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

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UNK	8	3,528	East	[ "International", "Bowl", "was", "a", "National", "Collegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "NCAA", ")", "collegiate", "American", "football", "bowl", "game", "played", "in", "Toronto", "from", "2007", "through", "2010", ".", "During", "its", "run", ",", "it", "was", "the", "only", "post-season", "bowl", "game", "played", "outside", "the", "United", "States", ",", "the", "first", "such", "game", "since", "the", "Bacardi", "Bowl", ",", "played", "in", "Cuba", "on", "January", "1", ",", "1937", ".", "Each", "of", "the", "four", "times", "the", "game", "was", "contested", "pitted", "teams", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "Mid-American", "Conferences", ",", "with", "the", "Big", "East", "winning", "all", "four", "matchups" ]	PROPN	[ 72, 73 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,507	International Bowl
UNK	8	3,529	Conference	[ "The", "bowl", "signed", "agreements", "with", "two", "Division", "I", "conferences", "to", "provide", "teams", ":", "The", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "a", "BCS", "conference", ",", "and", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", ".", "Both", "conferences", "are", "composed", "of", "schools", "in", "the", "American", "Midwest", "and", "Northeast", ",", "with", "the", "exception", "of", "Big", "East", "school", "South", "Florida", ".", "One", "Big", "East", "member", ",", "Cincinnati", ",", "is", "a", "former", "member", "of", "the", "MAC", "(", "conversely", ",", "the", "MAC", "had", "one", "former", "Big", "East", "member", "during", "the", "game", "'s", "tenure", "–", "Temple", ",", "who", "later", "rejoined", "the", "Big", "East", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 14, 15, 16 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,508	International Bowl
UNK	8	3,530	Conference	[ "The", "National", "Championship", "game", "was", "between", "Butler", ",", "a", "mid-major", "university", "team", "that", "was", "a", "surprise", "finalist", "in", "the", "2010", "tournament", ",", "and", "Connecticut", ",", "a", "basketball", "powerhouse", "which", "had", "previously", "won", "the", "tournament", "twice", "under", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun", "but", "had", "an", "average", "regular", "season", "finishing", "9th", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "before", "winning", "The", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "with", "five", "wins", "in", "five", "consecutive", "days", "(", "never", "before", "accomplished", "in", "NCAA", "history", ")", ".", "The", "championship", "game", "was", "won", "by", "Connecticut", "53", "–", "41", ".", "It", "was", "a", "very", "defensive", "contest", ",", "with", "Butler", "having", "the", "fewest", "points", "in", "a", "championship", "game", "since", "1949", ".", "Butler", "led", "at", "halftime", "22", "–", "19", ",", "but", "suffered", "in", "the", "second", "half", "from", "poor", "shooting", ",", "making", "only", "6", "of", "37", "shots", "in", "the", "second", "half", ".", "Butler", "'s", "18.8", "percent", "shooting", "for", "the", "entire", "game", "was", "the", "lowest", "ever", "in", "the", "NCAA", "final", ".", "Connecticut", "contributed", "to", "Butler", "'s", "poor", "shooting", "by", "blocking", "10", "shots", "(", "a", "championship", "game", "record", ")", ".", "Butler", "was", "led", "in", "scoring", "by", "junior", "guard", "Shelvin", "Mack", "with", "13", "points", ",", "while", "UConn", "freshman", "Jeremy", "Lamb", "scored", "12", "points", "in", "the", "2nd", "half" ]	PROPN	[ 49, 50, 51 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,509	2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
UNK	8	3,531	Conference	[ "After", "the", "1999", "season", ",", "the", "New", "York", "Mets", "purchased", "the", "St.", "Catharines", "Stompers", "of", "the", "New", "York", "–", "Penn", "League", ",", "planning", "to", "move", "them", "from", "Ontario", "to", "Brooklyn", ".", "However", ",", "the", "stadium", "for", "the", "newly", "minted", "Brooklyn", "Cyclones", "would", "not", "be", "ready", "until", "2001", "(", "nor", "would", "their", "affiliation", "contract", "with", "the", "Toronto", "Blue", "Jays", "expire", "until", "then", ")", ",", "so", "the", "Mets", "decided", "to", "\"", "park", "\"", "the", "franchise", "in", "Queens", "for", "the", "2000", "season", ",", "dubbing", "them", "the", "Queens", "Kings", ".", "Striking", "a", "deal", "with", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", ",", "the", "Mets", "built", "a", "ballpark", "for", "the", "Kings", ",", "then", "donated", "it", "to", "the", "school", "and", "the", "Red", "Storm", "college", "baseball", "team", ",", "which", "plays", "in", "Division", "I", "Big", "East", "Conference", "of", "the", "NCAA", ".", "In", "2007", ",", "the", "stadium", "was", "named", "for", "St.", "John", "'s", "All-American", "baseball", "player", "John", "W.", "\"", "Jack", "\"", "Kaiser", ".", "Kaiser", ",", "who", "played", "in", "the", "late", "1940s", ",", "was", "head", "coach", "of", "the", "baseball", "team", "from", "1956", "–", "1973", ",", "athletic", "director", "from", "1973", "–", "1995", ",", "and", "is", "currently", "emeritus", "athletic", "director", "at", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", ".", "The", "stadium", "holds", "3,500", "people" ]	PROPN	[ 123, 124, 125 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,510	Jack Kaiser Stadium
UNK	8	3,532	East	[ "Zereoué", "was", "a", "late", "addition", "to", "the", "West", "Virginia", "roster", "in", "1996", ",", "but", "made", "an", "immediate", "impact", ".", "On", "his", "first", "collegiate", "carry", ",", "he", "rushed", "the", "ball", "for", "a", "69-yard", "touchdown", "against", "Pitt", ".", "In", "that", "same", "season", ",", "he", "finished", "the", "season", "with", "two", "of", "the", "school", "'s", "five-best", "single-game", "rushing", "performances", "(", "234", "yards", "against", "Notre", "Dame", "and", "228", "yards", "against", "Rutgers", ")", ".", "He", "was", "unanimously", "voted", "the", "Big", "East", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Year", "after", "the", "season", "and", "was", "a", "First-team", "All-Big", "East", "selection", ".", "He", "also", "set", "a", "West", "Virginia", "freshman", "rushing", "record", "for", "a", "season", "with", "1,035", "rushing", "yards", ",", "which", "was", "later", "broken", "by", "his", "successor", ",", "Avon", "Cobourne", "(", "who", "broke", "Zereoué", "'s", "career", "rushing", "records", "as", "well", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 73, 74 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,511	Amos Zereoué
UNK	8	3,533	East	[ "Of", "the", "eight", "teams", "which", "play", "in", "the", "tournament", ",", "generally", "there", "is", "one", "from", "each", "of", "the", "six", "major", "conferences", "(", "the", "Pac-12", ",", "Big", "Ten", ",", "Big", "12", ",", "Big", "East", "(", "before", "its", "2013", "split", ")", ",", "ACC", ",", "and", "the", "SEC", ")", ",", "one", "from", "another", "conference", "such", "as", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "Conference", "USA", ",", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", "or", "the", "Atlantic", "10", ",", "and", "Chaminade", ".", "Beginning", "with", "the", "2011", "tournament", ",", "the", "field", "includes", "four", "additional", "mainland", "teams", "that", "play", "the", "Maui-bound", "teams", "at", "home", ".", "The", "four", "mainland", "teams", "will", "then", "play", "each", "other", "in", "regional", "games", ".", "The", "winner", "from", "each", "game", "will", "square", "off", "in", "the", "championship", "contest", ",", "preceded", "by", "the", "consolation", "game", "between", "the", "losers" ]	PROPN	[ 31, 32 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,512	Maui Invitational Tournament
UNK	8	3,534	Conference	[ "Jones", "accepted", "a", "football", "scholarship", "from", "Rutgers", "University", ".", "As", "a", "redshirt", "freshman", ",", "he", "played", "on", "special", "teams", ".", "The", "next", "year", ",", "he", "was", "a", "backup", "cornerback", ",", "finishing", "with", "55", "tackles", ",", "4", "passes", "defensed", ",", "one", "interception", "and", "one", "forced", "fumble", ".", "His", "first", "collegiate", "interception", "came", "against", "Boston", "College", "and", "returned", "it", "70", "yards", "for", "a", "touchdown", ".", "As", "a", "junior", ",", "he", "became", "a", "starter", "and", "was", "named", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "co-Special", "Teams", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", ",", "when", "he", "had", "a", "pair", "of", "100-yard", "kickoff", "returns", ",", "including", "one", "at", "Syracuse", "University", "and", "another", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Tennessee", ".", "Against", "Syracuse", ",", "he", "also", "blocked", "a", "field", "goal", "attempt", "that", "was", "returned", "90", "yards", "for", "a", "touchdown", ".", "Jones", "was", "sixth", "in", "the", "nation", "in", "2002", "with", "a", "28.3-yard", "average", "on", "26", "kickoff", "returns", ",", "while", "also", "blocking", "two", "kicks", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "he", "recorded", "84", "tackles", "(", "career-high", ")", ",", "2", "interceptions", "and", "7", "passes", "defended", ".", "He", "joined", "Nate", "Terry", "(", "1997", ")", "as", "the", "only", "players", "in", "the", "conference", "'s", "history", "to", "have", "two", "100-yard", "kickoff", "returns", "for", "touchdowns", "in", "a", "single-season" ]	PROPN	[ 75, 76, 77 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,513	Nate Jones (cornerback)
UNK	8	3,535	Conference	[ "He", "made", "his", "first", "impact", "at", "Notre", "Dame", "as", "a", "right-handed", "pitcher", "for", "the", "baseball", "team", ",", "finishing", "second", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "both", "earned", "run", "average", "(", "ERA", ")", "(", "2.95", ")", "and", "opponents", "'", "batting", "average", "(", ".209", ")", ",", "and", "being", "named", "a", "Freshman", "All-American", "by", "''", "Collegiate", "Baseball", "Magazine", ".", "''", "He", "continued", "to", "play", "baseball", "at", "Notre", "Dame", "until", "he", "was", "selected", "by", "the", "Chicago", "Cubs", "in", "the", "5th", "round", "(", "149th", "overall", ")", "of", "the", "2006", "Major", "League", "Baseball", "Draft" ]	PROPN	[ 21, 22, 23 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,514	Jeff Samardzija
UNK	8	3,536	East	[ "Johnson", "called", "play-by-play", "for", "the", "NBA", "'s", "Minnesota", "Timberwolves", "(", "1996", "–", "97", ")", ",", "Big", "East", "Basketball", "on", "the", "Big", "East", "Network", ",", "college", "hockey", "and", "college", "basketball", "on", "ESPN", ",", "and", "Canadian", "Football", "League", "games", "for", "ESPN2", ".", "He", "also", "did", "NFL", "games", "for", "CBS", "from", "1998", "–", "2010" ]	PROPN	[ 15, 16 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,515	Gus Johnson (sportscaster)
UNK	8	3,537	Conference	[ "For", "over", "half", "a", "century", ",", "WTTV", "was", "central", "Indiana", "'s", "home", "for", "college", "basketball", "games", "from", "the", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", ",", "with", "a", "focus", "on", "games", "involving", "Indiana", "University", "and", "Purdue", "University", ".", "Until", "the", "late", "1990s", ",", "it", "produced", "telecasts", "of", "Hoosiers", "and", "Boilermakers", "games", ",", "earning", "it", "the", "nickname", "of", "\"", "Indiana", "'s", "Sports", "Station", ".", "\"", "In", "fact", ",", "many", "cable", "providers", "in", "Indiana", "began", "carrying", "WTTV", "simply", "so", "viewers", "across", "the", "state", "could", "watch", "the", "Hoosiers", "and", "Boilermakers", ".", "Due", "to", "cost-cutting", "measures", "in", "the", "1990s", ",", "channel", "4", "shuttered", "its", "in-house", "productions", "and", "opted", "instead", "for", "syndication", "deals", "with", "Raycom", "Sports", "and", "ESPN", "Plus", ".", "WTTV", "also", "presented", "other", "Big", "Ten", "football", "and", "men", "'s", "basketball", "telecasts", "on", "Saturdays", ",", "until", "the", "station", "lost", "the", "rights", "to", "those", "games", "when", "the", "conference", "launched", "the", "Big", "Ten", "Network", "in", "August", "2007", ".", "From", "2007", "to", "2013", ",", "WTTV", "aired", "basketball", "games", "from", "the", "\"", "old", "\"", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "presumably", "due", "to", "the", "Notre", "Dame", "Fighting", "Irish", "'s", "large", "following", "in", "the", "area", ".", "WTTV", "regained", "some", "rights", "to", "Big", "Ten", "basketball", "upon", "its", "switch", "to", "CBS" ]	PROPN	[ 161, 162, 163 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,516	WTTV
UNK	8	3,538	Conference	[ "1984", "–", "85", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1984", "–", "85", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "seventeenth", "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", ".", "The", "team", "finished", "31-4", ",", "with", "three", "of", "the", "four", "losses", "coming", "to", "Georgetown" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,517	1984–85 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,539	East	[ "Syracuse", "continued", "to", "experience", "success", "under", "MacPherson", "'s", "successor", ",", "Paul", "Pasqualoni", ",", "previously", "the", "team", "'s", "linebackers", "coach", ",", "appearing", "in", "11", "bowl", "games", "(", "including", "three", "major", "bowls", ")", "and", "winning", "9", ".", "The", "team", "also", "captured", "or", "shared", "three", "Big", "East", "football", "championships", "during", "this", "period" ]	PROPN	[ 42, 43 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,518	Syracuse Orange football
UNK	8	3,540	East	[ "Prominent", "players", "of", "the", "period", "included", "Donovan", "McNabb", ",", "Marvin", "Harrison", ",", "Dwight", "Freeney", ",", "Keith", "Bulluck", ",", "Rob", "Moore", ",", "Donovin", "Darius", ",", "Qadry", "Ismail", ",", "Kevin", "Johnson", ",", "Rob", "Konrad", ",", "Tebucky", "Jones", ",", "and", "Marvin", "Graves", ".", "Rivalries", "shifted", "in", "the", "early", "1990s", "as", "Penn", "State", "ended", "its", "series", "with", "Syracuse", "and", "joined", "the", "Big", "Ten", ".", "Syracuse", ",", "meanwhile", ",", "joined", "the", "newly", "formed", "Big", "East", "football", "conference", "with", "traditional", "rival", "West", "Virginia", "University", ",", "and", "national", "power", "Miami", ".", "In", "2004", ",", "Miami", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", "left", "the", "Big", "East", "to", "join", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ",", "followed", "by", "Boston", "College", "in", "2005", ",", "threatening", "the", "stature", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Syracuse", "was", "originally", "invited", "to", "leave", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "join", "the", "ACC", ",", "but", "under", "pressure", "from", "the", "Governor", "of", "Virginia", ",", "the", "ACC", "decided", "to", "invite", "Virginia", "Tech", "to", "join", "the", "conference", ",", "instead", ".", "Thus", ",", "Syracuse", "remained", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Syracuse", "'s", "streak", "of", "winning", "seasons", "ended", "in", "2002", "when", "they", "went", "4", "–", "8", ".", "This", "was", "followed", "by", "consecutive", "6", "–", "6", "seasons", ".", "Although", "they", "won", "a", "share", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "title", "in", "2004", "and", "competed", "in", "the", "Champs", "Sports", "Bowl", ",", "the", "teams", "from", "2002", "to", "2004", "were", "considered", "mediocre", "by", "Syracuse", "standards", ".", "This", "prompted", "new", "athletic", "director", "Dr.", "Daryl", "Gross", "to", "fire", "Pasqualoni", "after", "14", "years", "at", "the", "helm" ]	PROPN	[ 68, 69 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,519	Syracuse Orange football
UNK	8	3,541	Conference	[ "The", "rivalry", "with", "fellow", "ACC", "conference", "member", "Pittsburgh", "began", "in", "1916", ",", "and", "has", "been", "played", "annually", "since", "1955", ".", "The", "Panthers", "and", "Orange", "were", "both", "Eastern", "football", "independents", "for", "most", "of", "their", "history", "but", "have", "shared", "the", "same", "football", "conference", "since", "1991", "when", "the", "Big", "East", "Football", "Conference", "was", "formed", "from", "Eastern", "football", "independents", ".", "Pitt", "is", "tied", "as", "the", "most", "played", "opponent", "for", "Syracuse", "and", "Syracuse", "is", "the", "third", "most", "played", "opponent", "for", "Pitt", ".", "Sharing", "membership", "in", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")", "since", "2013", ",", "the", "Panthers", "and", "Orange", "have", "played", "a", "total", "of", "74", "times", ".", "Pittsburgh", "leads", "the", "series", "39", "–", "31", "–", "3", "through", "the", "2018", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 45, 46, 47, 48 ]	Big East Football Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,520	Syracuse Orange football
UNK	8	3,542	East	[ "Since", "its", "beginnings", "in", "1889", ",", "Syracuse", "had", "been", "independent", "program", "until", "1991", ".", "The", "Lambert", "Trophy", "is", "an", "annual", "award", "given", "to", "the", "best", "team", "in", "the", "East", "in", "Division", "I", "FBS", "college", "football", ".", "The", "trophy", ",", "established", "in", "1936", ",", "recognizes", "supremacy", "in", "Eastern", "college", "football", ".", "The", "Big", "East", "first", "crowned", "an", "official", "champion", "in", "1993", ".", "In", "2013", ",", "Syracuse", "joined", "the", "ACC", "†", "Co-champions", "Since", "the", "establishment", "of", "the", "team", "in", "1890", ",", "Syracuse", "has", "appeared", "in", "26", "bowl", "games", ".", "Included", "in", "these", "games", "are", "10", "combined", "appearances", "in", "the", "\"", "New", "Year", "'s", "Six", "\"", "bowl", "games", "(", "the", "Rose", ",", "Sugar", ",", "Cotton", ",", "Orange", ",", "Fiesta", "and", "Peach", ")", "and", "1", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", "(", "BCS", ")", "game", "appearances", ".", "The", "New", "Year", "'s", "Six", "represent", "six", "of", "the", "ten", "oldest", "bowl", "games", "currently", "played", "at", "the", "FBS", "level", "(", "missing", "the", "Sun", ",", "Gator", ",", "Citrus", "and", "Liberty", "bowls", ")", ",", "continuing", "their", "original", "history", "of", "putting", "the", "very", "best", "teams", "in", "the", "country", "against", "each", "other", ".", "Syracuse", "'s", "all-time", "bowl", "record", "is", "16", "wins", ",", "9", "losses", "and", "1", "tie", "(", "16", "–", "9", "–", "1", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,521	Syracuse Orange football
UNK	8	3,543	Conference	[ "With", "a", "752", "–", "495", "–", "45", "record", "as", "of", "the", "conclusion", "of", "the", "2018", "season", ",", "WVU", "ranks", "14th", "in", "victories", "among", "NCAA", "FBS", "programs", ",", "and", "has", "the", "most", "victories", "among", "those", "programs", "that", "never", "claimed", "nor", "won", "a", "national", "championship", ".", "West", "Virginia", "was", "originally", "classified", "as", "a", "College", "Division", "school", "in", "the", "1937", "season", ",", "and", "joined", "the", "University", "Division", ",", "forerunner", "of", "Division", "I", ",", "in", "1939", ".", "It", "has", "been", "a", "member", "of", "Division", "I", "FBS", "since", "1978", "(", "known", "as", "Division", "I-A", "until", "2006", ")", ".", "The", "Mountaineers", "have", "registered", "82", "winning", "seasons", "in", "their", "history", ",", "including", "one", "unbeaten", "season", "(", "10", "–", "0", "–", "1", ")", "in", "1922", "and", "nine", "seasons", "with", "at", "least", "ten", "wins", "(", "1922", ",", "1969", ",", "1988", ",", "1993", ",", "2005", ",", "2006", ",", "2007", ",", "2011", ",", "2016", ")", ".", "The", "Mountaineers", "have", "won", "or", "shared", "a", "total", "of", "15", "conference", "championships", ",", "including", "eight", "Southern", "Conference", "titles", "and", "seven", "Big", "East", "Conference", "titles" ]	PROPN	[ 165, 166, 167 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,522	West Virginia Mountaineers football
UNK	8	3,544	East	[ "West", "Virginia", "entered", "the", "1991", "season", "as", "new", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "what", "became", "a", "20-year", "affiliation", "with", "the", "conference", ".", "After", "finishes", "of", "6", "–", "5", "in", "1991", "and", "5", "–", "4", "–", "2", "in", "1992", ",", "the", "Mountaineers", "returned", "to", "ranks", "of", "the", "college", "football", "elite", "in", "the", "1993", "season", ".", "For", "the", "second", "time", "in", "six", "seasons", ",", "West", "Virginia", "produced", "an", "undefeated", ",", "11-win", "regular", "season", "in", "1993", ".", "The", "Mountaineers", "engineered", "several", "close", "victories", ",", "beginning", "with", "a", "36", "–", "34", "upset", "of", "No.", "17", "Louisville", "at", "home", "in", "Morgantown", ".", "In", "its", "final", "two", "regular", "season", "games", ",", "WVU", "twice", "erased", "4th", "quarter", "deficits", "to", "defeat", "No.", "4", "Miami", "and", "No.", "11", "Boston", "College", ".", "Despite", "finishing", "the", "regular", "season", "undefeated", "and", "ranked", "No.", "2", "in", "the", "Coaches", "Poll", "and", "No.", "3", "in", "the", "AP", "Poll", ",", "West", "Virginia", "was", "not", "selected", "to", "play", "in", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", "for", "a", "possible", "national", "championship", ".", "The", "Bowl", "Coalition", "system", ",", "designed", "to", "place", "the", "top", "two", "ranked", "teams", "in", "a", "bowl", "to", "determine", "the", "National", "Champion", ",", "slotted", "the", "Mountaineers", "at", "No.", "3", "behind", "11", "–", "1", "Florida", "State", ".", "The", "Seminoles", "were", "selected", "to", "play", "No.", "1", "Nebraska", "in", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", "for", "the", "national", "championship", ",", "while", "West", "Virginia", "settled", "for", "a", "Sugar", "Bowl", "berth", "against", "SEC", "Champion", "Florida", ".", "The", "Gators", "routed", "the", "Mountaineers", "41", "–", "7", ",", "denying", "West", "Virginia", "its", "perfect", "season", ".", "WVU", "finished", "the", "season", "at", "11", "–", "1", ",", "ranked", "No.", "6", "in", "the", "Coaches", "Poll", "and", "No.", "7", "in", "the", "AP", "Poll", ".", "Robert", "Walker", "amassed", "a", "then-school", "record", "1,250", "rushing", "yards", ",", "along", "with", "11", "touchdowns", "on", "the", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 11, 12 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,523	West Virginia Mountaineers football
UNK	8	3,545	Conference	[ "West", "Virginia", "has", "won", "or", "shared", "a", "conference", "championship", "on", "15", "occasions", ",", "ten", "outright", "and", "five", "shared", ",", "including", "eight", "Southern", "Conference", "(", "SoCon", ")", "titles", "and", "seven", "Big", "East", "Conference", "titles" ]	PROPN	[ 29, 30, 31 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,524	West Virginia Mountaineers football
UNK	8	3,546	Conference	[ "<", "!", "--", "Deleted", "image", "removed", ":", "The", "Mountaineers", "competed", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "from", "1991", "to", "2011", ".", "During", "their", "21", "seasons", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "a", "total", "of", "61", "Mountaineers", "were", "recognized", "as", "First-Team", "All-Big", "East", "selections", ".", "Among", "those", "players", ",", "Tavon", "Austin", "(", "as", "a", "Return", "Specialist", ",", "2011", ")", ",", "Noel", "Devine", ",", "Pat", "White", "(", "2007", ")", ",", "Eric", "Wicks", "(", "2006", ")", ",", "Adam", "\"", "Pac-Man", "\"", "Jones", "(", "as", "a", "Cornerback", ",", "2004", ")", ",", "Grant", "Wiley", "(", "2003", ")", ",", "Barrett", "Green", ",", "Canute", "Curtis", ",", "Aaron", "Beasley", "(", "1995", ")", ",", "Todd", "Sauerbrun", "(", "1994", ")", "and", "Adrian", "Murrell", "(", "1992", ")", "were", "unanimous", "selections", "by", "the", "conference" ]	PROPN	[ 12, 13, 14 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,525	West Virginia Mountaineers football
UNK	8	3,547	Conference	[ "2005", "Gator", "Bowl", "was", "a", "post-season", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "between", "the", "Florida", "State", "Seminoles", "and", "the", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "on", "January", "1", ",", "2005", ",", "at", "Alltel", "Stadium", "in", "Jacksonville", ",", "Florida", ".", "It", "was", "the", "final", "game", "of", "the", "2004", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", "for", "each", "team", "and", "resulted", "in", "a", "30-18", "Florida", "State", "Victory", ".", "West", "Virginia", "represented", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "while", "Florida", "State", "represented", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "ACC", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,526	2005 Gator Bowl
UNK	8	3,548	Conference	[ "2008", "–", "09", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "in", "the", "2008", "–", "09", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "This", "was", "the", "4th", "season", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "was", "the", "38th", "season", "in", "school", "history", ".", "The", "team", "is", "coached", "by", "Stan", "Heath", "in", "his", "second", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "USF", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "the", "USF", "Sun", "Dome", ".", "The", "Bulls", "finished", "the", "season", "9-22", ",", "4-14", "in", "Big", "East", "play", ",", "and", "lost", "in", "the", "first", "round", "of", "the", "2009", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "in", "their", "first", "ever", "appearance" ]	PROPN	[ 37, 38, 39 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,527	2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,549	Conference	[ "The", "game", "between", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", "(", "MAC", ")", "team", "Toledo", "and", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Boston", "College", "was", "played", "at", "neutral-site", "Ford", "Field", ".", "This", "was", "the", "first", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "played", "at", "Ford", "Field", ";", "all", "previous", "games", "were", "played", "at", "the", "Pontiac", "Silverdome", ".", "As", "then", "organized", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "matched", "a", "MAC", "team", "and", "a", "team", "from", "either", "the", "Big", "Ten", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "or", "an", "at-large", "team", ".", "Toledo", "accepted", "a", "bid", "for", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "after", "losing", "to", "Marshall", "in", "the", "MAC", "Championship", "Game", ".", "Toledo", "entered", "the", "bowl", "game", "as", "the", "defending", "champion", ",", "having", "defeated", "Cincinnati", "in", "the", "2001", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", ".", "Boston", "College", "was", "the", "first", "Big", "East", "team", "to", "play", "in", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "and", "was", "playing", "in", "its", "fourth", "straight", "bowl", "game" ]	PROPN	[ 12, 13, 14 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,528	2002 Motor City Bowl
UNK	8	3,550	Conference	[ "The", "game", "between", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", "(", "MAC", ")", "team", "Toledo", "and", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Boston", "College", "was", "played", "at", "neutral-site", "Ford", "Field", ".", "This", "was", "the", "first", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "played", "at", "Ford", "Field", ";", "all", "previous", "games", "were", "played", "at", "the", "Pontiac", "Silverdome", ".", "As", "then", "organized", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "matched", "a", "MAC", "team", "and", "a", "team", "from", "either", "the", "Big", "Ten", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "or", "an", "at-large", "team", ".", "Toledo", "accepted", "a", "bid", "for", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "after", "losing", "to", "Marshall", "in", "the", "MAC", "Championship", "Game", ".", "Toledo", "entered", "the", "bowl", "game", "as", "the", "defending", "champion", ",", "having", "defeated", "Cincinnati", "in", "the", "2001", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", ".", "Boston", "College", "was", "the", "first", "Big", "East", "team", "to", "play", "in", "the", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", "and", "was", "playing", "in", "its", "fourth", "straight", "bowl", "game" ]	PROPN	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,529	2002 Motor City Bowl
UNK	8	3,551	Conference	[ "2008", "–", "2009", "Connecticut", "Huskies", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Connecticut", "in", "the", "2008", "–", "2009", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "basketball", "season", ".", "Coached", "by", "Jim", "Calhoun", ",", "the", "Huskies", "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", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 65, 66, 67 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,530	2008–09 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,552	Conference	[ "During", "college", ",", "Torrie", "Cox", "was", "considered", "one", "of", "the", "hardest", "hitting", "defensive", "backs", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "He", "earned", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "honors", "and", "All-ECAC", "awards", "in", "his", "senior", "year", ".", "Also", "during", "his", "senior", "year", ",", "he", "played", "in", "the", "East-West", "Shrine", "Game", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "he", "earned", "Pittsburgh", "'s", "special", "teams", "MVP", "award", "in", "his", "sophomore", ",", "junior", "and", "senior", "years", ".", "Cox", "finished", "his", "college", "career", "with", "156", "tackles", "(", "128", "solo", "tackles", ")", ",", "28", "passes", "defended", ",", "three", "interceptions", "and", "three", "fumble", "recoveries", ".", "On", "special", "teams", ",", "he", "returned", "65", "kickoffs", "for", "1,570", "yards", "(", "24.2", "yards", "per", "return", ")", "and", "one", "touchdown" ]	PROPN	[ 16, 17, 18 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,531	Torrie Cox
UNK	8	3,553	Conference	[ "The", "Huskies", "have", "been", "a", "member", "of", "The", "American", "since", "its", "founding", "in", "1979", "as", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "are", "the", "only", "remaining", "charter", "member", "of", "that", "league" ]	PROPN	[ 16, 17, 18, 19 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,532	UConn Huskies
UNK	8	3,554	East	[ "TW3", "produces", "and", "airs", "a", "sizeable", "slate", "of", "local", "sports", "coverage", "including", "high", "school", "athletics", "(", "football", ",", "basketball", ",", "baseball", ",", "and", "lacrosse", ")", ",", "UAlbany", "and", "Siena", "athletics", ",", "Albany", "Devils", "hockey", ",", "Union", "College", "men", "'s", "hockey", "and", "RPI", "Men", "'s", "Hockey", ".", "Regionally", "and", "beyond", ",", "TW3", "was", "the", "Albany", "affiliate", "for", "ESPN", "Plus", "coverage", "of", "Big", "East", "football", "and", "basketball", "as", "well", "as", "America", "East", "Conference", "network", "coverage", "alongside", "their", "UAlbany", "rights", ".", "New", "Jersey", "Nets", "games", "which", "are", "seen", "on", "WWOR", "in", "New", "York", "City", "air", "on", "TW3", "as", "well", ".", "It", "also", "airs", "New", "York", "Yankees", "games", "that", "do", "not", "air", "on", "ESPN", "or", "are", "not", "picked", "up", "by", "WXXA", "from", "New", "York", "City", "based", "channel", "WWOR-TV" ]	PROPN	[ 60, 61 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,533	TW3 (Albany, New York)
UNK	8	3,555	Conference	[ "Prior", "to", "the", "1979", "–", "80", "season", ",", "Georgetown", "joined", "with", "six", "other", "schools", ",", "Providence", ",", "St.", "John", "'s", ",", "Syracuse", ",", "Seton", "Hall", ",", "Connecticut", ",", "and", "Boston", "College", "to", "found", "a", "conference", "focused", "primarily", "on", "basketball", ".", "The", "Big", "East", "Conference", "provided", "Georgetown", "increased", "competition", ",", "and", "several", "of", "its", "longest", "rivalries", ".", "On", "February", "13", ",", "1980", ",", "in", "the", "final", "game", "at", "Manley", "Field", "House", ",", "Georgetown", "star", "Sleepy", "Floyd", "scored", "two", "last-second", "free-throws", "to", "snap", "No.", "3", "Syracuse", "'s", "57", "game", "home", "winning", "streak", ",", "leading", "Coach", "Thompson", "to", "declare", "\"", "Manley", "Field", "House", "is", "officially", "closed", ".", "\"", "They", "faced", "Syracuse", "again", "three", "weeks", "later", "in", "the", "first", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "Finals", ",", "winning", "87", "–", "81", ".", "In", "the", "1980", "NCAA", "Tournament", ",", "the", "team", "advanced", "to", "the", "Elite", "Eight", ",", "where", "they", "fell", "on", "a", "last", "second", "foul", "call", "to", "the", "Iowa", "Hawkeyes" ]	PROPN	[ 41, 42, 43 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,534	Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
UNK	8	3,556	Conference	[ "The", "2013", "–", "14", "season", "was", "the", "team", "'s", "first", "after", "Georgetown", "and", "six", "other", "schools", "left", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "joined", "Butler", ",", "Creighton", ",", "and", "Xavier", "in", "forming", "the", "new", "Big", "East", "Conference", "–", "part", "of", "a", "major", "conference", "realignment", "in", "which", "several", "other", "teams", "moved", "to", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "from", "the", "old", "Big", "East", "and", "the", "old", "Big", "East", "became", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ".", "Like", "the", "previous", "year", ",", "the", "2013", "–", "14", "season", "started", "abroad", ",", "with", "the", "Hoyas", "playing", "in", "the", "Armed", "Forces", "Classic", "at", "Camp", "Humphreys", "near", "Pyeongtaek", ",", "South", "Korea", ".", "After", "a", "17", "–", "13", "regular-season", "record", "followed", "by", "an", "upset", "in", "the", "first", "round", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "at", "the", "hands", "of", "last-place", "DePaul", ",", "the", "team", "received", "a", "No.", "4", "seed", "in", "the", "NIT", ",", "losing", "in", "the", "second", "round", "to", "top-seeded", "Florida", "State" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20, 21 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,535	Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
UNK	8	3,557	Conference	[ "2008", "–", "09", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "men", "'s", "basketball", "represented", "Rutgers", "University", "in", "the", "2008", "–", "09", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "head", "coach", "was", "Fred", "Hill", ",", "then", "in", "his", "3rd", "season", "with", "the", "Scarlet", "Knights", ".", "The", "team", "played", "its", "home", "games", "in", "Louis", "Brown", "Athletic", "Center", "in", "Piscataway", "Township", ",", "New", "Jersey", ",", "and", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", "finished", "15th", "in", "the", "conference", "'s", "regular", "season", ",", "and", "were", "defeated", "in", "the", "first", "round", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", ",", "falling", "to", "Notre", "Dame", "61", "–", "50" ]	PROPN	[ 66, 67, 68 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,536	2008–09 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,558	Conference	[ "In", "2003", ",", "UConn", "ranked", "116th-best", "in", "punt", "returns", ",", "out", "of", "only", "117", "teams", "in", "Division", "I-A", ".", "Taylor", "played", "in", "the", "first", "game", "of", "the", "2004", "season", ",", "against", "Murray", "State", ",", "where", "he", "returned", "five", "punts", "for", "74", "total", "yards", ",", "averaging", "14.8", "yards", "per", "punt", "return", ".", "The", "longest", "return", "went", "58", "yards", ".", "Taylor", "would", "continue", "to", "return", "punts", "and", "a", "limited", "number", "of", "kickoffs", "through", "the", "game", "against", "Temple", ",", "where", "he", "returned", "the", "opening", "kickoff", "97", "yards", "for", "a", "touchdown", "but", "sprained", "his", "ankle", ",", "forcing", "him", "to", "miss", "the", "next", "two", "games", ".", "In", "UConn", "'s", "final", "regular", "season", "game", "against", "Rutgers", ",", "Taylor", "returned", "a", "kickoff", "43", "yards", ";", "this", "return", "set", "up", "the", "touchdown", "that", "gave", "the", "Huskies", "the", "lead", "for", "good", "in", "the", "game", ".", "On", "the", "regular", "season", ",", "Taylor", "averaged", "12.3", "yards", "per", "punt", "return", ",", "third-best", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "28.7", "yards", "per", "kickoff", "return", ",", "which", "would", "have", "led", "the", "Big", "East", "except", "that", "Taylor", "was", "two", "returns", "short", "of", "qualifying", "for", "the", "statistical", "lead", ".", "UConn", "improved", "from", "next-to-last", "in", "Division", "I-A", "in", "punt", "returns", "to", "27th", "overall", "thanks", "to", "Taylor", "'s", "performance", ".", "In", "the", "2004", "Motor", "City", "Bowl", ",", "the", "first", "bowl", "game", "in", "Connecticut", "history", ",", "Taylor", "returned", "a", "first-quarter", "punt", "63", "yards", "for", "a", "touchdown", "and", "averaged", "44.5", "yards", "on", "two", "kickoff", "returns" ]	PROPN	[ 152, 153, 154 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,537	Larry Taylor (gridiron football)
UNK	8	3,559	Conference	[ "Moore", "received", "an", "athletic", "scholarship", "to", "attend", "Virginia", "Polytechnic", "Institute", "and", "State", "University", ",", "where", "he", "played", "for", "coach", "Frank", "Beamer", "'s", "Virginia", "Tech", "Hokies", "football", "team", "from", "1996", "to", "1999", ".", "Following", "his", "1999", "season", ",", "he", "won", "the", "Lombardi", "Award", "and", "Bronko", "Nagurski", "Trophy", ",", "recognizing", "him", "as", "college", "football", "'s", "defensive", "player", "of", "the", "year", ".", "Moore", ",", "who", "was", "named", "the", "1998", "and", "1999", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", ",", "becoming", "the", "first", "player", "to", "win", "the", "award", "back-to-back", ".", "He", "set", "a", "league", "record", "with", "17", "sacks", ".", "Moore", "was", "also", "the", "first", "unanimous", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "selection", "and", "was", "a", "unanimous", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "selection", ".", "Following", "the", "1999", "season", ",", "he", "became", "Virginia", "Tech", "'s", "most", "honored", "football", "player", ".", "The", "senior", "defensive", "end", "earned", "the", "Bronko", "Nagurski", "Award", "as", "college", "football", "'s", "defensive", "player", "of", "the", "year", ",", "and", "won", "the", "Lombardi", "Award", "as", "the", "college", "football", "lineman", "of", "the", "year", ".", "He", "was", "named", "''", "Football", "News", "''", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", ",", "and", "became", "just", "the", "second", "Virginia", "Tech", "player", "to", "be", "recognized", "as", "a", "unanimous", "first-team", "All-American", ".", "Moore", "had", "31", "sacks", "during", "his", "final", "two", "college", "seasons", ".", "He", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Omega", "Psi", "Phi", "fraternity" ]	PROPN	[ 68, 69, 70 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,538	Corey Moore
UNK	8	3,560	Conference	[ "Linehan", "played", "college", "basketball", "for", "Providence", "College", "'s", "Friars", ",", "from", "1997", "to", "2002", ".", "He", "led", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "steals", ",", "in", "three", "different", "seasons", ",", "and", "also", "earned", "the", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "and", "Second", "Team", "All-Big", "East", "honors", "his", "last", "two", "seasons", ".", "As", "a", "senior", ",", "in", "the", "2001", "–", "02", "season", ",", "he", "averaged", "12.5", "points", ",", "3.8", "rebounds", ",", "4.4", "assists", ",", "and", "4.5", "steals", "per", "game", ",", "finishing", "second", "in", "the", "nation", "in", "steals" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19, 20 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,539	John Linehan (basketball)
UNK	8	3,561	Conference	[ "2000", "Virginia", "Tech", "Hokies", "football", "team", "represented", "Virginia", "Polytechnic", "Institute", "and", "State", "University", "during", "the", "2000", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "Virginia", "Tech", "competed", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Hokies", "were", "led", "by", "Frank", "Beamer", "in", "his", "14th", "year", "as", "head", "coach" ]	PROPN	[ 30, 31, 32 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,540	2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
UNK	8	3,562	Conference	[ "Early", "in", "Pederson", "'s", "tenure", ",", "he", "also", "moved", "to", "replace", "then", "head", "football", "coach", "Johnny", "Majors", "with", "Walt", "Harris", "who", "took", "Pitt", "to", "the", "Liberty", "Bowl", ",", "Pitt", "'s", "first", "bowl", "in", "eight", "seasons", ",", "in", "his", "first", "season", "as", "head", "coach", "in", "1997", ".", "Pederson", "also", "hired", "Ben", "Howland", "as", "Pitt", "'s", "head", "men", "'s", "basketball", "coach", "in", "1999", "to", "replace", "Ralph", "Willard", ".", "Howland", "proceeded", "to", "take", "Pitt", "to", "its", "first", "NCAA", "Tournament", "in", "nine", "seasons", ".", "In", "addition", "to", "Harris", "and", "Howland", ",", "Pederson", "hires", "included", "Alonzo", "Webb", "for", "track", "and", "field", ",", "Traci", "Waites", "for", "women", "'s", "basketball", ",", "Joe", "Jordano", "for", "baseball", ",", "and", "Chris", "Beerman", "for", "volleyball", ".", "All", "six", "of", "these", "coaching", "hires", "went", "on", "to", "win", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Coach-of-the-Year", "honors", "in", "their", "respective", "sports", ".", "Pederson", "retired", "the", "football", "jerseys", "of", "former", "Panther", "greats", "Mike", "Ditka", ",", "Marshall", "Goldberg", ",", "Joe", "Schmidt", ",", "and", "Mark", "May", ".", "Pederson", "significantly", "elevated", "the", "athletic", "department", "'s", "fundraising", "efforts", ",", "some", "of", "which", "was", "through", "implementing", "controversial", "donor", "requirements", "for", "men", "'s", "basketball", "seating" ]	PROPN	[ 125, 126, 127 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,541	Steve Pederson
UNK	8	3,563	East	[ "During", "twelve", "regular", "season", "games", "of", "the", "2009", "season", "at", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Lewis", "accumulated", "1,640", "rushing", "yards", "and", "17", "touchdowns", ".", "He", "rushed", "for", "180", "yards", "and", "two", "touchdowns", "in", "an", "October", "2009", "victory", "over", "Big", "East", "rival", "Rutgers", "for", "which", "he", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Offensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "and", "featured", "in", "''", "Sports", "Illustrated", "''", ".", "Following", "this", "and", "later", "performances", ",", "he", "was", "mentioned", "in", "several", "news", "outlets", "as", "a", "possible", "Heisman", "Trophy", "candidate", ".", "Lewis", "had", "his", "sixth", "100-yard", "plus", "rushing", "game", "of", "the", "season", "against", "Syracuse" ]	PROPN	[ 38, 39 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,542	Dion Lewis
UNK	8	3,564	East	[ "The", "spacious", "third", "floor", "is", "home", "to", "the", "New", "Balance", "Track", "and", "Field", "Center", ":", "A", "200-meter", ",", "six-lane", "banked", "mondo", "track", ",", "two", "large", "runways", "and", "sand", "pits", ",", "a", "pole", "vault", "pit", ",", "and", "a", "throws", "cage", ".", "The", "Center", "is", "widely", "regarded", "as", "one", "of", "the", "premier", "indoor", "track", "and", "field", "facilities", "in", "the", "United", "States", ".", "The", "Center", "plays", "host", "to", "a", "number", "of", "meets", "at", "the", "high", "school", ",", "college", ",", "and", "professional/open/masters", "level", "each", "year", ",", "including", "the", "NSIC", "indoor", "national", "meet", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "Metro", "Atlantic", "Athletic", "Conference", "conference", "meets", ",", "and", "the", "New", "Balance", "Games", ".", "A", "number", "of", "college", "programs", "–", "such", "as", "Columbia", "University", ",", "New", "York", "University", ",", "Saint", "John", "'s", "University", ",", "St.", "Francis", "College", ",", "City", "College", "of", "New", "York", "and", "Iona", "College", "–", "utilize", "it", "as", "their", "home", "indoor", "track", ".", "In", "May", "2011", "the", "President", "of", "the", "Millrose", "Games", "announced", "that", ",", "starting", "in", "January", "2012", ",", "that", "notable", "event", "would", "move", "from", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", ",", "its", "home", "since", "1914", ",", "to", "the", "Fort", "Washington", "Avenue", "Armory", ",", "with", "a", "new", "all-day", "Saturday", "schedule", "replacing", "the", "previous", "Friday", "evening", "format" ]	PROPN	[ 90, 91 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,543	Fort Washington Avenue Armory
UNK	8	3,565	East	[ "Following", "the", "exodus", "of", "many", "of", "the", "top", "basketball", "programs", "from", "CUSA", "to", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "2005", ",", "Charlotte", "was", "left", "as", "a", "non-football", "school", "in", "a", "weak", "basketball", "conference", "despite", "having", "the", "second", "best", "record", "in", "CUSA", "history", "at", "the", "time", ",", "trailing", "only", "Cincinnati", ".", "Charlotte", "eventually", "joined", "the", "Atlantic", "10", "for", "all", "sports", "along", "with", "fellow", "CUSA", "member", "Saint", "Louis", ".", "Lutz", "was", "not", "able", "to", "sustain", "the", "level", "of", "success", "he", "achieved", "in", "CUSA", ".", "Over", "the", "course", "of", "six", "seasons", "in", "the", "A10", ",", "Lutz", "'s", "record", "was", "83", "–", "75", ",", "compared", "to", "his", "record", "of", "135", "–", "83", "in", "CUSA", ".", "The", "49ers", "earned", "two", "NIT", "bids", "under", "Lutz", "in", "the", "A10", ",", "going", "1", "–", "2", "in", "those", "tournaments", ".", "The", "49ers", "fell", "apart", "to", "end", "the", "2009", "–", "2010", "season", ",", "going", "1", "–", "7", "in", "their", "last", "eight", "games", "which", "dropped", "them", "from", "first", "place", "in", "the", "A10", "and", "a", "potential", "NCAA", "tournament", "team", "to", "not", "receiving", "an", "NIT", "bid", ",", "Lutz", "was", "dismissed", "following", "this", "collapse" ]	PROPN	[ 14, 15 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,544	Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
UNK	8	3,566	East	[ "After", "the", "game", ",", "Reynolds", "was", "reported", "saying", ",", "\"", "It", "was", "basically", "two", "separate", "games", ".", "Same", "thing", "with", "Marquette", ".", "If", "I", "knew", "why", ",", "it", "would", "never", "happen", "to", "us", ".", "Against", "a", "team", "like", "that", ",", "you", "have", "to", "make", "basketball", "plays", ".", "You", "have", "to", "play", "with", "your", "instincts", ".", "It", "'s", "like", "they", "had", "seven", "guys", "out", "there", ".", "In", "practice", ",", "we", "had", "six", ".", "\"", "''", "at", "Wachovia", "Center", ",", "Philadelphia", ",", "PA", "''", "Villanova", "held", "off", "Georgetown", "'s", "comeback", "attempt", "and", "improved", "to", "16-1", "overall", "and", "5-0", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "They", "are", "currently", "tied", "for", "1st", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "with", "the", "Pitt", "Panthers", ".", "It", "'s", "the", "Wildcats", "'", "best", "conference", "start", "since", "2002-03", ",", "when", "they", "also", "started", "5-0" ]	PROPN	[ 98, 99 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,545	2009–10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,567	Conference	[ "2010", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "South", "Florida", "(", "USF", ")", "in", "the", "2010", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Bulls", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Raymond", "James", "Stadium", "in", "Tampa", ",", "Florida", ".", "The", "2010", "season", "was", "the", "14th", "season", "overall", "for", "the", "Bulls", ",", "and", "their", "sixth", "season", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "This", "was", "the", "first", "season", "with", "Skip", "Holtz", "as", "the", "head", "coach", "at", "USF", ",", "and", "the", "first", "without", "the", "program", "'s", "only", "head", "coach", ",", "Jim", "Leavitt", ",", "who", "was", "fired", "January", "8", ",", "2010" ]	PROPN	[ 58, 59, 60 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,546	2010 South Florida Bulls football team
UNK	8	3,568	East	[ "The", "win", "improved", "Utah", "'s", "record", "to", "3", "–", "1", "(", "0", "–", "0", "MWC", ")", "while", "dropping", "Louisville", "to", "1", "–", "2", "(", "0", "–", "0", "Big", "East", ")", ".", "The", "win", "was", "the", "fortieth", "career", "win", "for", "Utah", "'s", "coach", "Kyle", "Whittingham", ".", "He", "is", "the", "fifth", "Utah", "coach", "to", "have", "forty", "victories", "with", "the", "Utes", ".", "He", "joins", "Ike", "Armstrong", ",", "Jack", "Curtice", ",", "Ray", "Nagel", ",", "and", "Ron", "McBride" ]	PROPN	[ 27, 28 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,547	2009 Utah Utes football team
UNK	8	3,569	East	[ "Butler", "was", "twice", "named", "Big", "East", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", ",", "both", "during", "his", "freshman", "year", "in", "2005", ".", "He", "earned", "Big", "East", "Defensive", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "after", "intercepting", "three", "passes", "for", "122", "interception", "return", "yards", "and", "a", "touchdown", "in", "a", "game", "against", "Army", "on", "October", "1", ",", "2005", ".", "The", "122", "return", "yards", "set", "both", "a", "Connecticut", "and", "Michie", "Stadium", "record", ".", "He", "also", "was", "awarded", "Big", "East", "Special", "Teams", "Player", "of", "the", "Week", "after", "he", "returned", "a", "kick", "off", "90", "yards", "for", "a", "touchdown", "against", "South", "Florida", "on", "November", "26", ",", "2005", ".", "After", "his", "senior", "season", "in", "2008", ",", "Butler", "was", "named", "to", "the", "All-Big", "East", "first", "team", ",", "despite", "not", "having", "a", "single", "interception", "all", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 4, 5 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,548	Darius Butler
UNK	8	3,570	Conference	[ "While", "in", "college", ",", "Zellous", "was", "a", "standout", "guard", "for", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "from", "2005", "–", "2009", ".", "While", "there", ",", "she", "helped", "lead", "her", "team", "to", "a", "WNIT", "\"", "Final", "Four", "\"", "in", "2006", "and", "three", "straight", "NCAA", "tournament", "appearances", "from", "2007", "–", "2009", ",", "during", "which", "her", "team", "advanced", "to", "the", "\"", "Sweet", "Sixteen", "\"", "in", "2008", "and", "2009", ".", "While", "at", "Pitt", ",", "she", "earned", "Third", "Team", "AP", "All-American", "honors", "in", "2009", "and", "was", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Most", "Improved", "Player", "in", "2007", ".", "Zellous", "finished", "her", "career", "at", "Pitt", "ranked", "third", "on", "the", "university", "'s", "all-time", "scoring", "list", "with", "2,253", "points", ".", "Zellous", "also", "became", "the", "first", "player", "in", "Pitt", "history", "(", "men", "'s", "or", "women", "'s", ")", "and", "the", "ninth", "in", "Big", "East", "history", "(", "men", "'s", "or", "women", "'s", ")", "to", "score", "600", "points", "in", "three", "separate", "seasons" ]	PROPN	[ 83, 84, 85 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,549	Shavonte Zellous
UNK	8	3,571	East	[ "NBC", "'s", "relationship", "with", "college", "basketball", "dates", "as", "far", "back", "as", "February", "28", ",", "1940", ",", "when", "W2XBS", "(", "the", "future", "flagship", "station", "for", "NBC", ",", "WNBC", ")", "presented", "a", "doubleheader", "at", "New", "York", "City", "'s", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", ".", "The", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "faced", "off", "against", "Fordham", "University", ",", "followed", "by", "Georgetown", "University", "against", "New", "York", "University", ".", "NBC", "did", "not", "start", "airing", "regular", "season", "games", "until", "about", "1975", "–", "76", ",", "when", "the", "network", "partnered", "with", "the", "ad-hoc", "sports", "service", "TVS", "Television", "Network", ".", "While", "NBC", "Sports", "'", "on-air", "talent", "was", "used", ",", "the", "production", "was", "covered", "by", "TVS", ".", "By", "this", "point", ",", "NBC", "would", "air", "regional", "and", "national", "games", "on", "Saturdays", ",", "and", "national", "games", "(", "called", "by", "Dick", "Enberg", ",", "Al", "McGuire", "and", "Billy", "Packer", ")", "on", "Sundays", ".", "As", "for", "the", "regional", "telecasts", "on", "Saturdays", ",", "typically", "in", "the", "Northeast", ",", "before", "the", "game", "featuring", "the", "Big", "East", "or", "Atlantic", "10", "conferences", ",", "it", "was", "the", "\"", "ECAC", "Game", "of", "the", "Week", "\"" ]	PROPN	[ 152, 153 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,550	College Basketball on NBC
UNK	8	3,572	Conference	[ "2011", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "in", "the", "2011", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Bearcats", "were", "led", "by", "second", "year", "head", "coach", "Butch", "Jones", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Nippert", "Stadium", "and", "two", "conference", "games", "at", "Paul", "Brown", "Stadium", ".", "They", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "10", "–", "3", ",", "5", "–", "2", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "share", "the", "conference", "championship", "with", "Louisville", "and", "West", "Virginia", ".", "Despite", "the", "conference", "title", ",", "which", "was", "their", "third", "in", "the", "last", "four", "years", ",", "they", "did", "not", "receive", "the", "conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "into", "a", "BCS", "game", "(", "West", "Virginia", "received", "the", "bid", "based", "on", "BCS", "rankings", ")", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "Liberty", "Bowl", "where", "they", "defeated", "Vanderbilt", "31", "–", "24" ]	PROPN	[ 54, 55, 56 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,551	2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
