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Population/metro area isn't the only factor. Is it a baseball market? Will they be able to have their own fanbase? They may have a big Braves fanbase there that it may not be much different than the Rays in Tampa Bay where they don't draw much of their own fans but more fans of the opposing team.

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Population/metro area isn't the only factor. Is it a baseball market? Will they be able to have their own fanbase? They may have a big Braves fanbase there that it may not be much different than the Rays in Tampa Bay where they don't draw much of their own fans but more fans of the opposing team.

I don't live there, but all around the Greensboro-Raleigh-Charlotte triangle is an area that's less than an hour away, and has almost 5 million people living there. I'd imagine quite a few Braves fans would switch. I think Charlotte would work, I love the Orioles, but if Richmond (VA) got a team, I would be all over them. I'm sure plenty of people 'round there feel the same way.

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Population/metro area isn't the only factor. Is it a baseball market? Will they be able to have their own fanbase? They may have a big Braves fanbase there that it may not be much different than the Rays in Tampa Bay where they don't draw much of their own fans but more fans of the opposing team.

I don't live there, but all around the Greensboro-Raleigh-Charlotte triangle is an area that's less than an hour away, and has almost 5 million people living there. I'd imagine quite a few Braves fans would switch. I think Charlotte would work, I love the Orioles, but if Richmond (VA) got a team, I would be all over them. I'm sure plenty of people 'round there feel the same way.

What? Charlotte is 170-180 miles from Raleigh. If you are wanting to refer to North Carolina's "Golden Triangle", those three cities are Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Durham. Heck, if you are looking for a city an hour away from Charlotte, it is Columbia, SC to the south and to the east it is Winston-Salem.

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I have a pointless realignment dream idea. How about a revival of the Metro Conference (but as a football-sponsoring all-sports league)?

Version A: North/South:

Metro North:

Cincinnati
Louisville
Memphis
UNC-Charlotte
South Carolina
Virginia Tech

Metro South:

Florida State
Georgia Tech
Southern Mississippi
South Florida
Tulane
UAB

Version B: East/West:

Metro East:

Florida State
Georgia Tech
UNC-Charlotte
South Carolina
South Florida
Virginia Tech

Metro West:

Cincinnati
Louisville
Memphis
Southern Mississippi
Tulane
UAB

Summary: This fan-based dream conference is based on like MOST of the old union of C-USA back in 95-96 (Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Southern Mississippi and Tulane), but with Florida State, Georgia Tech and South Carolina (from the ACC and SEC respectively), UAB, South Florida and UNC-Charlotte once former non-football schools who were also part of that old union and eventually started sponsoring football, and Virginia Tech a former football affiliate of an FBS conference while belonging to a non-football conference for other sports.

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Here's an idea I had for the alignment and scheduling of a sepreate divison for the power 5 conferences in college football:

D-4 Proposal

SEC- 14

Mississippi State

Ole Miss

LSU

Alabama

Auburn

Florida

Vanderbilt

Tennessee

Kentucky

Georgia

South Carolina

Arkansas

Texas A&M

Missouri

Big Ten- 14

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Michigan

Michigan State

Minnesota

Ohio State

Wisconsin

Purdue

Northwestern

Penn State

Nebraska

Maryland

Rutgers

PAC 12- 12

Arizona

Arizona State

California

Oregon

Oregon State

Stanford

UCLA

USC

Washington

Washington State

Colorado

Utah

Big 12- 12

Baylor

Iowa State

Kansas

Kansas State

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Texas

Texas Tech

TCU

West Virginia

Houston

SMU

ACC- 14

Boston College

Clemson

Florida State

North Carolina

NC State

Wake Forest

Duke

Georgia Tech

Miami

Virginia

Virginia Tech

Syracuse

Pittsburgh

Louisville

Independent- 4

Notre Dame

BYU

Army

Navy

70 teams. 14 week season.

Everyone is allowed one FBS opponent every year.

Week 1: 12 FBS matchups. 10 teams off. 24 D4 matchups.

Weeks 2 to 6: 6 FBS matchups. 10 teams off. 26 D4 matchups.

Weeks 7 to 13: 4 FBS matchups. 10 teams off. 28 D4 matchups.

Week 14: 10 teams off. 30 D4 matchups.

