Happy Conference Realignment Day

[Alum-Ni]

Well....it's "Conference Realignment Day" and 2024 is a big one with several significant changes. Here are the FBS moves: (some will not take effect until August 2)

AAC
- Army is leaving the ranks of the Independents to join the American Athletic Conference in football. The league also lost Southern Methodist who left to join the ACC. The American will have 14 members.

ACC
- Southern Methodist is leaving the American Athletic Conference to join the ACC, while California and Stanford leave the Pac-12 to join the ACC. The ACC will now have 17 members in football (18 in other sports)

Big 12
- Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah are leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big 12. Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC. The Big 12 will have 16 members.

Big Ten
- Oregon, UCLAbia, USC and Washington join from the Pac-12 to give the Big Ten 18 members.

Conference USA
- CUSA expands to 10 members with the addition of Kennesaw State from the FCS ranks.

Independents
- With the loss of Army to the AAC, there remain just three FBS Independents.

MAC
- no changes in 2024

Mountain West
- no changes in 2024

Pac-12
- The Pac-12 loses 10 members: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah joined the Big 12; Oregon, UCLAbia, USC and Washington joined the Big Ten; California and Stanford joined the ACC. The league is left with just two members.

SEC
- Oklahoma and Texas leave the Big 12 to join the SEC and give the league 16 members.

Sun Belt
- no changes in 2024

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Full FBS Conference Membership for 2024

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

ACC (17)
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami (FL)
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Pittsburgh
Southern Methodist
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Big 12 (16)
Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
Brigham Young
Central Florida
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Cockeye State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
Utah
West Virginia

Big Ten (18)
Illinois
Indianus
Cockeye
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Oregon
Penn State
Purdoodoo
Buttgers
UCLAbia
USC
Washington
Wisconsin

C-USA (10)
Florida International
Jacksonville State
Kennesaw State
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Middle Tennessee State
New Mexico State
Sam Houston State
Texas-El Paso
Western Kentucky

Independents (3)
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 (2)
Oregon State
Washington State

SEC (16)
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
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 changes that will take effect today:

Big Sky
- No changes in 2024

Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association
- Bryant leaves for the CAA
- Robert Morris leaves the association for the Northeast Conference
- Western Illinois joins the Ohio Valley Conference and the Big South-OVC after having left the Missouri Valley Football Conference
- The Big South-OVC is left with nine members

CAA
- Bryant leaves the Big South-OVC Association to become the 16th member

Independents
- Kennesaw State leaves to move up to Division I and joins Conference USA
- Merrimack and Sacred Heart join from the Northeast Conference, giving FCS two Independents in 2024

Ivy League
- No changes in 2024

MEAC
- No changes in 2024

Missouri Valley Football Conference
- Membership drops to 11 after Western Illinois leaves to join the Big South-OVC

Northeast Conference
- Robert Morris joins from the Big South-OVC while Mercyhurst moves up from Division II.
- Merrimack and Sacred Heart leave the league to become Independents, leaving the conference with eight members.

Patriot League
- No changes in 2024

Pioneer Football League
- No changes in 2024

SoCon
- No changes in 2024 for the Southern Conference

Southland Conference
- Stephen F. Austin joins from the United Athletic Conference, giving the league nine members.

SWAC
- No changes in 2024 for the Southwestern Athletic Conference

United Athletic Conference
- West Georgia moves up from Division II to join the league
- Stephen F. Austin leaves to return to the Southland Conference.
- The UAC remains at nine members.

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Full FCS conference membership for 2024-25 season

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 (9)
Charleston Southern
Eastern Illinois
Gardner-Webb
Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri State
Tennessee-Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Western Illinois

Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) (16)
Albany
Bryant
Campbell
Delaware
Elon
Hampton
Maine
Monmouth
New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T
Rhode Island
Richmond
Stony Brook
Towson
Villanova
William & Mary

Independents (2)
Merrimack
Sacred Heart

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) (11)
Illinois State
Indianus State
Missouri State
Murray State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northern Cockeye
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Youngstown State

Northeast Conference (NEC) (8)
Central Connecticut State
Duquesne
Long Island
Mercyhurst
Robert Morris
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 (9)
Houston Christian
Incarnate Word
Lamar
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
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
Tarleton State
Utah Tech
West Georgia

 

[Dell Husker]

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

lmao tweet is literally gay

 

[Mr.Bojangles]

I think this is ruining College
Football.

 

[Alum-Ni]

It is also conference realignment day for Nebraska high school athletics

- A new conference is formed.....the Greater Northeast Activities Conference, with eight charter members. Elkhorn Valley, Neligh-Oakdale, Summerland and West Holt are coming from the Niobrara Valley Conference. Hartington-Newcastle, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Plainview from the Lewis & Clark Conference and Lutheran High Northeast from the Independent ranks

- Ponca leaves the Lewis & Clark Conference for the Mid-State Conference

- Wakefield leaves the Lewis & Clark Conference for the East Husker Conference

- Twin River leaves the East Husker Conference for the Crossroads Conference

- Exeter-Milligan ends its relationship with the Crossroads Conference and will participate in a full co-op (and soon consolidation) with Friend as a member of the Pioneer Conference

- Gretna and Gretna East are leaving the Metro Conference for the Eastern Midlands Conference

- Ainsworth is leaving the Southwest Conference to become an Independent

- Lincoln Pius X leaving the Heartland Athletic Conference to become an Independent

- Humphrey will co-op with the new Lindsay Academy as a continued member of the East Husker Conference