UNK	8	3,573	Academic	[ "At", "Rutgers", "he", "was", "a", "4", "year", "letterwinner", ".", "He", "was", "a", "4", "year", "All", "Big", "East", "Academic", ".", "Played", "Right", "Tackle", ",", "Right", "Guard", ",", "Left", "Guard", "&", "Center", "as", "well", "as", "Special", "Teams", ".", "He", "went", "to", "4", "Bowl", "games", "while", "at", "Rutgers", "(", "Insight", ",", "Texas", ",", "International", ",", "and", "PapaJohns.com", ")", "and", "won", "3", "bowl", "games" ]	PROPN	[ 14, 15, 16, 17 ]	All Big East Academic	Academic	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,552	Mike Gilmartin
UNK	8	3,574	Conference	[ "Noble", "grew", "up", "in", "Damascus", ",", "Maryland", ",", "played", "soccer", "and", "attended", "Georgetown", "Preparatory", "School", "from", "1999-2003", ",", "played", "college", "soccer", "at", "West", "Virginia", "University", "from", "2003", "to", "2006", ",", "where", "he", "was", "a", "four-year", "starter", "for", "the", "Mountaineers", "appearing", "in", "80", "matches", ".", "He", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Goalkeeper", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "2006", "under", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Marlon", "LeBlanc", ".", "During", "his", "college", "years", "he", "also", "played", "with", "both", "Bradenton", "Academics", "and", "West", "Virginia", "Chaos", "in", "the", "USL", "Premier", "Development", "League" ]	PROPN	[ 47, 48, 49 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,553	Nick Noble
UNK	8	3,575	Conference	[ "2011", "Temple", "Owls", "football", "team", "represented", "Temple", "University", "in", "the", "2011", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Owls", "were", "led", "by", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Steve", "Addazio", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Lincoln", "Financial", "Field", ".", "They", "played", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "East", "Division", "of", "the", "Mid-American", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "9", "–", "4", ",", "5", "–", "3", "in", "MAC", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "second", "place", "in", "the", "East", "Division", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "New", "Mexico", "Bowl", "where", "they", "defeated", "Wyoming", "37", "–", "15", ".", "It", "was", "the", "school", "'s", "first", "bowl", "win", "since", "the", "1979", "Garden", "State", "Bowl", ".", "This", "was", "the", "Owls", "'", "last", "season", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "MAC", "as", "they", "re-joined", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "for", "football", "in", "2012" ]	PROPN	[ 124, 125, 126 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,554	2011 Temple Owls football team
UNK	8	3,576	Conference	[ "2011", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "football", "team", "represented", "Rutgers", "University", "in", "the", "2011", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", "were", "led", "by", "11th", "year", "head", "coach", "Greg", "Schiano", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "High", "Point", "Solutions", "Stadium", ".", "They", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "9", "–", "4", ",", "4", "–", "3", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "a", "tie", "for", "fourth", "place", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "where", "they", "defeated", "Iowa", "State", "27", "–", "13" ]	PROPN	[ 48, 49, 50 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,555	2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
UNK	8	3,577	East	[ "College", "football", "instant", "replay", "was", "started", "by", "the", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", "in", "the", "2004", "season", "because", "of", "what", "happened", "in", "the", "2002", "Penn", "State", "vs.", "Michigan", "football", "game", "when", "reviews", "were", "used", "experimentally", "in", "the", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", "only", ".", "In", "the", "2005", "season", ",", "all", "conferences", "were", "allowed", "to", "use", "instant", "replay", ".", "Among", "Division", "I", "Football", "Bowl", "Subdivision", "(", "see", "Division", "I-A", ")", "conferences", ",", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ",", "Big", "East", "(", "since", "succeeded", "in", "football", "by", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ")", ",", "Big", "Ten", ",", "Big", "12", ",", "Conference", "USA", ",", "MAC", ",", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", ",", "Pac-10", ",", "and", "SEC", "used", "replay", "in", "2005", ".", "The", "Sun", "Belt", "and", "Western", "Athletic", "(", "the", "latter", "of", "which", "no", "longer", "sponsors", "football", ")", "did", "not" ]	PROPN	[ 72, 73 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,556	Replay review in gridiron football
UNK	8	3,578	East	[ "In", "the", "1991", "season", ",", "Guarantano", "collected", "740", "yards", ",", "on", "62", "receptions", ",", "which", "was", "tops", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "That", "was", "highlighted", "by", "a", "game", "against", "Temple", "on", "November", "17", ",", "1991", ",", "when", "Rutgers", "clinched", "its", "first", "winning", "season", "in", "four", "years", ".", "Guarantano", "caught", "a", "70-yard", "touchdown", "pass", ",", "allowing", "the", "Scarlet", "Knights", "to", "finish", "with", "a", "6-5", "record", ",", "their", "first", "winning", "season", "since", "going", "6-5", "in", "1987", ".", "Following", "the", "season", ",", "he", "was", "named", "to", "the", "All", "Big", "East", "Second", "Team" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,557	James Guarantano
UNK	8	3,579	Conference	[ "Two", "new", "eras", "began", "for", "Syracuse", "football", ".", "It", "was", "the", "first", "season", "as", "head", "coach", "for", "Paul", "Pasqualoni", ",", "who", "was", "promoted", "from", "assistant", "after", "Dick", "MacPherson", ",", "who", "had", "led", "the", "Orangemen", "for", "the", "previous", "11", "seasons", ",", "left", "to", "take", "the", "head", "coaching", "job", "at", "the", "New", "England", "Patriots", ".", "More", "important", "in", "the", "long", "term", ",", "this", "was", "the", "first", "season", "in", "which", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "sponsored", "football", "—", "although", "the", "conference", "would", "not", "establish", "a", "full", "round-robin", "schedule", "in", "the", "sport", "until", "the", "1993", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 68, 69, 70 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,558	1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team
UNK	8	3,580	Conference	[ "1990", "Syracuse", "Orangemen", "football", "team", "represented", "Syracuse", "University", "in", "the", "1990", "NCAA", "Division", "I-A", "football", "season", ".", "This", "season", "marked", "the", "end", "of", "two", "eras", "for", "Syracuse", "football", ".", "First", ",", "it", "was", "Dick", "MacPherson", "'s", "final", "year", "as", "head", "coach", ".", "He", "would", "leave", "to", "coach", "the", "1991", "New", "England", "Patriots", ".", "Second", ",", "it", "was", "the", "final", "season", "for", "Syracuse", "football", "as", "an", "independent", ".", "Starting", "with", "the", "1991", "season", ",", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "of", "which", "Syracuse", "was", "a", "founding", "member", ",", "began", "sponsoring", "football", "competition" ]	PROPN	[ 74, 75, 76 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,559	1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team
UNK	8	3,581	Conference	[ "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "is", "a", "National", "Collegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "NCAA", ")", "Division", "I", "Football", "Bowl", "Subdivision", "(", "FBS", ")", "college", "football", "bowl", "game", "that", "is", "held", "at", "Yankee", "Stadium", "in", "The", "Bronx", ",", "New", "York", "City", ".", "Since", "its", "inaugural", "game", "in", "2010", ",", "the", "bowl", "has", "been", "sponsored", "by", "New", "Era", "Cap", "Company", "and", "officially", "known", "as", "the", "''", "New", "Era", "Pinstripe", "Bowl", "''", ".", "The", "game", "is", "organized", "by", "the", "New", "York", "Yankees", ",", "primary", "tenants", "of", "the", "venue", ",", "and", "is", "currently", "affiliated", "with", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "(", "until", "2019", ")", "and", "Big", "Ten", "Conference", "(", "until", "2021", ")", ".", "The", "game", "previously", "had", "ties", "with", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 116, 117, 118 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,560	Pinstripe Bowl
UNK	8	3,582	East	[ "Initially", "a", "matchup", "between", "the", "Big", "12", "and", "the", "Big", "East", "(", "which", "became", "The", "American", ")", ",", "the", "matchup", "now", "pits", "an", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", "team", "against", "a", "Big", "Ten", "team", "starting", "in", "2014", ",", "the", "same", "year", "Rutgers", "University", ",", "a", "New", "Jersey", "university", "that", "is", "the", "closest", "FBS", "school", "in", "the", "NYC", "area", ",", "moved", "to", "the", "Big", "Ten", "from", "The", "American", ",", "and", "one", "year", "after", "Syracuse", "University", "moved", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "to", "the", "ACC" ]	PROPN	[ 9, 10 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,561	Pinstripe Bowl
UNK	8	3,583	Conference	[ "1998", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", "took", "place", "at", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "in", "New", "York", "City", ".", "Its", "winner", "received", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1998", "NCAA", "Tournament", ".", "It", "is", "a", "single-elimination", "tournament", "with", "four", "rounds", "and", "the", "three", "highest", "seeds", "received", "byes", "in", "the", "first", "round", ".", "All", "13", "Big", "East", "teams", "were", "invited", "to", "participate", ".", "Connecticut", "finished", "with", "the", "best", "record", "in", "the", "regular", "season", "and", "was", "awarded", "the", "top", "seed" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23, 24 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,562	1998 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
UNK	8	3,584	Conference	[ "2009", "–", "10", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "will", "represent", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2009", "–", "10", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "women", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", "will", "be", "coached", "by", "Agnus", "Berenato", ".", "The", "Panthers", "are", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "and", "play", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Petersen", "Events", "Center", "in", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Pennsylvania" ]	PROPN	[ 44, 45, 46 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,563	2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,585	Conference	[ "Boston", "College", "and", "Florida", "State", "tied", "for", "the", "Atlantic", "division", "championship", ".", "Boston", "College", "beat", "Florida", "State", "during", "the", "regular", "season", "so", "they", "represented", "the", "Atlantic", "division", "in", "the", "2008", "ACC", "Championship", "Game", ".", "A", "similar", "situation", "occurred", "in", "the", "Coastal", "division", "where", "Virginia", "Tech", "and", "Georgia", "Tech", "tied", ".", "Virginia", "Tech", "won", "the", "regular", "season", "meeting", "so", "they", "represented", "the", "Coastal", "division", "in", "the", "championship", "game", ".", "Virginia", "Tech", "would", "win", "the", "ACC", "championship", "game", "30-12", "over", "Boston", "College", "and", "would", "represent", "the", "ACC", "in", "the", "FedEx", "Orange", "Bowl", "where", "they", "would", "defeat", "Cincinnati", ",", "the", "champions", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "20-7", ".", "The", "ACC", "would", "ultimately", "send", "10", "teams", "to", "bowl", "games", ",", "the", "most", "of", "any", "conference", "in", "2008", ".", "Boston", "College", "(", "9-5", ")", "lost", "to", "Vanderbilt", "16-14", "in", "the", "Music", "City", "Bowl", ".", "Florida", "State", "(", "9-4", ")", "beat", "Wisconsin", "42-13", "in", "the", "Champs", "Sports", "Bowl", ".", "Georgia", "Tech", "(", "9-4", ")", "lost", "to", "LSU", "38-3", "in", "the", "Chick-fil-A", "Bowl", ".", "Maryland", "(", "8-5", ")", "beat", "Nevada", "42-35", "in", "the", "Roady", "'s", "Humanitarian", "Bowl", ".", "North", "Carolina", "(", "8-5", ")", "lost", "to", "West", "Virginia", "31-30", "in", "the", "Meineke", "Car", "Care", "Bowl", ".", "Wake", "Forest", "(", "8-5", ")", "beat", "Navy", "29-19", "in", "the", "EagleBank", "Bowl", ".", "Miami", "(", "7-6", ")", "lost", "to", "California", "24-17", "in", "the", "Emerald", "Bowl", ".", "Clemson", "(", "7-6", ")", "lost", "to", "Nebraska", "26-21", "in", "the", "Konica", "Minolta", "Gator", "Bowl", ".", "North", "Carolina", "State", "(", "6-7", ")", "lost", "to", "Rutgers", "29-23", "in", "the", "PapaJohns.com", "Bowl", ".", "The", "only", "two", "teams", "not", "to", "go", "to", "a", "bowl", "game", "were", "Virginia", "(", "5-7", ")", "and", "Duke", "(", "4-8", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 100, 101, 102 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,564	2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
UNK	8	3,586	Conference	[ "1985", "Big", "East", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Muzzy", "Field", "in", "Bristol", ",", "CT", ".", "This", "was", "the", "inaugural", "Big", "East", "baseball", "tournament", ",", "and", "was", "won", "by", "the", ".", "As", "a", "result", ",", "St.", "John", "'s", "earned", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1985", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 39, 40, 41 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,565	1985 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,587	East	[ "The", "ACC", "Championship", "Game", "features", "the", "winners", "of", "the", "Coastal", "and", "Atlantic", "divisions", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ".", "In", "the", "early", "2000s", ",", "the", "conference", "underwent", "an", "expansion", "to", "add", "three", "former", "Big", "East", "members", ":", "the", "University", "of", "Miami", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", "in", "2004", ",", "and", "Boston", "College", "in", "2005", ".", "With", "the", "addition", "of", "a", "twelfth", "team", ",", "the", "ACC", "was", "allowed", "to", "hold", "a", "conference", "championship", "game", "under", "National", "Collegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "NCAA", ")", "rules" ]	PROPN	[ 33, 34 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,566	2009 ACC Championship Game
UNK	8	3,588	EAST	[ "A", "5", "–", "11", "guard", "from", "Shickshinney", ",", "Pa.", ",", "Hess", "currently", "is", "a", "psychologist", "and", "resides", "in", "Lynchburg", "with", "his", "wife", ",", "April", ",", "and", "their", "two", "sons", ",", "Nate", "and", "Zack", ".", "Hess", "also", "travels", "extensively", "as", "a", "major", "college", "basketball", "referee", ",", "primarily", "officiating", "SEC", ",", "ACC", "and", "BIG", "EAST", "games" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52 ]	BIG EAST	EAST	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,567	Liberty Flames basketball
UNK	8	3,589	East	[ "On", "November", "29", ",", "TCU", "announced", "it", "would", "leave", "the", "Mountain", "West", "to", "join", "the", "Big", "East", "in", "2012", ".", "The", "Mountain", "West", "replaced", "TCU", "by", "adding", "Hawaii", "as", "a", "football-only", "member", "on", "December", "10", ";", "Hawaii", "'s", "other", "sports", "would", "join", "the", "Big", "West", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 15, 16 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,568	2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
UNK	8	3,590	Conference	[ "2010", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "football", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2010", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "FBS", "football", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "were", "led", "by", "the", "sixth-year", "head", "coach", "Dave", "Wannstedt", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "Heinz", "Field", ".", "2010", "marked", "the", "University", "'s", "121st", "season", "overall", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "8", "–", "5", ",", "5", "–", "2", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "be", "champions", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "with", "Connecticut", "and", "West", "Virginia", ".", "However", ",", "due", "to", "loses", "to", "both", "schools", ",", "Pitt", "did", "not", "earn", "the", "conferences", "bid", "to", "a", "BCS", "game", ".", "They", "were", "invited", "to", "the", "BBVA", "Compass", "Bowl", "where", "they", "defeated", "Kentucky", ",", "27", "–", "10", ".", "Wannstedt", "was", "forced", "to", "resign", "on", "December", "7", ",", "2010" ]	PROPN	[ 26, 27, 28 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,569	2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
UNK	8	3,591	Conference	[ "The", "Panthers", "finished", "the", "2009", "season", "with", "an", "overall", "record", "of", "10", "–", "3", ",", "5", "–", "2", "in", "Big", "East", "Conference", "play", ".", "Pitt", "won", "the", "Meineke", "Car", "Care", "Bowl", "19", "–", "17", "against", "North", "Carolina", "for", "its", "eleventh", "bowl", "game", "victory" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20, 21 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,570	2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
