Big East Conference   University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 1819 Public 35,527[4] Yes 2005 Bearcats University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut 1881 Public 28,411[5] Yes 1979 Huskies DePaul University Chicago, Illinois 1898 Private/Catholic 23,570 No 2005 Blue Demons Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 1789 Private/Catholic 13,612 No* 1979 Hoyas University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 1798 Public 21,841[6] Yes 2005 Cardinals Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1881 Private/Catholic 11,510 No 2005 Golden Eagles University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana[7] 1842 Private/Catholic 11,415 No* 1995 Fighting Irish University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1787 Semi-Public 32,105 Yes 1982 Panthers Providence College Providence, Rhode Island 1917 Private/Catholic 3,648 No 1979 Friars Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey 1766 Public 34,696 Yes 1995 Scarlet Knights St. John's University Queens, New York 1870 Private/Catholic 19,813 No 1979 Red Storm Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey 1856 Private/Catholic 9,700 No 1979 Pirates University of South Florida Tampa, Florida 1956 Public 40,261 Yes 2005 Bulls Syracuse University Syracuse, New York 1870 Private/Non-sectarian 18,247 Yes 1979 Orange Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania 1842 Private/Catholic 9,500 No* 1980 Wildcats West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 1867 Public 28,113[8] Yes 1995 Mountaineers