RE: What will be the next P4 realignment move?
This was my first stab at 7 divisions of 6 teams each in the B1G/ACC/PAC super-conference. Teams in each division are listed in order of their ten year MSR (mean Sagarin rating). The number in parentheses before each division is its average MSR. I didn't even try to name the divisions.
(76) Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue, Illinois
(75) Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Northwestern, Kansas
(74) Notre Dame, Penn State, Pitt, Boston College, Syracuse, Rutgers
(74) Florida State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Virginia
(76) Clemson, Miami, Louisville, NC State, Wake Forest, Maryland
(77) Oregon, Stanford, Washington, Washington State, California, Oregon State
(75) Southern Cal, Utah, Arizona State, UCLA, Arizona, Colorado
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Ten game conference schedule. All schools will play everyone in their division and be allowed to have two permanent OOD rivals. For example, Clemson could play Florida State and Georgia Tech annually in conference and South Carolina OOC, plus three OOD conference games TBD by the conference. North Carolina could play NC State and Wake Forest every year. Georgia Tech could have Florida State in the round robin, plus Clemson OOD and Georgia OOC. Most rivalries could be accommodated.
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