UNK	8	3,592	Conference	[ "During", "Rollie", "Massimino", "'s", "tenure", ",", "the", "Villanova", "Wildcats", "abandoned", "their", "traditional", "independent", "status", "by", "joining", "the", "newly", "formed", "Eastern", "Eight", "Conference", "in", "1975", ".", "In", "1980", ",", "the", "'", "Cats", "moved", "into", "the", "new", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "along", "with", "Georgetown", ",", "St.", "John", "'s", ",", "and", "Syracuse", ".", "The", "1980s", "were", "the", "golden", "age", "of", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "highlighted", "by", "the", "1985", "NCAA", "Tournament", ",", "when", "Villanova", ",", "Georgetown", ",", "and", "St.", "John", "'s", "reached", "the", "Final", "Four" ]	PROPN	[ 35, 36, 37 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,571	Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
UNK	8	3,593	Conference	[ "In", "1961", ",", "Rutgers", "was", "considered", "a", "contender", "for", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", ",", "but", "was", "not", "selected", "because", "university", "president", "Mason", "Welch", "Gross", "did", "not", "express", "interest", "with", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", "'s", "organizers", ".", "The", "following", "year", ",", "Rutgers", "once", "again", "went", "independent", ",", "and", "remained", "so", "until", "it", "joined", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "1991" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52, 53 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,572	Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
UNK	8	3,594	East	[ "The", "Knights", "'", "most", "prominent", "current", "football", "rivals", "are", "conference", "foes", "East", "Carolina", "and", "Tulsa", ",", "and", "former", "Conference", "USA", "rival", "Marshall", ".", "UCF", "'s", "main", "in-state", "rival", "is", "South", "Florida", ".", "For", "most", "of", "the", "rivalry", "'s", "existence", ",", "it", "was", "an", "inter-conference", "contest", "when", "South", "Florida", "was", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "UCF", "in", "C-USA", ".", "Both", "schools", "are", "now", "conference", "members", "in", "The", "American", "and", "play", "on", "Black", "Friday", "each", "year" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,573	UCF Knights
UNK	8	3,595	Conference	[ "Georgetown", "'s", "fight", "song", "is", "rare", "among", "U.S.", "university", "fight", "songs", "for", "mentioning", "other", "colleges", "by", "name", ",", "generally", "rivals", "of", "Georgetown", "in", "the", "early", "to", "mid-20th", "century", ".", "Specifically", ",", "it", "mentions", "Yale", "University", ",", "Harvard", "University", ",", "Princeton", "University", ",", "College", "of", "the", "Holy", "Cross", ",", "the", "United", "States", "Naval", "Academy", ",", "and", "Cornell", "University", ",", "and", "mocks", "their", "fight", "songs", ".", "In", "the", "late", "20th", "and", "early", "21st", "century", ",", "the", "Hoyas", "only", "played", "Cornell", "and", "Holy", "Cross", "regularly", "in", "football", ",", "and", "many", "of", "these", "schools", "no", "longer", "used", "the", "fight", "songs", "that", "Georgetown", "'s", "song", "mocks", ".", "By", "2015", ",", "rowing", "was", "the", "only", "sport", "in", "which", "Georgetown", "athletes", "competed", "against", "all", "colleges", "named", "in", "the", "fight", "song", ".", "The", "song", "lacks", "references", "to", "Big", "East", "Conference", "rivals", ",", "such", "as", "Villanova" ]	PROPN	[ 129, 130, 131 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,574	There Goes Old Georgetown
UNK	8	3,596	East	[ "In", "1991", ",", "Sims", "joined", "ESPN", "as", "a", "play-by-play", "announcer", "for", "college", "basketball", ",", "and", "added", "college", "football", "in", "1998", ".", "He", "primarily", "called", "Big", "East", "contests", "on", "the", "ESPN", "Plus", "regional", "network", ".", "He", "continues", "to", "broadcast", "college", "basketball", "games", "for", "FOX", "and", "FS1" ]	PROPN	[ 24, 25 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,575	Dave Sims
UNK	8	3,597	Conference	[ "2013", "–", "14", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "during", "the", "2013", "–", "14", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ",", "The", "Bearcats", "competed", "in", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "one", "of", "two", "offshoots", "of", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ",", "and", "were", "coached", "by", "Mick", "Cronin", "in", "his", "eighth", "season", ".", "The", "team", "played", "its", "home", "games", "on", "Ed", "Jucker", "Court", "at", "the", "Fifth", "Third", "Arena", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "27", "–", "7", ",", "15", "–", "3", "in", "AAC", "play", "to", "share", "the", "regular", "season", "conference", "title", "with", "Louisville", ".", "They", "advanced", "to", "the", "semifinals", "of", "the", "AAC", "Tournament", "where", "they", "lost", "to", "UConn", ".", "They", "received", "an", "at-large", "bid", "NCAA", "Tournament", "where", "they", "lost", "in", "the", "second", "round", "to", "Harvard" ]	PROPN	[ 42, 43, 44, 45 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,576	2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,598	Conference	[ "The", "inaugural", "season", "of", "Pitt", "softball", "was", "in", "1998", "with", "the", "program", "guided", "by", "its", "first", "head", "coach", ",", "Michelle", "Phalen", ".", "The", "program", "competed", "as", "an", "independent", "during", "its", "first", "season", "in", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "and", "then", "played", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "from", "1999", "to", "2013", ".", "Phalen", "guided", "the", "program", "to", "its", "first", "winning", "season", "(", "31-27", ")", "and", "first", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "appearance", "in", "2006", "as", "well", "as", "its", "first", "season", "over", ".500", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "(", "12-10", ")", "in", "2008", ",", "a", "year", "that", "saw", "Pitt", "upset", "multiple", "nationally", "ranked", "teams", ".", "In", "2009", ",", "Holly", "Aprile", ",", "and", "assistant", "coach", "in", "charge", "of", "pitchers", "and", "catchers", "under", "Phalen", ",", "took", "over", "as", "the", "head", "coach", "of", "the", "program", ".", "April", "began", "her", "tenure", "by", "leading", "the", "team", "to", "three", "consecutive", "winning", "seasons", ",", "a", "first", "for", "the", "program", "to", "that", "point", ",", "and", "led", "the", "2011", "team", "to", "a", "single", "season", "school", "record", "of", "34", "wins", "that", "included", "a", "victory", "over", "national", "ranked", "Georgia", "Tech", ".", "On", "July", "1", ",", "2013", ",", "Pitt", "moved", "to", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ".", "In", "2015", ",", "Pitt", "reached", "the", "ACC", "Softball", "Tournament", "championship", "game", "and", "earned", "the", "program", "'s", "first", "NCAA", "tournament", "appearance", "on", "way", "to", "an", "appearance", "in", "the", "Regional", "Final", "and", "a", "program", "best", "37-22", "record", ".", "In", "2017", ",", "after", "a", "5-0", "start", "to", "the", "season", ",", "Pitt", "received", "the", "first", "national", "ranking", "in", "the", "program", "'s", "history", ".", "Pitt", "won", "its", "first", "ACC", "Coastal", "Division", "championship", "in", "2018", ".", "In", "August", "2018", ",", "former", "Ohio", "head", "coach", "Jodi", "Hermanek", "was", "announced", "as", "the", "Panthers", "'", "new", "head", "coach", "following", "Holly", "Aprile", "'s", "departure", "to", "become", "head", "coach", "at", "Louisville" ]	PROPN	[ 41, 42, 43 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,577	Pittsburgh Panthers softball
UNK	8	3,599	Conference	[ "2012", "–", "13", "Pittsburgh", "Panthers", "women", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "the", "University", "of", "Pittsburgh", "in", "the", "2012", "–", "13", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "women", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Panthers", "were", "coached", "by", "Agnus", "Berenato", "in", "their", "final", "year", "as", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "Panthers", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Petersen", "Events", "Center", "in", "Pittsburgh", ",", "Pennsylvania", "except", "for", "one", "game", "at", "Fitzgerald", "Field", "House" ]	PROPN	[ 43, 44, 45 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,578	2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
UNK	8	3,600	Conference	[ "1994", "–", "95", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1994", "–", "95", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Brian", "Mahoney", "in", "his", "third", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]	PROPN	[ 67, 68, 69 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,579	1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,601	Conference	[ "2001", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Commerce", "Bank", "Ballpark", "in", "Bridgewater", ",", "NJ", ".", "This", "was", "the", "seventeenth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "second", "tournament", "championship", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2001", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23, 24 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,580	2001 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,602	Conference	[ "2012", "–", "13", "Marquette", "Golden", "Eagles", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Marquette", "University", "in", "the", "2012", "–", "13", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "Marquette", "was", "coached", "by", "Buzz", "Williams", "and", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "BMO", "Harris", "Bradley", "Center", "in", "Milwaukee", ",", "WI", "as", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "26", "–", "9", ",", "14", "–", "4", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "earn", "a", "share", "of", "Big", "East", "Conference", "regular", "season", "championship", ".", "They", "lost", "in", "the", "quarterfinals", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "against", "Cincinnati", ".", "The", "Golden", "Eagles", "received", "an", "at-large", "bid", "to", "the", "NCAA", "Tournament", "where", "they", "defeated", "Davidson", ",", "Butler", ",", "and", "Miami", ",", "before", "losing", "to", "Syracuse", "in", "the", "Elite", "Eight" ]	PROPN	[ 52, 53, 54 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,581	2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,603	Conference	[ "2006", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Bright", "House", "Field", "in", "Clearwater", ",", "FL", ".", "This", "was", "the", "twenty", "second", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "fifth", "tournament", "championship", "in", "a", "row", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2006", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 23, 24, 25 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,582	2006 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,604	Conference	[ "1996", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Senator", "Thomas", "J.", "Dodd", "Memorial", "Stadium", "in", "Norwich", ",", "CT", ".", "This", "was", "the", "twelfth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "only", "tournament", "championship", "in", "their", "first", "year", "in", "the", "league", ",", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1996", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "West", "Virginia", "joined", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", "after", "the", "2012", "season" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26, 27 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,583	1996 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,605	Conference	[ "1997", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Senator", "Thomas", "J.", "Dodd", "Memorial", "Stadium", "in", "Norwich", ",", "CT", ".", "This", "was", "the", "thirteenth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "fifth", "tournament", "championship", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1997", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 25, 26, 27 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,584	1997 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
UNK	8	3,606	Conference	[ "2012", "–", "13", "Rutgers", "Scarlet", "Knights", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "Rutgers", "University", "during", "the", "2012", "–", "13", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "Scarlet", "Knights", ",", "led", "by", "third", "year", "head", "coach", "Mike", "Rice", "Jr.", ",", "played", "their", "home", "games", "at", "the", "Louis", "Brown", "Athletic", "Center", ",", "better", "known", "as", "''", "The", "RAC", "''", ",", "and", "were", "members", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "They", "finished", "the", "season", "15", "–", "16", ",", "5", "–", "13", "in", "Big", "East", "play", "to", "finish", "in", "12th", "place", ".", "They", "lost", "in", "the", "second", "round", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "to", "Notre", "Dame" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65, 66 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,585	2012–13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
UNK	8	3,607	East	[ "Unlike", "other", "conferences", "such", "as", "the", "Big", "East", "(", "which", "required", "a", "27-month", "notification", "period", "before", "a", "member", "could", "leave", ")", "and", "the", "ACC", "(", "which", "imposes", "a", "substantial", "exit", "fee", "to", "departing", "members", ",", "equal", "to", "three", "times", "the", "ACC", "'s", "operating", "budget", "or", "around", "$", "50", "million", ")", ",", "the", "SEC", "allows", "members", "to", "voluntarily", "leave", "the", "conference", "at", "will", ",", "with", "no", "exit", "fees", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "whereas", "a", "major", "point", "of", "contention", "within", "the", "Big", "12", "was", "the", "unequal", "distribution", "of", "revenue", "among", "member", "schools", ",", "the", "SEC", "distributes", "television", "revenues", "generally", "equally", "among", "member", "schools", "(", "with", "slightly", "higher", "allocations", "for", "schools", "participating", "in", "bowl", "games", "and", "the", "NCAA", "men", "'s", "basketball", "tournament", ")" ]	PROPN	[ 6, 7 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,586	2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment
UNK	8	3,608	East	[ "On", "December", "7", ",", "2011", "Boise", "State", "announced", "it", "would", "return", "its", "non-football", "sports", "to", "the", "WAC", "in", "2013", "when", "it", "begins", "playing", "football", "with", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Later", ",", "Boise", "State", "chose", "to", "instead", "place", "their", "non-football", "sports", "in", "the", "Big", "West", "Conference", ",", "and", "still", "later", "due", "to", "further", "membership", "changes", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "Boise", "State", "decided", "to", "stay", "in", "the", "Mountain", "West" ]	PROPN	[ 26, 27 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,587	2010–13 Western Athletic Conference realignment
UNK	8	3,609	Conference	[ "2007", "PapaJohns.com", "Bowl", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "match", "between", "the", "Southern", "Miss", "Golden", "Eagles", "and", "the", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "at", "Legion", "Field", "in", "Birmingham", ",", "Alabama", ".", "The", "University", "of", "Southern", "Mississippi", "represented", "Conference", "USA", "(", "which", "Cincinnati", "was", "once", "a", "member", "of", ")", "and", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "represented", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "game", "resulted", "in", "a", "31", "–", "21", "Cincinnati", "victory", ",", "which", "did", "not", "cover", "their", "11-point", "spread", ".", "The", "payout", "for", "both", "teams", "was", "$", "300,000", ",", "the", "lowest", "payout", "among", "all", "college", "football", "bowl", "games" ]	PROPN	[ 51, 52, 53 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,588	2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl
UNK	8	3,610	Conference	[ "During", "the", "1996", "season", ",", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", "was", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Bowl", "Alliance", ",", "a", "precursor", "to", "the", "modern", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series", ".", "The", "Bowl", "Alliance", "was", "formed", "prior", "to", "the", "1995", "college", "football", "season", "in", "an", "effort", "to", "match", "the", "No.", "1", "and", "No.", "2", "teams", "at", "the", "conclusion", "of", "the", "regular", "season", "while", "also", "ensuring", "other", "high-ranking", "teams", "were", "allowed", "to", "participate", "in", "high-profile", "bowl", "games", ".", "The", "Alliance", "included", "the", "Southeastern", "Conference", ",", "Big", "12", "Conference", ",", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ",", "and", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "As", "agreed", ",", "the", "champions", "of", "each", "conference", "would", "play", "in", "one", "of", "three", "Bowl", "Alliance", "games", ":", "the", "Orange", "Bowl", ",", "Sugar", "Bowl", ",", "and", "Fiesta", "Bowl", ".", "The", "Big", "Ten", "and", "Pac-10", "conferences", ",", "which", "had", "a", "separate", "agreement", "with", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", ",", "were", "not", "included", "in", "the", "Bowl", "Alliance", "until", "1998", ",", "when", "the", "Alliance", "became", "the", "Bowl", "Championship", "Series" ]	PROPN	[ 87, 88, 89 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,589	1996 Orange Bowl (December)
UNK	8	3,611	East	[ "The", "Irish", "won", "three", "straight", "Big", "East", "championships", "and", "went", "to", "three", "straight", "NCAA", "regionals", "during", "Grewe", "'s", "tenure", ".", "In", "addition", "to", "his", "position", "as", "recruiting", "coordinator", ",", "Grewe", "worked", "with", "the", "catchers", "and", "hitters" ]	PROPN	[ 5, 6 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,590	David Grewe
