All-time members
12
1991-2012
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference (BEC) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1991-2012. 12 programs appear in the membership history, with 8 in the latest snapshot. 2 national title seasons and 1 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
8
Final tracked snapshot
National title seasons
2
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
1
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Current teams
8
Final tracked membership snapshot
Latest champion
No champion available
No champion is available yet
Most conference titles
Unavailable
No official title leader is available yet
Newest members
2005
Cincinnati, Louisville, South Florida, UConn
Championship format
Standings
2012: Regular-season standings
Division status
No divisions
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
The Big East Conference (BEC) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1991-2012. 12 programs appear in the membership history, with 8 in the latest snapshot. 2 national title seasons and 1 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Complete latest member list
Big East Conference teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot: Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, Temple, UConn.
Major eras
- 1991-2003: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
- 2004: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 2005-2012: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Historical league ending in 2012.
Latest champion: No champion available
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1991
- Last tracked season
- 2012
- Standings seasons
- 22
- Title-game seasons
- 0
- Churn score
- 26
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 1991 | 2012 | 22 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | 1991 | 2012 | 22 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 1991 | 2012 | 22 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 1991 | 2011 | 21 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Temple | 1991 | 2012 | 15 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Boston College | 1991 | 2004 | 14 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | 1991 | 2003 | 13 | Former | 2 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 1991 | 2003 | 13 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| UConn | 2004 | 2012 | 9 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 2005 | 2012 | 8 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville | 2005 | 2012 | 8 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| South Florida | 2005 | 2012 | 8 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership timeline
Membership events feed
- 2013: Cincinnati departed
- 2013: Louisville departed
- 2013: Pittsburgh departed
- 2013: Rutgers departed
- 2013: South Florida departed
- 2013: Syracuse departed
- 2013: Temple departed
- 2013: UConn departed
- 2012: West Virginia departed
- 2012: Temple joined
- 2005: Boston College departed
- 2005: Temple departed
- 2005: Cincinnati joined
- 2005: Louisville joined
- 2005: South Florida joined
- 2004: Miami departed
- 2004: Virginia Tech departed
- 2004: UConn joined
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
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2012 standings
InferredDerived from 28 completed conference games.
Member count
8
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Champion
Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, Syracuse
Co-champions inferred from best conference record.
How this season was decided
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati ChampionCo-champion | 5-2 | 71.4 | 10-3 | 198 | 115 | 83 | Coaches #22 |
| 2 | Louisville ChampionCo-champion | 5-2 | 71.4 | 11-2 | 217 | 193 | 24 | AP #13 |
| 3 | Rutgers ChampionCo-champion | 5-2 | 71.4 | 9-4 | 133 | 91 | 42 | — |
| 4 | Syracuse ChampionCo-champion | 5-2 | 71.4 | 8-5 | 213 | 163 | 50 | — |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 3-4 | 42.9 | 6-7 | 176 | 143 | 33 | — |
| 6 | Temple | 2-5 | 28.6 | 4-7 | 128 | 241 | -113 | — |
| 7 | UConn | 2-5 | 28.6 | 5-7 | 97 | 160 | -63 | — |
| 8 | South Florida | 1-6 | 14.3 | 3-9 | 128 | 184 | -56 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|
Champion leaders
- No official title leaders are available yet.
Era breakdown
- 1991-2003: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
- 2004: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 2005-2012: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1991-2003
Partial1991-2003: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2004: Miami departed
- 2004: Virginia Tech departed
- 2004: UConn joined
- 1991: Boston College joined
2004-2004
Partial2004: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2005: Boston College departed
- 2005: Temple departed
- 2005: Cincinnati joined
- 2005: Louisville joined
2005-2012
Partial2005-2012: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2013: Cincinnati departed
- 2013: Louisville departed
- 2013: Pittsburgh departed
- 2013: Rutgers departed
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
13
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
13
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
Cincinnati
Joined in 2005
Longest member
Pittsburgh
22 seasons
Shared members
- Pittsburgh
- Rutgers
- Syracuse
- Temple
Joined since start
- Cincinnati
- Louisville
- South Florida
- UConn
Departed since start
- Boston College
- Miami
- Virginia Tech
- West Virginia
Realignment timeline
- 2013: Cincinnati departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2013: Louisville departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2013: Pittsburgh departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2013: Rutgers departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2013: South Florida departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2013: Syracuse departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2013: Temple departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2013: UConn departed Big East Conference after the 2012 season.
- 2012: West Virginia departed Big East Conference after the 2011 season.
- 2012: Temple joined Big East Conference for the 2012 season.
- 2005: Boston College departed Big East Conference after the 2004 season.
- 2005: Temple departed Big East Conference after the 2004 season.
- 2005: Cincinnati joined Big East Conference for the 2005 season.
- 2005: Louisville joined Big East Conference for the 2005 season.
- 2005: South Florida joined Big East Conference for the 2005 season.
- 2004: Miami departed Big East Conference after the 2003 season.
- 2004: Virginia Tech departed Big East Conference after the 2003 season.
- 2004: UConn joined Big East Conference for the 2004 season.
- 1991: Boston College joined Big East Conference for the 1991 season.
- 1991: Miami joined Big East Conference for the 1991 season.
- 1991: Pittsburgh joined Big East Conference for the 1991 season.
- 1991: Rutgers joined Big East Conference for the 1991 season.
- 1991: Syracuse joined Big East Conference for the 1991 season.
- 1991: Temple joined Big East Conference for the 1991 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
N/A
No title leader inferred yet.
Longest membership tenure
Pittsburgh
22 tracked seasons
Newest member
Cincinnati
First joined in 2005
Most reshaped metric
26
13 joins and 13 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| South Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| UConn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Data Sources
How CFBTrack treats membership, standings, champions, and future-season caveats.
Membership is tracked from curated CFBTrack conference tables. Standings and champions may be official, curated, or inferred depending on season. Future seasons are provisional until games are played and source records settle.
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