Editing Big East Conference (1979–2013) (section)

===Membership timeline===

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DateFormat  = yyyy
ImageSize   = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20

Period      = from:1979 till:2025
TimeAxis    = orientation:horizontal
PlotArea    = right:20 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph,  use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<#
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          id:line value:black
          id:bg value:white

          id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports
          id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football
          id:FullxF1 value:rgb(0.331,0.824,0.557) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football before 2013
          id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
          id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote)
          id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference
          id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference where OtherC1 has already been used, to distinguish the two
          id:OtherC3 value:rgb(0.888,0.803,0.483)
          id:BE2 value:rgb(0.784,1,0.514) # Use this color to denote a team that moved to the successor new Big East Conference
          id:AAC value:rgb(0.678,0.941,0.902) # Use this color to denote a team that moved to the successor American Athletic Conference

PlotData=
   width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

   bar:1 color:FullxF from:1979 till:1991 text:[[Boston College]] (1979–2005)
   bar:1 color:Full from:1991 till:2005 
   bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:2 color:FullxF from:1979 till:2004 text:[[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]] (1979–2013)
   bar:2 color:Full from:2004 till:2013
   bar:2 color:AAC from:2013 till:2020 text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]
   bar:2 color:BE2 from:2020 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:3 color:FullxF from:1979 till:2013 text:[[Georgetown University|Georgetown]] (1979–2013)
   bar:3 color:BE2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:4 color:FullxF from:1979 till:2013 text:[[Providence College|Providence]] (1979–2013)
   bar:4 color:BE2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:5 color:FullxF from:1979 till:2013 text:[[St. John's University (New York)|St. John's]] (1979–2013)
   bar:5 color:BE2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:6 color:FullxF from:1979 till:2013 text:[[Seton Hall University|Seton Hall]] (1979–2013)
   bar:6 color:BE2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:7 color:FullxF from:1979 till:1991 text:[[Syracuse University|Syracuse]] (1979–2013)
   bar:7 color:Full from:1991 till:2013
   bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:8 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1980 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|EAA]]
   bar:8 color:FullxF from:1980 till:2013 text:   [[Villanova University|Villanova]] (1980–2013)
   bar:8 color:BE2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:9 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1982 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|EAA]]
   bar:9 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1991 text:[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] (1982–2013)
   bar:9 color:Full from:1991 till:2013  
   bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1991 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:10 color:Full from:1991 till:2004 text:[[University of Miami|Miami]] (1991–2004)
   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2004 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1982 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|EAA]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1991 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]
   bar:11 color:AssocF from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] (FB only 1991–1995; all sports 1995–2013) 
   bar:11 color:Full from:1995 till:2013 text:
   bar:11 color:AAC from:2013 till:2014 
   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]

   bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1982 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|EAA]]
   bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1991 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]
   bar:12 color:AssocF from:1991 till:1995 text:[[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] (FB only 1991–1995; all sports 1995–2012)  
   bar:12 color:Full from:1995 till:2012 
   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1991 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:13 color:AssocF from:1991 till:2000 text:[[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] (FB only 1991–2000; all sports 2000–2004)
   bar:13 color:Full from:2000 till:2004 
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2004 till:end text:     [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1982 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|EAA]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1991 text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]
   bar:14 color:AssocF from:1991 till:2005 text:[[Temple University|Temple]] (FB only 1991–2005 and 2012–2013)
   bar:14 color:OtherC3 from:2005 till:2007 text:[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|FB Ind.]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2012 text:[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] (FB only)
   bar:14 color:AssocF from:2012 till:2013
   bar:14 color:AAC from:2013 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1982 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC3 from:1982 till:1986 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1986 till:1987 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC3 from:1987 till:1995 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
   bar:15 color:FullxF from:1995 till:2013 text:[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] (1995–2013)
   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1991 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Great Midwest Conference|Great Midwest]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC3 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:16 color:Full from:2005 till:2013 text:[[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] (2005–2013)
   bar:16 color:AAC from:2013 till:2023 text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1991 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Great Midwest Conference|Great Midwest]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC3 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:17 color:FullxF from:2005 till:2013 text:[[DePaul University|DePaul]] (2005–2013)
   bar:17 color:BE2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:18 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1995 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:18 color:OtherC3 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:18 color:Full from:2005 till:2013 text:[[University of Louisville|Louisville]] (2005–2013) 
   bar:18 color:AAC from:2013 till:2014 
   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1988 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:19 color:OtherC3 from:1988 till:1991 text:[[Horizon League|MCC]]
   bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Great Midwest Conference|Great Midwest]]
   bar:19 color:OtherC3 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:19 color:FullxF from:2005 till:2013 text:[[Marquette University|Marquette]] (2005–2013)
   bar:19 color:BE2 from:2013 till:end text:[[Big East Conference|Big East]]

   bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1979 till:1991 text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
   bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:1991 till:1995 text:[[Metro Conference|Metro]]
   bar:20 color:OtherC3 from:1995 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:20 color:Full from:2005 till:2013 text:[[University of South Florida|South Florida]] (2005–2013)
   bar:20 color:AAC from:2013 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

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