And no I am not talking about the constantly changing conference composition but the decision for the Big East to keep home and away opponents the same for the upcoming season.

What this means is that UConn will be playing Notre Dame both at home and on the road while hosting DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Syracuse and Villanova and playing Cincinnati, Georgetown, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, South Florida and West Virginia on the road. The dates of the games aren't expected to be announced until early September once all the television contracts and details have been finalized.

Here's the release from the Big East

BIG EAST Repeat Opponents Remain Unchanged for the 2010-11 Women’s Basketball Season

- Home/Away League Schedule Announced -



PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The BIG EAST Conference has elected to keep the same repeat opponents from 2009-10 for the upcoming 2010-11 season for its 16 women’s basketball teams. It will be the same repeat opponents for the second straight year for eight of the BIG EAST teams, while the other eight will maintain the same repeat opponents for the fifth straight season.



The format for league play is a 16-game schedule, which has been in place since the 2005-06 season. Each team will play 16 conference games - seven opponents home only, seven opponents away only and one opponent both is as follows: providing additional television inventory; competitive issues/RPI implications and geographic rivalries/minimizing travel costs.



The repeat opponents for the second consecutive year are two-time defending national champion Connecticut playing Notre Dame, Rutgers facing Syracuse, DePaul matching up against Marquette and Georgetown playing USF.