UPDATE (11:28 am): The Big East officially announced that it is moving to a conference-only schedule for fall sports. Basketball schedule remains “unaffected at this time.”
No decision is being made at this time regarding the BIG EAST Fall Sports Conference competition and championships. In the coming weeks, BIG EAST will continue to monitor COVID-19 conditions across the country and in BIG EAST communities and will provide further updates on dates and formats, as appropriate. All decisions related to the Fall Conference competition will continue to be guided primarily by the health and safety of the BIG EAST campuses and its athletic program participants and will be made in accordance with NCAA actions and policies. The sports affected are: men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, volleyball and field hockey. BIG EAST’s plans for the 2020-21 winter and spring sports seasons are not affected at this time.
The Greater East is following the leader and moving to a conference-only schedule this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, Seton Hall’s basketball program will not be affected by the planned change.
Last week, Big Ten and Pac-12 announced their intentions to move to conference-only hours amid the COVID-19 crisis. ACC, SEC and Big 12 are expected to decide at the end of the month whether to follow suit.
The Patriot League and Ivy League have taken the coronavirus pandemic one step further, canceling all fall sports.
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Here is a list of universities and conferences across the country that change their schedules as a result of the coronavirus.
FBS schools that have paused volunteer trainings:
- Boise state
- Houston
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Ohio State (resumed this week)
FBS conferences that have canceled / delayed fall sports:
- ACC (no competitions until September 1)
FBS conferences moving to conference-only hours:
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FCS conferences that have canceled / delayed fall sports:
- Big East Conference (conference time playback only)
- Ivy League (canceled all sports until January 1)
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (canceled all fall sports)
- Patriot League (canceled all fall sports)
Notable Division 2 / Division 3 schools and conferences canceling / suspending fall sports (Complete list here via HoopDirt):
- California Collegiate Athletic Association (D2)
- Centennial Conference (D3)
- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (D2)
- Johns Hopkins (D3)
- MIT (D3)
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D2)
- TCNJ (D3)
Junior colleges
- NJCAA: Soccer is expected to move to spring
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