Big East to be one 16-team division in 2005-06
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The Big East basketball conference will merge into one 16-team division in 2005-20006, but only 12 schools will participate in the post-season basketball tournament.
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Riding a five-game winning streak, Connecticut moved into the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll yesterday for the first time since January 2007. UConn (16-5) checked in at No. 19, and Notre Dame (16-4) made its poll debut at No. 22, giving the Big East conference a nation-best five ranked teams. Memphis, the only remaining unbeaten, received all 72 ...
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Although a bid to the N.C.A.A. tournament remains a longshot, Connecticut clinched a spot in the Big East tournament and improved its overall record to a respectable 17-10.
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With the expansion of the ACC, the men's basketball schedule will not incorporate the double round robin format in which each school plays every other twice.
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In the wake of the 2006 N.C.A.A. Tournament, which featured George Masonâs run to the Final Four, the Selection Committee appeared to shy away from smaller conference teams this year.
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Georgetown another chapter to their rich history, dispatching Notre Dame in a classic Big East tournament semifinal. The Hoyas will play in the final for the first time since 1996.
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HARTFORD -- On this Sunday afternoon in February we had a break from conference rivalries. Courtesy of CBS, we had North Carolina vs. Connecticut, which means we had ACC vs. Big East and defending national champions vs. would-be successors. Credentials were issued for 22 NBA teams. (Does this mean the eight who didn't send a rep are going to be ...
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(11-09) 13:47 PST  -- ^Second in a four-part series of regional college basketball previews. Next: The Midwest.=. The Atlantic Coast Conference has six teams in the AP&#39;s preseason Top 25.
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The 16th game on the Huskiesâ Big East schedule was not much different from the previous 15. The Huskies won and won easily.
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Connecticut moves a big step closer to its first regular season Big East title in three years with an 84-56 victory over No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday.
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The main theme of the Hoyasâ weeklong run in the Big East Conference Tournament has been reviving past glories.
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Connecticut, Pittsburgh and West Virginia all lost in a stunning night of upsets in the Big East. A number of other Top 25 teams fell, as well.
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Coach: Bill Gibbons (20th year, 393-172). Last year: 13-15, 8-6 (fourth in Patriot League).
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Sports Network) - The Big East Conference  will consist of one 16-team division starting in 2005-06 and  only 12 schools will participate in the postseason conference  tournament.
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The close Eastern Conference race got even tighter yesterday, with the top five teams now separated by three points.
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The good news for Maryland is that it will enter the men's basketball season with a No. 15 ranking in the Associated Press preseason top 25. The bad news: Four ACC teams were rated higher.
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There is symbolism in the matchup: two Big East teams, each moving into a new neighborhood, opening up their conference schedule.