Realignment---Wrong from the start
I don't know if the Pac 10 was ever interested, but it should have gone to 16 with Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Utah. Of course the Pac 10 would have had to fight off the Big 10 for Nebraska. The Big 10 would have likely gone for either Missouri or Maryland as #12, but it might have been the opportunity for the SEC to extract North Carolina, NC State, Duke, and/or Virginia Tech to join alongside Texas A&M. If the Big 10 goes to 16 you'd imagine Virginia and Rutgers might be in as #14 and #15, and the tug of war over UNC ensues for #16.
I don't know if the SEC would take Oklahoma State or Kansas State in such a scenario to preserve East/West balance when going to 16, but it very well may have been an option.
What's left of the ACC and Big 12 cobble together the last power conference.
SEC
W - A&M, OK St, LSU, Ark
N - KY, VT, TN, Vand
S - Miss, Miss St, Ala, Aub
E - FL, GA, SC, NC St
B1G
A - UVA, UMD, Rut, UNC
W - Iowa, Minn, MO, Wisc
C - IL, NW, Ind, Pur
E - MI, MI St, OH St, PSU
PAC
S - Cal, Stan, UCLA, USC
N - WA, WA St, OR, OR St
M - AZ, AZ St, Utah, Colo
C - TX, OK, KS, Neb
ACC
S - Miami, FL St, GT, Clem
W - KS St, TCU, Bay, TTU
N - Lou, IA St, Pitt, WV
E - Duke, Wake, BC, Syr
(This post was last modified: 08-18-2014 07:40 PM by chargeradio.)
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