(03-24-2020 04:28 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote: Where does that leave everyone else?
Big East: BC
A-10: Rutgers, Temple, WVU
C-USA/Metro: Cincy, L’ville, Memphis, USM, Tulane, Houston (later UAB, USF, ECU)
Does BC and the A-10 trio stay independent or do they try to form a conference somewhere?
As a continuation of my previous post...
(Assuming we end up with the same 130 we have today)
I would think CUSA forms to become:
South: TCU, Houston, Tulane, Southern Miss, Memphis, South Florida
East: Louisville, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Temple, Rutgers, Boston College
The MT WEST becomes:
West: Hawaii, San Diego St, UNLV, Boise St, Wyoming, Colorado St
East: Air Force, New Mexico, UTEP, SMU, Rice, Tulsa
(I won't spell out the rest at this time)
B1G, SEC, and ACC go to 14:
B1G grabs Rutgers from CUSA and Nebraska from XII.
SEC grabs Texas A&M and Missouri from XII.
ACC grabs Boston College and West Virginia from CUSA.
XII (now to 9 for football, 8 non-football) goes back to 12/11 - grabs TCU, Louisville, and Cincinnati from CUSA.
CUSA (now to 6) goes back to 12 - grabs Tulsa and SMU from MT WEST and Navy (football-only), UAB, East Carolina, and Central Florida from somewhere.
MT WEST (now to 10) goes back to 12 - grabs Fresno St and Nevada from somewhere.
MAC sits at same 12 as today.
New conference forms - AAC - with 12 schools.
SUN BELT organizes with 12 football programs and 14 schools in total.
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Final outcome:
PAC
North: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, California, Stanford
South: USC, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona St, Utah, Colorado
XII
North: BYU*, Iowa St, Kansas, Kansas St, Louisville, Cincinnati
South: Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor
*BYU - football only; other sports in WCC
B1G
West: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue
East: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Rutgers
SEC
West: Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St, Alabama, Auburn
East: Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina
ACC
Atlantic: Florida St, Clemson, North Carolina St, Wake Forest, Maryland, West Virginia, Boston College
Coastal: Miami (FL), Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Penn St
- Notre Dame as non-football member -
CUSA
West: Tulsa, SMU, Houston, Tulane, Memphis, Navy*
East: Southern Miss, UAB, Central Florida, South Florida, East Carolina, Temple
*Navy - football only; other sports in PATRIOT
MT WEST
West: Hawaii, San Diego St, Fresno St, UNLV, Nevada, Boise St
East: Wyoming, Colorado St, Air Force, New Mexico, UTEP, Rice
AAC
West: UTSA, North Texas, Louisiana Tech, Arkansas St, Middle Tennessee St, Western Kentucky
East: Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Marshall, Connecticut*
*Connecticut - football only; other sports in BIG EAST
SUN BELT
West: San Jose St*, Utah St*, New Mexico St, Texas St, UL Lafayette, UL Monroe
East: South Alabama, Troy, Georgia St, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian St
- Little Rock and UT Arlington as non-football members -
*San Jose St - football only; other sports in BIG WEST
*Utah St - football only; other sports in SUMMIT
MAC
West: Northern Illinois, Ball St, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Toledo
East: Bowling Green St, Miami (OH), Ohio, Akron, Kent St, Buffalo
Independents: Notre Dame*, Army*, Massachusetts*, Liberty*
*Notre Dame - football only; other sports in ACC
*Army - football only; other sports in PATRIOT
*Massachusetts - football only; other sports in A-10
*Liberty - football only; others sports in A-SUN