	Cari Roccaro
UNK	8	3,478	Conference	[ "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "women", "'s", "volleyball", "is", "the", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "intercollegiate", "volleyball", "program", "of", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", ",", "often", "referred", "to", "as", "\"", "Pitt", "\"", ",", "located", "in", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Pennsylvania", ".", "The", "Pitt", "volleyball", "team", "competes", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", "and", "plays", "their", "home", "games", "in", "Fitzgerald", "Field", "House", ".", "Since", "the", "founding", "of", "the", "volleyball", "program", "in", "1974", ",", "the", "Panthers", "have", "had", "a", "winning", "season", "all", "but", "four", "years", ",", "have", "one", "of", "the", "nation", "'s", "top", "all-time", "winning", "percentages", ",", "have", "appearanced", "in", "16", "national", "championship", "tournaments", ",", "and", "while", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "have", "the", "most", "conference", "tournament", "championships", "with", "eleven", ".", "Pitt", "has", "also", "won", "the", "2017", "and", "2018", "ACC", "volleyball", "championship" ]	PROPN	[ 103, 104, 105 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,457	Pittsburgh Panthers women's volleyball
UNK	8	3,479	Conference	[ "The", "program", "next", "turned", "to", "Ohio", "State", "assistant", "Shelton", "Collier", ",", "who", "in", "his", "initial", "season", "as", "head", "coach", "in", "1980", "guided", "the", "Panthers", "to", "a", "school", "record", "with", "41", "wins", ",", "and", "followed", "up", "in", "1981", "with", "a", "season", "that", "included", "a", "win", "at", "eighth-ranked", "Pepperdine", ",", "an", "EAIWA", "Championship", ",", "and", "a", "ninth-place", "finish", "in", "the", "final", "year", "of", "the", "AIAW", "national", "championships", ".", "In", "1982", ",", "the", "women", "'s", "volleyball", "program", "transitioned", "both", "into", "the", "NCAA", ",", "which", "took", "over", "the", "sponsorship", "of", "intercollegiate", "athletics", "from", "the", "AIWA", ",", "as", "well", "as", "into", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "the", "program", "permanently", "moved", "their", "home", "games", "from", "their", "primary", "home", "in", "Trees", "Hall", "to", "the", "larger", "Fitzgerald", "Field", "House", ",", "which", "had", "previously", "hosted", "select", "volleyball", "tournaments", "and", "games", ".", "During", "Collier", "'s", "tenure", ",", "Pitt", "established", "itself", "as", "the", "dominant", "volleyball", "team", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "from", "the", "start", ",", "winning", "the", "regular", "season", "Big", "East", "Southern", "Division", "tournament", ",", "without", "losing", "a", "game", "and", "losing", "only", "one", "set", ",", "in", "every", "year", "in", "which", "it", "competed", ":", "1982", ",", "1983", ",", "and", "1984", ".", "Pitt", "also", "won", "the", "first", "ever", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "in", "1982", "without", "losing", "a", "game", "en", "route", "to", "the", "program", "'s", "second", "41-win", "season", ".", "Collier", "guided", "Pitt", "to", "capture", "additional", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "crowns", "in", "1984", ",", "1986", ",", "and", "1988", "and", "appeared", "in", "the", "NCAA", "Women", "'s", "Volleyball", "Championship", "in", "1982", ",", "1984", ",", "1986", ",", "and", "1987" ]	PROPN	[ 97, 98, 99 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,458	Pittsburgh Panthers women's volleyball
UNK	8	3,480	Conference	[ "1985", "–", "86", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1985", "–", "86", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "12", "–", "16", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "3", "–", "13", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Hugh", "S.", "Greer", "Field", "House", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "ninth-year", "head", "coach", "Dom", "Perno" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,459	1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,481	Conference	[ "2010", "Syracuse", "Orange", "football", "team", "represented", "Syracuse", "University", "in", "the", "2010", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Orange", "were", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Doug", "Marrone", "in", "his", "second", "season", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Carrier", "Dome", "and", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "For", "the", "first", "time", "since", "Paul", "Pasqualoni", "was", "fired", "following", "the", "2004", "season", ",", "the", "Orange", "won", "enough", "games", "to", "become", "bowl", "eligible", ".", "Syracuse", "played", "Kansas", "State", "in", "the", "Inaugural", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "at", "Yankee", "Stadium", "where", "they", "won", "36", "–", "34", "to", "finish", "the", "season", "8", "–", "5", ",", "4", "–", "3", "in", "Big", "East", "play" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,460	2010 Syracuse Orange football team
UNK	8	3,482	Conference	[ "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Year", "is", "a", "basketball", "award", "given", "to", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "'s", "one", "or", "more", "best", "men", "'s", "basketball", "players", "in", "their", "first", "year", "of", "competitive", "play", ".", "The", "conference", "formed", "in", "2013", "–", "14", "after", "many", "schools", "departed", "from", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "to", "form", "their", "own", "conference", ".", "Austin", "Nichols", "of", "Memphis", "was", "the", "first-ever", "winner", ".", "This", "award", "is", "voted", "for", "by", "the", "coaches", "and", "can", "only", "be", "awarded", "once", "to", "any", "player" ]	PROPN	[ 50, 51, 52, 53 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,461	American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
UNK	8	3,483	Conference	[ "2010", "–", "11", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2010", "–", "11", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "women", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", ",", "coached", "by", "Agnus", "Berenato", ",", "suffered", "their", "first", "losing", "season", "since", "2004-05", ".", "The", "Panthers", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "play", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Petersen", "Events", "Center", "in", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Pennsylvania" ]	PROPN	[ 50, 51, 52 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,462	2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,484	Conference	[ "The", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "enters", "the", "season", "with", "modest", "external", "expectation", "having", "been", "picked", "to", "finish", "13th", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "a", "preseason", "poll", "of", "conference", "coaches", ".", "The", "Panthers", "started", "the", "season", "receiving", "two", "votes", "in", "the", "preseason", "national", "top", "25", "AP", "Poll" ]	PROPN	[ 20, 21, 22 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,463	2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,485	Conference	[ "2010", "–", "11", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "during", "the", "2010", "–", "11", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "This", "was", "the", "40th", "season", "of", "basketball", "for", "USF", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Stan", "Heath", "in", "his", "fourth", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "USF", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "the", "USF", "Sun", "Dome", "and", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 71, 72, 73 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,464	2010–11 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,486	Conference	[ "2010", "Meineke", "Car", "Care", "Bowl", "was", "the", "ninth", "edition", "of", "the", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", ",", "and", "was", "played", "at", "Bank", "of", "America", "Stadium", "in", "Charlotte", ",", "North", "Carolina", ".", "The", "game", "started", "at", "12:00", "PM", "US", "EST", "on", "Friday", ",", "December", "31", ",", "2010", ",", "and", "featured", "the", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "against", "the", "Clemson", "Tigers", "of", "the", "ACC", ".", "The", "bowl", "was", "telecasted", "on", "ESPN", "and", "ESPN3", ".", "This", "game", "was", "the", "last", "game", "of", "the", "series", "to", "be", "called", "the", "\"", "Meineke", "Car", "Care", "Bowl", "\"", ",", "as", "the", "bowl", "organizers", "terminated", "their", "title", "sponsorship", "agreement", "with", "the", "parent", "company", "of", "Meineke", ",", "effective", "in", "2011" ]	PROPN	[ 54, 55, 56 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,465	2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl
UNK	8	3,487	Conference	[ "2012", "–", "13", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represents", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2012", "–", "2013", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "split", "their", "home", "games", "between", "the", "XL", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "the", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "on", "the", "UConn", "campus", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", ".", "The", "Huskies", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "This", "season", "marked", "the", "first", "for", "new", "head", "coach", "Kevin", "Ollie", ",", "a", "former", "Husky", ",", "who", "replaced", "Jim", "Calhoun", ",", "who", "retired", "in", "September", "2012", "after", "26", "seasons", "as", "head", "coach" ]	PROPN	[ 62, 63, 64 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,466	2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,488	Conference	[ "2012", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2012", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", "were", "led", "by", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Paul", "Chryst", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Heinz", "Field", ".", "They", "were", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "This", "was", "Pitt", "'s", "last", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Next", "season", ",", "they", "began", "play", "in", "the", "ACC" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,467	2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
