The Pointless Realignment Outpost

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This is where all of the problems lie:

Blame the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Quebec EXPANSION

Montreal Canadiens

Ottawa Senators

Toronto EXPANSION

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins

[raysox]

Had an idea, say the NHL disbanded. Then the teams came back setting up in a FIFA style system, where Canada, the US, Russian, Swedish, Finnish ect leagues all were under one governing body. They would have promotion/relegation and such. No real new expansions, just teams existing teams moving up. I determined the other teams based on last year's record, level, and market. I feel like with Canada, they would support their team no matter, like the English do with their soccer teams. I THINK I got every team. By my calculations, there were 62 canadian teams in the NHL, AHL, and CHL. I did 20 teams per league, then extra in the 3rd league

Canadian Hockey League

Toronto Maple Leafs

Ottawa Senators

Montreal Canadiens

Winnipeg Jets

Calgary Flames

Edmonton Oilers

Vancouver Canucks

Hamilton Bulldogs

Toronto Marlies

Abbotsford Heat

London Knights

St. Johns SeaDogs

Edmonton Oil Kings

Quebec Rampards

Saskatoon Blades

Halifax Mooseheads

Kaloomps Blazers

Shawinigan Cataractes

Niagara Ice Dogs

Ottawa 67's

Canadian Hockey League 2

Moose Jaw Warriors

Vancouver Giants

Medicine Hat Tigers

Brandon Wheat Kings

Victoriaville Tigres

Rimouski Oceanic

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Chicoutimi Sagueneens

Kitchener Rangers

Barrie Colts

Brampton Battalion

Sudbury Wolves

Sarnia Sting

Calgary Hitmen

Mississuga Steelheads

Regina Pats

Kootenay Ice

Kelowna Rockets

Bellville Bulls

Red Deer Rebels

Canadian Hockey League 3

Oshawa Generals

Petersborough Petes

Kingston Frontenacs

Guelph Storm

Windsor Spitfires

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Moncton Wildcats

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

PEI Rocket

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Val-d'Or Foreurs

Drummondville Voltigeurs

Gatineau Olympiques

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Swift Current Broncos

Lethbridge Hurricanes

Prince Albert Raiders

Prince George Cougars

Sherbrooke Phoenix

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The current USA/Canada hockey to-date attendance rankings (this includes these leagues:

FHL,

USHL,

NAHL,

SPHL,

CHL,

ECHL,

AHL,

NCAA Div. I,

WHL,

QMJHL,

OHL,

-of 236 junior, college, and minor league hockey teams included in the 11 leagues listed above, the average home attendance was 3,480 fans per game.

-the team with the lowest attendance (#236) currently is "American International," an NCAA Division I hockey team averaging 186 fans per home game.

5 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

1. North Dakota - NCAA Div. I - 11,750 fans per game

4 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

2. Quebec Remparts - QMJHL - 10,492 fans per game

3. Minnesota Golden Gophers - NCAA Div. I - 9,771 fans per game

3 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

4. Wisconsin Badgers - NCAA Div. I - 9,419 fans per game

5. Hershey Bears - AHL - 9,209 fans

6. London Knights - OHL - 8,962

7. Calgary Hitmen - WHL - 8,286

8. Halifax Mooseheads - QMJHL - 8,173

2 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

9. Fort Wayne Komets - ECHL - 7,476

10. Kitchener Rangers - OHL - 7,171

11. Hamilton Bulldogs - AHL - 7,067

12. Providence Bruins - AHL - 6,950

13. Colorado College Tigers - NCAA Div. I - 6,940

14. Lake Erie Monsters - AHL - 6,911

15. Ontario Reign - ECHL - 6,760

16. Vancouver Giants - WHL - 6,751

17. Boston College Eagles - NCAA Div. I 6,672

18. Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL - 6,634

19. Houston Aeros - AHL - 6,566

20. Chicago Wolves - AHL - 6,518

21. Grand Rapids Griffins - AHL - 6,492

22. Rochester Americans - AHL - 6,294

23. St. John's IceCaps - AHL - 6,287

24. Orlando Solar Bears - ECHL - 6,265

25. San Antonio Rampage - AHL - 6,221

26. MN-Duluth Bulldogs - NCAA Div. I - 6,200

27. Toronto Marlies - AHL - 6,188

28. Spokane Chiefs - WHL - 6,038

29. Victoria Royals - WHL - 5,845 (this is the attendance figure from 2011-12, the CHL junior leagues are tough to track)

