New Big East Divisions

[ponyinNC]

For 2013-2014, line-ups will be:

EAST:
UofL
UC
RU
UCONN
USF
UCF

WEST:
Boise
Temple
SDSU
UH
Memphis
SMU

In 2015 the divisions will be:

RED

Memphis
Louisville
UConn
Navy
SDSU
USF
SMU

BLUE

14th Team
Cincinnati
Rutgers
Temple
Boise St
UCF
Houston

Each will have permanent crossover games.

[ponyte]

Kinda like both of them. Travel is gonna be a bit busy.

[ponyinNC]

Kinda like both of them. Travel is gonna be a bit busy.

I think Red will be the easier division as the teams presently stand, with Louisville and USF as the only super tough games. Memphis, Navy, Uconn and SDSU are all winnable games for us.

[SMU 86]

2013-2014 west division will be a cakewalk compared to he east division.

[CA Mustang]

Yes, it will take a few years to get used to. When folks begin to understand (Memphis and Temple in the West?), they'll shift again. Long-term for SMU it means at least one game a year in the Northeast.

Will they play eight conference games or nine?

[CalallenStang]

PonyinNC,

You should provide the link which is to an ESPN article by McMurphy and not to a conference release.

Keep in mind that these are not official yet. The 2013-2014 structure is almost certainly going to be what McMurphy reported, though.

The 2015 structure may change based upon McMurphy being wrong, things that the BE would have to promise to land a 14th team, or lack of sentiment for non-geographic divisions at that time.

[RGV Pony]

Must be 8 since we have 4 noncon next year and we will play all 4

we did what we did

[CalallenStang]

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?w=1cbqi& ... eader=true

Earlier reports called for the divisions to be called Red and Blue, instead being named geographically but that is now unclear, sources said.

These divisions will be used for the Big East only when it's a 12-team league in 2013 and 2014 because, sources said, they create clear identities for the divisions, preserve rivalries and create new ones, and minimize travel.

Conference and school officials also are expected to discuss how the league's schedule -- five games against division opponents and three crossover games -- might look in 2013 and 2014.

These divisions could change drastically when the Big East grows to 14 teams in 2015 when the league adds Navy and another school yet to be determined.

[Mustangs35SMU]

RED

Memphis
Louisville
UConn
Navy
SDSU
USF
SMU

Very much excited for that.

[Comet]

What a crazy looking league.

[ponyinNC]

PonyinNC,

You should provide the link which is to an ESPN article by McMurphy and not to a conference release.

Keep in mind that these are not official yet. The 2013-2014 structure is almost certainly going to be what McMurphy reported, though.

The 2015 structure may change based upon McMurphy being wrong, things that the BE would have to promise to land a 14th team, or lack of sentiment for non-geographic divisions at that time.

Sorry, my legal asisstant has the day off so I didn't have time to provide footnotes or cite checks...

[EastStang]

That means at least one game per year that will be easy to attend for me. The crossover game for SMU will probably be UH. That means we play other division teams once every 6 years and at home once every 12 years. So the probability is that with Rutgers, Temple and Cincy in the other division, I'll get to see two games per year.

[ReedFrawg]

Lucky for SMU next year...other than Boise, the West division will be no more difficult than CUSA this year.

EAST:
UofL (9-1)
UC (7-2)
RU (8-1)
UCONN (4-6)
USF (3-6)
UCF (8-2)

39 - 18 overall

WEST:
Boise (8-2)
Temple (3-6)
SDSU (8-3)
UH (4-6)
Memphis (2-8)
SMU (5-5)

30 - 30 overall

[ponyboy]

Boise's not that much better than UCF. Would be fun to watch them play each other this year.

[Mustangs35SMU]

Having to face TWO winning teams from our own division will be different however..