Conference Realignment Day

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July 1 marks the day that conference realignment changes for the upcoming year takes affect. Here are the changes affecting FBS football for the 2023 season:

American Athletic Conference (AAC)
- Has a net gain of three teams to have 14 members for 2023
- Losing Cincinnati, Central Florida and Houston to the Big 12
- Adding Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and Texas-San Antonio from Conference USA

Big 12
- Expanding from 10 teams to 14 teams
- Adding BYU from the Independent ranks
- Adding Cincinnati, Houston and Central Florida from the American Athletic Conference

Conference USA
- Lost Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and Texas-San Antonio to the AAC
- Lost Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi to the Sun Belt
- Added Liberty and New Mexico State from the Independent ranks
- Added Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State from FCS
- C-USA drops from 11 teams to 9 teams

Independents
- Lost BYU to the Big 12
- Lost Liberty and New Mexico State to C-USA
- Leaves just four Independent FBS programs for 2023

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Full FBS Conference Membership for 2023

AAC (14)
Alabama-Birmingham
Charlotte
East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
Navy
North Texas
Rice
South Florida
Southern Methodist
Temple
Texas-San Antonio
Tulane
Tulsa

ACC (14)
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami (FL)
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Big 12 (14)
Baylor
BYU
Central Florida
Cincinnati
Houston
Cockeye State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
West Virginia

C-USA (9)
Florida International
Jacksonville State
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Middle Tennessee State
New Mexico State
Sam Houston State
Texas-El Paso
Western Kentucky

Independents (4)
Army
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Notre Dame

Mid-American Conference (12)
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan

Mountain West (12)
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Hawaii
Nevada
New Mexico
San Diego State
San Jose State
UNLV
Utah State
Wyoming

Pac-12 (12)
Arizona
Arizona State
California
Colorado
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLAbia
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State

SEC (14)
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

Sun Belt (14)
Appalachian State
Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
James Madison
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Marshall
Old Dominion
South Alabama
Southern Mississippi
Texas State
Troy

 

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FCS football conference changes:

- Jacksonville State leaves the Atlantic Sun to move to FBS and join CUSA

- Sam Houston State leaves the WAC to move to FBS and join CUSA

- Kennesaw State is in a transition year to FBS (will join CUSA in 2024) and are leaving the Atlantic Sun and will play as an FCS independent in 2023

- Campbell and North Carolina A&T are leaving the Big South to join the CAA, growing that league to 15 members

- Murray State is leaving the Ohio Valley Conference for the Missouri Valley Football Conference, giving the MVFC 12 members

- The Big South and Ohio Valley Conferences are merging into a ten-team league for football

- The Atlantic Sun and WAC are fully merging in football and rebranding as the United Athletic Conference

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2023 FCS Conference Makeup

Big Sky (12)
Cal Poly
Eastern Washington
Idaho
Idaho State
Montana
Montana State
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Portland State
Sacramento State
UC-Davis
Weber State

Big South-Ohio Valley Conference (10)
Bryant
Charleston Southern
Eastern Illinois
Gardner-Webb
Lindenwood
Robert Morris
Southeast Missouri State
Tennessee-Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech

Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) (15)
Albany
Campbell
Delaware
Elon
Hampton
Maine
Monmouth
New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T
Rhode Island
Richmond
Stony Brook
Towson
Villanova
William & Mary

Independents (1)
Kennesaw State

Ivy League (8)
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Yale

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) (6)
Delaware State
Howard
Morgan State
Norfolk State
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State

Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) (12)
Illinois State
Indianus State
Missouri State
Murray State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northern Cockeye
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Western Illinois
Youngstown State

Northeast Conference (NEC) (8)
Central Connecticut State
Duquesne
Long Island
Merrimack
Sacred Heart
St. Francis
Stonehill
Wagner

Patriot League (7)
Bucknell
Colgate
Fordham
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh

Pioneer Football League (11)
Butler
Davidson
Dayton
Drake
Marist
Morehead State
Presbyterian
San Diego
St. Thomas
Stetson
Valparaiso

Southern Conference (SoCon) (9)
East Tennessee State
Furman
Mercer
Samford
Tennessee-Chattanooga
The Citadel
Virginia Military Institute
Western Carolina
Wofford

Southland Conference (8)
Houston Christian
Incarnate Word
Lamar
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Southeastern Louisiana
Texas A&M-Commerce

Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) (12)
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
Grambling State
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Southern
Texas Southern

United Athletic Conference (9)
Abilene Christian
Austin Peay
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky
North Alabama
Southern Utah
Stephen F. Austin
Tarleton State
Utah Tech

 

[Juro]

This is all chump change compared to next year.

USC/UCLAbia to B1G
OU/Texas to SEC

 

[Huskersballz]

Crazy how many small schools are making the jump up to FBS.

 

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July 1 was also conference realignment day for Nebraska high school sports. Just a few changes:

- Ashland-Greenwood leaves the Capitol Conference for the Trailblazer Conference

- Giltner leaves the Crossroads Conference for the Twin Valley Conference

- Hastings leaves the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference for the Eastern Midlands Conference

- Lincoln Standing Bear, opening in fall of 2023, joins the Eastern Midlands Conference

- Gretna East, also opening in fall of 2023, joins the Metro Conference

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Nebraska H.S. conference makeup for the 2023-2024 season:

Capitol Conference (9)
Arlington
Conestoga
Douglas County West
Fort Calhoun
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder
Louisville
Raymond Central
Syracuse
Yutan

Centennial Conference (11)
Boys Town (boys only)
Columbus Scotus
David City Aquinas
Fremont Bergan
Grand Island Central Catholic
Hastings St. Cecilia
Kearney Catholic
Lincoln Christian
Lincoln Lutheran
Omaha Concordia
Wahoo Neumann

