Big East Conference
U.S. college athletic conference
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| 2025 | James Madison University plans to join the American Athletic Conference as an affiliate member for women's swimming & diving. |
| 2025 | South Florida plans to begin competing in beach volleyball in the CUSA conference. |
| 2025 | Temple is set to join the MAC (Mid-American Conference) for rowing. |
| 2025 | Missouri State University plans to join the American Athletic Conference for men's soccer, transitioning from Missouri Valley Conference to Conference USA. |
| 2024 | Cincinnati left The American as a women's lacrosse affiliate after the Big 12 added the sport. |
| 2024 | UAB and Florida Atlantic received NCAA Basketball Tournament bids. |
| 2024 | University of Cincinnati, Old Dominion University, California State University, Sacramento, and Rice University left the conference. |
| 2024 | Southern Methodist University (SMU) left the American Athletic Conference and joined the ACC. |
| 2024 | Army is set to join the conference as a football affiliate member. |
| December 12 2024 | James Madison, Liberty, and Marshall were announced as new associate members in women's swimming and diving, to begin in the 2025-26 season. |
| October 25 2024 | Missouri State announced it would become an associate member in men's soccer, set to start in the fall 2025 season. |
| June 1 2024 | Tim Pernetti replaced retiring Commissioner Mike Aresco as the leader of the American Athletic Conference. |
| 2023 | University of Central Florida (UCF) left the American Athletic Conference and joined the Big 12. |
| 2023 | SMU wins the equestrian national title the year before leaving for the ACC, though this title is not fully recognized by the NCAA. |
| 2023 | Most recent Tulsa-Wichita State Rivalry game, with Wichita State defeating Tulsa 81-63. |
| 2023 | University of Cincinnati joined the conference, specifically for women's lacrosse. |
| 2023 | Army defeated Navy 17-11 in the most recent Army-Navy Game. |
| 2023 | UCF accepted an offer of men's soccer membership from the Sun Belt Conference, aligning with West Virginia. |
| 2023 | End of NCAA Division I FBS football season, with comprehensive records compiled for American Athletic Conference schools including total wins, losses, conference performance, and bowl appearances. |
| 2023 | Memphis defeated UAB 45-21 in the most recent Battle for the Bones rivalry game. |
| 2023 | Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA became full members of the conference. |
| 2023 | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and University of Texas at San Antonio joined the American Athletic Conference. |
| 2023 | Memphis received its last NCAA Basketball Tournament bid. Florida Atlantic achieved multiple significant NCAA Basketball milestones, including Round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four appearances. |
| 2023 | The conference expanded to 14 teams while maintaining the single-table football championship format. |
| October 25 2023 | Army announced it would join the American Athletic Conference as a football-only member, starting in 2024, alongside Navy as a service academy member. |
| September 1 2023 | SMU accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, which would take effect in the 2024-25 season, reducing the number of teams in the American Athletic Conference. |
| 2022 | End of season record compilation for head football coach compensation and individual honors in the American Athletic Conference |
| 2022 | Completed the men's basketball records analysis for the 2022–23 season, showcasing the all-time school records and performance metrics for teams in the American Athletic Conference. |
| 2022 | The American Athletic Conference expanded its men's soccer league by bringing in Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, and UAB as new members, with FIU remaining an affiliate. |
| 2022 | Memphis last appeared in the Round of 32 in NCAA Basketball. |
| 2022 | Men's basketball tournament relocated to Dickies Arena in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. |
| 2022 | South Florida wins the women's basketball regular season championship with a 27-7 record, reaching the Round of 32. |
| 2022 | UCF wins the women's basketball regular season and tournament championship, reaching the Round of 32. |
| 2022 | James Madison and FIU join the American Athletic Conference |
| 2022 | Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, and UAB began affiliate memberships in various sports. |
| 2022 | Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss moved to the Sun Belt Conference earlier than originally planned, leaving Conference USA and joining the SBC in 2022 after a brief legal settlement. |
| December 2022 | Houston wins the Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship with a 33-4 (17-1) record, ranked #2 in AP and #6 in Coaches' polls, and reaches the Sweet 16 in the postseason. |
| June 16 2022 | The American Athletic Conference confirmed the 2023 entry date for the six new Conference USA member schools. |
| June 10 2022 | The American Athletic Conference and the three departing schools (Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF) announced a buyout agreement, confirming their departure in 2023. |
| 2021 | North Texas and Wichita State received NCAA Basketball Tournament bids. |
| 2021 | South Florida wins the women's basketball regular season and tournament championship, reaching the Round of 32. |
| December 2021 | Houston wins the Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship with a 32-6 (15-3) record, ranked #15 in AP and #7 in Coaches' polls, and advances to the Elite 8 in the postseason. |
| November 2021 | James Madison announced its departure from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) to join the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) in 2023, which prompted the CAA to ban JMU from further conference championship events. |
| October 21 2021 | All six Conference USA schools were officially accepted into The American Athletic Conference. |
| October 19 2021 | ESPN reported that all six potential expansion schools had submitted applications to The American Athletic Conference. |
| October 18 2021 | Yahoo Sports reported that The American was preparing to receive conference expansion applications from six Conference USA members: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA. |
| October 1 2021 | Mountain West Conference announced its current membership would remain intact, removing its 12 football members from potential membership in The American Athletic Conference. |
| September 2021 | National media outlets reported that Mountain West Conference members Air Force and Colorado State approached The American Athletic Conference about a potential conference move. |
| September 3 2021 | Sports Illustrated reported that the Big 12 Conference was preparing to invite Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF from the American Athletic Conference. |
| July 2021 | Oklahoma and Texas jointly announced their plans to leave the Big 12 Conference, requesting an invitation to the Southeastern Conference (SEC). |
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