RE: Here's why the WAC, the first and only 16-team FBS league, failed 20 years ago
I like the idea of the WAC adding just UNLV and TCU to get to 12, while the SWC rebuilds with Tulsa plus all the schools that would have joined CUSA.
WAC
Mountain: Air Force, Colorado State, New Mexico, TCU, UTEP, Wyoming
West: BYU, Fresno State, Hawaii, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah
SWC
FB: Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa
NFB: Charlotte, DePaul, Marquette, South Florida, St. Louis, UAB
ECU joins the SWC in football and a bit later for all sports, and UAB and USF football join up around the same time to give the conference 12 in football and 16 in basketball.
SWC (FB)
East: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Louisville, Memphis, South Florida, UAB
West: Houston, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa
SWC (BB)
East: Charlotte, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Louisville
North: DePaul, Marquette, Memphis, St. Louis
South: South Florida, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB
West: Houston, Rice, SMU, Tulsa
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