RE: My idea for conference realignment (in FBS)
15 x 9:
SEC - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Mississippi, Mississippi State
Big 8 - Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa State, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Arizona State, Utah, BYU
SWC - Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, TCU, LSU, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
ACC - Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Florida State
Big East - Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Syracuse, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Temple
Pac 9 - UCLA, Southern California, California, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, Arizona
Big 9 - Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan
AAC - Penn State, Michigan State, Rutgers, Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, South Carolina, Houston, Tulane
MWC - Colorado State, Air Force, Wyoming, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Fresno State, Utah State, Boise State
WAC - Hawaii, San Jose State, Idaho, New Mexico State, Portland State*, Sacramento State*, Montana*, Montana State*, Cal Poly*
SBC - North Texas, Arkansas State, South Alabama, Troy, Georgia State, Louisiana, ULM, App State, Georgia Southern
MAC - Northern Illinois, Ball State, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami (OH), Ohio, Kent
CUSA - FAU, FIU, UCF, USF, UAB, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky
Metro - Buffalo, Akron, Toledo, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Marshall, Navy, Army, UMass
SWC - Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, UTEP, UTSA, Texas State, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, Missouri State*
New Year's Eight:
Odd Years - Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl are quarterfinals; Peach Bowl (ACC vs. SEC), Citrus Bowl (AAC vs. Big 9), Fiesta Bowl (Pac 9 vs. Big 8), Texas Bowl (Big East vs. SWC) are contract bowls; G7 representative substitutes in on a rotating basis if a conference champion makes the playoff, unless if the G7 representative makes the playoffs
Even Years - Peach, Citrus, Texas, and Fiesta Bowls are quarterfinals; Rose Bowl (Big 10 vs. Pac 10), Sugar Bowl (SEC vs. Big East), Cotton Bowl (SWC vs. Big 8), and Orange Bowl (AAC vs. ACC) are contract bowls, subject to the same G7 stipulations
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