With teams swapping conferences like keys at a swinger's party it figures it's time to take this Custom Conference option in NCAA 2012 and do some real good with it. Revert the NCAA back a few decades and see what happens. I've come up with two basic options. 1990 and 1993.
First, the 1990 inspired alignment.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
NC State
Duke
Wake Forest
The Big 8
Colorado
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma State
The Big 10
Michigan
Michigan State
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio State
Minnesota
Indiana
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin
MAC
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ball State
Western Michigan
Miami(OH)
Bowling Green
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Ohio
PAC-10
Washington
USC
Oregon
California
Arizona
UCLA
Arizona State
Washington State
Oregon State
SEC
Florida
Tennessee
Ole Miss
Alabama
Auburn
Kentucky
LSU
Georgia
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
Southwest Conference(Replacing the Sun Belt)
Texas
Houston
Texas A&M
Baylor
Rice
TCU
Texas Tech
Arkansas
SMU
WAC
BYU
Colorado State
San Diego State
Wyoming
Hawaii
Air Force
Utah
New Mexico
UTEP
Independents
Notre Dame
Miami
Florida State
Penn State
Army
Navy
Louisiana Tech
Northern Illinois
South Carolina
East Carolina
West Virginia
Arkansas State
Tulsa
Louisville
Boise State
Marshall
UCONN
FIU
Tulane
Middle Tennessee State
Syracuse
South Florida
Troy
Central Florida
Nevada
Cincinnati
Southern Mississippi
Virginia Tech
Rutgers
Pittsburgh
Boston College
Temple
The Big West(Replacing the Mountain West)
San Jose State
Fresno State
Utah State
UNLV
New Mexico State
The Big East
Akron
Western Kentucky
UAB
UNT
UL-Monroe
Conference USA
Memphis
Florida Atlantic
UL-Lafayette
Buffalo
Idaho
Since the Custom Conference alignment prevents us from deleting conferences for the Big East and Conference USA, both of which did not exist, I simply used the overall team ratings and plugged in the worst 8 teams ratings wise into the conferences. That allowed me to keep the major teams that were independent as such. I had to put five in each as if only had the minimum of four there were too many teams in the Independents.
Automatic Bids for the BCS go to:
Big 8
Big 10
Pac-10
SEC
That leaves two at large bids in the BCS Bowls.
Conference Bowl Ties:
Rose Bowl: PAC10 Champion vs Big 10 Champion
Orange Bowl: Big 8 Champion
Sugar Bowl: SEC Champion
Fiesta Bowl: None
The 1993 Alignment to follow shortly....
First, the 1990 inspired alignment.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
NC State
Duke
Wake Forest
The Big 8
Colorado
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma State
The Big 10
Michigan
Michigan State
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio State
Minnesota
Indiana
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin
MAC
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ball State
Western Michigan
Miami(OH)
Bowling Green
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Ohio
PAC-10
Washington
USC
Oregon
California
Arizona
UCLA
Arizona State
Washington State
Oregon State
SEC
Florida
Tennessee
Ole Miss
Alabama
Auburn
Kentucky
LSU
Georgia
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
Southwest Conference(Replacing the Sun Belt)
Texas
Houston
Texas A&M
Baylor
Rice
TCU
Texas Tech
Arkansas
SMU
WAC
BYU
Colorado State
San Diego State
Wyoming
Hawaii
Air Force
Utah
New Mexico
UTEP
Independents
Notre Dame
Miami
Florida State
Penn State
Army
Navy
Louisiana Tech
Northern Illinois
South Carolina
East Carolina
West Virginia
Arkansas State
Tulsa
Louisville
Boise State
Marshall
UCONN
FIU
Tulane
Middle Tennessee State
Syracuse
South Florida
Troy
Central Florida
Nevada
Cincinnati
Southern Mississippi
Virginia Tech
Rutgers
Pittsburgh
Boston College
Temple
The Big West(Replacing the Mountain West)
San Jose State
Fresno State
Utah State
UNLV
New Mexico State
The Big East
Akron
Western Kentucky
UAB
UNT
UL-Monroe
Conference USA
Memphis
Florida Atlantic
UL-Lafayette
Buffalo
Idaho
Since the Custom Conference alignment prevents us from deleting conferences for the Big East and Conference USA, both of which did not exist, I simply used the overall team ratings and plugged in the worst 8 teams ratings wise into the conferences. That allowed me to keep the major teams that were independent as such. I had to put five in each as if only had the minimum of four there were too many teams in the Independents.
Automatic Bids for the BCS go to:
Big 8
Big 10
Pac-10
SEC
That leaves two at large bids in the BCS Bowls.
Conference Bowl Ties:
Rose Bowl: PAC10 Champion vs Big 10 Champion
Orange Bowl: Big 8 Champion
Sugar Bowl: SEC Champion
Fiesta Bowl: None
The 1993 Alignment to follow shortly....
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