- Humphrey St. Francis and Lindsay Holy Family have merged into Archangels Catholic and will participate in the Goldenrod Conference

- Hi-Line leaves the Fort Kearny Conference for the Republican Plains Activities Conference

- Sutherland leaves the South Platte Valley Association for the Republican Plains Activities Conference

- Newman Grove and St. Edward have entered into an all-sports co-op and will be known as the NG/SE Panthers and will compete in the Goldenrod Conference

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CAPITOL CONFERENCE (9)
Arlington
Conestoga
Douglas County West
Fort Calhoun
Logan View
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
Hampton
High Plains
McCool Junction
Meridian
Nebraska Lutheran
Osceola
Shelby/Rising City
Twin River

EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA CONFERENCE (8)
Auburn
Elmwood-Murdock
Falls City
Freeman
Johnson County Central
Mead
Palmyra
Weeping Water

EAST HUSKER CONFERENCE (15)
Bancroft-Rosalie
Clarkson/Leigh
Howells-Dodge
Humphrey/Lindsay Academy
Lyons-Decatur Northeast
Madison
North Bend Central
Oakland-Craig
Pender
Scribner-Snyder
Stanton
Tekamah-Herman
Wakefield
West Point-Beemer
Wisner-Pilger

EASTERN MIDLANDS CONFERENCE (11)
Bennington
Blair
Elkhorn
Elkhorn North
Gretna
Gretna East
Hastings
Lincoln Northwest
Lincoln Standing Bear
Norris
Waverly

FORT KEARNY CONFERENCE (9)
Amherst
Ansley/Litchfield
Axtell
Elm Creek
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)
Archangels Catholic
Burwell
Central Valley
Elba
Fullerton
Heartland Lutheran
Nebraska Christian
Newman Grove/St. Edward
Palmer
Riverside
Spalding Academy

GREATER NORTHEAST ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE (8)
Atkinson West Holt
Elkhorn Valley
Hartington-Newcastle
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
Lutheran High Northeast
Neligh-Oakdale
Plainview
Summerland

HEARTLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (11)
Columbus
Fremont
Grand Island
Kearney
Lincoln East
Lincoln High
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Southeast
Lincoln Southwest
Norfolk

INDEPENDENTS (4)
Ainsworth
Lincoln Pius X
Omaha Nation
Omaha Street School

LEWIS & CLARK CONFERENCE (11)
Bloomfield
Pickle Smoochers
Homer
Osmond
Randolph
Tri County Northeast
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 (20)
Bellevue East
Bellevue West
Elkhorn South
Millard North
Millard South
Millard West
Omaha Benson
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Omaha Pickle Smoochers 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 (10)
Battle Creek
Boone Central
Crofton
Guardian Angels Central Catholic
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Ponca
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/Friend
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 (8)
Boyd County
Chambers/Wheeler Central
Elgin/Elgin Pope John
Niobrara/Verdigre
North Central
O'Neill St. Mary's
Santee
Stuart

PANHANDLE CONFERENCE (6)
Crawford
Edgemont (South Dakota)
Hay Springs
Hemingford
Morrill
Sioux County

PIONEER CONFERENCE (11)
Diller-Odell
Exeter-Milligan/Friend
Falls City Sacred Heart
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
Johnson-Brock
Lewiston
Nebraska City Lourdes
Pawnee City
Southern
Sterling
Tri County

REPUBLICAN PLAINS ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE (16)
Alma
Arapahoe
Bertrand
Cambridge
Dundy County-Stratton
Hi-Line
Hitchcock County
Maxwell
Maywood/Hayes Center
Medicine Valley
Paxton
Southern Valley
Southwest
Sutherland
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 (6)
Bridgeport
Chase County
Hershey
Kimball
North Platte St. Patrick's
Perkins County

SOUTHERN NEBRASKA CONFERENCE (11)
Centennial
David City
Fairbury
Fillmore Central
Heartland
Milford
Sandy Creek
Superior
Sutton
Thayer Central
Wilber-Clatonia

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE (8)
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

 

[iruletheskool]

I think this is ruining College
Football.

The BCS ruined college football.

 

[Mr.Bojangles]

The BCS ruined college football.

Agreed but at least it still had a College Football feel then.

 

[BIGSTICK67]

Go Army!!

 

[Dawgsauce]

Y'all need to do better and more as Huskers when TN fans are aligned with y'all. I'm disgusted.

 

[Jim14510]

Ainsworth is leaving the Southwest

 

[HCFord1]

Y'all need to do better and more as Huskers when TN fans are aligned with y'all. I'm disgusted.

Putting Texas in the California Schools tier got a smirk out of me.

 

[SOHusker11]

Y'all need to do better and more as Huskers when TN fans are aligned with y'all. I'm disgusted.

The dipshit has the A&M scum in the same Great People category. Zero credibility.

 

[Dawgsauce]

Putting Texas in the California Schools tier got a smirk out of me.

Husker goals need to be to reach "can't describe hate for them". Texas will be there soon due to same color and "T". Get ready for infinite years of who is the real UT.

 

[Jim14510]

Husker goals need to be to reach "can't describe hate for them". Texas will be there soon due to same color and "T". Get ready for infinite years of who is the real UT.

I just want to be loved by everyone Dawg.

 

[Dawgsauce]

I just want to be loved by everyone Dawg.

For days I've been like "why hasn't Jim responded", and "where the fuck is Jim?" Now I wish you had stayed in the shadows. I'm not disappointed, I'm just mad.