UNK	8	3,489	Conference	[ "Going", "into", "the", "game", ",", "UConn", "and", "Syracuse", "had", "met", "49", "times", "in", "women", "'s", "basketball", ",", "mostly", "when", "both", "teams", "were", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "with", "UConn", "winning", "37", "games", ".", "The", "last", "game", "between", "the", "two", "teams", "was", "in", "2013", ",", "the", "final", "season", "before", "the", "three-way", "split", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "when", "the", "Huskies", "won", "64", "–", "51", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "semifinals" ]	PROPN	[ 24, 25, 26 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,468	2016 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game
UNK	8	3,490	Conference	[ "1992", "–", "93", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1992", "–", "93", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "15", "–", "13", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "9", "–", "9", "record", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "First", "Round", "in", "the", "1993", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "seventh-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,469	1992–93 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,491	Conference	[ "1993", "–", "94", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1993", "–", "94", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "29", "–", "5", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "16", "–", "2", "record", "and", "were", "the", "Regular", "Season", "Champions", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Sweet", "Sixteen", "in", "the", "1994", "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", "eighth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,470	1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,492	Conference	[ "1996", "–", "97", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1996", "–", "97", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "an", "18", "–", "15", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "7", "–", "11", "record", ".", "They", "came", "in", "Third", "Place", "in", "the", "1997", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "eleventh-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,471	1996–97 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,493	Conference	[ "1999", "–", "2000", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1999", "–", "2000", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "25", "–", "10", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "10", "–", "6", "record", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Second", "Round", "in", "the", "2000", "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", "fourteenth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,472	1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,494	East	[ "Caridi", "has", "broadcast", "nationally", "on", "ESPN", ",", "Westwood", "Radio", ",", "and", "regionally", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "Atlantic", "Ten", "television", "networks" ]	PROPN	[ 14, 15 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,473	Tony Caridi
UNK	8	3,495	Conference	[ "2017", "Big", "East", "Conference", "men", "'s", "soccer", "season", "was", "the", "fifth", "season", "for", "the", "newly", "realigned", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "Including", "the", "history", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "this", "was", "the", "22nd", "season", "of", "men", "'s", "soccer", "under", "the", "\"", "Big", "East", "Conference", "\"", "name" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26, 27, 28 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,474	2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season
UNK	8	3,496	Conference	[ "2018", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Tournament", ",", "was", "the", "sixth", "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", "23rd", "edition", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 28, 29, 30, 31 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,475	2018 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
UNK	8	3,497	Conference	[ "2017", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Tournament", ",", "was", "the", "fifth", "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", "22nd", "edition", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 28, 29, 30, 31 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,476	2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
UNK	8	3,498	Conference	[ "1980", "–", "81", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "as", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "during", "the", "1980", "–", "81", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 17, 18, 19 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,477	1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,499	East	[ "Banks", "spent", "the", "2010", "and", "2011", "seasons", "as", "the", "co-defensive", "coordinator", "and", "defensive", "backs", "coach", "for", "the", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", ",", "helping", "the", "Bearcats", "to", "the", "2011", "Big", "East", "Co-Championship", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "defense", "forced", "33", "turnovers", "that", "season", "to", "help", "propel", "Cincinnati", "to", "a", "win", "in", "the", "2011", "AutoZone", "Liberty", "Bowl" ]	PROPN	[ 26, 27 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,478	Tim Banks
UNK	8	3,500	East	[ "Franco", "was", "inducted", "into", "the", "Staten", "Island", "Sports", "Hall", "of", "Fame", "in", "2008", ".", "On", "March", "29", ",", "2009", ",", "Franco", "threw", "the", "ceremonial", "first", "pitch", "in", "the", "first", "game", "played", "on", "Citi", "Field", ",", "a", "Big", "East", "college", "game", "between", "St.", "John", "'s", "(", "his", "alma", "mater", ")", "and", "Georgetown" ]	PROPN	[ 36, 37 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,479	John Franco
UNK	8	3,501	Conference	[ "The", "university", "competes", "in", "19", "Division", "I", "(", "NCAA", ")", "sports", ",", "and", "its", "athletics", "teams", "are", "known", "as", "the", "\"", "Bearcats", "\"", ".", "Since", "July", "1", ",", "2013", ",", "they", "have", "been", "members", "of", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "The", "American", ")", ".", "They", "were", "previously", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "Conference", "USA", "(", "of", "which", "they", "were", "a", "founding", "member", ")", ",", "the", "Great", "Midwest", "Conference", ",", "the", "Metro", "Conference", ",", "and", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", ",", "among", "others" ]	PROPN	[ 50, 51, 52 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,480	University of Cincinnati
UNK	8	3,502	Conference	[ "1996", "–", "97", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1996", "–", "97", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "coached", "them", "in", "his", "25th", "season", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "Their", "home", "court", "was", "USAir", "Arena", "in", "Landover", ",", "Maryland", ".", "They", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "7", "Division", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "were", "the", "regular-season", "champions", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "7", "Division", ",", "and", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "20-10", ",", "11-7", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "Their", "record", "earned", "them", "a", "bye", "in", "the", "first", "round", "of", "the", "1997", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "and", "they", "advanced", "to", "the", "semifinals", "before", "losing", "to", "Boston", "College", ".", "They", "received", "a", "No.", "10", "seed", "in", "the", "West", "Regional", "of", "the", "1997", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "–", "Georgetowns", "18th", "NCAA", "Tournament", "appearance", "in", "19", "years", "–", "and", "lost", "to", "No.", "7", "seed", "North", "Carolina-Charlotte", "in", "the", "first", "round" ]	PROPN	[ 60, 61, 62 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,481	1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,503	East	[ "2013", "–", "14", "ACC", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", "began", "with", "practices", "in", "October", "2013", ",", "followed", "by", "the", "start", "of", "the", "2013", "–", "14", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", "in", "November", ".", "Conference", "play", "started", "in", "early", "January", "2014", "and", "concluded", "in", "March", "with", "the", "2014", "ACC", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "at", "the", "Greensboro", "Coliseum", "in", "Greensboro", ".", "The", "2013", "–", "14", "season", "marked", "the", "first", "season", "for", "three", "new", "additions", "to", "the", "conference", "from", "the", "Big", "East", ":", "Notre", "Dame", ",", "Pittsburgh", ",", "and", "Syracuse", ".", "It", "was", "also", "the", "final", "ACC", "season", "for", "conference", "charter", "member", "Maryland", ",", "which", "left", "after", "the", "season", "for", "the", "Big", "Ten", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 78, 79 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,482	2013–14 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
UNK	8	3,504	Conference	[ "2014", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "football", "season", "was", "the", "24th", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Football", "Bowl", "Subdivision", "football", "season", "of", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "The", "American", ")", ".", "The", "season", "was", "the", "second", "since", "the", "breakup", "of", "the", "former", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "which", "lasted", "in", "its", "original", "form", "from", "its", "creation", "in", "1979", "until", "2013" ]	PROPN	[ 38, 39, 40 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,483	2014 American Athletic Conference football season
