RE: Uneven numbers by the map the way to save the Big 12
Unfortunately, I don't see the XII surviving. Perhaps going to 80 with the following 4 conferences:
PAC
North: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, Boise St
West: California, Stanford, USC, UCLA, San Diego St
South: Arizona, Arizona St, UNLV, Utah, Colorado
East: Texas, Texas Tech, SMU, Houston, Colorado St
SEC
West: Texas A&M, TCU, Baylor, Arkansas, BYU (football)*
North: Iowa St, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
South: LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St, Alabama, Auburn
East: Florida, South Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, East Carolina
* Wicihta St for non-football sports
B1G
South: Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Kansas, Kansas St, Nebraska
West: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern
North: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St
East: Maryland, Penn St, Temple, Rutgers, Connecticut
ACC
South: Miami, Central Florida, Florida St, Georgia Tech, Clemson
West: Tulane, Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati, West Virginia
East: North Carolina, North Carolina St, Duke, Wake Forest, Virginia
North: Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Boston College
There are no power schools leaving their current conference (except XII). I think this is a somewhat fair spread but I don't think any of the conferences would be super happy.
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