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Let’s realign

As you know, recently we proposed introducing promotion and relegation into collegiate American football. Part of our plan was to organise each division into sixteen conferences of eight teams each.

Well, we received numerous questions from readers just like you, asking just how we would form these conferences. Most cared only about the First Division, to be formed by the current NCAA Division I-A plus the eight quarterfinalists in this year’s Division I-AA tournament. So, to give you an idea of how we will do this, we now present a few proposed conference structures from the GoobNet Special Projects Enhancement and Enforcement Division [SPEED].

Of course, this all depends on which Division I-AA teams earn promotion this year, but these proposals should give you a rough idea of how we will proceed. Only the 120 teams that are currently in Division I-A are shown, which means that eight conferences in each proposal will have only seven teams.

First, for your reference, here is the current conference structure for NCAA Division I-A.

2010 DI-A CONFERENCES
ACC ATLANTIC
Boston College
Clemson
Florida St
Maryland
NC St
Wake Forest
ACC COASTAL
Duke
Georgia Tech
Miami FL
North Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Tech
BIG EAST
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
S Florida
Syracuse
West Virginia
BIG TEN
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan St
Minnesota
Northwestern
Ohio St
Pennsylvania St
Purdue
Wisconsin
BIG TWELVE NORTH
Colorado
Iowa St
Kansas
Kansas St
Missouri
Nebraska
BIG TWELVE SOUTH
Baylor
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
C-USA EAST
Alabama Birming
C Florida
E Carolina
Marshall
Memphis
S Mississippi
C-USA WEST
Houston
Rice
S Methodist
Texas El Paso
Tulane
Tulsa
MAC EAST
Akron
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Kent St
Miami OH
Ohio
Temple
MAC WEST
Ball St
C Michigan
E Michigan
N Illinois
Toledo
W Michigan
MOUNTAIN WEST
Air Force
Brigham Young
Colorado St
Nevada Las Vegas
New Mexico
San Diego St
Texas Christian
Utah
Wyoming
PACIFIC TEN
Arizona
Arizona St
California
California LA
Oregon
Oregon St
S California
Stanford
Washington
Washington St
SEC EAST
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
SEC WEST
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Louisiana St
Mississippi
Mississippi St
SUN BELT
Arkansas St
Florida Atlantic
Florida Intl
Louisiana Laf
Louisiana Mon
Mid Tennessee
N Texas
Troy
W Kentucky
WAC
Boise St
Fresno St
Hawaii
Idaho
Louisiana Tech
Nevada
New Mexico St
San Jose St
Utah St
INDEPENDENTS
Army
Navy
Notre Dame
     

STATE GROUP PROPOSAL

The primary goal of this proposal was to divide the 120 current DI-A schools along state lines. Under this proposal, all schools in the same state are placed in the same conference, with the exception of Texas, which has ten schools. Of these sixteen resulting conferences, four are made up entirely of schools from the same state: California, Florida, Ohio, and Texas.

2011 FIRST DIVISION: STATE GROUP PROPOSAL
CALIFORNIA
California
California LA
Fresno St
San Diego St
San Jose St
S California
Stanford
DEEP SOUTH
Clemson
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Memphis
Mid Tennessee
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
EAST BAND
Kentucky
Louisville
Marshall
Maryland
Navy
Rutgers
West Virginia
W Kentucky
FLORIDA
C Florida
Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida Intl
Florida St
Miami FL
S Florida
GRAIN
Arkansas
Arkansas St
Iowa
Iowa St
Kansas
Kansas St
Missouri
Nebraska
HIGH FIVE
C Michigan
E Michigan
Michigan
Michigan St
Minnesota
W Michigan
Wisconsin
ILL-IND
Ball St
Illinois
Indiana
N Illinois
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Purdue
MISS-AL
Alabama
Alabama Birming
Auburn
Mississippi
Mississippi St
S Mississippi
Troy
MOUNTAIN EAST
Air Force
Colorado
Colorado St
New Mexico
New Mexico St
Texas El Paso
Texas Tech
Wyoming
MOUNTAIN WEST
Arizona
Arizona St
Brigham Young
Nevada
Nevada Las Vegas
Utah
Utah St
NC-VA
Duke
E Carolina
North Carolina
NC St
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
NORTHEAST
Army
Boston College
Buffalo
Connecticut
Pennsylvania St
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Temple
OHIO
Akron
Bowling Green
Cincinnati
Kent St
Miami OH
Ohio
Ohio St
Toledo
OK-LA
Louisiana Laf
Louisiana Mon
Louisiana St
Louisiana Tech
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
Tulane
Tulsa
PACIFIC NW
Boise St
Hawaii
Idaho
Oregon
Oregon St
Washington
Washington St
TEXAS
Baylor
Houston
N Texas
Rice
S Methodist
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian

REGIONAL GROUP PROPOSAL

The primary goal of this proposal was to divide the 120 current DI-A schools in such a way as to make the most compact regional groupings. Under this proposal, nearby schools are kept in the same conference wherever possible. Many of the same conferences as in the state group proposal reappear, often with unchanged membership.

