Member schools participate in baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, women's rowing, men's and women's soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball.
In 2004, Miami and Virginia Tech will leave the Big East for the ACC, while UConn will join the Big East in football. Temple's football program is scheduled to be expelled from the Big East due to chronic non-competitiveness and low home attendance.
In 2005, the conference will receive the following five schools from Conference USA: