The
DePaul Blue Demons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of
DePaul University, located in
Chicago, in the
U.S. state of
Illinois. The Blue Demons participate in
NCAA Division I and are a member of the
Big East Conference. They were not affiliated with any circuit until it helped establish the
Great Midwest Conference in 1991. It subsequently became a charter member of
Conference USA from 1995 until its move to the original Big East in 2005. DePaul and the other six Catholic, non-FBS schools announced on December 15, 2012 their separation to eventually form a new conference that would carry the Big East name.