With Tulsa and East Carolina set to join the old Big East in 2014, here’s how the new and old Big Easts break down going forward:
The old Big East will rename itself by mid-April, with America 12 one of the options.
As ESPN.com pointed out, nine of the 11 teams in that league in 2014 will be former Conference USA teams: Cincinnati, South Florida, UCF, Houston, SMU, Memphis, East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa.
CATHOLIC 7/NEW BIG EAST BASKETBALL 2013-14 (10 teams)
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John’s
Villanova
Xavier
OLD BIG EAST / AMERICA 12 2013-14
Central Florida
Cincinnati
UConn
Houston
Louisville
Memphis
Rutgers
SMU
South Florida
Temple
BIG EAST 2014-15
Butler
Creighton
**Dayton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John’s
**St. Louis
Villanova
Xavier
OLD BIG EAST / AMERICA 12 2014-15
Central Florida
Cincinnati
UConn
East Carolina
Houston
Memphis
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
**The New Big East may add Dayton and/or St. Louis in 2014-15.
