Big East
A former conference: 12 schools on file. Our membership records under this name start in 1991. 2012 champions: Cincinnati and Louisville and Rutgers and Syracuse.
2012 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–2 | 11–2 | 13 | 1643 | WLLWW | ||
| 5–2 | 10–3 | 1658 | WLWWW | |||
| 5–2 | 9–4 | 1584 | WWLLL | |||
| 5–2 | 8–5 | 1597 | LWWWW | |||
| 3–4 | 6–7 | 1533 | LLWWL | |||
| 2–5 | 5–7 | 1455 | LLWWL | |||
| 2–5 | 4–7 | 1450 | LLLWL | |||
| 1–6 | 3–9 | 1406 | LWLLL |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, final (else the final AP rank). Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2012
Big East teams are 28–16 outside the conference.
- ACC5–5
- FCS teams8–1
- Mid-American Conference4–4
- SEC4–1
- Big Ten0–3
- FBS Independents2–1
- Conference USA2–0
- Big 121–0
- Mountain West Conference1–0
- Pac-120–1
- Sun Belt Conference1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
All-Big East teams, 2002
The newest teams on file are from 2002.
First team 25
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Ken DorseyMiami | Miami |
| Running back | Willis McGaheeMiami | Miami |
| Avon CobourneWest Virginia | West Virginia | |
| Wide receiver | Andre JohnsonMiami | Miami |
| Larry FitzgeraldPitt | Pitt | |
| Tight end | Kellen WinslowMiami | Miami |
| Offensive tackle | Lance NimmoWest Virginia | West Virginia |
| Marc ParenteauBoston College | Boston College | |
| Offensive guard | Bryan AndersonPitt | Pitt |
| Sherko Haji-RasouliMiami | Miami | |
| Center | Brett RombergMiami | Miami |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | William JosephMiami | Miami |
| Jerome McDougleMiami | Miami | |
| Claude HarriottPitt | Pitt | |
| Dan KleckoTemple | Temple | |
| Linebacker | Jonathan VilmaMiami | Miami |
| Gerald HayesPitt | Pitt | |
| Grant WileyWest Virginia | West Virginia | |
| Cornerback | Antrel RolleMiami | Miami |
| Torrie CoxPitt | Pitt | |
| Safety | Maurice SikesMiami | Miami |
| Sean TaylorMiami | Miami |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Todd SieversMiami | Miami |
| Punter | Andy LeePitt | Pitt |
| Return specialist | Nate JonesRutgers | Rutgers |
Second team 21
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Rod RutherfordPitt | Pitt |
| Running back | Derrick KnightBoston College | Boston College |
| Lee SuggsVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| Wide receiver | Jamel RiddleSyracuse | Syracuse |
| David TyreeSyracuse | Syracuse | |
| Ernest WilfordVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| Tight end | Sean RyanBoston College | Boston College |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | Jamaal GreenMiami | Miami |
| Louis GachelinSyracuse | Syracuse | |
| Nathaniel AdibiVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| David UpchurchWest Virginia | West Virginia | |
| Linebacker | D.J. WilliamsMiami | Miami |
| Clifton SmithSyracuse | Syracuse | |
| James DavisWest Virginia | West Virginia | |
| Cornerback | Shawn SeabrooksRutgers | Rutgers |
| DeAngelo HallVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| Safety | Willie PileVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| Angel EstradaWest Virginia | West Virginia |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Sandro SciortinoBoston College | Boston College |
| Cap PoklembaTemple | Temple | |
| Punter | Vinnie BurnsVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article (CC BY-SA): each player on the best team any selector named him to (the coaches’, the media’s or the AP’s), in the article’s order. Players link to their pages where we could match them.
