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The American is the legal successor of which conference?

  • Atlantic Coast

  • Southeastern

  • Pacific-12

  • Big East

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The American Athletic Conference (The American) is the legal successor to the original Big East Conference, which was founded in 1979. The Big East Conference underwent several realignments and membership changes over the years, and in 2013, the football-playing members of the conference, along with some other institutions, formed a new conference called the American Athletic Conference.
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