BIG EAST Announces 2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule Matchups

PROVIDENCE, R.I. � The BIG EAST Conference has announced the league opponents and game sites for its men’s basketball teams for the 2008-09 regular season.

In 2008-09, the BIG EAST will once again play an 18-game conference schedule, allowing teams to face each opponent once and three teams twice. It will mark the second year of the 18-game schedule, which began for the 2007-08 season. All 144 regular-season conference games will once again be televised, either by CBS Sports, the ESPN family of networks or ESPN Regional Television.

In the first year of the 18-game conference schedule, the BIG EAST tied its own NCAA record by placing eight schools into the NCAA tournament. At least one preseason ranking for 2008-09, lists three BIG EAST teams among the national top five, five among the top 15 and seven among the top 25.

The decisions regarding repeat opponents are based on natural interest, geography, rivalries, television contractual obligations and competitive balance.

	BIG EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE OPPONENTS MATRIX FOR 2008-09						Released July 2, 2008

CINCINNATI	CONNECTICUT	DEPAUL	GEORGETOWN	LOUISVILLE	MARQUETTE	NOTRE DAME	PITTSBURGH

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CONNECTICUT	GEORGETOWN	CINCINNATI	*CINCINNATI*	CONNECTICUT	CINCINNATI	*CONNECTICUT*	CINCINNATI
*GEORGETOWN*	*NOTRE DAME*	CONNECTICUT	DEPAUL	DEPAUL	CONNECTICUT	GEORGETOWN	*CONNECTICUT*
LOUISVILLE	*PITTSBURGH*	*MARQUETTE*	LOUISVILLE	MARQUETTE	*DEPAUL*	*LOUISVILLE*	*DEPAUL*
NOTRE DAME	PROVIDENCE	NOTRE DAME	*MARQUETTE*	*NOTRE DAME*	*GEORGETOWN*	MARQUETTE	MARQUETTE
*PROVIDENCE*	RUTGERS	*PITTSBURGH*	PITTSBURGH	PITTSBURGH	ST. JOHN'S	RUTGERS	NOTRE DAME
RUTGERS	*SETON HALL*	ST. JOHN'S	PROVIDENCE	PROVIDENCE	SETON HALL	*ST. JOHN'S*	ST. JOHN'S
*ST. JOHN'S*	USF	SETON HALL	RUTGERS	SETON HALL	SYRACUSE	SETON HALL	USF
SETON HALL	SYRACUSE	*USF*	*SYRACUSE*	*USF*	*VILLANOVA*	USF	SYRACUSE
WEST VIRGINIA	VILLANOVA	VILLANOVA	WEST VIRGINIA	*WEST VIRGINIA*	WEST VIRGINIA	VILLANOVA	WEST VIRGINIA

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DEPAUL	CINCINNATI	GEORGETOWN	*CINCINNATI*	CINCINNATI	*DEPAUL*	CINCINNATI	*CONNECTICUT*
*GEORGETOWN*	DEPAUL	LOUISVILLE	CONNECTICUT	GEORGETOWN	*GEORGETOWN*	*CONNECTICUT*	*DEPAUL*
MARQUETTE	LOUISVILLE	*MARQUETTE*	*MARQUETTE*	*NOTRE DAME*	LOUISVILLE	DEPAUL	GEORGETOWN
PITTSBURGH	MARQUETTE	*PITTSBURGH*	NOTRE DAME	RUTGERS	NOTRE DAME	*LOUISVILLE*	LOUISVILLE
*PROVIDENCE*	*NOTRE DAME*	PROVIDENCE	ST. JOHN'S	ST. JOHN'S	PITTSBURGH	PITTSBURGH	PROVIDENCE
*ST. JOHN'S*	*PITTSBURGH*	RUTGERS	SETON HALL	*USF*	PROVIDENCE	PROVIDENCE	RUTGERS
USF	ST. JOHN'S	*USF*	USF	SYRACUSE	RUTGERS	*ST. JOHN'S*	SETON HALL
SYRACUSE	*SETON HALL*	SYRACUSE	*SYRACUSE*	VILLANOVA	USF	SYRACUSE	VILLANOVA
VILLANOVA	WEST VIRGINIA	WEST VIRGINIA	VILLANOVA	*WEST VIRGINIA*	*VILLANOVA*	WEST VIRGINIA	WEST VIRGINIA