UNK	8	3,505	East	[ "Schools", "from", "eight", "conferences", ",", "America", "East", ",", "Big", "East", ",", "Colonial", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "CAA", ")", ",", "ECAC", "Lacrosse", "League", "(", "ECAC", ")", ",", "Ivy", "League", ",", "Metro", "Atlantic", "Athletic", "Conference", "(", "MAAC", ")", ",", "Northeast", "Conference", "(", "NEC", ")", ",", "and", "Patriot", "League", ",", "earned", "automatic", "bids", "into", "the", "tournament", "by", "winning", "their", "respective", "conference", "tournaments", ",", "leaving", "eight", "remaining", "at-large", "bids", "for", "top", "ranked", "teams", ".", "Albany", "(", "America", "East", ")", ",", "Syracuse", "(", "Big", "East", ")", ",", "Towson", "(", "CAA", ")", ",", "Ohio", "State", "(", "ECAC", ")", ",", "Yale", "(", "Ivy", ")", ",", "Detroit", "(", "MAAC", ")", ",", "Bryant", "(", "NEC", ")", ",", "and", "Lehigh", "(", "Patriot", ")", "received", "automatic", "bids" ]	PROPN	[ 8, 9 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,484	2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
UNK	8	3,506	Conference	[ "The", "American", "is", "one", "of", "two", "successors", "to", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "which", "split", "after", "the", "2013", "season", ".", "The", "tournament", "was", "held", "in", "the", "same", "location", "as", "the", "previous", "six", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournaments", "in", "2014", ",", "at", "Bright", "House", "Field", "in", "Clearwater", ",", "Florida" ]	PROPN	[ 9, 10, 11, 12 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,485	American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,507	Conference	[ "Kelly", "attended", "Marquette", "University", "where", "she", "majored", "in", "Public", "Relations", ".", "As", "a", "freshman", "in", "2005", ",", "Kelly", "became", "Marquette", "'s", "corner", "kick", "specialist", "and", "provided", "an", "offensive", "threat", "from", "the", "back", "line", ".", "She", "scored", "three", "goals", "and", "served", "four", "assists", "finishing", "with", "11", "points", ".", "She", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Week", "after", "a", "goal", "and", "an", "assist", "in", "the", "win", "over", "Northwestern", "on", "August", "28", ".", "She", "was", "named", "to", "the", "Soccer", "Buzz", "Great", "Lakes", "All-Freshman", "Team", "and", "was", "also", "an", "honorable", "mention", "Freshman", "All-American", "by", "Soccer", "Buzz", ".", "During", "her", "sophomore", "year", ",", "she", "started", "in", "all", "23", "matches", "and", "was", "Marquette", "'s", "secret", "weapon", "on", "offense", "serving", "up", "a", "team", "high", "of", "eight", "assists", "for", "the", "season", "–", "third", "best", "single", "season", "total", "in", "program", "history", ".", "She", "registered", "10", "total", "points", "on", "the", "season", "to", "rank", "her", "fourth", "on", "the", "team", ".", "She", "was", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "and", "to", "the", "Soccer", "Buzz", "Elite", "Team", "of", "the", "Week", "for", "the", "second", "consecutive", "week", ".", "Kelly", "was", "the", "only", "player", "in", "the", "conference", "in", "2006", "to", "earn", "repeat", "defensive", "player", "of", "the", "week", "honors", ".", "She", "earned", "Soccer", "Buzz", "All", "-", "Great", "Lakes", "Third", "Team", "honors", ".", "In", "2007", "during", "her", "junior", "season", ",", "Kelly", "started", "in", "all", "20", "games", "and", "lead", "the", "team", "with", "nine", "assists", ".", "Her", "0.45", "assists", "per", "game", "for", "the", "season", "rank", "as", "the", "third-best", "average", "in", "single-season", "history", "at", "Marquette", ".", "Her", "nine", "assists", "ranked", "third", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "that", "year", "and", "also", "ranked", "third", "on", "Marquette", "'s", "all-time", "list", ".", "As", "an", "integral", "member", "of", "a", "Marquette", "defense", "that", "allowed", "just", "17", "goals", "on", "the", "season", ",", "and", "shut", "out", "nine", "teams", ",", "Kelly", "garnered", "several", "prestigious", "post-season", "honors", ",", "including", "a", "third", "team", "All-Big", "East", "selection", "and", "a", "spot", "on", "the", "Soccer", "Buzz", "Great", "Lakes", "Region", "second", "team", ".", "It", "was", "also", "the", "third", "consecutive", "year", "she", "was", "honored", "by", "Soccer", "Buzz", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "she", "was", "named", "to", "the", "NSCAA", "All-Great", "Lakes", "third", "team", "and", "the", "Top", "Drawer", "Soccer", "College", "Team", "of", "the", "Season", "first", "team", ".", "During", "her", "senior", "year", ",", "Kelly", "started", "all", "22", "games", "and", "ranked", "second", "on", "the", "team", "with", "2,015", "minutes", "played", ".", "She", "received", "Fourth", "Team", "All-America", "accolades", "by", "Soccer", "Buzz", "and", "was", "selected", "to", "the", "2008", "second", "team", "All-BIG", "East", "–", "the", "third", "All-BIG", "EAST", "selection", "of", "her", "career", ".", "She", "was", "also", "named", "to", "the", "2008", "NSCAA", "All-Great", "Lakes", "Region", "Third", "Team", "as", "well", "as", "the", "First", "Team", "All-Great", "Lakes", "by", "Soccer", "Buzz" ]	PROPN	[ 50, 51, 52 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,486	Katie Kelly
UNK	8	3,508	Conference	[ "Notre", "Dame", "teams", "are", "known", "as", "the", "Fighting", "Irish", ".", "They", "compete", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "National", "Collegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "NCAA", ")", "Division", "I", ",", "primarily", "competing", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", "for", "all", "sports", "except", "football", "since", "the", "2013", "–", "14", "school", "year", ".", "The", "Fighting", "Irish", "previously", "competed", "in", "the", "Horizon", "League", "from", "1982", "to", "1983", "to", "1985", "–", "86", ",", "and", "again", "from", "1987", "to", "1988", "to", "1994", "–", "95", ",", "and", "then", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "through", "2012", "–", "13", ".", "Men", "'s", "sports", "include", "baseball", ",", "basketball", ",", "cross", "country", ",", "fencing", ",", "football", "(", "independent", ")", ",", "golf", ",", "ice", "hockey", ",", "lacrosse", ",", "soccer", ",", "swimming", "and", "diving", ",", "tennis", "and", "track", "&", "field", ";", "women", "'s", "sports", "include", "basketball", ",", "cross", "country", ",", "fencing", ",", "golf", ",", "lacrosse", ",", "rowing", ",", "soccer", ",", "softball", ",", "swimming", "and", "diving", ",", "tennis", ",", "track", "and", "field", ",", "and", "volleyball", ".", "The", "football", "team", "competes", "as", "a", "Football", "Bowl", "Subdivision", "(", "FBS", ")", "Independent", "since", "its", "inception", "in", "1887", ".", "Both", "fencing", "teams", "compete", "in", "the", "Midwest", "Fencing", "Conference", ",", "and", "the", "men", "'s", "ice", "hockey", "team", "competes", "in", "the", "Big", "Ten", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 83, 84, 85 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,487	University of Notre Dame
UNK	8	3,509	Conference	[ "Other", "conferences", "that", "receive", "multiple", "at-large", "bids", "on", "a", "regular", "basis", "are", "the", "high-major", "offshoots", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "the", "current", "Big", "East", "and", "The", "American", ".", "The", "Atlantic", "10", "and", "the", "Mountain", "West", "receive", "multiple", "bids", "on", "a", "regular", "basis", "as", "well", ".", "The", "Horizon", "League", ",", "Mid-American", "Conference", ",", "Missouri", "Valley", "and", "West", "Coast", "Conference", "have", "also", "received", "more", "than", "just", "the", "automatic", "berth", "several", "times" ]	PROPN	[ 17, 18, 19, 20 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,488	At-large bid
UNK	8	3,510	East	[ "Blackledge", "went", "on", "to", "host", "radio", "sports", "talk", "shows", "in", "Cleveland", "(", "WKNR", ")", "and", "Canton", ",", "Ohio", "(", "WHBC", ")", ".", "He", "also", "did", "analyst", "work", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "Network", ",", "Indianapolis", "Colts", "preseason", "games", ",", "and", "ESPN" ]	PROPN	[ 29, 30 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,489	Todd Blackledge
UNK	8	3,511	East	[ "Hasselbeck", "earned", "the", "starting", "quarterback", "spot", "in", "preseason", "as", "a", "redshirt", "junior", "and", "played", "in", "all", "12", "games", ".", "During", "the", "season", ",", "he", "completed", "145", "of", "260", "passes", "for", "1,940", "yards", "and", "11", "touchdowns", "and", "also", "rushed", "for", "198", "yards", "and", "three", "touchdowns", ".", "In", "a", "24", "–", "23", "upset", "win", "against", "Syracuse", ",", "he", "was", "six", "for", "13", "in", "passing", "for", "161", "yards", "and", "had", "11", "rushes", "for", "52", "and", "one", "touchdown", ".", "He", "accounted", "for", "213", "of", "Boston", "College", "'s", "269", "yards", "and", "was", "named", "winner", "of", "the", "Orrie", "T.", "Scarminach", "Award", ",", "given", "to", "the", "Most", "Valuable", "Player", "of", "the", "Syracuse", "game", ".", "Hasselbeck", "was", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Co-Offensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "after", "Boston", "College", "'s", "31", "–", "29", "upset", "win", "over", "Notre", "Dame", ".", "During", "the", "game", ",", "he", "completed", "20", "of", "30", "passes", "for", "272", "yards", ",", "accounted", "for", "all", "four", "of", "the", "teams", "'", "touchdowns", "(", "three", "pass", ",", "one", "rush", ")", ",", "led", "the", "team", "in", "rushing", "with", "60", "yards", ",", "and", "accounted", "for", "332", "of", "Boston", "College", "'s", "442", "yards", "of", "offense", ".", "On", "November", "26", ",", "1999", ",", "he", "completed", "the", "longest", "touchdown", "pass", "in", "Boston", "College", "history", ",", "a", "97-yarder", "to", "Dedrick", "Dewalt", "in", "a", "38", "–", "14", "loss", "against", "Virginia", "Tech", ".", "After", "the", "regular", "season", ",", "Hasselbeck", "played", "in", "the", "1999", "Insight.com", "Bowl", "against", "Colorado", ",", "to", "whom", "Boston", "College", "lost", "62", "–", "28", "During", "the", "game", ",", "he", "completed", "13", "of", "32", "passes", "for", "146", "yards", "and", "a", "touchdown", "and", "rushed", "for", "25", "yards" ]	PROPN	[ 111, 112 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,490	Tim Hasselbeck
UNK	8	3,512	East	[ "Darius", "played", "at", "Syracuse", "University", ",", "setting", "the", "team", "record", "for", "tackles", "by", "a", "defensive", "back", "with", "379", ".", "He", "was", "a", "Big", "East", "All-Conference", "player", "in", "1995", "and", "1996", ",", "and", "also", "lettered", "in", "indoor", "and", "outdoor", "hurdles", ",", "graduating", "in", "1997", "with", "a", "degree", "in", "exercise", "science", "and", "a", "minor", "in", "coaching" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,491	Donovin Darius
