Holy Cross could have joined the newly founded Big East Conference in 1980 , but college President Rev. John E. Brooks , S.J. , vetoed the move for academic reasons . Holy Cross stayed independent until joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ( MAAC ) to start the 1983 – 84 season . It moved to the Patriot League in 1991
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
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