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About a decade after the conference' | About a decade after the conference' | ||
- | This had long led to rumors of instability, | + | {{ men_s_basketball: |
- | {{ men_s_basketball: | + | The addition of the three football schools, along with Big East non-football member [[Connecticut]] moving up to the Big East football conference, ensured that the league would keep the minimum eight teams needed to keep its BCS bid. In addition two traditional basketball teams, [[DePaul]] and Marquette, were added to gain the Chicago and Milwaukee television markets and help the already solid basketball status of the conference. |
In January 2006, Loyola University Maryland (then Loyola College in Maryland) joined as an associate member in the sport of women' | In January 2006, Loyola University Maryland (then Loyola College in Maryland) joined as an associate member in the sport of women' | ||
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- | [[TCU|Texas Christian University]] will join the conference as an all-sports member beginning in the 2012–2013 academic year. | ||
===== Big East Members ===== | ===== Big East Members ===== | ||
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[[Syracuse|{{: | [[Syracuse|{{: | ||
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