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  • Wake
    Rookie
    • May 2014
    • 18
    #1

    What are Your Rivalry-Based Custom Conference Ideas? (Rivalry List Included!)

    I just made a big list of all the rivalry games that are in NCAA 14. People have been asking for one since 2008. There were some other lists but they were inaccurate. With this, what kind of custom conferences can you guys make that centers around having the most rivalries between its members? There are some pretty odd rivalries in here - like did you know that Hawaii and Wyoming play for a trophy?

    Bold means that the rivalry is especially important - it either has a trophy or a special name, and the commentators will usually talk about it in the pre-game too. If I missed any please tell me.

    Air Force - Army, Colorado State, Navy, Hawaii
    Akron - Kent State
    Alabama - Auburn, Mississippi State, Tennessee, LSU, Florida, Ole Miss
    Arizona - Arizona State, New Mexico
    Arizona State - Arizona
    Arkansas - LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Texas
    Arkansas State - North Texas, ULM
    Army - Air Force, Navy, Rutgers
    Auburn - Alabama, Georgia, LSU
    Ball State - Northern Illinois
    Baylor - TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas
    Boise State - Fresno State, Idaho, Nevada, BYU, Hawaii, TCU
    Boston College - Notre Dame, Clemson, Miami, Syracuse, UMass, Virginia Tech
    Bowling Green - Kent State, Toledo
    Buffalo - Syracuse, Temple
    BYU - Utah, Utah State, Boise State, Hawaii, San Diego State
    Cal - Stanford, USC, UCLA
    Central Michigan - Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan
    Cincinnati - Louisville, Miami(OH), Pittsburgh
    Clemson - South Carolina, NC State, Georgia, Georgia Tech,
    Colorado - Colorado State, Utah, Nebraska
    Colorado State - Air Force, Colorado, Wyoming
    Connecticut - UMass, Rutgers, Syracuse
    Duke - North Carolina, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest
    ECU - NC State, Southern Miss, UCF, Marshall
    Eastern Michigan - Central Michigan, Western Michigan
    Florida - Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Tennessee, South Carolina, LSU, Alabama
    Florida Atlantic - FIU, Troy
    FIU - Florida Atlantic
    Florida State - Florida, Miami, Virginia, Clemson,
    Fresno State - Boise State, Louisiana Tech, San Diego State, San Jose State, Hawaii
    Georgia - Auburn, Florida, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Clemson
    Georgia State- Georgia Tech
    Georgia Tech - Georgia, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Georgia State
    Hawaii - Wyoming, Boise State, Fresno State, BYU
    Houston - Rice, Tulsa, SMU
    Idaho - Boise State, Washington State
    Illinois - Missouri, Purdue, Northwestern, Ohio State, Indiana
    Indiana - Purdue, Illinois, Michigan State
    Iowa - Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Purdue
    Iowa State - Iowa, Missouri, Kansas State
    Kansas - Kansas State, Missouri
    Kansas State - Iowa State, Kansas
    Kent State - Akron, Bowling Green
    Kentucky - Louisville, Tennessee, Mississippi State
    Louisiana Tech - Fresno State, Southern Miss, UL Lafayette, UL Monroe
    Louisville - Cincinnati, Kentucky, Memphis, West Virginia
    LSU - Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tulane, Alabama, Florida,
    Marshall - Ohio, West Virginia, ECU
    Maryland - Navy, Virginia, West Virginia, Duke, NC State
    Memphis - Southern Miss, UAB, Louisville, Ole Miss
    Miami - Florida, Florida State, Boston College, Virginia Tech
    Miami(OH) - Cincinnati, Ohio
    Michigan - Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Notre Dame
    Michigan State - Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Indiana
    Mid Tenn State - Troy, North Texas, Western Kentucky
    Minnesota - Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin
    Mississippi State - Alabama, Ole Miss, Kentucky
    Missouri - Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
    Navy - Air Force, Army, Maryland, SMU, Notre Dame, Rutgers
    NC State - Clemson, ECU, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Maryland, Duke
    Nebraska - Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Oklahoma, Penn State
    Nevada - UNLV, Boise State
    New Mexico - New Mexico State, UTEP, Arizona
    New Mexico State - New Mexico, UTEP
    North Carolina - Virginia, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest
    North Texas - Arkansas State, Mid Tenn State, SMU
    Northern Illinois - Ball State, Toledo
    Northwestern - Illinois
    Notre Dame - USC, Stanford, Purdue, Michigan State, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Navy, Michigan
    Ohio - Marshall, Miami(OH)
    Ohio State - Illinois, Michigan, Penn State
    Oklahoma - Oklahoma State, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska,
    Oklahoma State - Oklahoma, Tulsa
    Ole Miss - Mississippi State, LSU, Memphis, Vanderbilt, Arkansas
    Old Dominion- Virginia, Virginia Tech
    Oregon - Oregon State, Washington
    Oregon State - Oregon, Washington
    Penn State - Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Temple
    Pittsburgh - West Virginia, Cincinnati, Penn State, Temple, Syracuse, Notre Dame
    Purdue - Illinois, Indiana, Notre Dame, Iowa
    Rice - Houston, SMU, Tulsa
    Rutgers - Connecticut, Navy, Army
    San Diego State - Fresno State, San Jose State, BYU
    San Jose State - Fresno State, San Diego State, Stanford
    SMU - TCU, Rice, Navy, North Texas, Houston
    South Alabama- Troy
    South Carolina - Clemson, Florida, Georgia
    Southern Miss - Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Tulane, ECU, UAB
    Stanford - Cal, Notre Dame, San Jose State
    Syracuse - WVU, BC, Buffalo, Connecticut, Pittsburgh
    TCU - Baylor, SMU, Boise State
    Temple - Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Penn State
    Tennessee - Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
    Texas - Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Baylor, Texas Tech
    Texas A&M - Texas, Arkansas, Baylor, Texas Tech, LSU, Missouri
    Texas State - UTSA
    Texas Tech - Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M
    Toledo - Bowling Green, Northern Illinois
    Troy - Mid Tenn State, South Alabama, Florida Atlantic
    Tulane - LSU, Southern Miss
    Tulsa - Rice, Houston, Oklahoma State, UCF, UTEP
    UAB - Memphis, Southern Miss
    UCF - USF, Tulsa, ECU
    UCLA - USC, Cal
    UL Lafayette - UL Monroe, Louisiana Tech
    UL Monroe - UL Lafayette, Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech
    UMass - Connecticut, Boston College
    UNLV - Nevada
    USC - Notre Dame, UCLA, Cal
    USF - UCF
    Utah - BYU, Utah State, Colorado
    Utah State - BYU, Utah, Wyoming
    UTEP - New Mexico State, Tulsa, New Mexico
    UTSA - Texas State
    Vanderbilt - Ole Miss, Tennessee
    Virginia - Virginia Tech, Florida State, North Carolina, Maryland, Old Dominion
    Virginia Tech - West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Old Dominion, Miami, Boston College
    Wake Forest - Duke, North Carolina, NC State
    Washington - Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State
    Washington State - Idaho, Washington
    West Virginia - Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Marshall, Maryland, Louisville
    Western Kentucky - Mid Tenn State
    Western Michigan - Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
    Wisconsin - Iowa, Minnesota
    Wyoming - Hawaii, Colorado State, Utah State
    Last edited by Wake; 06-11-2016, 08:00 PM.
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    • jkits
      Pro
      • Jun 2008
      • 884
      #2
      Re: What are Your Rivalry-Based Custom Conference Ideas? (Rivalry List Included!)

