American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference is the successor to the original Big East Conference.
On July 1, 2013, the seven catholic schools in the Big East Conference, DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, St. John's University, Seton Hall University, Villanova University, and Providence College (collectively known as the Catholic 7) formed a new non-football conference, known as the Big East Conference. Butler University, Creighton University, and Xavier University will also be joining the newly formed conference on July 1. The remaining schools joined with 4 schools from Conference USA (University of Memphis, University of Houston, Southern Methodist University, and University of Central Florida) to form the American Athletic Conference. 3 more C-USA schools (Tulane University, East Carolina University, University of Tulsa) will join in 2014. Even though the Big East name will go with the Catholic 7, the AAC will be the successor to the old Big East and will retain all postseason automatic bids and tie-ins. In the 2025-2026 school year, the conference rebranded as The American Conference.
2026 Schools[edit]
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- East Carolina University
- Florida Atlantic University
- University of Memphis
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Rice University
- University of South Florida
- University of Texas at San Antonio
- Tulane University
- Wichita State University
Non-Baseball Members[edit]
Former Members[edit]
- University of Louisville
- Rutgers University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Houston
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