UNK	8	3,612	East	[ "The", "ACC", "Championship", "Game", "matches", "the", "winners", "of", "the", "Coastal", "and", "Atlantic", "divisions", "of", "the", "Atlantic", "Coast", "Conference", ".", "In", "the", "first", "decade", "of", "the", "21st", "century", ",", "the", "league", "underwent", "an", "expansion", "to", "add", "three", "former", "Big", "East", "members", ":", "Miami", "and", "Virginia", "Tech", "in", "2004", ",", "and", "Boston", "College", "in", "2005", ".", "With", "the", "addition", "of", "a", "twelfth", "team", ",", "the", "ACC", "was", "allowed", "to", "hold", "a", "conference", "championship", "game", "under", "National", "Collegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "NCAA", ")", "rules" ]	PROPN	[ 37, 38 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,591	2008 ACC Championship Game
UNK	8	3,613	Conference	[ "The", "Natatorium", "has", "hosted", "hundreds", "of", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Men", "'s", "Swimming", "and", "Diving", "Championships", ",", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Women", "'s", "Swimming", "and", "Diving", "Championships", ",", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Swimming", "&", "Diving", "Championships", ",", "USA", "Swimming", ",", "USA", "Diving", ",", "and", "USA", "Synchronized", "Swimming", "Championships", ",", "local/regional", "meets", ",", "as", "well", "11", "Olympic", "Trials", "in", "swimming", ",", "diving", ",", "and", "synchronised", "swimming" ]	PROPN	[ 26, 27, 28 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,592	Indiana University Natatorium
UNK	8	3,614	East	[ "2005", "West", "Virginia", "Mountaineers", "football", "team", "completed", "the", "season", "with", "an", "11", "–", "1", "record", ".", "The", "Mountaineers", "won", "their", "third", "consecutive", "Big", "East", "title", "with", "a", "conference", "record", "of", "7", "–", "0", ".", "They", "ended", "the", "season", "with", "a", "38", "–", "35", "Sugar", "Bowl", "win", "over", "Georgia" ]	PROPN	[ 22, 23 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,593	2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
UNK	8	3,615	East	[ "The", "Sugar", "Bowl", ",", "the", "second", "BCS", "bowl", ",", "and", "the", "final", "game", "of", "six", "played", "on", "January", "2", ",", "2006", ",", "was", "contested", "at", "the", "Georgia", "Dome", "in", "Atlanta", ",", "having", "been", ",", "like", "the", "New", "Orleans", "Bowl", ",", "displaced", "from", "the", "Louisiana", "Superdome", "by", "Hurricane", "Katrina", ".", "West", "Virginia", ",", "representing", "the", "Big", "East", "as", "conference", "champion", ",", "upset", "Georgia", ",", "the", "winner", "of", "the", "SEC", "championship", "game", ",", "38", "–", "35", ".", "Georgia", "was", "looking", "for", "its", "third", "straight", "win", "in", "Atlanta", "in", "as", "many", "appearances", ",", "having", "won", "its", "last", "regular", "season", "game", "(", "against", "rival", "Georgia", "Tech", "on", "the", "Tech", "campus", ")", "and", "the", "SEC", "championship", "game", "(", "over", "LSU", ")", "at", "the", "Georgia", "Dome", ",", "located", "near", "the", "Bulldogs", "'", "Athens", ",", "Georgia", "campus", ",", "but", "West", "Virginia", "took", "a", "28", "–", "0", "lead", "in", "the", "game", "'s", "first", "16", "minutes", "and", "withstood", "a", "furious", "Georgia", "comeback", "before", "scoring", "late", "in", "the", "fourth", "quarter", "to", "secure", "the", "win", ".", "Mountaineers", "freshman", "running", "back", "Steve", "Slaton", "began", "a", "career", "day", "early", ",", "running", "for", "a", "52-yard", "score", "just", "2:48", "into", "the", "game", "en", "route", "to", "accumulating", "204", "yards", "on", "26", "carries", "against", "a", "Bulldogs", "defense", "that", "entered", "the", "game", "having", "allowed", "only", "3.5", "yards", "per", "carry", ".", "On", "the", "subsequent", "West", "Virginia", "possession", ",", "freshman", "quarterback", "Pat", "White", "accounted", "56", "yards", "of", "a", "64-yard", "scoring", "drive", ",", "connecting", "with", "wide", "receiver", "Darius", "Reynaud", "for", "a", "three-yard", "touchdown", "pass", ";", "Reynaud", "caught", "six", "passes", "for", "50", "yards", "on", "the", "day", ".", "Just", "two", "plays", "into", "the", "next", "Bulldogs", "drive", ",", "running", "back", "Danny", "Ware", "lost", "the", "first", "of", "what", "would", "be", "three", "Georgia", "fumbles", "on", "the", "day", ",", "and", "West", "Virginia", "took", "just", "five", "plays", "to", "go", "26", "yards", ",", "scoring", "a", "touchdown", "on", "a", "13-yard", "Reynaud", "run", ".", "The", "Mountaineers", "defense", "stymied", "an", "additional", "Georgia", "drive", "and", "forced", "a", "fumble", "by", "Georgia", "quarterback", "D.J.", "Shockley", ",", "setting", "up", "a", "50-yard", "drive", "that", "culminated", "in", "Slaton", "'s", "second", "touchdown", "scamper", ",", "an", "18-yarder", "that", "gave", "West", "Virginia", "a", "28-point", "lead", "just", "15:50", "into", "the", "game", ".", "Shockley", "began", "to", "have", "success", "against", "the", "Mountaineers", "defense", "in", "the", "second", "quarter", ",", "completing", "three", "straight", "passes", "for", "a", "total", "of", "46", "yards", "before", "running", "back", "Kregg", "Lumpkin", ",", "who", "finished", "the", "day", "with", "67", "yards", "on", "nine", "carries", ",", "scored", "from", "34", "yards", "to", "put", "Georgia", "on", "the", "board", ".", "After", "their", "defense", "forced", "a", "West", "Virginia", "punt", ",", "the", "Bulldogs", "went", "91", "yards", "in", "just", "six", "plays", ",", "with", "Thomas", "Brown", "'s", "scoring", "on", "a", "52-yard", "run", ";", "Brown", "has", "held", "largely", "in", "check", "the", "remainder", "of", "the", "game", ",", "totaling", "only", "78", "yards", "on", "nine", "carries", ".", "A", "long", "run", "by", "West", "Virginia", "fullback", "Owen", "Schmitt", ",", "who", "finished", "the", "day", "having", "run", "for", "80", "yards", "on", "nine", "carries", ",", "set", "up", "a", "27-yard", "Pat", "McAfee", "field", "goal", ",", "but", "Shockley", ",", "who", "finished", "the", "day", "having", "completed", "20", "of", "33", "passes", "for", "278", "yards", "and", "having", "gained", "62", "yards", "on", "eight", "carries", ",", "drove", "his", "team", "80", "yards", "in", "under", "five", "minutes", "and", "hit", "wide", "receiver", "Leonard", "Pope", ",", "who", "caught", "six", "passes", "for", "52", "yards", "on", "the", "day", ",", "from", "four", "yards", "to", "cut", "the", "West", "Virginia", "halftime", "lead", "to", "10", "points", ".", "After", "combining", "to", "give", "up", "more", "than", "600", "yards", "in", "total", "offense", "in", "the", "first", "half", ",", "both", "defenses", "tightened", "in", "the", "second", "half", "and", "although", "Brown", "lost", "a", "fumble", "to", "the", "Mountaineers", ",", "neither", "team", "managed", "a", "score", "until", "1:44", "remained", "in", "the", "third", "quarter", "when", "Shockley", "hit", "A.J.", "Bryant", "for", "a", "34-yard", "touchdown", "to", "bring", "the", "Bulldogs", "to", "within", "three", "points", ".", "White", "continued", "to", "play", "well", "through", "air", "and", "on", "the", "ground", "in", "the", "fourth", "quarter", ",", "though", ",", "and", "led", "his", "team", "on", "an", "80-yard", "drive", "that", "ended", "when", "Slaton", "ran", "for", "a", "52-yard", "touchdown", "and", "once", "more", "extended", "the", "West", "Virginia", "lead", "to", "ten", ".", "For", "the", "game", ",", "White", "completed", "11", "of", "14", "passes", "for", "124", "yards", "—", "completing", "four", "passes", "for", "64", "yards", "to", "senior", "Brandon", "Myles", ",", "his", "leading", "receiver", "—", "but", "also", "added", "79", "yards", "on", "24", "carries", "in", "contributing", "to", "his", "team", "'s", "386-yard", "rushing", "performance", ".", "Shockley", "drove", "his", "team", "once", "more", ",", "connecting", "with", "Mohamed", "Massaquoi", ",", "whom", "he", "four", "times", "for", "43", "yards", "on", "the", "day", ",", "to", "convert", "a", "crucial", "third", "down", "and", "then", "finding", "Bryan", "McClendon", ",", "who", "caught", "three", "balls", "for", "72", "yards", ",", "on", "a", "43-yard", "scoring", "drive", ".", "The", "Bulldogs", "defense", "held", "but", "West", "Virginia", "punter", "Phil", "Brady", "successfully", "carried", "out", "a", "fake", "punt", "and", "ran", "for", "a", "first", "down", ",", "allowing", "the", "Mountaineers", ",", "behind", "Slaton", "and", "White", ",", "to", "run", "out", "the", "clock", ",", "run", "their", "season", "to", "11", "–", "1", ",", "and", "prevent", "the", "Big", "East", "from", "going", "winless", "in", "four", "bowls", ";", "South", "Florida", ",", "Rutgers", ",", "and", "Louisville", "had", "all", "lost", "earlier", ".", "The", "game", "was", "the", "final", "of", "three", "games", "hosted", "by", "the", "Georgia", "Dome", "in", "four", "days", ";", "the", "Chick-fil-A", "Peach", "Bowl", "was", "held", "on", "December", "30", ",", "and", "an", "NFL", "contest", "between", "the", "Carolina", "Panthers", "and", "Atlanta", "Falcons", "was", "played", "on", "January", "1", ",", "which", "the", "Panthers", "won", "44", "–", "11", ".", "The", "game", "returned", "to", "New", "Orleans", "in", "2007" ]	PROPN	[ 54, 55 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,594	2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
UNK	8	3,616	Conference	[ "During", "the", "2011", "–", "12", "season", ",", "the", "Tigers", "announced", "they", "were", "leaving", "Conference", "USA", "to", "join", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "starting", "in", "2013", "(", "later", "renamed", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ")", ".", "They", "began", "the", "season", "strong", ",", "moving", "as", "high", "to", "No.", "13", "in", "the", "country", "before", "falling", "out", "of", "the", "rankings", "(", "a", "phenomenon", "which", "would", "become", "a", "recurrent", "theme", "of", "the", "Pastner", "era", ")", ".", "In", "the", "last", "game", "of", "the", "season", ",", "Josh", "Pastner", "'s", "victory", "over", "Tulsa", "gave", "him", "72", "career", "victories", ",", "the", "most", "by", "a", "Memphis", "head", "coach", "over", "his", "first", "three", "seasons", ".", "Memphis", "made", "its", "second", "straight", "NCAA", "Tournament", "after", "winning", "the", "Conference", "USA", "tournament", ".", "An", "8-seed", ",", "the", "Tigers", "lost", "in", "the", "first", "round", "to", "9-seeded", "Saint", "Louis", ".", "After", "the", "season", ",", "sophomore", "star", "Will", "Barton", "left", "for", "the", "NBA" ]	PROPN	[ 18, 19, 20 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,595	Memphis Tigers men's basketball
UNK	8	3,617	East	[ "While", "playing", "for", "the", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "in", "2005", ",", "Randolph", "appeared", "all", "13", "games", ",", "earning", "Big", "East", "Special", "Teams", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "and", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "honors", ".", "He", "led", "the", "Bulls", "with", "47", "receptions", "for", "479", "yards", "with", "a", "team-high", "four", "touchdowns", ".", "Randolph", "also", "led", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "finished", "fourth", "in", "the", "nation", "with", "a", "14.8-yard", "punt", "return", "average", ",", "racking", "up", "370", "yards", "on", "25", "returns", "and", "one", "touchdown" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,596	Ean Randolph
UNK	8	3,618	East	[ "While", "playing", "for", "the", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "football", "team", "in", "2005", ",", "Randolph", "appeared", "all", "13", "games", ",", "earning", "Big", "East", "Special", "Teams", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "and", "first-team", "All-Big", "East", "honors", ".", "He", "led", "the", "Bulls", "with", "47", "receptions", "for", "479", "yards", "with", "a", "team-high", "four", "touchdowns", ".", "Randolph", "also", "led", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "finished", "fourth", "in", "the", "nation", "with", "a", "14.8-yard", "punt", "return", "average", ",", "racking", "up", "370", "yards", "on", "25", "returns", "and", "one", "touchdown" ]	PROPN	[ 53, 54 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,597	Ean Randolph
UNK	8	3,619	Conference	[ "2009", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Basketball", "Tournament", ",", "a", "part", "of", "the", "2008", "–", "09", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ",", "took", "place", "in", "March", "2009", "at", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "in", "New", "York", "City", ".", "The", "Louisville", "Cardinals", "defeated", "the", "Syracuse", "Orange", "76", "–", "66", "in", "the", "tournament", "finals", "to", "earn", "the", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "championship", "for", "the", "first", "time", ",", "and", "received", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2009", "NCAA", "Tournament" ]	PROPN	[ 66, 67, 68 ]	Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,598	2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
UNK	8	3,620	Conference	[ "1990", "–", "91", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1990", "–", "91", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "23rd", "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	3,599	1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,621	East	[ "Lamar", "played", "for", "the", "South", "Florida", "Bulls", "from", "2009", "to", "2012", ".", "He", "earned", "First", "Team", "All-Big", "East", "and", "Big", "East", "Special", "Teams", "Player", "of", "the", "Year", "honors", "in", "2010" ]	PROPN	[ 19, 20 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,600	Lindsey Lamar
UNK	8	3,622	Conference	[ "1986", "–", "87", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1986", "–", "87", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "nineteenth", "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	3,601	1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,623	East	[ "The", "NCAA", "Tournament", "tipped", "off", "on", "March", "18", ",", "2008", "with", "the", "opening", "round", "game", "in", "Dayton", ",", "Ohio", ",", "and", "concluded", "on", "April", "7", "at", "the", "Alamodome", "in", "San", "Antonio", ",", "Texas", ".", "Of", "the", "65", "teams", "that", "were", "invited", "to", "participate", ",", "31", "were", "automatic", "bids", "while", "34", "were", "at-large", "bids", ".", "The", "34", "at-large", "teams", "came", "from", "10", "conferences", ",", "with", "the", "Big", "East", "tying", "its", "own", "2006", "record", "with", "eight", "bids", ".", "Three", "other", "conferences", ",", "the", "Big", "12", ",", "Pac-10", ",", "and", "SEC", ",", "had", "six", "teams", "invited", "to", "the", "tournament", ".", "Notably", "absent", "from", "the", "field", "were", "Florida", "and", "Ohio", "State", ",", "the", "champions", "and", "runners-up", "of", "the", "2007", "Tournament", ",", "the", "first", "time", "that", "both", "teams", "from", "a", "previous", "year", "'s", "finals", "failed", "to", "make", "the", "tournament", "since", "1980", ".", "Kansas", "defeated", "Memphis", ",", "75", "–", "68", "in", "overtime", "to", "win", "their", "third", "NCAA", "Tournament", "championship", ",", "and", "Jayhawks", "guard", "Mario", "Chalmers", "was", "named", "the", "tournament", "'s", "Most", "Outstanding", "Player" ]	PROPN	[ 65, 66 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,602	2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
UNK	8	3,624	Conference	[ "1985", "–", "86", "St.", "John", "'s", "Redmen", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1985", "–", "86", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Lou", "Carnesecca", "in", "his", "eighteenth", "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	3,603	1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team
UNK	8	3,625	East	[ "Park", "is", "a", "graduate", "of", "Syracuse", "University", ",", "where", "he", "was", "a", "two-sport", "athlete", ".", "A", "midfielder", "on", "the", "lacrosse", "team", ",", "leading", "the", "team", "in", "groundballs", "in", "all", "four", "seasons", ",", "he", "helped", "them", "win", "two", "NCAA", "Men", "'s", "Lacrosse", "Championships", "in", "2002", "and", "2004", ".", "Park", "also", "played", "on", "the", "Orangemen", "soccer", "team", ".", "As", "a", "freshman", ",", "he", "was", "awarded", "the", "Big", "East", "Rookie", "of", "the", "Year", "and", "led", "the", "nation", "in", "assists", "per", "game", ".", "In", "2001", "he", "was", "named", "College", "Men", "'s", "Freshman", "of", "the", "Year", "by", "Soccer", "America", "magazine", ".", "As", "a", "junior", ",", "he", "garnered", "All-Big", "East", "recognition", ".", "As", "a", "senior", ",", "Park", "did", "not", "play", "soccer", ",", "instead", "deciding", "to", "focus", "on", "lacrosse" ]	PROPN	[ 64, 65 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,604	Jarett Park
UNK	8	3,626	Conference	[ "2012", "Big", "East", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Tournament", "was", "the", "17th", "edition", "of", "the", "tournament", ",", "and", "the", "last", "to", "be", "organized", "by", "the", "original", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "event", "decided", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "champion", "and", "guaranteed", "representative", "into", "the", "2012", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Men", "'s", "Soccer", "Championship", ".", "Held", "from", "October", "31", "–", "November", "11", ",", "it", "was", "the", "first", "men", "'s", "college", "soccer", "conference", "tournament", "to", "begin", "in", "the", "2012", "season", ".", "The", "semifinal", "and", "championship", "rounds", "were", "held", "for", "the", "third-consecutive", "year", "at", "Red", "Bull", "Arena", ",", "in", "Harrison", ",", "New", "Jersey" ]	PROPN	[ 23, 24, 25, 26 ]	original Big East Conference	Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,605	2012 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
UNK	8	3,627	East	[ "Blake", "spent", "three", "years", "playing", "college", "soccer", "at", "UConn", ",", "before", "signing", "a", "Generation", "Adidas", "contract", "with", "Major", "League", "Soccer", ".", "He", "registered", "37", "shutouts", "over", "his", "three", "years", "in", "goal", "for", "the", "Huskies", ",", "winning", "the", "Big", "East", "Goalkeeper", "of", "the", "Year", "Award", "in", "2011", "and", "2012", "and", "the", "AAC", "Goalkeeper", "of", "the", "Year", "Award", "in", "2013", ".", "He", "was", "named", "a", "semifinalist", "for", "the", "Hermann", "Trophy", "in", "2013" ]	PROPN	[ 37, 38 ]	Big East	East	Big East Conference (1979–2013)	2,841	3,606	Andre Blake

