RE: If the FBS Conferences moved to 16
The P4 here is already on pretty shaky ground when it comes to plausibility, and the G4 is significantly more shaky, but here's an 8x16 future scenario:
ACC
East: Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest
North: Boston College, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
South: Florida State, Miami-FL, Virginia, Virginia Tech
West: Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville
Big Ten
East: Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers
North: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue
South: Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
West: Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Wisconsin
Pac-16
East: Houston, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
North: Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State
South: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah
West: California, Stanford, UCLA, USC
SEC
East: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia
North: Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
South: Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
West: LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M
American
East: Army*, Connecticut, Navy*, Temple
North: Iowa State, Kansas State, Memphis, Tulsa
South: Central Florida, East Carolina, South Florida, Tulane
West: Baylor, BYU*, Rice, SMU
MAC
East: Akron, Buffalo, Kent State, Massachusetts*
North: Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan
South: Ball State, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky
West: Bowling Green, Miami-OH, Ohio, Toledo
MWC
East: Air Force, Colorado State, New Mexico, Wyoming
North: Boise State, Nevada, UNLV, Utah State
South: North Texas, Texas State, UTEP, UTSA
West: Fresno State, Hawaii*, San Diego State, San Jose State
Sun Belt
East: FAU, FIU, Georgia Southern, Georgia State
North: Appalachian State, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Old Dominion
South: South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy, UAB
West: Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe
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