8 team playoff. 12 additional bowls.

Rose Bowl- Big Ten #1 vs. Pac 12 #1

Sugar Bowl- SEC #1 vs. Big 12 #1

Orange Bowl- ACC #1 vs. Ind. #1

Cotton Bowl- SEC #2 vs. Big Ten #2

Fiesta Bowl- Pac 12 #2 vs. Big 12 #2

Peach Bowl- ACC #2 vs. SEC #3

Citrus Bowl- Big Ten #3 vs. ACC #3

Gator Bowl- SEC #4 vs. Pac 12 #3

Outback Bowl- Pac 12 #4 vs. SEC #5

Texas Bowl- Big Ten #4 vs. Big 12 #3

Belk Bowl- ACC #4 vs. Big 12 #4

Holiday Bowl- At Large vs. Ind. #2

Here's how the FBS would look under that scenario:

FBS Under D4 Proposal

American- 14

Cincinnati

Connecticut

South Florida

Temple

Memphis

Central Florida

East Carolina

Tulane

Tulsa

Southern Miss

UAB

Marshall

Rice

Louisiana Tech

Conference USA- 16

Charlotte

Florida Atlantic

Florida International

North Texas

Old Dominion

Texas San Antonio

Western Kentucky

Troy

LA Lafayette

Texas State

Arkansas State

Appalachian State

South Alabama

LA Monroe

Georgia State

Georgia Southern

Mountain West- 16

Air Force

Boise State

Colorado State

UNLV

New Mexico

San Diego State

Wyoming

Fresno State

Nevada

Hawaii

San Jose St.

Utah State

Idaho

North Dakota State

New Mexico State

UTEP

MAC- 14

Akron

Bowling Green

Buffalo

Kent State

Miami OH

Ohio

Ball State

Central Michigan

Eastern Michigan

Western Michigan

Northern Illinois

Toledo

Massachusetts

Middle Tennessee State

60 teams. No more than 2 D4 or FCS opponents. Only ten teams will play 2 D4 teams. Everyone plays at least one D4 opponent and one FCS opponent. If you play two D4 opponents, you may play 2 FCS opponents.

Week 1- 12 D4 matchups. 12 FCS matchups. 12 FBS matchups. 12 teams off.

Weeks 2 to 6- 6 D4 matchups. 6 FCS matchups. 20 FBS matchups. 8 teams off.

Weeks 7 to 13- 4 D4 matchups. 4 FCS matchups. 22 FBS matchups. 8 teams off.

Week 14- 24 FBS matchups. 12 teams off.

1 Championship Game. 12 additional bowls.

Liberty Bowl- C-USA #1 vs. American #1

Pizza Bowl- MAC #1 vs. Mountain West #1

Music City Bowl- C-USA #2 vs. MAC #2

Alamo Bowl- American #2 vs. Mountain West #2

Sun Bowl- C-USA #3 vs. Mountain West #3

BBVA Compass Bowl- American #3 vs. MAC #3

Independence Bowl- C-USA #4 vs. American #4

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl- MAC #4 vs. Mountain West #4

New Orleans Bowl- C-USA #5 vs. MAC #5

Pinstripe Bowl- American #5 vs. Mountain West #5

Hawaii Bowl- C-USA #6 vs. Mountain West #6

Heart of Dallas Bowl- American #6 vs. MAC #6

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Right now in the WHL there are 22 teams, 10 in the West and 12 in the East. The prairie teams are in the East, while the American teams and the B.C. teams are in the West... besides Kootenay. The divisional are all set up provincially (the East is Saskatchewan and Manitoba) and American, with Kootenay stuck with the Alberta teams.

Right now the conferences and divisions are set up like so:

Eastern Conference

East Division Central Division

Brandon Calgary

Moose Jaw Edmonton

Prince Albert Kootenay

Regina Lethbridge

Saskatoon Medicine Hat

Swift Current Red Deer

Western Conference

B.C. Division American Division

Kamloops Everett

Kelowna Portland

Prince George Seattle

Vancouver Spokane

Victoria Tri-City

What I would do is move Kootenay over to the B.C. Division to even out the conferences and then rename the Eastern Conference divisions, so there's no more East Division of the Eastern Conference.

