(11-01-2026 06:11 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  3 divisions of 6 (Utah full, UConn Indy)

NATIONAL - Pitt, SU, BC, Stan, Cal, Utah (8 games)

ATLANTIC - FSU, UM, Clem, GT, UL, SMU (9 games)

COASTAL - UNC, NCSU, Wake, Duke, UVA, VT (9 games)

Annual cross division: FSU-SU, UM-BC, Clem-NCSU, Stan-Duke, Cal-UVA, SMU-Utah, VT-Pitt, UL-Wake, GT-UNC

ND annuals: UConn, SU/BC, Pitt/Utah, Stan/Cal, rotate 3

UConn annuals: ND, SU/BC, Pitt/Utah, Stan/Cal, rotate 3

Everybody has the option to opt out of the rotation.

Football Brand Grades

BC = D+, Cal = C, Clem = A, Conn = D-, Duke = D, FSU = A+, GT = B, Lou = B, Miami = A, NC = B+, NCSU = C+, ND = S, Pitt = B-, SMU = D-, Stan = C, SU = C, Utah = B+, Vir = C-, VT = B, Wake = D-

Game Grade calculator

1) Take 2 teams, example: FSU and UNC

2) Average the "Brand Grade" between the 2 teams playing, if either team has a + or - for their Brand Grade, drop the + and/or - until the very end, also round down a grade if you can't get an exact middle grade, this will give you the "pre-Grade".
Example: A and B = B, A and C = B, A and D = C, B and C = C, C and D = D

3) If an annual game (division or cross division), add a +

4) If the game is a big annual rivalry (up to 2 conference games. If more than 2, prioritize in state), add another +

5) If there are any + Brand(s), add another + or ++ if both teams have a + Brand Grade. If there are any - Brand(s), add another - or -- if both teams have a - Brand Grade.

6) Final calculations, add the number of +(s) and -(s) together. If there are +(s) and -(s), they cancel each other out. If you end up with + the game grade is simply your pre-Grade+. If you end up with ++, the game grade is the next grade up from your "pre-Grade" with a - (minus). If you end up with +++, the game grade is the next grade up from your "pre-Grade". If you end up with ++++, the game grade is the next grade up from your "pre-Grade" with a +. If you end up with - or --, the game grade is the same from your "pre-Grade" with a - (minus).

Examples:

FSU (A+) vs UNC (B+) game grade = A-
Utah (B+) vs Wake (D-) game grade = C
UNC (B+) vs NCSU (C+) game grade = B+

Don't get too hung up on my ACC divisional model, as it's a work in progress, I'm just giving you a template to use for your calculations.

A matchup calculator needs a familiarity coefficient.

If schools have played 50+ or <5 times the matchup becomes more interesting. B+ vs B+ is an A+ matchup if they are historic rivals, an A if it’s a novel matchup that hasn’t been played before, or a C if they’ve played 15 times but don’t really have any history/rivalry.

The NATIONAL division would then be full of "novel " matchups, at least for a few years.

The ATLANTIC and COASTAL divisions and annual cross division games will mostly be involving teams that like to play one another to some degree, at least 5 out of 6, but every one of these type of games make some strategic sense whether it is geographic, rivalry games or in the case of SU-FSU and BC-UM, it's a game that plays toward the symbiotic relationship that Yankee teams have with Florida.

This divisional alignment plays toward geography that should boost attendance and maximizing the A and B Grade matchups, particularly for the 4 outspoken malcontent members and minimizing the amount of games that do nothing for them.