The 2013 tournament was the last tournament for the Big East in its original form . Following a prolonged period of turnover in the conference membership , culminating in a split of the conference along football lines effective in July 2013 , the Big East name was assumed by the seven schools of the original Big East that do not sponsor FBS football ( a group colloquially called either the " Basketball 7 " or the " Catholic 7 " ) . The new Big East tournament was hosted by DePaul University , with the First Round taking place on the school 's Chicago campus at McGrath-Phillips Arena while the quarterfinals through the finals took place at Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont . The semifinals and the championship aired nationwide on Fox Sports 1 . The FBS schools of the old Big East retained the original conference structure with a new name , American Athletic Conference
in its original form
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2014 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament