Help Me Realign Divisions!

[R1zzo23]

With the news of Texas and Oklahoma about to move to the SEC, I'm really interested in realigning conferences now. Here are my ideas:

SEC West: Arkansas, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt

SEC East: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee

Big XII Division A: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, SMU, Tulsa

Big XII Division B: Baylor, Houston, Memphis, TCU, Tulane, UCF, West Virginia

Pac-12 adds BYU and Boise State

ACC adds Notre Dame and Cincinnati

[Limasbravo]

I didn't know that news.

Ugh. And this is why college sports is very close to me losing my interest entirely. I've already lost 100% of my interest in the NFL, NHL, MLB, and any other "professional" league. Haven't watched a full game in probably 15 years. All this regular "realignment" - to grab tons of money - is close to killing my interest in the NCAA. College hockey is about the only NCAA sport I regularly watch.

As far as your realignment goes, looks good to me.

[canes21]

I'd switch out Cinci with WVU in your ACC.

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[NolesFanatic17]

I wouldn’t switch Cincinnati & West Virginia.
The ACC usually goes for schools that are better on the side of academics, every school in the ACC except 1 in Louisville (192) is a Top 100 program academically.

Cincinnati currently ranks somewhere in the 115-140 depending on which website you look at.

West Virginia on the other hand ranks all the way the way down at 220-260 depending on the Website.

Cincinnati would add a new market (Ohio), they have a good Basketball & Football program and they have a previous “rivalry” with Louisville and could build a rivalry with Pittsburgh. I think West Virginia would be left out in the Cold with the ACC


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[Tuscaloosa]

I don't see any reason to split up the Tennessee and Mississippi schools. I'd switch Vandy and Mississippi State.

[canes21]

Quote: Originally Posted by NolesFanatic17

I wouldn’t switch Cincinnati & West Virginia. The ACC usually goes for schools that are better on the side of academics, every school in the ACC except 1 in Louisville (192) is a Top 100 program academically. Cincinnati currently ranks somewhere in the 115-140 depending on which website you look at. West Virginia on the other hand ranks all the way the way down at 220-260 depending on the Website. Cincinnati would add a new market (Ohio), they have a good Basketball & Football program and they have a previous “rivalry” with Louisville and could build a rivalry with Pittsburgh. I think West Virginia would be left out in the Cold with the ACC Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

WVU has been in talks with the ACC for a bit. That's why I'd switch them out. At this point in time it looks like if the ACC does expand, ND and WVU will be the two.

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[J.hunt1376]

Has anyone seen issues where ND won't play conference games when placed into a conference?

[draftnik12]

Moves from 2014-present in real life...

SEC East
Alabama (from SEC West)
Auburn (from SEC West)

SEC West
Oklahoma (from Big 12)
Texas (from Big 12)
Missouri (from SEC East)

Note: kill crossover games

Big Ten East (they scrapped Legends/Leaders and went East/West)
Ohio State
Michigan
Penn State
Michigan State
Indiana
Maryland (from ACC Atlantic)
Rutgers (from American)

Big Ten West
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Northwestern
Illinois
Purdue

Note: kill crossover games

ACC Atlantic

Louisville (from American; crossover is Virginia)

Pac-12
Stays the same

Big 12
No new additions

American
East Carolina (from C-USA East)
Tulane (from C-USA West)
Tulsa (from C-USA West)
Navy (from FBS Independents)

Mountain West
Stays the same

C-USA East
Western Kentucky (from Sun Belt)
Old Dominion (from FBS Independents)

C-USA West
Southern Miss (from C-USA East)
UAB (from C-USA East)

Sun Belt
Appalachian State (use Team Builder, trade for Idaho)
Georgia Southern (use Team Builder, trade for New Mexico State)

MAC
No new additions

FBS Independents
Connecticut (from American)
Massachusetts (from MAC)