PROVIDENCE	RUTGERS	ST. JOHN'S	SETON HALL	USF	SYRACUSE	VILLANOVA	WEST VIRGINIA

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*CINCINNATI*	DEPAUL	*CINCINNATI*	*CONNECTICUT*	CINCINNATI	CINCINNATI	CINCINNATI	CONNECTICUT
DEPAUL	LOUISVILLE	CONNECTICUT	GEORGETOWN	*DEPAUL*	DEPAUL	GEORGETOWN	DEPAUL
MARQUETTE	MARQUETTE	GEORGETOWN	PITTSBURGH	GEORGETOWN	*GEORGETOWN*	LOUISVILLE	*LOUISVILLE*
NOTRE DAME	PITTSBURGH	LOUISVILLE	PROVIDENCE	*LOUISVILLE*	LOUISVILLE	*MARQUETTE*	NOTRE DAME
PITTSBURGH	*PROVIDENCE*	*NOTRE DAME*	*RUTGERS*	MARQUETTE	NOTRE DAME	PITTSBURGH	*PITTSBURGH*
*RUTGERS*	*SETON HALL*	RUTGERS	*ST. JOHN'S*	PROVIDENCE	*RUTGERS*	*PROVIDENCE*	PROVIDENCE
ST. JOHN'S	USF	*SETON HALL*	USF	SYRACUSE	SETON HALL	RUTGERS	ST. JOHN'S
SYRACUSE	*SYRACUSE*	USF	VILLANOVA	VILLANOVA	*VILLANOVA*	ST. JOHN'S	*USF*
*VILLANOVA*	WEST VIRGINIA	SYRACUSE	WEST VIRGINIA	*WEST VIRGINIA*	WEST VIRGINIA	*SYRACUSE*	VILLANOVA

AWAY GAMES	AWAY GAMES	AWAY GAMES	AWAY GAMES	AWAY GAMES	AWAY GAMES	AWAY GAMES	AWAY GAMES

*CINCINNATI*	CINCINNATI	*CINCINNATI*	CINCINNATI	CONNECTICUT	CONNECTICUT	CONNECTICUT	CINCINNATI
CONNECTICUT	CONNECTICUT	DEPAUL	*CONNECTICUT*	*DEPAUL*	*GEORGETOWN*	DEPAUL	GEORGETOWN
GEORGETOWN	GEORGETOWN	MARQUETTE	DEPAUL	*LOUISVILLE*	MARQUETTE	*MARQUETTE*	*LOUISVILLE*
LOUISVILLE	NOTRE DAME	*NOTRE DAME*	LOUISVILLE	NOTRE DAME	PITTSBURGH	NOTRE DAME	MARQUETTE
*RUTGERS*	*PROVIDENCE*	PITTSBURGH	MARQUETTE	PITTSBURGH	PROVIDENCE	*PROVIDENCE*	*PITTSBURGH*
SETON HALL	ST. JOHN'S	PROVIDENCE	NOTRE DAME	RUTGERS	*RUTGERS*	SETON HALL	RUTGERS
USF	*SETON HALL*	*SETON HALL*	*RUTGERS*	ST. JOHN'S	ST. JOHN'S	USF	SETON HALL
*VILLANOVA*	*SYRACUSE*	VILLANOVA	*ST. JOHN'S*	SETON HALL	USF	*SYRACUSE*	*USF*
WEST VIRGINIA	VILLANOVA	WEST VIRGINIA	SYRACUSE	*WEST VIRGINIA*	*VILLANOVA*	WEST VIRGINIA	SYRACUSE

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