The Butler Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Butler University. The Bulldogs participate in 19 NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports. After leaving the Horizon League following the 2011-12 season, nearly all teams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The football team is a founding member of the non-scholarship FCS-level Pioneer League. On March 20, 2013, the Butler administration announced that the school would join the Big East, and moved to the new league July 1, 2013.