PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The BIG EAST Conference has announced the league opponents and game sites for its men's basketball teams for the 2010-11 season.
In 2010-11, the BIG EAST will play an 18-game conference schedule, allowing teams to face 12 opponents once and three opponents twice. It will mark the fourth year of the 18-game schedule, which began in the 2007-08 season. All 144 regular-season conference games will again be televised, either by CBS Sports, the ESPN family of networks or ESPN Regional Television.
In 2009-10, the BIG EAST tied its own NCAA record by placing eight schools into the NCAA Championship. West Virginia advanced to the Final Four. It was the third time in the last five seasons that eight BIG EAST teams received NCAA bids.
The decisions regarding repeat opponents are based on natural interest, geography, rivalries, television contractual obligations and competitive balance.
The full 2010-11 conference schedule will be announced at a later date.
CINCINNATI
Home Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, USF, West Virginia
Away DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, Syracuse, Villanova
CONNECTICUT
Home Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
Away Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's, Seton Hall, West Virginia
DE PAUL
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia
GEORGETOWN
Home Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, Syracuse, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
LOUISVILLE
Home Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, USF, Villanova, West Virginia
MARQUETTE
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, West Virginia
Away Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova
NOTRE DAME
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova
Away Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia
PITTSBURGH
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, Marquette, Notre Dame, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia
Away DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, USF, Villanova, West Virginia
PROVIDENCE
Home Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John's, USF, Villanova
Away Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia
RUTGERS
Home Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova
ST. JOHN'S
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse
Away Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, West Virginia
SETON HALL
Home Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
Away Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia
USF
Home DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Syracuse, Villanova
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, West Virginia
SYRACUSE
Home Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Villanova, West Virginia
Away Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, St. John's, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova
VILLANOVA
Home Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John's, Syracuse, West Virginia
Away Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse
WEST VIRGINIA
Home Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, USF
Away Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Villanova
Each school's three repeat opponents are in italics
| BIG EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE OPPONENTS MATRIX FOR 2010-2011 |
Released June 24 |
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BOLD ITALICS = Home and Home repeat series |
| CINCINNATI |
CONNECTICUT |
DEPAUL |
GEORGETOWN |
LOUISVILLE |
MARQUETTE |
NOTRE DAME |
PITTSBURGH |
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| Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
| CONNECTICUT |
GEORGETOWN |
CINCINNATI |
CINCINNATI |
CONNECTICUT |
CINCINNATI |
CINCINNATI |
CINCINNATI |
| DEPAUL |
LOUISVILLE |
CONNECTICUT |
DEPAUL |
DEPAUL |
CONNECTICUT |
CONNECTICUT |
CONNECTICUT |
| GEORGETOWN |
MARQUETTE |
NOTRE DAME |
LOUISVILLE |
MARQUETTE |
DEPAUL |
GEORGETOWN |
MARQUETTE |
| LOUISVILLE |
NOTRE DAME |
PITTSBURGH |
MARQUETTE |
PITTSBURGH |
NOTRE DAME |
LOUISVILLE |
NOTRE DAME |
| RUTGERS |
PROVIDENCE |
RUTGERS |
PITTSBURGH |
PROVIDENCE |
PROVIDENCE |
MARQUETTE |
SETON HALL |
| ST. JOHN'S |
RUTGERS |
SETON HALL |
PROVIDENCE |
ST. JOHN'S |
ST. JOHN'S |
RUTGERS |
USF |
| SETON HALL |
USF |
USF |
ST. JOHN'S |
SETON HALL |
SETON HALL |
ST. JOHN'S |
SYRACUSE |
| USF |
SYRACUSE |
VILLANOVA |
SYRACUSE |
SYRACUSE |
SYRACUSE |
SETON HALL |
VILLANOVA |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
VILLANOVA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
VILLANOVA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
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| Away Games |
Away Games |
Away Games |
Away Games |
Away Games |
Away Games |
Away Games |
Away Games |
| DEPAUL |
CINCINNATI |
CINCINNATI |
CINCINNATI |
CINCINNATI |
CONNECTICUT |
CONNECTICUT |
DEPAUL |
| GEORGETOWN |
DEPAUL |
GEORGETOWN |
CONNECTICUT |
CONNECTICUT |
GEORGETOWN |
DEPAUL |
GEORGETOWN |
| MARQUETTE |
LOUISVILLE |
LOUISVILLE |
NOTRE DAME |
GEORGETOWN |
LOUISVILLE |
MARQUETTE |
LOUISVILLE |
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MARQUETTE |
MARQUETTE |
RUTGERS |
NOTRE DAME |
NOTRE DAME |
PITTSBURGH |
PROVIDENCE |
| PITTSBURGH |
NOTRE DAME |
PROVIDENCE |
ST. JOHN'S |
PROVIDENCE |
PITTSBURGH |
PROVIDENCE |
RUTGERS |
| PROVIDENCE |
PITTSBURGH |
ST. JOHN'S |
SETON HALL |
RUTGERS |
RUTGERS |
ST. JOHN'S |
ST. JOHN'S |
| ST. JOHN'S |
ST. JOHN'S |
USF |
USF |
USF |
SETON HALL |
USF |
USF |
| SYRACUSE |
SETON HALL |
SYRACUSE |
SYRACUSE |
VILLANOVA |
USF |
SYRACUSE |
VILLANOVA |
| VILLANOVA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
VILLANOVA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
VILLANOVA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
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RUTGERS |
ST.JOHN'S |
SETON HALL |
USF |
SYRACUSE |
VILLANOVA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
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| Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
Home Games |
| CINCINNATI |
GEORGETOWN |
CINCINNATI |
CONNECTICUT |
DEPAUL |
CINCINNATI |
CINCINNATI |
CONNECTICUT |
| DEPAUL |
LOUISVILLE |
CONNECTICUT |
GEORGETOWN |
GEORGETOWN |
DEPAUL |
GEORGETOWN |
DEPAUL |
| LOUISVILLE |
MARQUETTE |
DEPAUL |
MARQUETTE |
LOUISVILLE |
GEORGETOWN |
LOUISVILLE |
LOUISVILLE |
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PITTSBURGH |
GEORGETOWN |
PROVIDENCE |
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