The American was reorganized following the tumultuous period of realignment that hobbled the Big East between 2010 and 2013 . In all , 14 member schools announced their departure for other conferences , and 15 other schools announced plans to join the conference ( eight as all-sports members , and four for football only ) . In December 2012 , the Big East 's seven remaining non-FBS schools , all Catholic institutions — DePaul , Georgetown , Marquette , Providence , St. John 's , Seton Hall , and Villanova – announced that they voted unanimously to leave the conference
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game