UNK	8	3,513	Conference	[ "Notes", ":", "Dayton", "and", "Saint", "Louis", "are", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "Conference", ";", "Following", "the", "July", "2013", "split", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "into", "two", "leagues", ",", "DePaul", "and", "Marquette", "moved", "to", "the", "non-football", "conference", "that", "retained", "the", "Big", "East", "name", ",", "while", "Cincinnati", "moved", "to", "the", "football-sponsoring", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ".", "At", "the", "time", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "split", ",", "Memphis", "moved", "from", "C-USA", "to", "The", "American" ]	PROPN	[ 20, 21, 22, 23 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,492	Great Midwest Conference
UNK	8	3,514	East	[ "Berger", "went", "on", "to", "become", "an", "assistant", "coach", "at", "Florida", "International", "University", ",", "where", "he", "resumed", "his", "studies", "and", "graduated", "magna", "cum", "laude", "with", "a", "bachelor", "'s", "degree", "in", "Sports", "Management", "in", "1994", ".", "Berger", "was", "the", "Head", "Men", "’s", "and", "Women", "’s", "tennis", "coach", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "and", "coached", "the", "national", "team", ".", "He", "was", "the", "Big", "East", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "2000", "and", "2001" ]	PROPN	[ 59, 60 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,493	Jay Berger
UNK	8	3,515	Conference	[ "The", "two", "leagues", "that", "resulted", "from", "the", "2013", "split", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "—", "the", "football-sponsoring", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "and", "non-football", "Big", "East", "Conference", "—", "are", "often", "considered", "to", "be", "major", "basketball", "conferences", "as", "well", ".", "When", "the", "original", "league", "split", "along", "football", "lines", ",", "the", "seven", "non-FBS", "schools", ",", "plus", "Creighton", ",", "Butler", ",", "and", "Xavier", ",", "founded", "the", "current", "Big", "East", "while", "the", "three", "remaining", "FBS", "schools", ",", "Cincinnati", ",", "UConn", ",", "and", "Temple", ",", "became", "The", "American", ".", "In", "every", "year", "since", "the", "split", ",", "the", "\"", "new", "\"", "Big", "East", "has", "been", "ranked", "a", "top", "five", "basketball", "conference", "by", "leading", "analysts", "such", "as", "Ken", "Pomeroy", ".", "Villanova", "won", "the", "men", "'s", "basketball", "national", "championship", "in", "the", "2015-2016", "and", "2017-2018", "seasons", ".", "The", "American", "has", "also", "found", "success", ",", "consistently", "ranking", "a", "top", "ten", "league", ".", "In", "the", "2013", "–", "14", "season", ",", "the", "first", "after", "the", "split", ",", "American", "member", "Connecticut", "won", "national", "titles", "in", "both", "men", "'s", "and", "women", "'s", "basketball", ".", "The", "American", "also", "includes", "several", "other", "historically", "major", "men", "'s", "programs", "such", "as", "Cincinnati", ",", "Memphis", ",", "and", "Temple", ".", "The", "term", "\"", "mid-major", "\"", "is", "sometimes", "used", "to", "describe", "all", "of", "the", "other", "25", "basketball-playing", "conferences", "not", "receiving", "automatic", "tie-ins", "to", "either", "the", "BCS", "or", "CFP", ".", "However", ",", "most", "of", "the", "time", "the", "term", "is", "specifically", "applied", "only", "to", "the", "non-CFP", "conferences", "that", "consistently", "produce", "quality", "NCAA", "Tournament", "teams", "(", "distinguishing", "them", "from", "the", "\"", "low-major", "\"", "conferences", ")", ".", "Often", "the", "definition", "of", "a", "\"", "mid-major", "\"", "is", "a", "conference", "that", "garners", "only", "one", "bid", "to", "the", "NCAA", "tournament", "(", "its", "automatic", "bid", ",", "won", "by", "its", "conference", "tournament", "winner", ")", "and", "no", "at", "large", "bids", ",", "all", "the", "while", "not", "garnering", "the", "attention", "and", "television", "dollars", "of", "a", "major", "conference", ".", "Until", "the", "last", "decade", ",", "the", "Atlantic", "10", ",", "Conference", "USA", ",", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", ",", "and", "the", "Western", "Athletic", "Conference", "were", "widely", "considered", "to", "be", "above", "the", "level", "of", "the", "other", "\"", "mid-major", "\"", "conferences", ",", "but", "still", "generally", "below", "the", "level", "of", "the", "five", "major", "conferences", ".", "However", ",", "due", "to", "recent", "changes", "in", "membership", "in", "some", "conferences", ",", "as", "well", "as", "the", "sustained", "success", "of", "some", "\"", "mid-major", "\"", "conferences", ",", "most", "no", "longer", "consider", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "and", "Mountain", "West", "to", "be", "below", "the", "level", "of", "the", "CFP", "conferences", "in", "college", "basketball", ".", "One", "reason", "why", "is", "the", "2012", "–", "2013", "RPI", "(", "a", "rating", "used", "by", "the", "tournament", "selection", "committee", ")", ",", "which", "in", "2012", "–", "13", "ranked", "the", "Mountain", "West", "as", "the", "third", "best", "conference", "in", "Division", "I", "(", "ahead", "of", "the", "ACC", ",", "Big", "12", ",", "Pac-12", ",", "and", "SEC", ")", "and", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "seventh", "(", "ahead", "of", "the", "SEC", ")", ".", "The", "strength", "of", "these", "two", "non-CFP", "conferences", "in", "men", "'s", "college", "basketball", "in", "2012", "–", "13", "was", "not", "an", "aberration", ",", "given", "that", "in", "2011", "–", "12", "the", "Mountain", "West", "finished", "the", "year", "ranked", "fifth", ",", "and", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "ranked", "seventh", ",", "both", "ahead", "of", "the", "Pac-12", ".", "Given", "the", "rankings", "of", "these", "two", "leagues", ",", "as", "well", "as", "their", "prestige", ",", "performance", ",", "recent", "post-season", "results", ",", "national", "perception", ",", "exposure", ",", "attendance", ",", "and", "many", "other", "factors", ",", "most", "observers", "have", "trouble", "considering", "certain", "non-CFP", "conferences", "as", "\"", "mid-majors", "\"" ]	PROPN	[ 11, 12, 13, 14 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,494	Mid-major
UNK	8	3,516	East	[ "Kragthorpe", "opened", "his", "second", "season", "at", "Louisville", "with", "very", "low", "expectations", ".", "A", "year", "removed", "from", "being", "a", "preseason", "top", "10", "program", ",", "the", "Cardinals", "entered", "the", "2008", "season", "picked", "7th", "in", "the", "8", "team", "Big", "East", "Conference", "by", "members", "of", "the", "media", ".", "Louisville", "hosted", "in-state", "rival", "Kentucky", "on", "Sunday", ",", "August", "31", ",", "falling", "to", "the", "Wildcats", "27", "–", "2", "in", "Louisville", "'s", "first", "opening", "day", "loss", "since", "2002", ".", "On", "October", "25", ",", "2008", ",", "Louisville", "defeated", "a", "ranked", "South", "Florida", "team", "24", "–", "20", ".", "Kragthorpe", "also", "lost", "to", "Syracuse", "in", "back", "to", "back", "seasons", ",", "giving", "Syracuse", "head", "coach", "Greg", "Robinson", "two", "of", "his", "three", "Big", "East", "wins", "as", "a", "head", "coach", ".", "Following", "the", "Syracuse", "loss", ",", "Kragthorpe", "'s", "Cardinals", "lost", "the", "next", "four", "games", "capped", "off", "by", "a", "63", "–", "14", "loss", "to", "Rutgers", "(", "Louisville", "'s", "worst", "defeat", "since", "1987", ".", ")", "This", "marked", "the", "team", "'s", "first", "losing", "season", "since", "1997" ]	PROPN	[ 35, 36 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,495	Steve Kragthorpe
UNK	8	3,517	in	[ "The", "2013", "tournament", "was", "the", "last", "tournament", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "its", "original", "form", ".", "Following", "a", "prolonged", "period", "of", "turnover", "in", "the", "conference", "membership", ",", "culminating", "in", "a", "split", "of", "the", "conference", "along", "football", "lines", "effective", "in", "July", "2013", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "name", "was", "assumed", "by", "the", "seven", "schools", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "that", "do", "not", "sponsor", "FBS", "football", "(", "a", "group", "colloquially", "called", "either", "the", "\"", "Basketball", "7", "\"", "or", "the", "\"", "Catholic", "7", "\"", ")", ".", "The", "FBS", "schools", "retained", "the", "old", "Big", "East", "'s", "structure", "and", "charter", "and", "joined", "with", "several", "other", "schools", "to", "form", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ".", "As", "part", "of", "the", "deal", ",", "the", "new", "Big", "East", "retained", "the", "rights", "to", "the", "conference", "tournament", "in", "New", "York", "City", ",", "even", "though", "The", "American", "is", "the", "old", "Big", "East", "'s", "legal", "successor" ]	ADP	[ 11, 12, 13, 14 ]	in its original form	in	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,496	2014 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
UNK	8	3,518	Conference	[ "2004", "–", "05", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "2004", "–", "2005", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "were", "coached", "by", "John", "Thompson", "III", "–", "his", "first", "year", "at", "Georgetown", "–", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "MCI", "Center", "in", "Washington", ",", "DC", ".", "The", "Hoyas", "are", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "19-13", ",", "8-8", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "2005", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Connecticut", "They", "played", "in", "the", "2005", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "and", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "before", "losing", "to", "South", "Carolina" ]	PROPN	[ 58, 59, 60 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,497	2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,519	East	[ "Raymond", "Michael", "\"", "Ray", "\"", "Reid", "(", "born", "May", "8", ",", "1960", "in", "Brentwood", ",", "New", "York", ")", "is", "an", "American", "college", "soccer", "coach", "and", "the", "head", "coach", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "soccer", "team", ".", "He", "has", "led", "UConn", "to", "one", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "national", "championship", ",", "eight", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", "championships", "and", "four", "Big", "East", "tournament", "championships", ".", "Before", "coming", "to", "UConn", ",", "he", "was", "the", "head", "coach", "at", "Southern", "Connecticut", "State", "University", ",", "leading", "the", "team", "to", "three", "NCAA", "Division", "II", "national", "championships", "in", "eight", "seasons", ".", "Reid", "leads", "all", "coaches", "in", "the", "nation", "in", "winning", "percentage", "(", ".769", ")", "and", "has", "won", "four", "NSCAA", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "awards" ]	PROPN	[ 52, 53 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,498	Ray Reid
UNK	8	3,520	East	[ "Raymond", "Michael", "\"", "Ray", "\"", "Reid", "(", "born", "May", "8", ",", "1960", "in", "Brentwood", ",", "New", "York", ")", "is", "an", "American", "college", "soccer", "coach", "and", "the", "head", "coach", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "soccer", "team", ".", "He", "has", "led", "UConn", "to", "one", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "national", "championship", ",", "eight", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", "championships", "and", "four", "Big", "East", "tournament", "championships", ".", "Before", "coming", "to", "UConn", ",", "he", "was", "the", "head", "coach", "at", "Southern", "Connecticut", "State", "University", ",", "leading", "the", "team", "to", "three", "NCAA", "Division", "II", "national", "championships", "in", "eight", "seasons", ".", "Reid", "leads", "all", "coaches", "in", "the", "nation", "in", "winning", "percentage", "(", ".769", ")", "and", "has", "won", "four", "NSCAA", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "awards" ]	PROPN	[ 59, 60 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,499	Ray Reid
UNK	8	3,521	Conference	[ "1986", "–", "87", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1986", "–", "87", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "coached", "them", "in", "his", "15th", "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", "29-5", ",", "12-4", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "shared", "the", "conference", "regular", "season", "championship", "with", "Pittsburgh", "and", "Syracuse", "and", "won", "the", "1987", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "defeating", "Syracuse", "in", "the", "final", "game", "for", "the", "fifth", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "championship", "in", "Georgetown", "men", "'s", "basketball", "history", ".", "They", "advanced", "to", "the", "East", "Region", "final", "of", "the", "1987", "NCAA", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "Providence", ".", "Nicknamed", "\"", "Reggie", "and", "the", "Miracles", ",", "\"", "the", "team", "was", "ranked", "No.", "4", "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	3,500	1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,522	Conference	[ "1988", "–", "89", "Georgetown", "Hoyas", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Georgetown", "University", "in", "the", "1988", "–", "89", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "John", "Thompson", ",", "Jr.", ",", "coached", "them", "in", "his", "17th", "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", "29-5", ",", "13-3", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ".", "They", "finished", "as", "the", "Big", "East", "regular", "season", "champions", "and", "won", "the", "1989", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "the", "sixth", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "championship", "in", "Georgetown", "men", "'s", "basketball", "history", ",", "defeating", "Syracuse", "in", "the", "final", "game", ".", "They", "were", "the", "No.", "1", "seed", "in", "the", "East", "Region", "of", "the", "1989", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Division", "I", "Basketball", "Tournament", "–", "the", "11th", "of", "14", "consecutive", "Georgetown", "NCAA", "Tournament", "appearances", "–", "and", "advanced", "to", "the", "East", "Region", "final", "before", "losing", "to", "the", "region", "′", "s", "No.", "2", "seed", ",", "Duke", ".", "They", "were", "ranked", "No.", "2", "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	3,501	1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,523	Conference	[ "After", "the", "previous", "season", "saw", "the", "Cardinals", "score", "an", "upset", "victory", "in", "the", "Sugar", "Bowl", "against", "the", "Florida", "Gators", "by", "a", "score", "of", "33", "–", "23", ",", "expectations", "were", "enormous", "heading", "into", "the", "next", "season", ",", "especially", "with", "the", "massive", "conference", "upheaval", "leading", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "transformation", "into", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ".", "While", "the", "Cardinals", "once", "again", "played", "an", "outstanding", "season", ",", "finishing", "at", "11", "–", "1", "overall", "and", "7", "–", "1", "in", "the", "American", ",", "one", "loss", "kept", "the", "Cardinals", "from", "a", "return", "trip", "to", "the", "BCS", ";", "that", "loss", "being", "a", "38", "–", "35", "home", "defeat", "at", "the", "hands", "of", "the", "UCF", "Knights", "on", "Friday", ",", "October", "18", ".", "After", "a", "31", "–", "24", "overtime", "victory", "on", "the", "road", "against", "the", "rival", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "to", "claim", "The", "Keg", "of", "Nails", ",", "Florida", "Citrus", "Sports", "CEO", "Steve", "Hogan", "extended", "an", "invitation", "to", "play", "in", "the", "game", ".", "In", "addition", "to", "being", "Louisville", "'s", "first", "Russell", "Athletic", "Bowl", ",", "this", "will", "also", "be", "the", "Cardinals", "'", "final", "game", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "before", "moving", "to", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "for", "2014", "and", "will", "serve", "as", "a", "preview", "for", "future", "conference", "play", ",", "given", "their", "opponent", "already", "plays", "in", "the", "ACC", ".", "It", "will", "also", "be", "the", "final", "Russell", "Athletic", "Bowl", "to", "be", "a", "tie-in", "for", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "as", "that", "tie-in", "will", "go", "to", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", "from", "2014", "through", "at", "least", "2019" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,502	2013 Russell Athletic Bowl
UNK	8	3,524	Conference	[ "2007", "–", "08", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Louisville", "in", "the", "2007", "–", "08", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Cardinals", ",", "led", "by", "7th", "year", "head", "coach", "Rick", "Pitino", ",", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Freedom", "Hall", "and", "were", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "team", "finished", "their", "season", "with", "an", "overall", "record", "of", "27", "–", "9", "(", "14", "–", "5", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ")", "(", ".750", "overall", ",", ".737", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 52, 53, 54 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,503	2007–08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,525	Conference	[ "The", "men", "'s", "golf", "team", "has", "won", "four", "Big", "East", "Conference", "championships", ":", "1998", ",", "2010", ",", "2016", ",", "and", "2018", ".", "They", "are", "coached", "by", "Tommy", "Hunter", ",", "who", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "2010", ".", "They", "have", "crowned", "two", "national", "champions", ":", "Maurice", "McCarthy", "Jr.", "in", "1928", "and", "John", "Burke", "in", "1938" ]	PROPN	[ 8, 9, 10 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,504	Georgetown Hoyas
UNK	8	3,526	Conference	[ "Both", "the", "men", "'s", "and", "women", "'s", "lacrosse", "teams", "have", "been", "highly", "competitive", "in", "recent", "years", ",", "both", "in", "conference", "and", "tournament", "play", ".", "A", "men", "'s", "lacrosse", "team", "was", "first", "organized", "in", "1951", ",", "and", "entered", "Division", "1", "play", "in", "1970", ".", "The", "team", "played", "in", "the", "Eastern", "College", "Athletic", "Conference", "until", "the", "2010", "season", ",", "when", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "created", "a", "men", "'s", "league", ".", "The", "men", "'s", "team", "made", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", "each", "season", "from", "1996", "–", "2007", ",", "reaching", "the", "Final", "Four", "in", "1999" ]	PROPN	[ 59, 60, 61 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,505	Georgetown Hoyas
UNK	8	3,527	East	[ "As", "a", "sophomore", ",", "he", "was", "converted", "into", "a", "tight", "end", "and", "became", "a", "regular", "starter", ",", "registering", "17", "receptions", "(", "fifth", "on", "the", "team", ")", ",", "223", "yards", "and", "3", "touchdowns", ".", "As", "a", "junior", ",", "he", "tallied", "23", "receptions", ",", "280", "yards", ",", "3", "touchdowns", "and", "10", "special", "teams", "tackles", "(", "led", "the", "team", ")", ".", "He", "was", "called", "the", "\"", "most", "competitive", "player", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "\"", "by", "''", "USA", "Today", "''", ",", "excelling", "in", "blocking", "and", "receiving", "second-team", "All-Big", "East", "honors", ".", "As", "a", "senior", ",", "he", "registered", "35", "receptions", "(", "second", "on", "the", "team", ")", ",", "447", "yards", ",", "6", "touchdowns", "and", "9", "special", "teams", "tackles", ".", "His", "35", "catches", "were", "the", "most", "by", "an", "Eagle", "tight", "end", "since", "Pete", "Mitchell", "had", "55", "in", "1994", ".", "He", "also", "received", "the", "Orie", "T.", "Scarminach", "award", ",", "annually", "given", "to", "the", "MVP", "of", "the", "Boston", "College-Syracuse", "game", ",", "posting", "6", "receptions", "for", "105", "yards", "and", "one", "touchdown", ",", "while", "helping", "pave", "the", "way", "for", "running", "back", "Derrick", "Knight", "to", "rush", "for", "170", "yards", "and", "2", "touchdowns", ".", "He", "finished", "his", "career", "with", "50", "games", "(", "44", "starts", ")", ",", "75", "receptions", "for", "950", "yards", ",", "12", "touchdowns", "(", "second", "in", "school", "history", "for", "tight", "ends", ")", "and", "19", "special", "teams", "tackles" ]	PROPN	[ 68, 69 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,506	Sean Ryan (American football)