Central Conference (9)
Adams Central
Aurora
Columbus Lakeview
Crete
Grand Island Northwest
Lexington
Schuyler
Seward
York

Crossroads Conference (12)
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley
Cross County
Dorchester
East Butler
Exeter-Milligan
Hampton
High Plains
McCool Junction
Meridian
Nebraska Lutheran
Osceola
Shelby/Rising City

East Central Nebraska Conference (8)
Auburn
Elmwood-Murdock
Falls City
Freeman
Johnson County Central
Mead
Palmyra
Weeping Water

East Husker Conference (14)
Bancroft-Rosalie
Clarkson/Leigh
Howells-Dodge
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family
Lyons-Decatur Northeast
Madison
North Bend Central
Oakland-Craig
Pender
Stanton
Tekamah-Herman
Twin River
West Point-Beemer
Wisner-Pilger

Eastern Midlands Conference (9)
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Elkhorn North
Hastings
Lincoln Northwest
Lincoln Standing Bear
Norris
Waverly

Fort Kearny Conference (10)
Amherst
Ansley/Litchfield
Axtell
Elm Creek
Hi-Line
Loomis
Overton
Pleasanton
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
Wilcox-Hildreth

Frontier Conference (9)
Boys Town (girls only)
Cedar Bluffs
College View Academy
Cornerstone Christian
Heartland Christian (Cockeye)
Omaha Brownell-Talbot
Omaha Christian
Parkview Christian
Whiting (Cockeye)

Goldenrod Conference (11)
Burwell
Central Valley
Elba
Fullerton
Heartland Lutheran
Humphrey St. Francis
Nebraska Christian
Palmer
Riverside
Spalding Academy
St. Edward

Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference (4)
Gering
McCook
North Platte
Scottsbluff

Heartland Athletic Conference (12)
Columbus
Fremont
Grand Island
Kearney
Lincoln East
Lincoln High
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Southeast
Lincoln Southwest
Norfolk

Independents (3)
Lutheran High Northeast
Omaha Nation
Omaha Street School

Lewis & Clark Conference (16)
Bloomfield
C_reighton
Hartington-Newcastle
Homer
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
Osmond
Plainview
Ponca
Randolph
Tri County Northeast
Wakefield
Walthill
Wausa
Winnebago
Winside
Wynot

LouPlatte Conference (9)
Arcadia/Loup City
Central City
Centura
Doniphan-Trumbull
Gibbon
Ord
Ravenna
St. Paul
Wood River

Metro Conference (22)
Bellevue East
Bellevue West
Elkhorn South
Gretna
Gretna East
Millard North
Millard South
Millard West
Omaha Benson
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Omaha C_reighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha North
Omaha Northwest
Omaha South
Omaha Westside
Omaha Westview
Papillion-LaVista
Papillion-LaVista South

Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (10)
Anselmo-Merna
Arthur County
Brady
Cody-Kilgore
Hyannis
Mullen
Sandhills Valley
Sandhills/Thedford
South Loup
Twin Loup

Mid-State Conference (9)
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
Guardian Angels Central Catholic
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Wayne

Minuteman Activities Conference (8)
Bayard
Banner County
Creek Valley
Garden County
Leyton
Minatare
Potter-Dix
South Platte

MUDECAS (16)
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley
Diller-Odell
Exeter-Milligan
Falls City Sacred Heart
Freeman
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
Johnson-Brock
Johnson County Central
Lewiston
Meridian
Palmyra
Parkview Christian
Pawnee City
Southern
Sterling
Tri County

Niobrara Valley Conference (12)
Atkinson West Holt
Boyd County
Chambers/Wheeler Central
Elgin/Elgin Pope John
Elkhorn Valley
Neligh-Oakdale
Niobrara/Verdigre
North Central
O'Neill St. Mary's
Santee
Stuart
Summerland

Panhandle Conference (6)
Crawford
Edgemont (South Dakota)
Hay Springs
Hemingford
Morrill
Sioux County

Pioneer Conference (11)
Diller-Odell
Falls City Sacred Heart
Friend
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
Johnson-Brock
Lewiston
Nebraska City Lourdes
Pawnee City
Southern
Sterling
Tri County

Republican Plains Activities Conference (14)
Alma
Arapahoe
Bertrand
Cambridge
Dundy County-Stratton
Hitchcock County
Maxwell
Maywood/Hayes Center
Medicine Valley
Paxton
Southern Valley
Southwest
Wallace
Wauneta-Palisade

River Cities Conference (7)
Elkhorn Mt. Michael
Omaha Duchesne
Omaha Gross
Omaha Mercy
Omaha Roncalli
Omaha Skutt
South Sioux City

South Platte Valley Association (7)
Bridgeport
Chase County
Hershey
Kimball
North Platte St. Patrick's
Perkins County
Sutherland

Southern Nebraska Conference (11)
Centennial
David City
Fairbury
Fillmore Central
Heartland
Milford
Sandy Creek
Superior
Sutton
Thayer Central
Wilber-Clatonia

Southwest Conference (9)
Ainsworth
Broken Bow
Cozad
Gothenburg
Holdrege
McCook
Minden
Ogallala
Valentine

Trailblazer Conference (8)
Ashland-Greenwood
Beatrice
Malcolm
Nebraska City
Platteview
Plattsmouth
Ralston
Wahoo

Twin Valley Conference (10)
Blue Hill
Deshler
Franklin
Giltner
Harvard
Kenesaw
Lawrence-Nelson
Red Cloud
Shelton
Silver Lake

Western Conference (6)
Alliance
Chadron
Gering
Mitchell
Scottsbluff
Sidney

Western Trails Conference (7)
Bayard
Bridgeport
Gordon-Rushville
Hemingford
Kimball
Mitchell
Morrill