UNK

8

3,528

East

[ "International", "Bowl", "was", "a", "National", "Collegiate", "Athletic", "Association", "(", "NCAA", ")", "collegiate", "American", "football", "bowl", "game", "played", "in", "Toronto", "from", "2007", "through", "2010", ".", "During", "its", "run", ",", "it", "was", "the", "only", "post-season", "bowl", "game", "played", "outside", "the", "United", "States", ",", "the", "first", "such", "game", "since", "the", "Bacardi", "Bowl", ",", "played", "in", "Cuba", "on", "January", "1", ",", "1937", ".", "Each", "of", "the", "four", "times", "the", "game", "was", "contested", "pitted", "teams", "from", "the", "Big", "East", "and", "Mid-American", "Conferences", ",", "with", "the", "Big", "East", "winning", "all", "four", "matchups" ]

PROPN

[ 72, 73 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,507

International Bowl

UNK

8

3,529

Conference

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PROPN

[ 14, 15, 16 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,508

International Bowl

UNK

8

3,530

Conference

[ "The", "National", "Championship", "game", "was", "between", "Butler", ",", "a", "mid-major", "university", "team", "that", "was", "a", "surprise", "finalist", "in", "the", "2010", "tournament", ",", "and", "Connecticut", ",", "a", "basketball", "powerhouse", "which", "had", "previously", "won", "the", "tournament", "twice", "under", "coach", "Jim", "Calhoun", "but", "had", "an", "average", "regular", "season", "finishing", "9th", "in", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "before", "winning", "The", "Big", "East", "Tournament", "with", "five", "wins", "in", "five", "consecutive", "days", "(", "never", "before", "accomplished", "in", "NCAA", "history", ")", ".", "The", "championship", "game", "was", "won", "by", "Connecticut", "53", "–", "41", ".", "It", "was", "a", "very", "defensive", "contest", ",", "with", "Butler", "having", "the", "fewest", "points", "in", "a", "championship", "game", "since", "1949", ".", "Butler", "led", "at", "halftime", "22", "–", "19", ",", "but", "suffered", "in", "the", "second", "half", "from", "poor", "shooting", ",", "making", "only", "6", "of", "37", "shots", "in", "the", "second", "half", ".", "Butler", "'s", "18.8", "percent", "shooting", "for", "the", "entire", "game", "was", "the", "lowest", "ever", "in", "the", "NCAA", "final", ".", "Connecticut", "contributed", "to", "Butler", "'s", "poor", "shooting", "by", "blocking", "10", "shots", "(", "a", "championship", "game", "record", ")", ".", "Butler", "was", "led", "in", "scoring", "by", "junior", "guard", "Shelvin", "Mack", "with", "13", "points", ",", "while", "UConn", "freshman", "Jeremy", "Lamb", "scored", "12", "points", "in", "the", "2nd", "half" ]

PROPN

[ 49, 50, 51 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,509

2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

UNK

8

3,531

Conference

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PROPN

[ 123, 124, 125 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,510

Jack Kaiser Stadium

UNK

8

3,532

East

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PROPN

[ 73, 74 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,511

Amos Zereoué

UNK

8

3,533

East

[ "Of", "the", "eight", "teams", "which", "play", "in", "the", "tournament", ",", "generally", "there", "is", "one", "from", "each", "of", "the", "six", "major", "conferences", "(", "the", "Pac-12", ",", "Big", "Ten", ",", "Big", "12", ",", "Big", "East", "(", "before", "its", "2013", "split", ")", ",", "ACC", ",", "and", "the", "SEC", ")", ",", "one", "from", "another", "conference", "such", "as", "the", "American", "Athletic", "Conference", ",", "Conference", "USA", ",", "the", "Mountain", "West", "Conference", "or", "the", "Atlantic", "10", ",", "and", "Chaminade", ".", "Beginning", "with", "the", "2011", "tournament", ",", "the", "field", "includes", "four", "additional", "mainland", "teams", "that", "play", "the", "Maui-bound", "teams", "at", "home", ".", "The", "four", "mainland", "teams", "will", "then", "play", "each", "other", "in", "regional", "games", ".", "The", "winner", "from", "each", "game", "will", "square", "off", "in", "the", "championship", "contest", ",", "preceded", "by", "the", "consolation", "game", "between", "the", "losers" ]

PROPN

[ 31, 32 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,512

Maui Invitational Tournament

UNK

8

3,534

Conference

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PROPN

[ 75, 76, 77 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,513

Nate Jones (cornerback)

UNK

8

3,535

Conference

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PROPN

[ 21, 22, 23 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,514

Jeff Samardzija

UNK

8

3,536

East

[ "Johnson", "called", "play-by-play", "for", "the", "NBA", "'s", "Minnesota", "Timberwolves", "(", "1996", "–", "97", ")", ",", "Big", "East", "Basketball", "on", "the", "Big", "East", "Network", ",", "college", "hockey", "and", "college", "basketball", "on", "ESPN", ",", "and", "Canadian", "Football", "League", "games", "for", "ESPN2", ".", "He", "also", "did", "NFL", "games", "for", "CBS", "from", "1998", "–", "2010" ]