UNK

8

3,428

Conference

[ "2009", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2009", "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", ".", "The", "team", "finished", "with", "a", "record", "of", "8", "–", "5", ",", "3", "–", "4", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "and", "won", "the", "PapaJohns.com", "Bowl", "20", "–", "7", "against", "South", "Carolina" ]

PROPN

[ 24, 25, 26 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,407

2009 Connecticut Huskies football team

UNK

8

3,429

East

[ "For", "his", "performance", ",", "Lindsey", "Witten", "was", "awarded", "the", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", ".", "Jordan", "Todman", "was", "named", "to", "the", "weekly", "honor", "roll" ]

PROPN

[ 9, 10 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,408

2009 Connecticut Huskies football team

UNK

8

3,430

East

[ "Hightower", "has", "refereed", "12", "NCAA", "Division", "1", "Final", "Fours", ".", "He", "also", "officiated", "the", "1990", "World", "Championship", "of", "Basketball", "in", "South", "America", ",", "the", "European", "Basketball", "Championship", "in", "1993", ",", "and", "the", "Goodwill", "Games", "in", "1994", "and", "1998", ".", "He", "is", "a", "frequent", "official", "in", "Big", "Ten", "and", "Big", "East", "games", ".", "Hightower", "was", "voted", "the", "Naismith", "Division", "I", "Men", "’s", "College", "Basketball", "Official", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "1992", ".", "In", "1995", ",", "he", "received", "the", "National", "Association", "of", "Sports", "Officials", "’", "Gold", "Whistle", "Award", ".", "In", "1998", ",", "he", "was", "inducted", "into", "the", "Illinois", "Basketball", "Coaches", "Association", "Hall", "of", "Fame", ".", "He", "retired", "from", "officiating", "on", "December", "22", ",", "2013", ",", "after", "his", "final", "game", "between", "the", "Iowa", "Hawkeyes", "and", "Arkansas-Pine", "Bluff", "Golden", "Lions", "in", "Iowa", "City" ]

PROPN

[ 48, 49 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,409

Ed Hightower

UNK

8

3,431

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

3,410

1973–74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,432

Conference

[ "2009", "–", "10", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "during", "the", "2009", "–", "10", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "Cincinnati", ",", "Ohio", "at", "the", "Fifth", "Third", "Arena", ",", "which", "has", "a", "capacity", "of", "13,176", ".", "They", "are", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "finished", "the", "season", "19", "–", "16", ",", "7", "–", "11", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "and", "advanced", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "2010", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "before", "losing", "to", "eventual", "champion", "West", "Virginia", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "2010", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", "where", "they", "advanced", "to", "the", "second", "round", "before", "falling", "to", "Dayton" ]

PROPN

[ 55, 56, 57 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,411

2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,433

Conference

[ "This", "was", "the", "Horned", "Frogs", "last", "year", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Mountain", "West", ".", "They", "were", "originally", "set", "to", "become", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "the", "2012", "season", ".", "However", ",", "on", "October", "10", ",", "they", "accepted", "a", "bid", "to", "join", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", ".", "The", "Big", "12", "has", "several", "other", "former", "members", "of", "the", "Southwest", "Conference", ",", "notably", "Baylor", ",", "one", "of", "TCU", "'s", "most", "intense", "rivals", "in", "history" ]

PROPN

[ 25, 26, 27 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,412

2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team

UNK

8

3,434

Conference

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PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,413

2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,435

Conference

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PROPN

[ 82, 83, 84 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,414

2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

UNK

8

3,436

Conference

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PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,415

2011 Army Black Knights football team

UNK

8

3,437

Conference

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PROPN

[ 45, 46, 47 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,416

2011 Syracuse Orange football team

UNK

8

3,438

Conference

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PROPN

[ 22, 23, 24 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,417

2011 Fiesta Bowl

UNK

8

3,439

Conference

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PROPN

[ 40, 41, 42 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,418

2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,440

Conference

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PROPN

[ 68, 69, 70 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,419

2010–11 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,441

Conference

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PROPN

[ 12, 13, 14 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,420

2010 Big East Conference football season

UNK

8

3,442

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,421

1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,443

Conference

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PROPN

[ 36, 37, 38 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,422

2016 American Athletic Conference football season

UNK

8

3,444

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,423

1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,445

East

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PROPN

[ 33, 34 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,424

Kathy Fleming

UNK

8

3,446

East

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PROPN

[ 70, 71 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,425

2002 Buffalo Bulls football team

UNK

8

3,447

Conference

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PROPN

[ 68, 69, 70 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,426

2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,448

East

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PROPN

[ 29, 30 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,427

Jimmy DeBell

UNK

8

3,449

East

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PROPN

[ 18, 19 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,428

2011 Liberty Bowl

UNK

8

3,450

Conference

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PROPN

[ 18, 19, 20 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,429

2011 Liberty Bowl

UNK

8

3,451

Conference

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PROPN

[ 1, 2, 3 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,430

2011 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

UNK

8

3,452

EAST

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PROPN

[ 35, 36 ]

BIG EAST

EAST

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,431

Preston Brown (linebacker)

UNK

8

3,453

Conference

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PROPN

[ 66, 67, 68 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,432

2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

UNK

8

3,454

Conference

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PROPN

[ 46, 47, 48 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,433

George Springer

UNK

8

3,455

Conference

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PROPN

[ 29, 30, 31 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,434

Alex Oriakhi

UNK

8

3,456

Conference

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PROPN

[ 45, 46, 47 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,435

2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

UNK

8

3,457

Conference

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PROPN

[ 48, 49, 50 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,436

2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

UNK

8

3,458

Conference

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PROPN

[ 53, 54, 55 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,437

2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,459

Conference

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PROPN

[ 10, 11, 12 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,438

2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

UNK

8

3,460

Conference

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PROPN

[ 40, 41, 42 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,439

2012–13 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,461

Conference

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PROPN

[ 40, 41, 42, 43 ]

old Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,440

2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment

UNK

8

3,462

Conference

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PROPN

[ 48, 49, 50, 51 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,441

2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment

UNK

8

3,463

Conference

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PROPN

[ 72, 73, 74 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,442

Charley Molnar

UNK

8

3,464

Conference

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PROPN

[ 55, 56, 57 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,443

2010 Pinstripe Bowl

UNK

8

3,465

Conference

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PROPN

[ 28, 29, 30 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,444

2011 BBVA Compass Bowl

UNK

8

3,466

Conference

[ "2003", "Boston", "College", "Eagles", "football", "team", "represented", "Boston", "College", "during", "the", "2003", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "Boston", "College", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Eagles", "played", "their", "home", "games", "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

3,445

2003 Boston College Eagles football team

UNK

8

3,467

Conference

[ "2006", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "(", "USF", ")", "in", "the", "2006", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "Their", "head", "coach", "was", "Jim", "Leavitt", "and", "they", "played", "all", "of", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Raymond", "James", "Stadium", "in", "Tampa", ",", "Florida", ".", "The", "2006", "college", "football", "season", "was", "the", "tenth", "season", "overall", "for", "the", "Bulls", "and", "their", "second", "season", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]

PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,446

2006 South Florida Bulls football team

UNK

8

3,468

Conference

[ "2004", "Temple", "Owls", "football", "team", "represented", "Temple", "University", "in", "the", "college", "2004", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "Temple", "competed", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Bobby", "Wallace", "and", "played", "their", "homes", "game", "in", "Lincoln", "Financial", "Field" ]

PROPN

[ 25, 26, 27 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,447

2004 Temple Owls football team

UNK

8

3,469

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,448

2012–13 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,470

Conference

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PROPN

[ 57, 58, 59 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,449

1996 Boston College Eagles football team

UNK

8

3,471

Conference

[ "1979", "–", "80", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1979", "–", "80", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "12th", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]

PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,450

1979–80 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,472

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,451

1980–81 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,473

Conference

[ "Entering", "the", "2006", "baseball", "season", ",", "many", "baseball-sponsoring", "schools", "changed", "conferences", ".", "Several", "schools", "left", "Conference", "USA", ",", "as", "Charlotte", "and", "St.", "Louis", "left", "for", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "Conference", ",", "Cincinnati", ",", "Louisville", ",", "and", "South", "Florida", "left", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "Texas", "Christian", "left", "for", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", ".", "In", "order", "to", "replace", "these", "schools", ",", "Conference", "USA", "added", "Rice", "from", "the", "Western", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "Marshall", "from", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", ",", "and", "Central", "Florida", "from", "the", "Atlantic", "Sun", "Conference" ]

PROPN

[ 40, 41, 42 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,452

2006 NCAA Division I baseball season

UNK

8

3,474

Conference

[ "The", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "added", "two", "members", "prior", "to", "the", "2005", "season", ".", "Miami", ",", "previously", "an", "Independent", ",", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", ",", "previously", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "both", "joined", "the", "conference" ]

