The evolution of the Big East uniforms

The Big East isn't what it once was, with longtime mainstays like Syracuse, UConn and others having moved on to other conferences. Still, two of the four top-ranked college basketball teams in the country -- Xavier, at No. 3, and Villanova, at No. 4 -- are from the Big East, which kicked off its annual tournament on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

As it happens, the Big East has a pretty strong uniform history as well. Here's a look back at some notable uniforms from each current Big East school.

Butler

Honestly, Butler hasn't had any particularly notable uniforms over the past few decades. But if you go back the early 1970s, you'll find that the Bulldogs were going the…