Big ___ (athletic conference) (4)

I believe the answer is:

east

(Other definitions for east that I've seen before include "Direction of the Orient" , "Towards the dawn" , "Asia" , "Where the sun rises" , "Opposite of west" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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