Big East Conference
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The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States known for its strong basketball programs and competition among primarily private, academically focused universities.
All labels observed (18)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | collegiate athletic conference ⓘ |
| affiliation |
NCAA conferences
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I non-football conferences
|
| competitionLevel |
Division I men’s basketball
ⓘ
Division I women’s basketball ⓘ top-tier college basketball ⓘ |
| competitionScope | intercollegiate athletics ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focus | basketball-centric conference ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hasAcademicEmphasis | high academic standards for member schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basketball-focused identity
ⓘ
emphasis on both athletics and academics ⓘ geographically diverse membership ⓘ multi-sport conference ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory |
men’s sports
ⓘ
women’s sports ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-level basketball competition
ⓘ
historic basketball rivalries ⓘ strong men’s basketball programs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
conference basketball tournaments broadcast nationally
ⓘ
national television contracts ⓘ |
| memberInstitutionCharacteristic |
Catholic universities
ⓘ
private research universities ⓘ urban campuses ⓘ |
| memberType |
academically focused institutions
ⓘ
primarily private universities ⓘ religiously affiliated universities ⓘ |
| NCAAdivision | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| organizationalType | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| organizes |
conference championships
ⓘ
postseason basketball tournament ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ lacrosse ⓘ soccer ⓘ softball ⓘ track and field ⓘ volleyball ⓘ |
| subdivision | non-football conference ⓘ |
| tier | major college basketball conference ⓘ |
Referenced by (184)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
this entity surface form:
Big East Conference (football schools)
this entity surface form:
Big Blue sports conference
this entity surface form:
Big East Conference (most sports)
this entity surface form:
Big East Conference (original)
this entity surface form:
Big East Conference (football)
this entity surface form:
Big East men's basketball
subject surface form:
Boston College Eagles men's basketball