<Tr> <Td> New York Red Bulls </Td> <Td> Soccer </Td> <Td> MLS </Td> <Td> Red Bull Arena (25,000) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <P> New Jerseyans' collegiate allegiances are predominantly split among the four major NCAA Division I programs in the state--the Seton Hall University Pirates, the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights, the NJIT Highlanders, and the Princeton University Tigers . Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014 . </P> <P> Seton Hall's basketball team has been one of the most storied programs in the Big East Conference, and it plays its home games at the Prudential Center in Newark . The Hall have 3 Big East Tournament Championships with wins in 1991, 1993 and most recently in 2016 . Seton Hall was the national runner - up in the 1989 NCAA Tournament when they lost to the Michigan Wolverines in overtime . The Pirates made a huge comeback as a program in 2014 with a top - 5 recruiting class nationally . The Pirates have support in the predominantly Roman Catholic areas of the northern part of the state and the Jersey Shore . </P> <P> Rutgers and Princeton have an intense rivalry--stemming from the first intercollegiate football game in 1869--though the two schools have not met on the football field since 1980 . They continue to play each other annually in other sports . </P>

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