The university competes in 19 Division I ( NCAA ) sports , and its athletics teams are known as the " Bearcats " . Since July 1 , 2013 , they have been members of the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) . They were previously members of the Big East Conference , Conference USA ( of which they were a founding member ) , the Great Midwest Conference , the Metro Conference , and the Mid-American Conference , among others
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
University of Cincinnati