      Nice list! I've always needed this during re-aligning conferences when starting my new dynasties

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        • richmondn96
          Pro
          • Aug 2010
          • 566
          #3
          Re: What are Your Rivalry-Based Custom Conference Ideas? (Rivalry List Included!)

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            • Toewsface
              Rookie
              • Dec 2011
              • 48
              #4
              Re: What are Your Rivalry-Based Custom Conference Ideas? (Rivalry List Included!)

              I once ran a dynasty with custom conferences that were entirely location based. So all the Texas and Oklahoma schools were in the B12 and all Florida schools were in the Sun Belt.

              Another iteration I've done on that is you divide all of the schools up by geographic region. And then you sort them into the Power 5 and 5 mid-major conferences (which are tied to the geographic region of the P5 schools). i.e. B1G and MAC, PAC12 and MWC, etc. Then I had relegation after every season with the worst schools in the P5 moving down and the best schools in the lower conferences moving up. This actually worked out really well as decent programs don't slide into and then languish in mediocrity indefinitely (cough Pittsburgh cough). The lower strength of competition really helps get them back on their feet and with their recruiting.

              Obviously, this greatly favors geographic rivalries relative to other rivalries.

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                • nk619ny
                  Rookie
                  • Jan 2015
                  • 30
                  #5
                  Re: What are Your Rivalry-Based Custom Conference Ideas? (Rivalry List Included!)

                  <spoiler> <sp>I actually just did something like this - I tried to create the "optimal" conference alignment, using rivalries, historic series (some aren't considered "rivalries" in the game, but teams have history with each other), and a promotion/relegation system (the worst team in a power conference goes down, champion of a mid-major goes up). Power and mid-major conferences were paired so that mid-majors with lots of P5 rivalries would be tied to that P5 conference. I also use the editor to add rivalries when teams get promoted or relegated.

                  I was trying to do something fun and different while still keeping it sensible. If your goal is only to maximize rivalries, you could just set things back to how they were before teams started leaving the Big 12.

                  Anyway, I looked at a few different alignments, but my favorite (what I use):
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                    • Wake
                      Rookie
                      • May 2014
                      • 18
                      #6
                      Re: What are Your Rivalry-Based Custom Conference Ideas? (Rivalry List Included!)

                      With the recent Big 12 expansion talks, is there any way to factor those in to a "future" Big 12 that still retains its classic rivalries? It seems to me that the Big 12 is doomed when it comes to that. Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, and Texas A&M just took away so much when they left.

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