RE: How many would be interested in this lineup?
This would have to wait until the next CFP contract, but if you wanted to cut down on travel costs:
WAC
NMSU, UTEP, Texas State, UTSA, Rice, North Texas, Louisiana, ULM
Obviously all of the WAC's non-football members have to be relocated, but between the Big West, WCC, Big Sky, and Summit, that shouldn't be too hard. UTRGV probably stays behind and upgrades to FBS. UMKC would actually not be that far out of place if they can't be relocated.
Big South
Liberty, Marshall, WKU, MTSU, App State, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Coastal Carolina
The Big South, on paper at least, balloons to 17 schools, but it won't stay that way for long.
Sun Belt
Lousiana Tech, Arkansas State, Southern Miss, South Alabama, UAB, Troy, Georgia Southern, Georgia State
The five remaining Sun Belt schools are basically able to offer a conference without FAU and FIU, which is more than enough for Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss. The Sun Belt is able to hold on to Little Rock and Texas-Arlington.
C-USA
When C-USA got down to five schools, it took the Atlantic Sun's four Florida schools to kept itself afloat. After Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, and UAB depart, pushing the conference back down to six schools, it turns its eyes on the original Big South. Winthrop, Presbyterian, and Charleston Southern leave, dropping the Big South to 14 schools and getting C-USA up to 9 members. It also lands USC Upstate to get to 10 members. FAU and FIU play as FBS independents.
FAU, FIU, FGCU, Stetson, Jacksonville, North Florida, USC Upstate, Winthrop, Presbyterian, Charleston Southern
Atlantic Sun
The Atlantic Sun, having lost all of its Florida members and USC Upstate, winds up taking the remaining non-FBS members of the Big South. Monmouth, Charleston Southern, and Presbyterian
Join as football affiliates.
Lipscomb, North Alabama, Kennesaw State, NJIT, UNC-Asheville, Gardner Webb, High Point, Campbell, Radford, Longwood
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