30. Bridgeport Sound Tigers - AHL - 5,827

31. Ottawa 67‘s - OHL - 5,686

32. Michigan State Spartans - NCAA Div. I - 5,650

33. Toledo Walleye - ECHL - 5,603

34. Windsor Spitfires - OHL - 5,553

notables:

39. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - AHL - 5,381

41. Michigan Wolverines - NCAA Div. I - 5,315

44. Missouri Mavericks (highest-rated CHL team) - 5,276

52. Gwinnett Gladiators (Atlanta-based) - 4,923

53. San Francisco Bulls (some current San Jose Sharks participate w/ this ECHL team during the lockout) 4,823

62. Alaska Aces (Alaska's highest-level professional team) 4,606

102. Springfield Falcons (average attendance per game - closest to mean) - 3,473

131. Huntsville Havoc (Huntsville, Alabama SPHL team) - 2,847

136. Alaska U - NCAA Div. I - 2,751

140. Alaska-Anchorage - NCAA Div. I - 2,721

158. Arizona Sundogs (CHL team located in Prescott Valley, AZ) - 2,351

173. Alabama-Huntsville - NCAA Div. I (Huntsville's college team) - 2,199

189. Penn State Nittany Lions - (university's new hockey team, started this year) - 1,982

198. Army Cadets - NCAA Div. I - 1,607

1 Standard Deviation Away From the Mean (below average):

202. Fort Worth Brahmas - CHL - 1,469

209. Aberdeen Wings (wow, that little town in South Dakota has a junior hockey team!) - 1,218 (and draws 1,218 fans per game!)

231. Cape Cod Bluefins (FHL team that has moved mid-season to 'Central New York') - 452

233. Sacred Heart - NCAA Div. I - 433

234. Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings - USHL - 404

235. Team USA - NAHL - 310

236. American International - NCAA Div. I - 186

[RoughRiders99]

The current USA/Canada hockey to-date attendance rankings (this includes these leagues:

FHL,

USHL,

NAHL,

SPHL,

CHL,

ECHL,

AHL,

NCAA Div. I,

WHL,

QMJHL,

OHL,

-of 236 junior, college, and minor league hockey teams included in the 11 leagues listed above, the average home attendance was 3,480 fans per game.

-the team with the lowest attendance (#236) currently is "American International," an NCAA Division I hockey team averaging 186 fans per home game.

5 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

1. North Dakota - NCAA Div. I - 11,750 fans per game

4 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

2. Quebec Remparts - QMJHL - 10,492 fans per game

3. Minnesota Golden Gophers - NCAA Div. I - 9,771 fans per game

3 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

4. Wisconsin Badgers - NCAA Div. I - 9,419 fans per game

5. Hershey Bears - AHL - 9,209 fans

6. London Knights - OHL - 8,962

7. Calgary Hitmen - WHL - 8,286

8. Halifax Mooseheads - QMJHL - 8,173

2 Standard Deviations Away From the Mean:

9. Fort Wayne Komets - ECHL - 7,476

10. Kitchener Rangers - OHL - 7,171

11. Hamilton Bulldogs - AHL - 7,067

12. Providence Bruins - AHL - 6,950

13. Colorado College Tigers - NCAA Div. I - 6,940

14. Lake Erie Monsters - AHL - 6,911

15. Ontario Reign - ECHL - 6,760

16. Vancouver Giants - WHL - 6,751

17. Boston College Eagles - NCAA Div. I 6,672

18. Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL - 6,634

19. Houston Aeros - AHL - 6,566

20. Chicago Wolves - AHL - 6,518

21. Grand Rapids Griffins - AHL - 6,492

22. Rochester Americans - AHL - 6,294

23. St. John's IceCaps - AHL - 6,287

24. Orlando Solar Bears - ECHL - 6,265

25. San Antonio Rampage - AHL - 6,221

26. MN-Duluth Bulldogs - NCAA Div. I - 6,200

27. Toronto Marlies - AHL - 6,188

28. Spokane Chiefs - WHL - 6,038

29. Victoria Royals - WHL - 5,845 (this is the attendance figure from 2011-12, the CHL junior leagues are tough to track)