Eastern Conference

Prairie Division Alberta Division

Brandon Calgary

Moose Jaw Edmonton

Prince Albert Lethbridge

Regina Medicine Hat

Saskatoon Red Deer

Swift Current

Western Conference

B.C. Division American Division

Kamloops Everett

Kelowna Portland

Kootenay Seattle

Prince George Spokane

Vancouver Tri-City

Victoria

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Right now in the WHL there are 22 teams, 10 in the West and 12 in the East. The prairie teams are in the East, while the American teams and the B.C. teams are in the West... besides Kootenay. The divisional are all set up provincially (the East is Saskatchewan and Manitoba) and American, with Kootenay stuck with the Alberta teams.

Right now the conferences and divisions are set up like so:

Eastern Conference

East Division Central Division

Brandon Calgary

Moose Jaw Edmonton

Prince Albert Kootenay

Regina Lethbridge

Saskatoon Medicine Hat

Swift Current Red Deer

Western Conference

B.C. Division American Division

Kamloops Everett

Kelowna Portland

Prince George Seattle

Vancouver Spokane

Victoria Tri-City

What I would do is move Kootenay over to the B.C. Division to even out the conferences and then rename the Eastern Conference divisions, so there's no more East Division of the Eastern Conference.

Eastern Conference

Prairie Division Alberta Division

Brandon Calgary

Moose Jaw Edmonton

Prince Albert Lethbridge

Regina Medicine Hat

Saskatoon Red Deer

Swift Current

Western Conference

B.C. Division American Division

Kamloops Everett

Kelowna Portland

Kootenay Seattle

Prince George Spokane

Vancouver Tri-City

Victoria

Love your idea monkeypower. Obviously, Kootenay is a team from the B.C. area. But it would be more well-balanced if two expansion teams would join in to have a total of 24 in the WHL. Maybe one team from Alberta to replace Kootenay's previous spot and another one from the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

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Right now in the WHL there are 22 teams, 10 in the West and 12 in the East. The prairie teams are in the East, while the American teams and the B.C. teams are in the West... besides Kootenay. The divisional are all set up provincially (the East is Saskatchewan and Manitoba) and American, with Kootenay stuck with the Alberta teams.

Right now the conferences and divisions are set up like so:

Eastern Conference

East Division Central Division

Brandon Calgary

Moose Jaw Edmonton

Prince Albert Kootenay

Regina Lethbridge

Saskatoon Medicine Hat

Swift Current Red Deer

Western Conference

B.C. Division American Division

Kamloops Everett

Kelowna Portland

Prince George Seattle

Vancouver Spokane

Victoria Tri-City

What I would do is move Kootenay over to the B.C. Division to even out the conferences and then rename the Eastern Conference divisions, so there's no more East Division of the Eastern Conference.

Eastern Conference

Prairie Division Alberta Division

Brandon Calgary

Moose Jaw Edmonton

Prince Albert Lethbridge

Regina Medicine Hat

Saskatoon Red Deer

Swift Current

Western Conference

B.C. Division American Division

Kamloops Everett

Kelowna Portland

Kootenay Seattle

Prince George Spokane

Vancouver Tri-City

Victoria

Love your idea monkeypower. Obviously, Kootenay is a team from the B.C. area. But it would be more well-balanced if two expansion teams would join in to have a total of 24 in the WHL. Maybe one team from Alberta to replace Kootenay's previous spot and another one from the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

For Alberta, I would guess Fort Saskatchewan, Drumheller and Fort McMurray (even though those two have pretty successful AJHL teams) would be the best ideas. The WHL could try Billings again and it being in Montana would fit in with the Alberta teams.

Just going off Wikipedia population numbers, the Northwest team could be Tacoma (they had a team before), or Bellevue but I don't know much about that area of the States.

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For Alberta, I would guess Fort Saskatchewan, Drumheller and Fort McMurray (even though those two have pretty successful AJHL teams) would be the best ideas. The WHL could try Billings again and it being in Montana would fit in with the Alberta teams.

Just going off Wikipedia population numbers, the Northwest team could be Tacoma (they had a team before), or Bellevue but I don't know much about that area of the States.

Those suggestions would be great if there was a moment of expansion. But when it comes to scheduling, it would be like the following:

One WHL team would face the other 5 intra-division teams 6 times (total of 30), then the other 6 non-division/intra-conference teams 3 times (total of 18), and finally the other 12 non-conference teams twice (total of 24) for a total of 72 games in a season.

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I like your WHL proposal, monkeypower. I don't like adding more teams. 22 is more than plenty for a regional league, and it's not like they're leaving a lot of big cities on the table while committing to Prince George and Swift Current. Bellevue and Tacoma are bad ideas with one team in Kent and another in Everett already. Fort McMurray is connected to the rest of the world by little planes and one road; that it even exists in the condition it does is something of an abomination.

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I like your WHL proposal, monkeypower. I don't like adding more teams. 22 is more than plenty for a regional league, and it's not like they're leaving a lot of big cities on the table while committing to Prince George and Swift Current. Bellevue and Tacoma are bad ideas with one team in Kent and another in Everett already. Fort McMurray is connected to the rest of the world by little planes and one road; that it even exists in the condition it does is something of an abomination.

You prefer to see a league with certain numbers with an unbalanced schedule than to have a well-fit quantity of teams per division with a well-balanced schedule? Damn! But I won't blame you for that because it's your opinion, after all.

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I like your WHL proposal, monkeypower. I don't like adding more teams. 22 is more than plenty for a regional league, and it's not like they're leaving a lot of big cities on the table while committing to Prince George and Swift Current. Bellevue and Tacoma are bad ideas with one team in Kent and another in Everett already. Fort McMurray is connected to the rest of the world by little planes and one road; that it even exists in the condition it does is something of an abomination.

You prefer to see a league with certain numbers with an unbalanced schedule than to have a well-fit quantity of teams per division with a well-balanced schedule? Damn! But I won't blame you for that because it's your opinion, after all.
I agree with admiral. There isn't really room for more teams in Alberta, I was grasping at straws for suitable places in Alberta and the N.W.

The unbalanced schedule will always happen because the uneven divisions and some of the Eastern teams only play the US teams once a year because of travel.

I just moved Kootenay because it evens up the conferences and reduces Kootenay's travel because they're with their province.

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You prefer to see a league with certain numbers with an unbalanced schedule than to have a well-fit quantity of teams per division with a well-balanced schedule? Damn! But I won't blame you for that because it's your opinion, after all.

Are you familiar with the economics of major-junior hockey?

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Massive FBS realignment. 12 conferences each with 10 teams as well as 6 independent schools. The Metro Conference is brought back from the grave and now has football.

SEC:

  • Alabama

  • Auburn

  • Florida

  • Georgia

  • Kentucky

  • LSU

  • Mississipi

  • Mississipi State

  • Tennessee

  • Vanderbilt

Big Ten:

  • Illinois

  • Indiana

  • Iowa

  • Michigan

  • Michigan State

  • Minnesota

  • Northwestern

  • Ohio State

  • Purdue

  • Wisconsin

Pac-10:

  • Arizona

  • Arizona State

  • California

  • Oregon

  • Oregon State

  • Stanford

  • UCLA

  • USC

  • Washington

  • Washington State

ACC:

  • Clemson

  • Duke

  • Florida State

  • Georgia Tech

  • Maryland

  • North Carolina

  • North Carolina State

  • South Carolina

  • Virginia

  • Wake Forest

Valley:

  • BYU

  • Colorado

  • Iowa State

  • Kansas

  • Kansas State

  • Missouri

  • Nebraska

  • Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma State

  • Utah

Southwestern:

  • Arkansas

  • Baylor

  • Houston

  • Rice

  • SMU

  • Texas

  • Texas A&M

  • TCU

  • Texas Tech

  • Tulsa

Big East:

  • Boston College

  • Connecticut

  • Miami

  • Notre Dame

  • Pittsburgh

  • Rutgers

  • Syracuse

  • Temple

  • Virginia Tech

  • West Virginia

Metro:

  • Army

  • Central Florida

  • Cincinnati

  • East Carolina

  • Louisville

  • Memphis

  • Navy

  • Penn State

  • South Florida

  • Tulane

Western:

