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US Senate's Take on Conference Realignment
7 BCS conferences. 10 teams. 8 team-playoff. 7 BCS conference champions & 1 at-large. 9-game conference schedule. 1 out-of-conference BCS game. 1 non-AQ game. 1 FCS game. 12 regular season games. Up to 15 games to win the National Championship.Conferences based on geography. Teams promoted into BCS are in italics.
| Big East | Atlantic Coast | Southeastern | Southwest | |||
| Boston College | Maryland | Florida | Louisiana State | |||
| Syracuse | Virginia | Georgia | Memphis | |||
| Connecticut | Virginia Tech | South Carolina | Arkansas | |||
| Rutgers | North Carolina | Wake Forest | Oklahoma | |||
| Penn State | North Carolina State | Tennessee | Oklahoma State | |||
| Pittsburgh | Duke | Vanderbilt | Texas | |||
| West Virginia | Clemson | Alabama | Texas A&M | |||
| Cincinnati | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Texas Tech | |||
| Kentucky | Florida State | Mississippi | Texas Christian | |||
| Louisville | Miami | Mississippi State | Baylor |
- Penn St gets their East Coast Conference from the late 80's put together
- Classic ACC + Miami & Va Tech
- SEC expands into that desirable Winston-Salem tv market
- Big 12 South picks up LSU, Arkansas, TCU & Memphis
| Big Ten | Great Midwest | Pacific | Ind. | |||
| Ohio State | Kansas | California | Army | |||
| Michigan | Kansas State | Stanford | Navy | |||
| Michigan State | Missouri | UCLA | Air Force | |||
| Notre Dame | Iowa | USC | ||||
| Indiana | Iowa State | Arizona | ||||
| Purdue | Nebraska | Arizona State | ||||
| Illinois | Colorado | Oregon | ||||
| Northwestern | Utah | Oregon State | ||||
| Wisconsin | Brigham Young | Washington | ||||
| Minnesota | Boise State | Washington State |
- close to the original B1G w/ a Iowa for ND trade
- a new conference is born, the GMC stretches from Illinois to Oregon
- classic PAC-10
- military schools are Ind by themselves & play mostly BCS schools
After the 70 BCS schools, there are 55 non-AQ teams in 4 conferences.
| Western Athletic | Conference USA | |||||
| Mountain | West | East | West | |||
| UTEP | Nevada | Marshall | Tulane | |||
| New Mexico | UNLV | East Carolina | Louisiana Tech | |||
| Colorado State | San Jose State | Birmingham | Houston | |||
| Wyoming | Fresno State | Southern Miss | Rice | |||
| Utah State | San Diego State | Central Florida | Southern Methodist | |||
| Idaho | Hawaii | South Florida | Tulsa | |||
- mid-tier conferences. WAC on the left coast
- CUSA on the right.
| Mid-American | Sunbelt | |||||
| East | West | East | West | |||
| UMass | Toledo | Florida Atlantic | Arkansas State | |||
| Temple | Bowling Green | Florida International | Louisiana Monroe | |||
| Buffalo | Eastern Michigan | South Alabama | Louisiana Lafayette | |||
| Ohio | Central Michigan | Troy | Texas State | |||
| Miami | Western Michigan | Georgia State | North Texas | |||
| Akron | Ball State | Middle Tennessee | UTSA | |||
| Kent State | Northern Illinois | Western Kentucky | New Mexico State | |||
- bottom rung. 1 in the North & 1 in the South. 14-teams each
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