30. Bridgeport Sound Tigers - AHL - 5,827

31. Ottawa 67‘s - OHL - 5,686

32. Michigan State Spartans - NCAA Div. I - 5,650

33. Toledo Walleye - ECHL - 5,603

34. Windsor Spitfires - OHL - 5,553

notables:

39. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - AHL - 5,381

41. Michigan Wolverines - NCAA Div. I - 5,315

44. Missouri Mavericks (highest-rated CHL team) - 5,276

52. Gwinnett Gladiators (Atlanta-based) - 4,923

53. San Francisco Bulls (some current San Jose Sharks participate w/ this ECHL team during the lockout) 4,823

62. Alaska Aces (Alaska's highest-level professional team) 4,606

102. Springfield Falcons (average attendance per game - closest to mean) - 3,473

131. Huntsville Havoc (Huntsville, Alabama SPHL team) - 2,847

136. Alaska U - NCAA Div. I - 2,751

140. Alaska-Anchorage - NCAA Div. I - 2,721

158. Arizona Sundogs (CHL team located in Prescott Valley, AZ) - 2,351

173. Alabama-Huntsville - NCAA Div. I (Huntsville's college team) - 2,199

189. Penn State Nittany Lions - (university's new hockey team, started this year) - 1,982

198. Army Cadets - NCAA Div. I - 1,607

1 Standard Deviation Away From the Mean (below average):

202. Fort Worth Brahmas - CHL - 1,469

209. Aberdeen Wings (wow, that little town in South Dakota has a junior hockey team!) - 1,218 (and draws 1,218 fans per game!)

231. Cape Cod Bluefins (FHL team that has moved mid-season to 'Central New York') - 452

233. Sacred Heart - NCAA Div. I - 433

234. Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings - USHL - 404

235. Team USA - NAHL - 310

236. American International - NCAA Div. I - 186

Would it be possible for you to post the entire list? I'm really liking this! I applaud your hard work and reserach and the time that you've surely given into this project!

