At the closing of the year 2003, the Big East conference lost two universities to the Atlantic Coast Conference, also know as the ACC. In return the Big East has added five universities from Conference U.S.A.. This shifting of conferences will have a huge effect on both the state of college football and the state of college basketball. This change will also have a serious economic impact on the Big East conference.

After the loss of Miami University and Virginia Tech to the ACC, the Big East answered by adding Marquette University, Depaul University, the University of Louisville, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of South Florida. These teams will be joining the Big East Conference for intercollegiate athletics for the 2005-2006 season. With the addition of these five schools the Big East becomes a sixteen team conference which also includes Notre Dame University, West Virginia University, the University of Pittsburg, Syracuse University, Georgetown University, and Villanova University. Members also include Seton Hall Uni

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