PROPN

[ 28, 29, 30 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,453

2005 NCAA Division I baseball season

UNK

8

3,475

Conference

[ "1995", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "football", "team", "represented", "West", "Virginia", "University", "in", "the", "1995", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "It", "was", "the", "Mountaineers", "'", "103rd", "overall", "and", "5th", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "(", "Big", "East", ")", ".", "The", "team", "was", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Don", "Nehlen", ",", "in", "his", "16th", "year", ",", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Mountaineer", "Field", "in", "Morgantown", ",", "West", "Virginia", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "a", "record", "of", "five", "wins", "and", "six", "losses", "(", "5", "–", "6", "overall", ",", "4", "–", "3", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ")" ]

PROPN

[ 34, 35, 36 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,454

1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

UNK

8

3,476

Conference

[ "2011", "–", "12", "DePaul", "Blue", "Demons", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "DePaul", "University", "during", "the", "2011", "–", "12", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Blue", "Demons", ",", "led", "by", "second", "year", "head", "coach", "Oliver", "Purnell", ",", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Allstate", "Arena", ",", "with", "three", "home", "games", "at", "McGrath-Phillips", "Arena", ",", "and", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "12", "–", "19", ",", "3", "–", "15", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "last", "place", ".", "They", "lost", "in", "the", "first", "round", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "to", "Connecticut" ]

PROPN

[ 61, 62, 63 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,455

2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,477

Conference

[ "Roccaro", "attended", "the", "University", "of", "Notre", "Dame", "where", "she", "played", "as", "a", "defender", "for", "the", "Fighting", "Irish", ".", "In", "January", "2013", ",", "she", "was", "named", "Soccer", "America", "'s", "Women", "'s", "Freshman", "of", "the", "Year", "after", "leading", "Notre", "Dame", "to", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Tournament", ".", "She", "was", "also", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Year", "Roccaro", "was", "selected", "by", "the", "Houston", "Dash", "with", "the", "5th", "overall", "pick", "in", "the", "2016", "NWSL", "College", "Draft", ".", "Over", "two", "seasons", "with", "the", "Dash", ",", "she", "made", "33", "appearances", ".", "On", "March", "19", ",", "2018", "she", "was", "waived", "by", "the", "club" ]

PROPN

[ 52, 53, 54 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,456

Cari Roccaro

UNK

8

3,478

Conference

[ "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "women", "'s", "volleyball", "is", "the", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "intercollegiate", "volleyball", "program", "of", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", ",", "often", "referred", "to", "as", "\"", "Pitt", "\"", ",", "located", "in", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Pennsylvania", ".", "The", "Pitt", "volleyball", "team", "competes", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", "and", "plays", "their", "home", "games", "in", "Fitzgerald", "Field", "House", ".", "Since", "the", "founding", "of", "the", "volleyball", "program", "in", "1974", ",", "the", "Panthers", "have", "had", "a", "winning", "season", "all", "but", "four", "years", ",", "have", "one", "of", "the", "nation", "'s", "top", "all-time", "winning", "percentages", ",", "have", "appearanced", "in", "16", "national", "championship", "tournaments", ",", "and", "while", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "have", "the", "most", "conference", "tournament", "championships", "with", "eleven", ".", "Pitt", "has", "also", "won", "the", "2017", "and", "2018", "ACC", "volleyball", "championship" ]

PROPN

[ 103, 104, 105 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,457

Pittsburgh Panthers women's volleyball

UNK

8

3,479

Conference

[ "The", "program", "next", "turned", "to", "Ohio", "State", "assistant", "Shelton", "Collier", ",", "who", "in", "his", "initial", "season", "as", "head", "coach", "in", "1980", "guided", "the", "Panthers", "to", "a", "school", "record", "with", "41", "wins", ",", "and", "followed", "up", "in", "1981", "with", "a", "season", "that", "included", "a", "win", "at", "eighth-ranked", "Pepperdine", ",", "an", "EAIWA", "Championship", ",", "and", "a", "ninth-place", "finish", "in", "the", "final", "year", "of", "the", "AIAW", "national", "championships", ".", "In", "1982", ",", "the", "women", "'s", "volleyball", "program", "transitioned", "both", "into", "the", "NCAA", ",", "which", "took", "over", "the", "sponsorship", "of", "intercollegiate", "athletics", "from", "the", "AIWA", ",", "as", "well", "as", "into", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "the", "program", "permanently", "moved", "their", "home", "games", "from", "their", "primary", "home", "in", "Trees", "Hall", "to", "the", "larger", "Fitzgerald", "Field", "House", ",", "which", "had", "previously", "hosted", "select", "volleyball", "tournaments", "and", "games", ".", "During", "Collier", "'s", "tenure", ",", "Pitt", "established", "itself", "as", "the", "dominant", "volleyball", "team", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "from", "the", "start", ",", "winning", "the", "regular", "season", "Big", "East", "Southern", "Division", "tournament", ",", "without", "losing", "a", "game", "and", "losing", "only", "one", "set", ",", "in", "every", "year", "in", "which", "it", "competed", ":", "1982", ",", "1983", ",", "and", "1984", ".", "Pitt", "also", "won", "the", "first", "ever", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "in", "1982", "without", "losing", "a", "game", "en", "route", "to", "the", "program", "'s", "second", "41-win", "season", ".", "Collier", "guided", "Pitt", "to", "capture", "additional", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "crowns", "in", "1984", ",", "1986", ",", "and", "1988", "and", "appeared", "in", "the", "NCAA", "Women", "'s", "Volleyball", "Championship", "in", "1982", ",", "1984", ",", "1986", ",", "and", "1987" ]

PROPN

[ 97, 98, 99 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,458

Pittsburgh Panthers women's volleyball

UNK

8

3,480

Conference

[ "1985", "–", "86", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1985", "–", "86", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "12", "–", "16", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "3", "–", "13", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Hugh", "S.", "Greer", "Field", "House", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "ninth-year", "head", "coach", "Dom", "Perno" ]

PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,459

1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,481

Conference

[ "2010", "Syracuse", "Orange", "football", "team", "represented", "Syracuse", "University", "in", "the", "2010", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Orange", "were", "led", "by", "head", "coach", "Doug", "Marrone", "in", "his", "second", "season", ".", "They", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Carrier", "Dome", "and", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "For", "the", "first", "time", "since", "Paul", "Pasqualoni", "was", "fired", "following", "the", "2004", "season", ",", "the", "Orange", "won", "enough", "games", "to", "become", "bowl", "eligible", ".", "Syracuse", "played", "Kansas", "State", "in", "the", "Inaugural", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "at", "Yankee", "Stadium", "where", "they", "won", "36", "–", "34", "to", "finish", "the", "season", "8", "–", "5", ",", "4", "–", "3", "in", "Big", "East", "play" ]

PROPN

[ 45, 46, 47 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,460

2010 Syracuse Orange football team

UNK

8

3,482

Conference

[ "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Year", "is", "a", "basketball", "award", "given", "to", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", "'s", "one", "or", "more", "best", "men", "'s", "basketball", "players", "in", "their", "first", "year", "of", "competitive", "play", ".", "The", "conference", "formed", "in", "2013", "–", "14", "after", "many", "schools", "departed", "from", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "to", "form", "their", "own", "conference", ".", "Austin", "Nichols", "of", "Memphis", "was", "the", "first-ever", "winner", ".", "This", "award", "is", "voted", "for", "by", "the", "coaches", "and", "can", "only", "be", "awarded", "once", "to", "any", "player" ]

PROPN

[ 50, 51, 52, 53 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,461

American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

UNK

8

3,483

Conference

[ "2010", "–", "11", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2010", "–", "11", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "women", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", ",", "coached", "by", "Agnus", "Berenato", ",", "suffered", "their", "first", "losing", "season", "since", "2004-05", ".", "The", "Panthers", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "play", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Petersen", "Events", "Center", "in", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Pennsylvania" ]

PROPN

[ 50, 51, 52 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,462

2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,484

Conference

[ "The", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "enters", "the", "season", "with", "modest", "external", "expectation", "having", "been", "picked", "to", "finish", "13th", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "a", "preseason", "poll", "of", "conference", "coaches", ".", "The", "Panthers", "started", "the", "season", "receiving", "two", "votes", "in", "the", "preseason", "national", "top", "25", "AP", "Poll" ]

PROPN

[ 20, 21, 22 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,463

2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,485

Conference

[ "2010", "–", "11", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "during", "the", "2010", "–", "11", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "This", "was", "the", "40th", "season", "of", "basketball", "for", "USF", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Stan", "Heath", "in", "his", "fourth", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "USF", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "the", "USF", "Sun", "Dome", "and", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]

PROPN

[ 71, 72, 73 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,464

2010–11 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,486

Conference

[ "2010", "Meineke", "Car", "Care", "Bowl", "was", "the", "ninth", "edition", "of", "the", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", ",", "and", "was", "played", "at", "Bank", "of", "America", "Stadium", "in", "Charlotte", ",", "North", "Carolina", ".", "The", "game", "started", "at", "12:00", "PM", "US", "EST", "on", "Friday", ",", "December", "31", ",", "2010", ",", "and", "featured", "the", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "against", "the", "Clemson", "Tigers", "of", "the", "ACC", ".", "The", "bowl", "was", "telecasted", "on", "ESPN", "and", "ESPN3", ".", "This", "game", "was", "the", "last", "game", "of", "the", "series", "to", "be", "called", "the", "\"", "Meineke", "Car", "Care", "Bowl", "\"", ",", "as", "the", "bowl", "organizers", "terminated", "their", "title", "sponsorship", "agreement", "with", "the", "parent", "company", "of", "Meineke", ",", "effective", "in", "2011" ]