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As of December 21, 2012

North Dakota NCAAD1 11750 Quebec Ramparts QMJHL 10492 Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAAD1 9771 Wisconsin Badgers NCAAD1 9419 Hershey Bears PA 9209 London Knights OHL 8962 Calgary Hitmen WHL 8286 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 8173 Fort Wayne Komets IN 7476 Kitchener Rangers OHL 7171 Hamilton Bulldogs ONC 7067 Providence Bruins RI 6950 Colorado College Tigers NCAAD1 6940 Lake Erie Monsters OH 6911 Ontario Reign CA 6760 Vancouver Giants WHL 6751 Boston College Eagles NCAAD1 6672 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 6634 Houston Aeros TX 6566 Chicago Wolves IL 6518 Grand Rapids Griffins MI 6492 Rochester Americans NY 6294 St. John's IceCaps NLC 6287 Orlando Solar Bears FL 6265 San Antonio Rampage TX 6221 MN-Duluth Bulldogs NCAAD1 6200 Toronto Marlies ONC 6188 Spokane Chiefs WHL 6038 Victoria Royals WHL 5845 Bridgeport Sound Tigers CT 5827 Ottawa 67's OHL 5686 Michigan State NCAAD1 5650 Toledo Walleye OH 5603 Windsor Spitfires OHL 5553 New Hampshire NCAAD1 5503 NE-Omaha NCAAD1 5429 Norfolk Admirals VA 5413 Charlotte Checkers NC 5386 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins PA 5381 Saskatoon Blades WHL 5372 Missouri Mavericks MO 5320 Michigan NCAAD1 5315 Denver NCAAD1 5308 Colorado Eagles CO 5289 Syracuse Crunch NY 5268 Kelowna Rockets WHL 5162 Umass-Lowell NCAAD1 5063 Red Deer Rebels WHL 5056 Evansville IceMen IN 5030 Boston University NCAAD1 5008 Stockton Thunder CA 4950 Gwinnett Gladiators GA 4923 San Francisco Bulls CA 4823 Manchester Monarchs NH 4814 Notre Dame NCAAD1 4790 Texas Stars TX 4749 Florida Everblades FL 4728 Wichita Thunder KS 4693 Bakersfield Condors CA 4675 Everett Silvertips WHL 4631 Rapid City Rush SD 4620 Alaska Aces AK 4606 Peoria Rivermen IL 4556 Utah Grizzlies UT 4555 Las Vegas Wranglers NV 4425 Maine NCAAD1 4385 Sault Ste. Marie OHL 4375 Umass NCAAD1 4333 St. Cloud State NCAAD1 4274 Cornell NCAAD1 4252 Milwaukee Admirals WI 4238 Rockford IceHogs IL 4161 Portland Winterhawks WHL 4085 Fresno Monsters CA 4076 Allen Americans TX 4033 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 4006 Tulsa Oilers OK 3990 Abbotsford Heat BCC 3958 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 3942 Tri-City WHL 3933 Sioux Falls Stampede SD 3916 Portland Pirates ME 3905 Saint John QMJHL 3900 Seattle WHL 3853 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 3847 Kamloops Blazers WHL 3841 Lincoln Stars NE 3805 Fargo Force ND 3778 Regina Pats WHL 3767 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 3752 Ohio State NCAAD1 3672 Sudbury Wolves OHL 3666 Vermont NCAAD1 3658 Idaho Steelheads ID 3648 Minnesota State NCAAD1 3585 Worcester Sharks MA 3578 Fayetteville Fire Antz NC 3541 Knoxville Ice Bears TN 3519 Reading Royals PA 3498 Oklahoma City Barons OK 3496 Sarnia Sting OHL 3494 Springfield Falcons MA 3473 Western Michigan NCAAD1 3444 Binghamton Senators NY 3442 Albany Devils NY 3440 Guelph Storm OHL 3440 Cincinnati Cyclones OH 3421 Connecticut Whale CT 3420 Adirondack Phantoms NY 3413 Oshawa Generals OHL 3376 Saginaw OHL 3355 Barrie Colts OHL 3329 Shawinigan QMJHL 3258 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 3175 Omaha Lancers NE 3174 Michigan Tech NCAAD1 3144 Kalamazoo Wings MI 3139 RIT NCAAD1 3139 Northern Michigan NCAAD1 3052 Miami NCAAD1 3040 Rimouski QMJHL 3019 Dartmouth NCAAD1 3002 Blainville-Boisbrand Armada QMJHL 2976 Yale NCAAD1 2975 Trenton Titans NJ 2969 Corpus Christi IceRays TX 2969 Bemidji State NCAAD1 2963 Denver Cutthroats CO 2927 RPI NCAAD1 2889 South Carolina Stingrays SC 2877 Huntsville Havoc AL 2847 Niagara OHL 2817 Erie Otters OHL 2787 Northeastern NCAAD1 2766 Quinnipiac NCAAD1 2755 Alaska NCAAD1 2751 Kootenay Ice WHL 2738 Greenville Road Warriors SC 2729 Wenatchee Wild WA 2721 Alaska-Anchorage NCAAD1 2721 Kingston OHL 2685 Cape Breton QMJHL 2670 Pensacola Ice Flyers FL 2652 Owen Sound Attack OHL 2636 Quad City Mallards IL 2625 Elmira Jackals NY 2610 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 2535 Chicoutimi QMJHL 2504 Clarkson NCAAD1 2486 Sioux City Musketeers IA 2455 Air Force NCAAD1 2454 Odessa Jackalopes TX 2441 Bloomington Blaze IL 2440 Waterloo Black Hawks IA 2415 Wheeling Nailers WV 2375 Columbus Cottonmouths GA 2367 Belleville Bulls OHL 2360 Arizona Sundogs AZ 2351 Peterborough Petes OHL 2338 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 2335 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 2330 Mississippi RiverKings MS 2329 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders IA 2314 Merrimack NCAAD1 2293 Green Bay Gamblers WI 2286 Prince Albert WHL 2283 Dubuque Fighting Saints IA 2280 Des Moines Buccaneers IA 2260 Harvard NCAAD1 2238 Prince George WHL 2223 Bowling Green NCAAD1 2218 Johnstown Tomahawks PA 2217 Alabama-Huntsville NCAAD1 2199 Fairbanks Ice Dogs AK 2180 Baie-Comeau QMJHL 2179 Mississauga Ice Dogs OHL 2161 Princeton NCAAD1 2145 Swift Current Broncos WHL 2135 Lake Superior NCAAD1 2134 Louisiana IceGators LA 2120 Danbury Whalers CT 2114 Amarillo Bulls TX 2099 Tri-City Storm NE 2096 Plymouth OHL 2088 Muskegon Lumberjacks MI 2073 Augusta Riverhawks GA 2045 Mississippi Surge MS 2032 Providence NCAAD1 2032 Penn State NCAAD1 1982 Indiana Ice IN 1920 Ferris State NCAAD1 1887 Union NCAAD1 1867 Wichita Falls Wildcats TX 1855 St. Lawrence NCAAD1 1765 Brampton Battalion OHL 1756 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 1684 Topeka Roadrunners KS 1658 Army NCAAD1 1607 PEI Rocket QMJHL 1589 Texas Tornado TX 1546 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 1475 Fort Worth Brahmas TX 1469 Rouyn-Noranda QMJHL 1432 Chicago Steel IL 1354 Holy Cross NCAAD1 1294 Austin Bruins MN 1256 Youngstown Phantoms OH 1226 Colgate NCAAD1 1222 Aberdeen Wings SD 1218 Williamsport Outlaws PA 1206 Bismarck Bobcats ND 1163 Brown NCAAD1 1145 Dayton Demonz OH 1113 Niagara NCAAD1 1094 Robert Morris NCAAD1 992 Minot Tauros ND 988 Kenai River Brown Bears AK 974 1000 Island Privateers NY 974 Connecticut NCAAD1 943 Mercyhurst NCAAD1 842 Canisius NCAAD1 826 Michigan Warriors MI 805 Janesville Jets WI 779 Springfield Jr. Blues IL 731 Brookings Blizzard SD 727 Soo Eagles MI 670 Jamestown Ironmen NY 627 Port Huron Fighting Falcons MI 619 Coulee Region Chill WI 569 Bentley NCAAD1 527 Cape Cod Bluefins (Central NY) MA/NY 452 Danville Dashers IL 442 Sacred Heart NCAAD1 433 Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings MI 404 Team USA MI 310 American International NCAAD1 186

