Big East Announces Hoops Opponents

The Big East  has announced the league opponents and game sites for its men’s basketball teams for the 2012-13 season.

The conference schedule – which comprises 135 regular-season games – will once again yield some of the most-anticipated contests nationally in 2012-13. Nearly 80 percent of the regular-season league games (107 of 135) will include at least one team that reached the NCAA Championship last season. Thirty-seven games (27 percent) will be between two NCAA tournament teams from 2012.

Additionally, each of the 15 Big East teams will play either nine or 10 of its 18 league games against NCAA tournament teams. Each team will face 10 opponents once and four opponents twice.  All 135 regular-season conference games will again be televised, either by the ESPN family of networks or CBS Sports.

The decisions regarding repeat opponents are driven by fairness and competitive balance within the parameters of television selections and geographic rivalries. The full 2012-13 conference schedule will be announced at a later date.

2012-13 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Schedule Breakdown

CINCINNATI
Home	Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John’s, USF, Villanova
Away	Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse
CONNECTICUT
Home	Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Providence, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
Away	Cincinnati, DePaul, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall, USF
DE PAUL
Home	Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova
Away	Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John’s, USF, Syracuse
GEORGETOWN
Home	DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall,Syracuse
Away	Cincinnati, Connecticut, Marquette, Notre Dame, Rutgers, St. John’s, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
LOUISVILLE
Home	Cincinnati, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall, USF,Syracuse
Away	Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
MARQUETTE
Home	Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall,USF, Syracuse
Away	Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova
NOTRE DAME
Home	Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova
Away	Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John’s, USF, Syracuse
PITTSBURGH
Home	Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Notre Dame, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse,Villanova
Away	Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s,Villanova
PROVIDENCE
Home	Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John’s, Seton Hall,Syracuse, Villanova
Away	Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse,Villanova
RUTGERS
Home	Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall, USF
Away	Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova
ST. JOHN’S
Home	Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF
Away	Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, Syracuse, Villanova
SETON HALL
Home	Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Providence, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
Away	DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence,Rutgers, St. John’s
USF
Home	Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse, Villanova
Away	Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova
SYRACUSE
Home	Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s, Villanova
Away	Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova
VILLANOVA
Home	Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s, USF,Syracuse
Away	Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, USF,Syracuse