Big XII's ultimatum to Nebraska & Missouri fails as neither school can commit to staying. This causes Big XII South to accept the Pac-10's invitation. Texas legislature demands Baylor's inclusion & Colorado is left out. They join the Arizona schools in a new division & the Pac-8 keeps its' traditional games.
| Pacific | Coastal |
| Arizona | California |
| Arizona State | UCLA |
| Baylor | USC |
| Oklahoma | Oregon |
| Oklahoma State | Oregon State |
| Texas | Stanford |
| Texas A&M | Washington |
| Texas Tech |
Washington State |
The Big Ten decides to follow the Pac-16's lead & welcomes Nebraska & Missouri. Next they expand east to the New York TV market by adding Syracuse & Rutgers from the Big East. This causes a chain reaction to breakup the Big East & forces Notre Dame's hand.
| East | West |
| Michigan | Illinois |
| Michigan State | Indiana |
| Notre Dame | Iowa |
| Ohio State | Minnesota |
| Penn State | Missouri |
| Purdue | Nebraska |
| Rutgers | Northwestern |
| Syracuse |
Wisconsin |
SEC has to keep up & expands to new markets with Houston from the C-USA, NC State & Virginia Tech from the ACC & West Virginia from the Big East.
| East | West |
| Florida | Alabama |
| Georgia | Arkansas |
| NC State | Auburn |
| South Carolina | Houston |
| Tennessee | Kentucky |
| Vanderbilt | LSU |
| Virginia Tech | Ole Miss |
| West Virginia | Mississippi State |
ACC absorbs the 5 leftover Big East teams & has their pick of 1 C-USA team.
| Atlantic | Coastal |
| Boston College | Cincinnati |
| Clemson | Georgia Tech |
| Connecticut | Memphis |
| Duke | Miami |
| Florida State | North Carolina |
| Louisville | Pittsburgh |
| Maryland | South Florida |
| Wake Forest | Virginia |
The Big XII's demise leaves Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State & Iowa State out in the cold but the Mountain West is on the cusp of becoming a BCS conference, especially now with the Big XII & Big East folding. MW adds 3 out of 4 Big XII teams and adds the other traditional WAC teams - UTEP, Hawaii, Fresno State & a new one - Boise State. Meanwhile, Iowa State is stuck becoming the 14th team in the MAC.
| West | Mountain |
| BYU | Air Force |
| Boise State | Colorado |
| Fresno State | Colorado State |
| Hawaii | Kansas |
| UNLV | Kansas State |
| San Diego State | New Mexico |
| Utah | TCU |
|
Wyoming |
UTEP |
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