  • Air Force

  • Boise State

  • Colorado State

  • Fresno State

  • Hawaii

  • Nevada

  • New Mexico

  • San Diego State

  • UNLV

  • Wyoming

Mid-American:

  • Ball State

  • Bowling Green

  • Central Michigan

  • Eastern Michigan

  • Kent State

  • Marshall

  • Miami University

  • Ohio

  • Toledo

  • Western Michigan

Sun Belt:

  • Arkansas State

  • FIU

  • Idaho

  • Louisiana Tech

  • Middle Tennessee State

  • New Mexico State

  • North Texas

  • UL Lafayette

  • UL Monroe

  • Western Kentucky

C-USA:

  • Akron

  • Buffalo

  • Florida Atlantic

  • Northern Illinois

  • San Jose State

  • Southern Mississipi

  • Troy

  • UAB

  • Utah State

  • UTEP

Independents:

  • Georgia State

  • Old Dominion

  • South Alabama

  • Texas State

  • Umass

  • UTSA

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Almost a year ago, I made a prediction of how the NHL league format would look like, which Detroit and Columbus are in the Eastern Conference, while Winnipeg is back to the Western Conference. Love that current format which is displayed for this season. But in my mind, it needed some modifications, which I believe that the Quebec Nordiques and the Hartford Whalers should have returned, just like the Winnipeg Jets did after replacing the Atlanta Thrashers last season. Here was my predicted format with some game-scheduling boost:

1. – Eastern Conference:

1.1. – Patrick Division:

1.1.1. – Atlantic Section:

New Jersey

N.Y. Islanders

N.Y. Rangers

Philadelphia

1.1.2. – Southeast Section:

Carolina

Florida

Tampa Bay

Washington

1.2. – Adams Division:

1.2.1. – Northeast Section:

Boston

Buffalo

Hartford (return)

Pittsburgh

1.2.2. – Mideast Section:

Montreal

Ottawa

Quebec (return)

Toronto

2 – Western Conference:

2.1. – Norris Division:

2.1.1. – Central Section:

Chicago

Columbus

Detroit

St. Louis

2.1.2. – Midwest Section:

Dallas

Minnesota

Nashville

Winnipeg

2.2. – Smythe Division:

2.2.1. – Northwest Section:

Calgary

Colorado

Edmonton

Vancouver

2.2.2. – Pacific Section:

Anaheim

Los Angeles

Phoenix

San Jose

I.) Schedule Format V-1.0 (84 total games):

a.) Conference play; Division play; Intra-Section play: Each team will play four times – two home, two away – for a total of 12 Intra-Division Intra-Section games (3 * 4 = 12).

b.) Conference play; Division play; Out-of-Section play: Each team will play all four teams four times – two home, two away – for a total of 16 Intra-Division Out-of-Section games (4 * 4 = 16).

c.) Conference play; Out-of-Division play: Each team will play all eight teams three times for a total of 24 Out-of-Division games (8 * 3 =24).

d.) Out-of-Conference play: Each team will play all 16 teams twice – one home, one away – for a total of 32 Out-of-Conference games (16 * 2 =32).

II:) Schedule Format V-2.0 (82 total games):

a.) Conference play; Division play; Intra-Section play: Each team will play six times – three home, three away – for a total of 18 Intra-Division Intra-Section games (3 * 6 = 18).

b.) Conference play; Division play; Out-of-Section play: Each team will play all four teams four times – two home, two away – for a total of 16 Intra-Division Out-of-Section games (4 * 4 = 16).

c.) Conference play; Out-of-Division play: Each team will play all eight teams twice – one home, one away – for a total of 16 Out-of-Division games (8 * 2 = 16).

d.) Out-of-Conference play: Each team will play all 16 teams twice – one home, one away – for a total of 32 Out-of-Conference games (16 * 2 = 32).

Lemme know your opinions or thoughts.

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Massive FBS realignment. 12 10 conferences each with 10 12 teams as well as 6 7 independent schools. The Metro Conference is brought back from the grave and now has football.