[Philsphan]

Here's a rather interesting idea I had...

The SEC, Big Ten and Big XII destroy the ACC raiding FSU, GT, Clemson, NC State, UNC, Duke, VT, UVA, Louisville and Cincinnati between the three conferences. Those three conferences are at 16 unlike the Pac 12. (The Pac 12 can expand and grab MWC schools or they can stay put for the purpose of this scenario) The remaining ACC is left with BC, Syracuse, Pitt, Wake Forest and Miami. The Notre Dame makes those five schools an offer to join a conference started by Notre Dame and broadcasted by NBC. The remaining ACC schools gladly accept and join ND and BYU. UConn is added as the 8th member.

Notre Dame

BYU

Miami

Wake Forest

Syracuse

Pittsburgh

Boston College

Connecticut

The conference thrives on big TV money, especially flowing out of New York, a market CFB conferences have long been trying to capture. NBC features a day game and a night game with the conferences' teams. ND's resurgence brings the other schools in the league back to their all-time best. The U dominates. Northeastern schools see the light of the Top 10 again. And BYU has a perfect season in 2024.

So what do ya think?

[McCall]

Umm... No.

[Seadragon76]

I had a idea with the 'Group of Seven' that is leaving the Big East.

Option A: The 'Group of Seven' remains together and forms an all basketball league with Butler, St. Louis and Xavier as the newest members. This 10 team league doesn't take the 'Big East' name, allowing the current Big East to keep it's name as part of the deal that allowed them to leave. This new conference is named the Metro Conference, after the former conference of the same name (a forerunner of the current Conference USA). It's name is also dervived from the major Metro areas that it's conference members reside in.

Option B: The Group of Seven split up. The five eastern members (Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's and Villanova) team up with eastern members of the Atlantic 10 (Rhode Island, UMass, St. Bonaventure, Fordham, Duquesne and La Salle) to form the East Coast Conference. They later add the lone independent NJIT to form a 12 team league. Meanwhile, DePaul and Marquette team with Butler, St. Louis and Xavier to form a new league. They add Creighton, IUPUI and Chicago State to form the Great Midwest Conference.

[Philsphan]

Option A looks like the most likely and I like them taking the Metro name, but I think Option B could be interesting. Here's how I would change it.

ECC: Georgetown, Villanova, St. Joes, La Salle, Seton Hall, St. John's, Fordham, Providence, Duquesne, St. Bonaventure

GMC: Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, Creighton, Butler, Loyola-Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland State, Chicago State

[McCall]

The Big East 7 are not separating. By staying together, they maintain an automatic bid. Plus you're putting Marquette and Creighton in a conference with some lower division I teams. Not likely to happen.

