. "The Big East Conference (stylized as BIG EAST) is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in all sports except football, which is not sponsored. The conference has been officially recognized as a Division I multi-sport conference, effective on August 1, 2013.Its nucleus is composed of the \"Basketball Seven\" members of the Big East Conference (1979\u20132013): DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, Seton Hall University, St."@en . . . .