PROPN

[ 15, 16 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,515

Gus Johnson (sportscaster)

UNK

8

3,537

Conference

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PROPN

[ 161, 162, 163 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,516

WTTV

UNK

8

3,538

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,517

1984–85 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,539

East

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PROPN

[ 42, 43 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,518

Syracuse Orange football

UNK

8

3,540

East

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PROPN

[ 68, 69 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,519

Syracuse Orange football

UNK

8

3,541

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Football Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,520

Syracuse Orange football

UNK

8

3,542

East

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PROPN

[ 51, 52 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,521

Syracuse Orange football

UNK

8

3,543

Conference

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PROPN

[ 165, 166, 167 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,522

West Virginia Mountaineers football

UNK

8

3,544

East

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PROPN

[ 11, 12 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,523

West Virginia Mountaineers football

UNK

8

3,545

Conference

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PROPN

[ 29, 30, 31 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,524

West Virginia Mountaineers football

UNK

8

3,546

Conference

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PROPN

[ 12, 13, 14 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,525

West Virginia Mountaineers football

UNK

8

3,547

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,526

2005 Gator Bowl

UNK

8

3,548

Conference

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PROPN

[ 37, 38, 39 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,527

2008–09 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,549

Conference

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PROPN

[ 12, 13, 14 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,528

2002 Motor City Bowl

UNK

8

3,550

Conference

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PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,529

2002 Motor City Bowl

UNK

8

3,551

Conference

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PROPN

[ 65, 66, 67 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,530

2008–09 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,552

Conference

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PROPN

[ 16, 17, 18 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,531

Torrie Cox

UNK

8

3,553

Conference

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PROPN

[ 16, 17, 18, 19 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,532

UConn Huskies

UNK

8

3,554

East

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PROPN

[ 60, 61 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,533

TW3 (Albany, New York)

UNK

8

3,555

Conference

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PROPN

[ 41, 42, 43 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,534

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

UNK

8

3,556

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,535

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

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8

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,536

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8

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,537

Larry Taylor (gridiron football)

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8

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PROPN

[ 68, 69, 70 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,538

Corey Moore

UNK

8

3,560

Conference

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PROPN

[ 18, 19, 20 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,539

John Linehan (basketball)

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8

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Conference

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PROPN

[ 30, 31, 32 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,540

2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

UNK

8

3,562

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,541

Steve Pederson

UNK

8

3,563

East

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PROPN

[ 38, 39 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,542

Dion Lewis

UNK

8

3,564

East

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PROPN

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Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,543

Fort Washington Avenue Armory

UNK

8

3,565

East

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PROPN

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Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,544

Charlotte 49ers men's basketball

UNK

8

3,566

East

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PROPN

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Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,545

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UNK

8

3,567

Conference

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PROPN

[ 58, 59, 60 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,546

2010 South Florida Bulls football team

UNK

8

3,568

East

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PROPN

[ 27, 28 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,547

2009 Utah Utes football team

UNK

8

3,569

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PROPN

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Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,548

Darius Butler

UNK

8

3,570

Conference

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,549

Shavonte Zellous

UNK

8

3,571

East

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PROPN

[ 152, 153 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,550

College Basketball on NBC

UNK

8

3,572

Conference

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PROPN

[ 54, 55, 56 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,551

2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

UNK

8

3,573

Academic

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PROPN

[ 14, 15, 16, 17 ]

All Big East Academic

Academic

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,552

Mike Gilmartin

UNK

8

3,574

Conference

[ "Noble", "grew", "up", "in", "Damascus", ",", "Maryland", ",", "played", "soccer", "and", "attended", "Georgetown", "Preparatory", "School", "from", "1999-2003", ",", "played", "college", "soccer", "at", "West", "Virginia", "University", "from", "2003", "to", "2006", ",", "where", "he", "was", "a", "four-year", "starter", "for", "the", "Mountaineers", "appearing", "in", "80", "matches", ".", "He", "was", "named", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Goalkeeper", "of", "the", "Year", "in", "2006", "under", "first-year", "head", "coach", "Marlon", "LeBlanc", ".", "During", "his", "college", "years", "he", "also", "played", "with", "both", "Bradenton", "Academics", "and", "West", "Virginia", "Chaos", "in", "the", "USL", "Premier", "Development", "League" ]

PROPN

[ 47, 48, 49 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,553

Nick Noble

UNK

8

3,575

Conference

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PROPN

[ 124, 125, 126 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,554

2011 Temple Owls football team

UNK

8

3,576

Conference

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PROPN

[ 48, 49, 50 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,555

2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

UNK

8

3,577

East

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PROPN

[ 72, 73 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,556

Replay review in gridiron football

UNK

8

3,578

East

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PROPN

[ 19, 20 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,557

James Guarantano

UNK

8

3,579

Conference

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PROPN

[ 68, 69, 70 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,558

1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team

UNK

8

3,580

Conference

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PROPN

[ 74, 75, 76 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,559

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

UNK

8

3,581

Conference

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PROPN

[ 116, 117, 118 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,560

Pinstripe Bowl

UNK

8

3,582

East

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PROPN

[ 9, 10 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,561

Pinstripe Bowl

UNK

8

3,583

Conference

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PROPN

[ 22, 23, 24 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,562

1998 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

UNK

8

3,584

Conference

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PROPN

[ 44, 45, 46 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,563

2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,585

Conference

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PROPN

[ 100, 101, 102 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,564

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

UNK

8

3,586

Conference

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PROPN

[ 39, 40, 41 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,565

1985 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,587

East

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PROPN

[ 33, 34 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,566

2009 ACC Championship Game

UNK

8

3,588

EAST

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PROPN

[ 51, 52 ]

BIG EAST

EAST

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,567

Liberty Flames basketball

UNK

8

3,589

East

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PROPN

[ 15, 16 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,568

2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season

UNK

8

3,590

Conference

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PROPN

[ 26, 27, 28 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,569

2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

UNK

8

3,591

Conference

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PROPN

[ 19, 20, 21 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,570

2010 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

UNK

8

3,592

Conference

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PROPN

[ 35, 36, 37 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,571

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

UNK

8

3,593

Conference

[ "In", "1961", ",", "Rutgers", "was", "considered", "a", "contender", "for", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", ",", "but", "was", "not", "selected", "because", "university", "president", "Mason", "Welch", "Gross", "did", "not", "express", "interest", "with", "the", "Rose", "Bowl", "'s", "organizers", ".", "The", "following", "year", ",", "Rutgers", "once", "again", "went", "independent", ",", "and", "remained", "so", "until", "it", "joined", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "in", "1991" ]

PROPN

[ 51, 52, 53 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,572

Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

UNK

8

3,594

East

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PROPN

[ 51, 52 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,573

UCF Knights

UNK

8

3,595

Conference

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PROPN

[ 129, 130, 131 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,574

There Goes Old Georgetown

UNK

8

3,596

East

[ "In", "1991", ",", "Sims", "joined", "ESPN", "as", "a", "play-by-play", "announcer", "for", "college", "basketball", ",", "and", "added", "college", "football", "in", "1998", ".", "He", "primarily", "called", "Big", "East", "contests", "on", "the", "ESPN", "Plus", "regional", "network", ".", "He", "continues", "to", "broadcast", "college", "basketball", "games", "for", "FOX", "and", "FS1" ]

PROPN

[ 24, 25 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,575

Dave Sims

UNK

8

3,597

Conference

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PROPN

[ 42, 43, 44, 45 ]

original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,576

2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,598

Conference

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PROPN

[ 41, 42, 43 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,577

Pittsburgh Panthers softball

UNK

8

3,599

Conference

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PROPN

[ 43, 44, 45 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,578

2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team

UNK

8

3,600

Conference

[ "1994", "–", "95", "St.", "John", "'s", "Red", "Storm", "men", "'s", "basketball", "team", "represented", "St.", "John", "'s", "University", "during", "the", "1994", "–", "95", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "men", "'s", "basketball", "season", ".", "The", "team", "was", "coached", "by", "Brian", "Mahoney", "in", "his", "third", "year", "at", "the", "school", ".", "St.", "John", "'s", "home", "games", "are", "played", "at", "Alumni", "Hall", "and", "Madison", "Square", "Garden", "and", "the", "team", "is", "a", "member", "of", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference" ]

PROPN

[ 67, 68, 69 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,579

1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,601

Conference

[ "2001", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Commerce", "Bank", "Ballpark", "in", "Bridgewater", ",", "NJ", ".", "This", "was", "the", "seventeenth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "second", "tournament", "championship", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2001", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]

PROPN

[ 22, 23, 24 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,580

2001 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,602

Conference

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PROPN

[ 52, 53, 54 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,581

2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,603

Conference

[ "2006", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Bright", "House", "Field", "in", "Clearwater", ",", "FL", ".", "This", "was", "the", "twenty", "second", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "fifth", "tournament", "championship", "in", "a", "row", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "2006", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]

PROPN

[ 23, 24, 25 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,582

2006 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,604

Conference

[ "1996", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Senator", "Thomas", "J.", "Dodd", "Memorial", "Stadium", "in", "Norwich", ",", "CT", ".", "This", "was", "the", "twelfth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "only", "tournament", "championship", "in", "their", "first", "year", "in", "the", "league", ",", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1996", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "West", "Virginia", "joined", "the", "Big", "12", "Conference", "after", "the", "2012", "season" ]

PROPN

[ 25, 26, 27 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,583

1996 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,605

Conference

[ "1997", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", "was", "held", "at", "Senator", "Thomas", "J.", "Dodd", "Memorial", "Stadium", "in", "Norwich", ",", "CT", ".", "This", "was", "the", "thirteenth", "annual", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Baseball", "Tournament", ".", "The", "won", "their", "fifth", "tournament", "championship", "and", "claimed", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", "'s", "automatic", "bid", "to", "the", "1997", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Baseball", "Tournament" ]

PROPN

[ 25, 26, 27 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,584

1997 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament

UNK

8

3,606

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,585

2012–13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

UNK

8

3,607

East

[ "Unlike", "other", "conferences", "such", "as", "the", "Big", "East", "(", "which", "required", "a", "27-month", "notification", "period", "before", "a", "member", "could", "leave", ")", "and", "the", "ACC", "(", "which", "imposes", "a", "substantial", "exit", "fee", "to", "departing", "members", ",", "equal", "to", "three", "times", "the", "ACC", "'s", "operating", "budget", "or", "around", "$", "50", "million", ")", ",", "the", "SEC", "allows", "members", "to", "voluntarily", "leave", "the", "conference", "at", "will", ",", "with", "no", "exit", "fees", ".", "In", "addition", ",", "whereas", "a", "major", "point", "of", "contention", "within", "the", "Big", "12", "was", "the", "unequal", "distribution", "of", "revenue", "among", "member", "schools", ",", "the", "SEC", "distributes", "television", "revenues", "generally", "equally", "among", "member", "schools", "(", "with", "slightly", "higher", "allocations", "for", "schools", "participating", "in", "bowl", "games", "and", "the", "NCAA", "men", "'s", "basketball", "tournament", ")" ]

PROPN

[ 6, 7 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,586

2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment

UNK

8

3,608

East

[ "On", "December", "7", ",", "2011", "Boise", "State", "announced", "it", "would", "return", "its", "non-football", "sports", "to", "the", "WAC", "in", "2013", "when", "it", "begins", "playing", "football", "with", "the", "Big", "East", ".", "Later", ",", "Boise", "State", "chose", "to", "instead", "place", "their", "non-football", "sports", "in", "the", "Big", "West", "Conference", ",", "and", "still", "later", "due", "to", "further", "membership", "changes", "in", "the", "Big", "East", ",", "Boise", "State", "decided", "to", "stay", "in", "the", "Mountain", "West" ]

PROPN

[ 26, 27 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,587

2010–13 Western Athletic Conference realignment

UNK

8

3,609

Conference

[ "2007", "PapaJohns.com", "Bowl", "was", "a", "postseason", "college", "football", "match", "between", "the", "Southern", "Miss", "Golden", "Eagles", "and", "the", "Cincinnati", "Bearcats", "at", "Legion", "Field", "in", "Birmingham", ",", "Alabama", ".", "The", "University", "of", "Southern", "Mississippi", "represented", "Conference", "USA", "(", "which", "Cincinnati", "was", "once", "a", "member", "of", ")", "and", "the", "University", "of", "Cincinnati", "represented", "the", "Big", "East", "Conference", ".", "The", "game", "resulted", "in", "a", "31", "–", "21", "Cincinnati", "victory", ",", "which", "did", "not", "cover", "their", "11-point", "spread", ".", "The", "payout", "for", "both", "teams", "was", "$", "300,000", ",", "the", "lowest", "payout", "among", "all", "college", "football", "bowl", "games" ]

PROPN

[ 51, 52, 53 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,588

2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl

UNK

8

3,610

Conference

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PROPN

[ 87, 88, 89 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,589

1996 Orange Bowl (December)

UNK

8

3,611

East

[ "The", "Irish", "won", "three", "straight", "Big", "East", "championships", "and", "went", "to", "three", "straight", "NCAA", "regionals", "during", "Grewe", "'s", "tenure", ".", "In", "addition", "to", "his", "position", "as", "recruiting", "coordinator", ",", "Grewe", "worked", "with", "the", "catchers", "and", "hitters" ]

PROPN

[ 5, 6 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,590

David Grewe

UNK

8

3,612

East

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PROPN

[ 37, 38 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,591

2008 ACC Championship Game

UNK

8

3,613

Conference

[ "The", "Natatorium", "has", "hosted", "hundreds", "of", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Men", "'s", "Swimming", "and", "Diving", "Championships", ",", "NCAA", "Division", "I", "Women", "'s", "Swimming", "and", "Diving", "Championships", ",", "Big", "East", "Conference", "Swimming", "&", "Diving", "Championships", ",", "USA", "Swimming", ",", "USA", "Diving", ",", "and", "USA", "Synchronized", "Swimming", "Championships", ",", "local/regional", "meets", ",", "as", "well", "11", "Olympic", "Trials", "in", "swimming", ",", "diving", ",", "and", "synchronised", "swimming" ]

PROPN

[ 26, 27, 28 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,592

Indiana University Natatorium

UNK

8

3,614

East

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PROPN

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Big East

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Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,593

2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

UNK

8

3,615

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PROPN

[ 54, 55 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,594

2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

UNK

8

3,616

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PROPN

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Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,595

Memphis Tigers men's basketball

UNK

8

3,617

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PROPN

[ 19, 20 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,596

Ean Randolph

UNK

8

3,618

East

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PROPN

[ 53, 54 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,597

Ean Randolph

UNK

8

3,619

Conference

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PROPN

[ 66, 67, 68 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,598

2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

UNK

8

3,620

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,599

1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,621

East

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PROPN

[ 19, 20 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,600

Lindsey Lamar

UNK

8

3,622

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,601

1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,623

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PROPN

[ 65, 66 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

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3,602

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UNK

8

3,624

Conference

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PROPN

[ 64, 65, 66 ]

Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,603

1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team

UNK

8

3,625

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PROPN

[ 64, 65 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,604

Jarett Park

UNK

8

3,626

Conference

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PROPN

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original Big East Conference

Conference

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,605

2012 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

UNK

8

3,627

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PROPN

[ 37, 38 ]

Big East

East

Big East Conference (1979–2013)

2,841

3,606

Andre Blake