Basketball conference:

Georgetown

Providence

St. John's

Villanova

DePaul

Marquette

Seton Hall

To get to 10:

Saint Louis

Xavier

Creighton

To get to 12:

St. Joseph's

Dayton

Butler, not being a Catholic school, may be a wild card choice if they want a better basketball program.

[rams80]

Option A looks like the most likely and I like them taking the Metro name, but I think Option B could be interesting. Here's how I would change it.

ECC: Georgetown, Villanova, St. Joes, La Salle, Seton Hall, St. John's, Fordham, Providence, Duquesne, St. Bonaventure

GMC: Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, Creighton, Butler, Loyola-Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland State, Chicago State

In B the GMC would take Bradley and St. Louis which actually have aspirations (delusions?) towards being good at basketball and have fans rather than tripling down on Chicago with 2 schools that even fewer people care about than DePaul.

[DaytonBlue]

My stupid daydream...

The New Big East: buys the name off of the Old Big East

West: Creighton, SLU, Marquette, DePaul, Butler, Xavier

East: St. John's, Seton Hall, Providence, Georgetown, Richmond, Boston U.

Richmond and Boston U. are private and expand the footprint.

Dayton and St. Joe's are left out due to market duplication.

Then Boise/SDSU go back to the MW.

Murray St. moves to Missouri Valley to replace Creighton.

Metro Conference

UConn and Cincy tell ACC to take them or they will have to stay in the "new' Metro Conference and sign away TV rights fees like the Big 12 did. ACC foolishly says no.

North: UMass, UConn, Temple, Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy (FB only), Dayton (non-FB)

South: ECU, USF, UCF, Tulane, SMU, Houston

With Navy staying for just football, the new Metro needed a non-FB member to keep the teams even. They invite Dayton to fill in the spot since Dayton plays football in the FCS Pioneer League.

Atlantic 10 adds Siena and George Mason to actually have ten teams for once.

Of course, when the next move is made, my mind will think of some new scenario.

[McCall]

My stupid daydream...

The New Big East: buys the name off of the Old Big East

West: Creighton, SLU, Marquette, DePaul, Butler, Xavier

East: St. John's, Seton Hall, Providence, Georgetown, Richmond, Boston U.

Richmond and Boston U. are private and expand the footprint.

Dayton and St. Joe's are left out due to market duplication.

Then Boise/SDSU go back to the MW.

Murray St. moves to Missouri Valley to replace Creighton.

Metro Conference

UConn and Cincy tell ACC to take them or they will have to stay in the "new' Metro Conference and sign away TV rights fees like the Big 12 did. ACC foolishly says no.

North: UMass, UConn, Temple, Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy (FB only), Dayton (non-FB)

South: ECU, USF, UCF, Tulane, SMU, Houston

With Navy staying for just football, the new Metro needed a non-FB member to keep the teams even. They invite Dayton to fill in the spot since Dayton plays football in the FCS Pioneer League.

Atlantic 10 adds Siena and George Mason to actually have ten teams for once.

Of course, when the next move is made, my mind will think of some new scenario.

You forgot Villanova in the "New Big East".

[DaytonBlue]

Whoops...well then adios Richmond or BU.

[rams80]

Whoops...well then adios Richmond or BU.

Boston has no business in a league with aspirations towards basketball greatness.

[The_Admiral]

Option A looks like the most likely and I like them taking the Metro name, but I think Option B could be interesting. Here's how I would change it.

ECC: Georgetown, Villanova, St. Joes, La Salle, Seton Hall, St. John's, Fordham, Providence, Duquesne, St. Bonaventure

GMC: Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, Creighton, Butler, Loyola-Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland State, Chicago State

In B the GMC would take Bradley and St. Louis which actually have aspirations (delusions?) towards being good at basketball and have fans rather than tripling down on Chicago with 2 schools that even fewer people care about than DePaul.

I know a few Loyola fans, which is to say I know a few people who go/went to Loyola.

Chicago State, though? Aren't they always on the verge of losing their accreditation? If you want another school of dubious relevance in the Chicago area, go with Valparaiso. Catholic, too!

[Philsphan]

Here is a revised version. Chicago State was a stupid addition.

