In my opinion we should scrap 10, 12, 14 team conferences. 9 team conferences offer an 8 game round robin schedule plus 4 non conference games, which would yield a true champion without polls or computer rankings. It offers the chance for more regionalization/rivalries, which means larger crowds, and less travel, putting less strain on athletic budgets and olympic sports. Basketball teams could easily fit in a home and away schedule plus multiple non conference games. It would mean more conference commissioners/opportunities.