College Football Realignment

I am so tired of the lack of playoffs in major college football. I have concocted a plan for 192 teams in sixteen 12-team conferences, each with two divisions. This creates a de facto 32-team tournament: the division champions meet for centrally located conference championships. The regular season does not become worthless, but there is no arguing for the whole offseason. I have created conferences based on tradition and/or geography, plus I have attempted to balance divisional power within conferences. Scheduling would include five games against the teams within the division plus three against the other division---including one against a permanent rival.

I have also included a sample 2012 schedule for my favorite team: Nebraska. I realize this looks like less revenue for schools, but with the playoffs, it is about the same thanks to television and revenue sharing.
Home games are in CAPS.

September 1st COLORADO STATE
September 8th Texas A&M
September 15th Air Force
September 22nd OFF
September 29th KANSAS
October 6th Colorado
October 13th KANSAS STATE
October 20th Texas Tech
October 27th OFF
November 3rd OKLAHOMA (permanent rival)


Conference Alignments
Atlantic Coast
Conference
Blue Ridge
Sunshine
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Florida State
North Carolina State
Maryland
Richmond
Miami (Florida)
Virginia
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Big Twelve
Conference
Osborne
Switzer
Air Force
Colorado
Colorado State
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Big East
Conference
Frontier
Yankee
Buffalo
Boston College
Georgetown
Connecticut
Marshall
Delaware
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
West Virginia
Villanova
Big Sky
Conference
West
East
Idaho
Montana State
Idaho State
North Dakota
Montana
North Dakota State
Southern Utah
South Dakota
Utah State
South Dakota State
Weber State
Wyoming
Big South
Conference
Bluegrass
Dixie
E. Kentucky
Alabama-Birmingham
Mid. Tenn. St.
Chattanooga
Morehead State
Jacksonville State
Murray State
Memphis
Vanderbilt
Samford
W. Kentucky
Troy
Big West
Conference
Pueblo
Sierra
Brigham Young
Fresno State
New Mexico
Nevada
New Mexico State
Nevada-Las Vegas
Texas State
Northern Arizona
Texas-El Paso
San Diego State
Utah
San Jose State
Cajunland
Conference
West
East
Baylor
Arkansas State
North Texas
Houston
Sam Houston State
Louisiana Tech
Southern Methodist
Louisiana-Monroe
Texas Christian
Rice
Tulsa
Stephen F. Austin
Great Lakes
Conference
West
East
Drake
Ball State
Illinois State
Butler
Iowa State
Chicago
Northern Illinois
Eastern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Indiana State
Western Illiinois
Southern Illinois
Great Midwest
Conference
KnuteBo
WoodyJoe
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Michigan State
Ohio State
Minnesota
Penn State
Northwestern
Purdue
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Ivy
League
North
South
Brown
Columbia
Colgate
Fordham
Cornell
Marist
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Princeton
Northeastern
Yale
Mid America
Conference
North
South
Bowling Green
Akron
Central Michigan
Cincinnati
Dayton
Kent State
Eastern Michigan
Miami (Ohio)
Toledo
Ohio
Western Michigan
Youngstown State
Pacific Twelve
Conference
North
South
Boise State
Arizona
California
Arizona State
Oregon
Hawaii
Oregon State
Southern California
Washington
Stanford
Washington State
UCLA
Patriot
Conference
North
South
Army
Bucknell
Holy Cross
James Madison
Maine
Lafayette
Massachusetts
Lehigh
New Hampshire
Navy
Rhode Island
William & Mary
Southeastern
Conference
Bryant
Dooley
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Auburn
Louisville
Florida
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Southern
Conference
North
South
Appalachian State
Citadel
Charlotte
Coastal Carolina
Davidson
Furman
East Carolina
Georgia Southern
Elon
Georgia State
Western Carolina
Wofford
Suncoast
Conference
East
West
Central Florida
Jackson State
Florida A&M
Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida Atlantic
McNeese State
Florida Int.
Southern Mississippi
Jacksonville
Southern University
South Florida
Tulane


Conference Championships
Mid-November

Division
Champion A
Conference
Division
Champion B
Game
Site
Clemson
ACC
Florida State
Charlotte, NC
Oklahoma
Big 12
Kansas State
Kansas City, MO
West Virginia
Big East
Rutgers
Philadelphia, PA
North Dakota State
Big Sky
Utah State
Laramie, WY
Vanderbilt
Big South
Troy
Nashville, TN
Brigham Young
Big West
San Jose State
Las Vegas, NV
Northern Illinois
Great Lakes
Ball State
Champaign, IL
Notre Dame
Great Midwest
Ohio State
Chicago, IL
La.-Lafayette
Suncoast
Central Florida
New Orleans, LA
Baylor
Cajunland
Louisiana Tech
Dallas, TX
Harvard
Ivy
Princeton
East Ruth., NJ
Toledo
Mid America
Cincinnati
Detroit, MI
Oregon
Pacific 12
Stanford
San Francisco
Army
Patriot
Navy
West Point, NY
Alabama
SEC
Florida
Atlanta, GA
East Carolina
Southern
Georgia Southern
Clemson, SC


2012 NCAA
December Delirium

Round of 16 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
#16 Harvard @ #1 Alabama
#15 Navy @ #2 Notre Dame
#14 Georgia Southern @ #3 Oregon
#13 Toledo @ #4 Kansas State
#12 Louisiana-Lafayette @ #5 Utah State
#11 Rutgers @ #6 Baylor
#10 Northern Illinois @ #7 Clemson
#9 Brigham Young @ #8 Vanderbilt

Quarterfinals (December 9th and 10th)
#8 Vanderbilt @ #1 Alabama
#7 Clemson@ #2 Notre Dame
#6 Baylor @ #3 Oregon
#5 Utah State @ #4 Kansas State

Semifinals (Christmas Day)
#4 Kansas State vs #1 Alabama (Arizona)
#3 Oregon vs #2 Notre Dame (New Orleans)

Championship (New Year's Night)
#1 Alabama vs #3 Oregon (Miami)

National Champion: Alabama


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