SEC (12):

  1. Alabama

  2. Arkansas

  3. Auburn

  4. Florida

  5. Georgia

  6. Kentucky

  7. LSU

  8. Louisville

  9. Mississippi

  10. Mississippi State

  11. Tennessee

  12. Vanderbilt

Big Ten (12):

  1. Illinois

  2. Indiana

  3. Iowa

  4. Iowa State

  5. Michigan

  6. Michigan State

  7. Minnesota

  8. Missouri

  9. Northwestern

  10. Ohio State

  11. Purdue

  12. Wisconsin

Pac-12 (12):

  1. Arizona

  2. Arizona State

  3. BYU

  4. California

  5. Oregon

  6. Oregon State

  7. Stanford

  8. UCLA

  9. USC

  10. Utah

  11. Washington

  12. Washington State

ACC (12):

  1. Clemson

  2. Duke

  3. Florida State

  4. Georgia Tech

  5. Maryland

  6. Miami

  7. North Carolina

  8. North Carolina State

  9. South Carolina

  10. Virginia

  11. Virginia Tech

  12. Wake Forest

Western (12):

  1. Air Force

  2. Boise State

  3. Colorado

  4. Colorado State

  5. Nebraska

  6. Hawaii

  7. Nevada

  8. UNLV

  9. Wyoming

  10. San Diego State

  11. San Jose State

  12. Fresno State

Southwestern (12):

  1. Baylor

  2. Houston

  3. Kansas

  4. Kansas State

  5. Oklahoma

  6. Oklahoma State

  7. Rice

  8. SMU

  9. Texas

  10. Texas A&M

  11. TCU

  12. Texas Tech

Big East (12):

  1. Boston College

  2. Cincinnati

  3. Connecticut

  4. Memphis

  5. Notre Dame

  6. Penn State

  7. Pittsburgh

  8. Rutgers

  9. Syracuse

  10. Temple

  11. West Virginia

  12. Villanova*

Conference USA (12):

  1. Army

  2. Central Florida

  3. East Carolina

  4. Louisiana Tech

  5. Marshall

  6. Navy

  7. South Florida

  8. Southern Mississippi

  9. Tulane

  10. Tulsa

  11. UAB

  12. UTEP

Mid-American (12):

  1. Akron

  2. Ball State

  3. Bowling Green

  4. Buffalo

  5. Central Michigan

  6. Eastern Michigan

  7. Kent State

  8. Miami University

  9. Northern Illinois

  10. Ohio

  11. Toledo

  12. Western Michigan

Sun Belt (12):

  1. Arkansas State

  2. FIU

  3. Florida Atlantic

  4. Idaho

  5. Middle Tennessee State

  6. New Mexico State

  7. North Texas

  8. Troy

  9. Utah State

  10. UL Lafayette

  11. UL Monroe

  12. Western Kentucky

Independents (7):

  • Georgia State

  • New Mexico

  • Old Dominion

  • South Alabama

  • Texas State

  • UMass

  • UTSA

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SEC (Same alignment pre-TA&M/Missouri with Louisville replacing USC):

East

  1. Florida

  2. Georgia

  3. Kentucky

  4. Louisville

  5. Tennessee

  6. Vanderbilt

West

  1. Alabama

  2. Arkansas

  3. Auburn

  4. LSU

  5. Mississippi

  6. Mississippi State

ACC (One Division: Virginia and North Carolina Schools; Other Division: Everyone else)

Atlantic

  1. Clemson

  2. Florida State

  3. Georgia Tech

  4. Maryland

  5. Miami

  6. South Carolina

Coastal

  1. Duke

  2. North Carolina

  3. North Carolina State

  4. Virginia

  5. Virginia Tech

  6. Wake Forest

Big East (East: Northeastern Schools; West: Midwestern Schools):

East

  1. Boston College

  2. Connecticut

  3. Rutgers

  4. Syracuse

  5. Temple

  6. Villanova*

West

  1. Cincinnati

  2. Memphis

  3. Notre Dame

  4. Penn State

  5. Pittsburgh

  6. West Virginia

American/Conf. USA/Metro (East: Eastern Timezone; West: Central Timezone):

East

  1. Army

  2. Central Florida

  3. East Carolina

  4. Marshall

  5. Navy

  6. South Florida

West

  1. Louisiana Tech

  2. Southern Mississippi

  3. Tulane

  4. Tulsa

  5. UAB

  6. UTEP

Mid-American: Same Alignment w/o UMass

More to come....

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College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here
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