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Depends on which "big east" you're talking about
In the 2013 Big East: (Butler, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, and Xavier)
In the 2013 America 12 or whatever it will be called: (Cincinnati, UConn, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, USF, Temple, UCF, East Carolina, Tulane, and Navy (football only))
College Basketball teams have many more conferences than football conferences. Even small colleges can field quality national Basketball teams. A group of so-called "Catholic colleges" have taken the old Big East conference name and it now is for basketball teams. Butler, however, is not affiliated with Catholic Universities, it is a private non religious university.
Villanova, Seton Hal,l Butler, Providence, DePaul, St. Johns, Creighton, Xavier, Georgetown, and Marquette
Boston College, Conn, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown, Syracuse.
Miami, Va. Tech., BC, Pitt., Syracuse, Rutgers.
There are several good colleges in the East Coast. A lot of them are Ivy schools. You can get a good list of good colleges in the east coast at this link: http://education-portal.com/east_coast_colleges.html
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Schools in the big east, big 12, and the acc have produced the most. North Carolina, Duke and UConn have produced pretty good players but these days NBA players are coming from everywhere.
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Big East Conference was created in 1979.
There are a number of colleges and universities in Oregon, as it is such a big state. Here is a list of colleges and universities in Oregon http://collegeapps.about.com/od/Oregon-Colleges/Oregon-Colleges.htm
East Coast Colleges with School Overviews From Florida to Maine, there are hundreds of 2- and 4-year colleges and universities located on the eastern coast of the United States. Read on to learn more about some of the most popular institutions in the region.
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In Amherst , MA there is the University of Massachusetts and Amherst College. These are big colleges but there may be smaller ones in the area.
College Basketball teams have many more conferences than football conferences. Even small colleges can field quality national Basketball teams. A group of so-called "Catholic colleges" have taken the old Big East conference name and it now is for basketball teams. Butler, however, is not affiliated with Catholic Universities, it is a private non religious university. Villanova, Seton Hal,l Butler, Providence, DePaul, St. Johns, Creighton, Xavier, Georgetown, and Marquette
College Basketball teams have many more conferences than football conferences. Even small colleges can field quality national Basketball teams. A group of so-called "Catholic colleges" have taken the old Big East conference name and it now is for Basketball teams. Butler, however, is not affiliated with Catholic Universities, it is a private non religious university. Villanova, Seton Hal,l Butler, Providence, DePaul, St. Johns, Creighton, Xavier, Georgetown, and Marquette
The Big East had 3 teams in the Final Four in 1959. California def. West Virginia (Big East) in the championship...Louisville (Big East) and Cincinnati (Big East) lost in the Final Four. (I don't know if those teams were in the Big East back in 1959, but they are currently)