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Purely Hypothetical, Impossible Future FBS Conference Realignment

zeke76

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May 29, 2001
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So in a couple years when Idaho goes down to FCS and UAB and Coastal Carolina come up to FBS, that will give FBS 130 teams. If I were NCAA dictator extraordinaire I'd reorganize the whole thing into 13 conferences of 10 teams each. It would have basically 7 power conferences and would respect geography and history as much as possible. I could see flipping Boise State and Missouri for reasons of geography. Obviously, it would be hell on basketball.

Big 10: Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa

Pac 10: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, California, Stanford, Southern California, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State

SEC: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Louisiana State

ACC: Miami (FL), Florida State, Georgia Tech, Clemson, South Carolina, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Virginia

Eastern: Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Rutgers, Boston College, Louisville, Notre Dame

Central (aka Big 8/Big 12): Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Utah, BYU

Southwestern Conference: Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Houston, Rice, Southern Methodist, Arkansas, Boise State

American Athletic: Air Force, Colorado State, Texas State, North Texas, UTEP, Texas-San Antonio, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe

Mountain West: Hawaii, San Diego State, Fresno State, San Jose State, Nevada, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming, New Mexico, New Mexico State

Gulf Coast: Florida International, Florida Atlantic, South Florida, Central Florida, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Troy, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Tulane

Mid-American: Northern Illinois, Ball State, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Bowling Green, Kent State

Northeast: UMass, UConn, Army, Temple, Buffalo, Akron, Marshall, Navy, Appalachian State, Cincinnati

Conference USA: Old Dominion, East Carolina, Charlotte, Appalachian State, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, Memphis, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, UAB
 
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