Official Word From Big East

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http://www.bigeast.org/about/11-04-03.asp

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Conference change summary from USA today:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/oth...alignment_x.htm

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A conference-by-conference look:

ACC

Staying: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia, Wake Forest

Joining: Miami (Fla.) {+1}, Virginia Tech {+1}, Boston College {+2}

{+1} Beginning with 2004-05 school year

{+2} Addition date uncertain

Big East football

Leaving: Miami, Va. Tech, Boston College, Temple

Staying: Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia

Joining: Connecticut, Cincinnati, Louisville, South Florida

Big East basketball only

Staying: Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova

Joining: DePaul, Marquette

Conference USA football

Leaving: Cincinnati, Louisville, South Florida

Staying: Alabama-Birmingham, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Southern Miss, TCU {+1}, Tulane

Joining: Central Florida {+2}, Marshall, Rice, Southern Methodist, Tulsa

C-USA basketball only

Leaving: DePaul, Marquette

Possibly leaving for Atlantic 10: Charlotte, Saint Louis

{+1} Could move to Mountain West

{+2 } Probable addition

Mid-American Conference

Leaving: Marshall

Probably leaving: Central Florida {+1}

Staying: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan

{+1} Current football-only member

Western Athletic Conference

Leaving: Rice, Southern Methodist, Tulsa

Staying: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, San Jose State, Texas-El Paso

Joining: New Mexico State, Utah State

Other possible moves

• Idaho and North Texas leaving the Sun Belt Conference to join the WAC.

• Mountain West Conference expanding from eight members to as many as 12, possibly adding teams from the WAC.