Conference USA (C-USA)
Louisville was a member of Conference USA between 1996-2004. They joined the Big East in 2005.
WVU joined the Big East for the 1991 season. Prior to 1991, they were a Division 1 independent between the years 1968-1990. From 1950-1967, WVU was a member of the Southern Conference.
Two, but only Syracuse won while in the Big East. Louisville won while in Conference USA, and now they're in the Big East.
Syracuse University is not currently a member of the Big East Conference. The school left the Big East in 2013 and joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Historically, Syracuse was a prominent member of the Big East, particularly in basketball, but its affiliation has since changed.
UVA joined the ACC on December 4, 1953 two weeks after the end of their 1953 football season. Prior to that, they were an independent between 1938-1953. Prior to that, they were a charter member of the Southern Conference, formed in February, 1921.
Atlantic 10
Big East between 1991-2003.
They were Independent.
In the book "The Great Gatsby," Daisy Buchanan was born into a wealthy family in Louisville, Kentucky. She came from a privileged background, which influenced her behavior and decisions throughout the story.
The American Athletic Conference (AAC), formerly known as the Big East.The University of Connecticut was one of the last remaining members of the old Big East, along with Cincinnati and South Florida. The conference dissolved after four schools (Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Louisville and Notre Dame) joined the ACC, Rutgers moved to the Big 10, and the "Catholic 7" (Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette and DePaul) formed a new, basketball-only conference (keeping the Big East name).The AAC will add several schools over the next few years, including SMU, Houston, Memphis, Central Florida, Temple, Tulane, East Carolina, Tulsa and Navy.
In 2011, the University of Louisville had the best recruiting class in the Big East Conference, ranked among the top nationally. The class featured notable recruits such as Chane Behanan and Montrezl Harrell, who significantly contributed to the team's success in subsequent seasons. Louisville's strong recruiting efforts played a key role in their competitiveness within the conference and nationally during that era.
East Central Conference was created in 1970.