PROPN

[ 54, 55, 56 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,465

2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl

UNK

8

3,487

Conference

[ "2012", "–", "13", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represents", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2012", "–", "2013", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "split", "their", "home", "games", "between", "the", "XL", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "the", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "on", "the", "UConn", "campus", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", ".", "The", "Huskies", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "This", "season", "marked", "the", "first", "for", "new", "head", "coach", "Kevin", "Ollie", ",", "a", "former", "Husky", ",", "who", "replaced", "Jim", "Calhoun", ",", "who", "retired", "in", "September", "2012", "after", "26", "seasons", "as", "head", "coach" ]

PROPN

[ 62, 63, 64 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,466

2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,488

Conference

[ "2012", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2012", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", "were", "led", "by", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Paul", "Chryst", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Heinz", "Field", ".", "They", "were", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "This", "was", "Pitt", "'s", "last", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Next", "season", ",", "they", "began", "play", "in", "the", "ACC" ]

PROPN

[ 45, 46, 47 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,467

2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

UNK

8

3,489

Conference

[ "Going", "into", "the", "game", ",", "UConn", "and", "Syracuse", "had", "met", "49", "times", "in", "women", "'s", "basketball", ",", "mostly", "when", "both", "teams", "were", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "with", "UConn", "winning", "37", "games", ".", "The", "last", "game", "between", "the", "two", "teams", "was", "in", "2013", ",", "the", "final", "season", "before", "the", "three-way", "split", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "when", "the", "Huskies", "won", "64", "–", "51", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "semifinals" ]

PROPN

[ 24, 25, 26 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,468

2016 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game

UNK

8

3,490

Conference

[ "1992", "–", "93", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1992", "–", "93", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "15", "–", "13", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "9", "–", "9", "record", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "First", "Round", "in", "the", "1993", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "seventh-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]

PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,469

1992–93 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,491

Conference

[ "1993", "–", "94", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1993", "–", "94", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "29", "–", "5", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "16", "–", "2", "record", "and", "were", "the", "Regular", "Season", "Champions", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Sweet", "Sixteen", "in", "the", "1994", "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", "eighth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]

PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,470

1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,492

Conference

[ "1996", "–", "97", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1996", "–", "97", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "an", "18", "–", "15", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "7", "–", "11", "record", ".", "They", "came", "in", "Third", "Place", "in", "the", "1997", "National", "Invitation", "Tournament", ".", "The", "Huskies", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Harry", "A.", "Gampel", "Pavilion", "in", "Storrs", ",", "Connecticut", "and", "the", "Hartford", "Civic", "Center", "in", "Hartford", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "they", "were", "led", "by", "eleventh-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]

PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,471

1996–97 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,493

Conference

[ "1999", "–", "2000", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "1999", "–", "2000", "collegiate", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Huskies", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "a", "25", "–", "10", "overall", "record", ".", "The", "Huskies", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "where", "they", "finished", "with", "a", "10", "–", "6", "record", ".", "They", "made", "it", "to", "the", "Second", "Round", "in", "the", "2000", "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", "fourteenth-year", "head", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun" ]

PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,472

1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,494

East

[ "Caridi", "has", "broadcast", "nationally", "on", "ESPN", ",", "Westwood", "Radio", ",", "and", "regionally", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "Atlantic", "Ten", "television", "networks" ]

PROPN

[ 14, 15 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,473

Tony Caridi

UNK

8

3,495

Conference

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PROPN

[ 25, 26, 27, 28 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,474

2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season

UNK

8

3,496

Conference

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PROPN

[ 28, 29, 30, 31 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,475

2018 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

UNK

8

3,497

Conference

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PROPN

[ 28, 29, 30, 31 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,476

2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

UNK

8

3,498

Conference

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PROPN

[ 17, 18, 19 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,477

1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,499

East

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PROPN

[ 26, 27 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,478

Tim Banks

UNK

8

3,500

East

[ "Franco", "was", "inducted", "into", "the", "Staten", "Island", "Sports", "Hall", "of", "Fame", "in", "2008", ".", "On", "March", "29", ",", "2009", ",", "Franco", "threw", "the", "ceremonial", "first", "pitch", "in", "the", "first", "game", "played", "on", "Citi", "Field", ",", "a", "Big", "East", "college", "game", "between", "St.", "John", "'s", "(", "his", "alma", "mater", ")", "and", "Georgetown" ]

PROPN

[ 36, 37 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,479

John Franco

UNK

8

3,501

Conference

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PROPN

[ 50, 51, 52 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,480

University of Cincinnati

UNK

8

3,502

Conference

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PROPN

[ 60, 61, 62 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,481

1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,503

East

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PROPN

[ 78, 79 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,482

2013–14 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

UNK

8

3,504

Conference

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PROPN

[ 38, 39, 40 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,483

2014 American Athletic Conference football season

UNK

8

3,505

East

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PROPN

[ 8, 9 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,484

2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

UNK

8

3,506

Conference

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PROPN

[ 9, 10, 11, 12 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,485

American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,507

Conference

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PROPN

[ 50, 51, 52 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,486

Katie Kelly

UNK

8

3,508

Conference

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PROPN

[ 83, 84, 85 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,487

University of Notre Dame

UNK

8

3,509

Conference

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PROPN

[ 17, 18, 19, 20 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,488

At-large bid

UNK

8

3,510

East

[ "Blackledge", "went", "on", "to", "host", "radio", "sports", "talk", "shows", "in", "Cleveland", "(", "WKNR", ")", "and", "Canton", ",", "Ohio", "(", "WHBC", ")", ".", "He", "also", "did", "analyst", "work", "for", "the", "Big", "East", "Network", ",", "Indianapolis", "Colts", "preseason", "games", ",", "and", "ESPN" ]

PROPN

[ 29, 30 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,489

Todd Blackledge

UNK

8

3,511

East

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PROPN

[ 111, 112 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,490

Tim Hasselbeck

UNK

8

3,512

East

[ "Darius", "played", "at", "Syracuse", "University", ",", "setting", "the", "team", "record", "for", "tackles", "by", "a", "defensive", "back", "with", "379", ".", "He", "was", "a", "Big", "East", "All-Conference", "player", "in", "1995", "and", "1996", ",", "and", "also", "lettered", "in", "indoor", "and", "outdoor", "hurdles", ",", "graduating", "in", "1997", "with", "a", "degree", "in", "exercise", "science", "and", "a", "minor", "in", "coaching" ]

PROPN

[ 22, 23 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,491

Donovin Darius

UNK

8

3,513

Conference

[ "Notes", ":", "Dayton", "and", "Saint", "Louis", "are", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "Conference", ";", "Following", "the", "July", "2013", "split", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "into", "two", "leagues", ",", "DePaul", "and", "Marquette", "moved", "to", "the", "non-football", "conference", "that", "retained", "the", "Big", "East", "name", ",", "while", "Cincinnati", "moved", "to", "the", "football-sponsoring", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ".", "At", "the", "time", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "split", ",", "Memphis", "moved", "from", "C-USA", "to", "The", "American" ]

PROPN

[ 20, 21, 22, 23 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,492

Great Midwest Conference

UNK

8

3,514

East

[ "Berger", "went", "on", "to", "become", "an", "assistant", "coach", "at", "Florida", "International", "University", ",", "where", "he", "resumed", "his", "studies", "and", "graduated", "magna", "cum", "laude", "with", "a", "bachelor", "'s", "degree", "in", "Sports", "Management", "in", "1994", ".", "Berger", "was", "the", "Head", "Men", "’s", "and", "Women", "’s", "tennis", "coach", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "and", "coached", "the", "national", "team", ".", "He", "was", "the", "Big", "East", "Coach", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "2000", "and", "2001" ]

PROPN

[ 59, 60 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,493

Jay Berger

UNK

8

3,515

Conference

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PROPN

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original Big East Conference

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,494

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,495

Steve Kragthorpe

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8

3,517

in

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ADP

[ 11, 12, 13, 14 ]

in its original form

in

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,496

2014 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

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)

2,841

3,497

2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,519

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,498

Ray Reid

UNK

8

3,520

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PROPN

[ 59, 60 ]

Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,499

Ray Reid

UNK

8

3,521

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,500

1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,522

Conference

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PROPN

[ 57, 58, 59 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,501

1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,523

Conference

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PROPN

[ 45, 46, 47 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,502

2013 Russell Athletic Bowl

UNK

8

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Conference

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PROPN

[ 52, 53, 54 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,503

2007–08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,525

Conference

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PROPN

[ 8, 9, 10 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,504

Georgetown Hoyas

UNK

8

3,526

Conference

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PROPN

[ 59, 60, 61 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,505

Georgetown Hoyas

UNK

8

3,527

East

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PROPN

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Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,506

Sean Ryan (American football)