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After it became clear that none of the MWC schools were going to join the AAC, Brett McMurphy wrote this story:

Mountain West Staves Off AAC, Keeps Boise State, San Diego State, Air Force & Colorado State In Conference

https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/moun...rado-state

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BRETT MCMURPHY - OCTOBER 1, 2022

"After weeks of discussions between the Mountain West’s top four schools and the American, the Mountain West managed to stave off the AAC and stay intact.

AAC commish Mike Aresco said his league “has not offered membership to any institution. Our process for considering potential members remains deliberate, strategic & focused on the continued proven success of our conference.”

After the exits of Cincinnati, UCF and Houston, the AAC will be down to eight members. Among its only options would be from Conference USA or the Sun Belt.

At the top of the list is UAB and, perhaps, Charlotte, with several other schools from both leagues in play once the AAC decides which path to proceed."

“We’re still determining who, and how many is still up in the air,” an AAC source said. “Anything from two to six schools seems possible.”

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This was the first time that anyone affiliated with the AAC made a statement suggesting that the conference might add as many as six schools.

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Thus, it would be of interest to discuss the total number of AAC FB and BB teams there will be if the AAC were to add six schools.

There are three possible scenarios that could involve adding six schools:

1) The AAC could add 6 full members increasing the number of FB and BB teams from 8 to 14.

2) The AAC could add 4 full members , 1 FB-only member, and 1 non-FB member.

3) The AAC could add 2 full members, 2 FB-only members, and 2 non-FB members.

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The floor is open for discussion.

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