HARTFORD, Conn. -- The presidents of the Big East member schools will discuss the future of the conference at a meeting this weekend, UConn president Susan Herbst said Wednesday.

Herbst, in an email to The Associated Press, said the meeting in Washington on Sunday is a confidential gathering for conference presidents only and will not involve other university officials.

"We have to talk about the future and how to go forward as a strong Big East," she wrote.