Champions
Most titles
| Miami | 9 | last 2003 |
| West Virginia | 7 | last 2011 |
| Syracuse | 5 | last 2012 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | last 2012 |
| Louisville | 3 | last 2012 |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | last 1999 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | last 2010 |
| UConn | 2 | last 2010 |
| Rutgers | 1 | last 2012 |
| Boston College | 1 | last 2004 |
By year
| 2012 | Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, Syracuse (shared) |
| 2011 | Cincinnati, Louisville, West Virginia (shared) |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh, UConn, West Virginia (shared) |
| 2009 | Cincinnati |
| 2008 | Cincinnati |
| 2007 | UConn, West Virginia (shared) |
| 2006 | Louisville |
| 2005 | West Virginia |
| 2004 | Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, West Virginia (shared) |
| 2003 | Miami, West Virginia (shared) |
| 2002 | Miami |
| 2001 | Miami |
10 earlier seasons, back to 1991
| 2000 | Miami |
| 1999 | Virginia Tech |
| 1998 | Syracuse |
| 1997 | Syracuse |
| 1996 | Miami, Syracuse, Virginia Tech (shared) |
| 1995 | Miami, Virginia Tech (shared) |
| 1994 | Miami |
| 1993 | West Virginia |
| 1992 | Miami |
| 1991 | Miami |
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Schools
Every school and its years (12)
Members
- Cincinnati 2005–2012
- Louisville 2005–2012
- Pittsburgh 1991–2012
- Rutgers 1991–2012
- South Florida 2005–2012
- Syracuse 1991–2012
- Temple 1991–2004, 2012
- UConn 2004–2012
- West Virginia 1991–2011
- Boston College 1991–2004
- Miami 1991–2003
- Virginia Tech 1991–2003
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1991; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Pittsburgh | Left for ACC | Source | |
| 2013 | Syracuse | Left for ACC | September 18, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Temple | Joined from Mid-American Conference (football only) | Source | |
| 2012 | West Virginia | Left for Big 12 | Source | |
| 2005 | Boston College | Left for ACC | Source | |
| 2005 | Cincinnati | Joined from Conference USA | Source | |
| 2005 | Louisville | Joined from Conference USA | Source | |
| 2005 | South Florida | Joined from Conference USA | Source | |
| 2005 | Temple | Left to play as an independent (football only) | Source | |
| 2004 | Miami | Left for ACC | Source | |
| 2004 | UConn | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 2004 | Virginia Tech | Left for ACC | Source | |
| 1991 | Boston College | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1991 | Miami | Joined (independent before) | Source | |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source |
5 earlier moves
| 1991 | Rutgers | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1991 | Syracuse | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1991 | Temple | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1991 | Virginia Tech | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1991 | West Virginia | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source |
Football moves from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the season is the first one played in the new conference, and the date the one the lists or their sources give for the announcement. SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 175 team-seasons from 1991. the member tables in the conference’s Wikipedia article agree with ours in all 1 team-seasons from 2012. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.
Honors while members
Heisman winners 1
| Miami | 1 |
Consensus All-Americans 39
| Miami | 15 |
| West Virginia | 7 |
| Virginia Tech | 5 |
| Boston College | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 2 |
NFL first-round picks 66
| Miami | 29 |
| Syracuse | 9 |
| Boston College | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5 |
Counted only in seasons a school was a member on file (from 1991); a draft pick counts for the season before the draft. Heisman and All-America lists from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), draft picks from CollegeFootballData.com.
The money
The Big East Conference (its corporation is now the American Athletic Conference) is a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to June 2013 reports $170.9 million in revenue and $154.6 million in expenses; it ended the year with $66.7 million in assets.
By year
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $171M | $155M | $66.7M | |
| 2011-12 | $169M | $133M | $49.8M | |
| 2010-11 | $119M | $120M | $10.7M |
From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Fiscal years end in June; top pay is the best-paid person’s total compensation on the return, listed for e-filed years (2018 on). Grants are the ones the conference lists on Schedule I; bowl payments are the ones bowls list on theirs. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 51-0244593).