ECC: Georgetown, Villanova, St. Joes, La Salle, Seton Hall, St. John's, Fordham, Providence, Duquesne, St. Bonaventure

GMC: Marquette, DePaul, Xavier, Dayton, Creighton, Butler, Valparaiso, Detroit, Cleveland State, St. Louis

[rams80]

Chicago State, though? Aren't they always on the verge of losing their accreditation? If you want another school of dubious relevance in the Chicago area, go with Valparaiso. Catholic, too!

Ummm....Valpo's Lutheran (generic).

[GriffinM6]

2015 FBS Realignment

It is 2015, and there are 127 teams in the FBS. There will now be 8 conferences of 16 teams(except the ACC with 15) and 2 divisions.

Conference Play-

There will be 8 conference games. You can play whoever you want in your conference, this is because there may be rivalries that couldn't occur anymore if there was division play only. You are then allowed to play 4 out of conference games. You aren't allowed to play an FCS team, unless you are in one of your first five seasons as an FBS school.

Playoffs-

The division winners will play in the conference championship, which will serve as the first round of the playoffs. Conference championships will be played at the current sites, and new ones for conferences that formerly didn’t have a championship game. The conference champions will then be seeded 1-8. Seeding will be determined by strength of schedule, margin of victory/loss, etc. The 1 seed plays the 8 seed, 2 seed plays 7, 3 seed plays 6, and 4 seed plays 5. The quarter finals will be held at the BCS Bowl sites. Winners advance to the semifinals, and those games are played at the second and third highest bidding cities. The winners advance to the championship, which is played at the highest bidding city.

Bowls-

There will be 24 bowl games. The second, third, and fourth place teams from the conference champion’s division, the conference championship loser, and the second and third place teams from that division make a bowl game. That makes a total of 6 teams from each conference making a bowl game, and a total of 48 bowl teams.

ACC:

North

- Boston College

- UConn

- Army

- Navy

- Notre Dame

- Temple

- Virginia

- Louisville

South

- UCF

- USF

- UNC

- Duke

- Wake Forest

- NC State

- Georgia Tech

Big Ten:

East

- Michigan

- Michigan State

- Ohio State

- Penn State

- Pitt

- Rutgers

- Maryland

- Syracuse

West

- Iowa

- Indiana

- Nebraska

- Wisconsin

- Minnesota

- Purdue

- Northwestern

- Illinois

Big Twelve:

North

- Oklahoma

- Oklahoma State

- Tulsa

- Kansas

- Kansas State

- Cincinnati

- Iowa State

- West Virginia

South

- Texas

- Baylor

- Houston

- Texas Tech

- TCU

- SMU

- Florida State

- Miami

Conference USA:

East

- ECU

- Old Dominion

- Charlotte

- FAU

- FIU

- Troy

- Georgia State

- UAB

West

- Tulane

- UL-Monroe

- UL-Lafayette

- North Texas

- Southern Miss

- Middle Tennessee

- EKU

- Southern Alabama

Pac-16:

North

- Washington

- Washington State

- Boise State

- Oregon

- Oregon State

- Utah

- Colorado

- BYU

South

- USC

- UCLA

- Arizona

- Arizona State

- Stanford

- California

- San Diego State

- Air Force

SEC:

East

- Georgia

- Clemson

- Florida

- Tennessee

- South Carolina

- Vanderbilt

- Kentucky

- Virginia Tech

West

- Alabama

- Auburn

- LSU

- Mississippi State

- Ole Miss

- Texas A&M

- Missouri

- Arkansas

MAC:

East

- Akron

- Bowling Green

- Kent State

- Marshall

- Ohio

- Buffalo

- UMass

- Toledo

West

- Miami (OH)

- Eastern Michigan

- Western Michigan

- Central Michigan

- Ball State

- Northern Illinois

- Arkansas State

- Memphis

WAC:

North

- San Jose State

- Fresno State

- Colorado State

- Wyoming

- Utah State

- Eastern Washington

- UNLV

- Nevada

South

- Hawaii

- New Mexico

- New Mexico State

- UTEP

- Louisiana Tech

- Rice

- Texas State

- UTSA

[McCall]

Not sure about some, but swap NC State and Clemson. SEC won't take a school in a current state, at least not unless they just had to. NC State isn't tied to UNC like Virginia to VaTech, another change you may need to look at.