2011 FIRST DIVISION: REGIONAL GROUP PROPOSAL
CALIFORNIA
California
California LA
Fresno St
San Diego St
San Jose St
S California
Stanford
CAROLINAS
Clemson
Duke
E Carolina
North Carolina
NC St
South Carolina
Wake Forest
CENTRAL
Arkansas
N Texas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
S Methodist
Texas Christian
Tulsa
DEEP SOUTH
Alabama
Alabama Birming
Auburn
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Mid Tennessee
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
FLORIDA
C Florida
Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida Intl
Florida St
Miami FL
S Florida
Troy
GRAIN
Iowa
Iowa St
Kansas
Kansas St
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
GULF
Baylor
Houston
Louisiana Laf
Louisiana St
Rice
Texas
Texas A&M
Tulane
HIGH FIVE
Ball St
Bowling Green
C Michigan
E Michigan
Michigan
Michigan St
Ohio St
Toledo
LAKE
Illinois
Indiana
N Illinois
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Purdue
W Michigan
Wisconsin
MOUNTAIN EAST
Air Force
Colorado
Colorado St
New Mexico
New Mexico St
Texas El Paso
Texas Tech
Wyoming
MOUNTAIN WEST
Arizona
Arizona St
Brigham Young
Nevada
Nevada Las Vegas
Utah
Utah St
NORTHEAST
Army
Boston College
Buffalo
Connecticut
Pennsylvania St
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
PACIFIC NW
Boise St
Hawaii
Idaho
Oregon
Oregon St
Washington
Washington St
TRIANGULAR
Akron
Kent St
Maryland
Navy
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
VALLEY NORTH
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Louisville
Marshall
Miami OH
Ohio
W Kentucky
VALLEY SOUTH
Arkansas St
Louisiana Mon
Louisiana Tech
Memphis
Mississippi
Mississippi St
S Mississippi

MINIMUM DISRUPTION PROPOSAL

The primary goal of this proposal was to place the 120 current DI-A schools into regionally sensible conferences of seven or eight teams each, in the fewest number of moves. In all, only fourteen teams, plus the three independents, change conferences. Here are the necessary moves.

  • East Carolina moves from the C-USA East Division to the Coastal Conference [formerly the ACC Coastal Division].
  • Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin move from the Big Ten to the Big North Conference [formerly the Big Twelve North Division].
  • Missouri moves from the Big Twelve North Division to the Big South Conference [formerly the Big Twelve South Division].
  • Tulsa moves from the C-USA West Division to the Big South Conference.
  • Tulane moves from the C-USA West Division to the Gulf Conference [formerly the C-USA East Division].
  • Louisiana Tech moves from the WAC to the Gulf Conference.
  • Arizona and Arizona State move from the Pacific Ten to the Southwest Conference [formerly the C-USA West Division].
  • New Mexico and Texas Christian move from the Mountain West to the Southwest Conference.
  • Western Kentucky moves from the Sun Belt to the Southeast Conference [formerly the SEC East Division].
  • Arkansas State moves from the Sun Belt to the South Central Conference [formerly the SEC West Division].
  • Army joins the Mideast Conference [formerly the MAC East Division].
  • Navy joins the Atlantic Conference [formerly the ACC Atlantic Division].
  • Notre Dame joins the Midwest Conference [formerly the MAC West Division].
  • The Big Ten becomes the Big Eight Conference.
  • The Pacific Ten becomes the Pacific Eight Conference.
2011 FIRST DIVISION: MINIMUM DISRUPTION PROPOSAL
ATLANTIC
Boston College
Clemson
Florida St
Maryland
Navy
NC St
Wake Forest
COASTAL
Duke
E Carolina
Georgia Tech
Miami FL
North Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Tech
BIG EAST
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
S Florida
Syracuse
West Virginia
BIG EIGHT
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan St
Northwestern
Ohio St
Pennsylvania St
Purdue
BIG NORTH
Colorado
Iowa
Iowa St
Kansas
Kansas St
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
BIG SOUTH
Baylor
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Tulsa
GULF
Alabama Birming
C Florida
Louisiana Tech
Marshall
Memphis
S Mississippi
Tulane
MIDEAST
Akron
Army
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Kent St
Miami OH
Ohio
Temple
MIDWEST
Ball St
C Michigan
E Michigan
N Illinois
Notre Dame
Toledo
W Michigan
MOUNTAIN WEST
Air Force
Brigham Young
Colorado St
Nevada Las Vegas
San Diego St
Utah
Wyoming
PACIFIC EIGHT
California
California LA
Oregon
Oregon St
S California
Stanford
Washington
Washington St
SOUTHEAST
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
W Kentucky
SOUTH CENTRAL
Alabama
Arkansas
Arkansas St
Auburn
Louisiana St
Mississippi
Mississippi St
SOUTHWEST
Arizona
Arizona St
Houston
New Mexico
Rice
S Methodist
Texas Christian
Texas El Paso
SUN BELT
Florida Atlantic
Florida Intl
Louisiana Laf
Louisiana Mon
Mid Tennessee
N Texas
Troy
WAC
Boise St
Fresno St
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico St
San Jose St
Utah St

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