YOUR plans for Conference Re-Alignment

[Bill1]

I thinking of doing a 1987 style realignment.

[zmcman1]

The inability to kill off old conference rivalries is killing the setup I was trying.

[Legionnaire]

Quote: Originally Posted by SHSMoss30

Did a conference realignment a few nights ago based on geographic location and this is what I came up with (see spoiler below): Spoiler ACC: Clemson, Duke, East Carolina, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Rutgers, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest Conference Prestige: B- Big XII: North: Baylor, North Texas, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, UTEP South: Houston, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, UTSA Conference Prestige: B Conference Championship Game Location: Baylor Big East: Boston College, Buffalo, Connecticut, Marshall, Penn St, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple, UMass, West Virginia Conference Prestige: D+ Big Ten: East: Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Michigan, Michigan St, Northwestern, Western Michigan West: Illinois, Iowa, Iowa St, Minnesota, Northern Illinois, Wisconsin Conference Prestige: A- Conference Championship Game Location: Northwestern Conference USA: Arkansas, Arkansas St, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Middle Tennesse St, Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky Conference Prestige: C MAC: East: Akron, Bowling Green, Kent St, Ohio, Ohio St, Toledo West: Ball St, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami (OH), Notre Dame, Purdue Conference Prestige: D Conference Championship Game Location: Ball St Mountain West: East: Kansas, Kansas St, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Tulsa West: Arizona, Arizona St, Colorado, Colorado St, New Mexico, New Mexico St Conference Prestige: A Conference Championship Game Location: Colorado Pac-12: BYU, Boise St, Idaho, Oregon, Oregon St, Utah, Utah St, Washington, Washington St, Wyoming Conference Prestige: B+ SEC: East: Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi St, Southern Miss, Troy, UAB West: LSU, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss, Tulane, UL-Lafayette, UL-Monroe Conference Prestige: C+ Conference Championship Game Location: Southern Miss Sun Belt: FIU, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida St, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami, South Carolina, UCF, USF Conference Prestige: A+ WAC: Cal, Fresno St, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego St, San Jose St, Stanford, UCLA, UNLV, USC Conference Prestige: C- Independents: Air Force, Army, Navy Conference Prestige: N/A *NOTE: -Conference championship game location was picked based on which school I thought was closest to the geographic center of each conference. -I deleted all BCS Automatic Qualifiers so every BCS slot will be at-large bids.

Is there a website where you found that map (minus the blue lines), or did you create it yourself?

I did a hand-drawn map of the US when I was dreaming up custom conference alignments last year, but I wasn't detailed enough to map out the exact locations of each school within each state. That template map would've been such a time-saver if I'd had something like that.

[wiscowilz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Legionnaire

Is there a website where you found that map (minus the blue lines), or did you create it yourself? I did a hand-drawn map of the US when I was dreaming up custom conference alignments last year, but I wasn't detailed enough to map out the exact locations of each school within each state. That template map would've been such a time-saver if I'd had something like that.

Here is one I found online although its from last year so the new schools arent on it. Should be attached I hope.

[gafootballfan32]

My Take on the Whole Shebang

Kind of used the SHSMoss one as a base, but made some tweaks of my own.


ACC

North
UVA, Maryland, VT, Wake Forest, NC St., Duke

South
Georgia, Georgia Tech, Clemson, USC, UNC, ECU

TEXAS LEAGUE (BIG 12)

North
Texas Tech, North Texas, SMU, UTEP, TCU, Baylor

South
Texas, Texas A&M, UTSA, Houston, Rice, Tx St.

BIG EAST

BC, Buffalo, Syracuse, Connecticut, UMASS, Penn St., Pitt, WVU, Rutgers, Temple

BIG NORTH (BIG TEN)

East
CMU, EMU, Michigan, Michigan St., Northwestern, WMU

West
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Iowa St., NIU, Illinois

CONFERENCE USA

East
Marshall, Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee, MTSU, Vandy

West
Mizzou, Arkansas, AK ST, Memphis, WKU, Tulsa

MAC

North
Toledo, BG, Akron, Kent St., Notre Dame, Purdue

South
Ohio, Ohio St., Cincinnati, Miami (OH), Indiana, Ball St.

MWC

North
Colorado, Colorado St., UNLV, Nebraska, Kansas, KSU

South
Arizona, Arizona St., New Mexico, New Mexico St., Oklahoma, OSU

BIG WEST (PAC 12)

North
Oregon, Oregon St. Washington, WSU, Idaho, Boise

South
Utah, Utah St., BYU, Nevada, Hawaii, Wyoming

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (WAC)

Cal, Stanford, SJSU, Fresno, UCLA, USC

SEC

West
LSU, ULL, ULM, Ole Miss, Tulane, Louisiana Tech

East
UAB, Troy, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi St., Southern Miss

FLORIDA LEAGUE (SUNBELT)

Florida, Florida St., Miami, USF, FIU, UCF, FAU

INDEPENDENTS

Army, Navy, Air Force



Changed up a few championship game locations, SEC is only conference with protected rivals, and all conferences start conf games in week 5

[shopejay]

Ok....... I have 3 conferences setup with how I want to run my dynasty. I have all Texas teams in a conference, an Ohio vs. Michigan conference, and a California vs. Florida conference. Along with the Service Academies being independent. My question to you guys is............ What to do with the other teams? Should I make it completely random or should I get it geographically as close as I can? Looking for some opinions or suggestions on how to get the rest of the teams into a conference. Thanks for the reply and look forward to reading everybodys thoughts.

[MrOctober430]

Quote: Originally Posted by wiscowilz

Here is one I found online although its from last year so the new schools arent on it. Should be attached I hope.

Just realized not a lot of west coast schools.