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- | ====== Big East Conference ====== | ||
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- | The Big East has always been a basketball-first conference; in fact, the league did not sponsor football until 1991, the year before football power Miami was added to the league. | ||
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- | ===== Current Big East Members ===== | ||
- | [[Cincinnati|{{: | ||
- | [[Connecticut|{{: | ||
- | [[DePaul|{{: | ||
- | [[Georgetown|{{: | ||
- | [[Louisville|{{: | ||
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- | [[Notre Dame|{{: | ||
- | [[Pittsburgh|{{: | ||
- | [[Providence|{{: | ||
- | [[Rutgers|{{: | ||
- | [[St. Johns|{{: | ||
- | [[Seton Hall|{{: | ||
- | [[South Florida|{{: | ||
- | [[Syracuse|{{: | ||
- | [[Villanova|{{: | ||
- | [[West Virginia|{{: | ||
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- | [[TCU|{{: | ||
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- | ===== Big East Tournament ===== | ||
- | After being held in Providence, Hartford, and Syracuse in its first three years, the conference tournament moved to its seemingly permanent home, Madison Square Garden in New York, in 1983. The tournament has been held there ever since, and will be held there at least through 2011. | ||
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- | The Big East Tournament format has changed over the years as schools have been added to the league. | ||
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- | The quarterfinal winners meet in Friday night' | ||
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- | Big East Tournament tickets are sold on a per-session basis; you do not need to buy a booklet for the entire tournament. | ||
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- | If you can't procure your tickets in advance, you'll be buying on the street. | ||
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- | Keep in mind that some schools do not qualify for the conference tournament; many fans from these schools will not be using their tickets. | ||
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- | === Big East Tournament Dates === | ||
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- | The Big East Tournament is always held in early March, and runs from Wednesday afternoon through Saturday night' | ||
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- | 2008 - March 13-16 | ||
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- | 2009 - March 12-15 | ||
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- | 2010 - March 11-14 | ||
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- | 2011 - March 10-13 | ||
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- | 2012 - March 8-11 |