CFB Realignment Yearly Breakdown

== Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) ==
Year 	Team 	In/Out 	New/Old Conference
American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference
2023 (14) 	Charlotte 	In 	Conference USA
2023 (14) 	Florida Atlantic 	In 	Conference USA
2023 (14) 	North Texas 	In 	Conference USA
2023 (14) 	Rice 	In 	Conference USA
2023 (14) 	UAB 	In 	Conference USA
2023 (14) 	UTSA 	In 	Conference USA
2023 (14) 	Cincinnati 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2023 (14) 	Houston 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2023 (14) 	UCF 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2024 (14) 	UTEP 	In 	Conference USA
2024 (14) 	SMU 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2025 (14) 	FIU 	In 	Conference USA
2025 (14) 	Tulane 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (14) 	Air Force 	In 	Mountain West
2026 (14) 	Eastern Kentucky 	In 	United Athletic Conference
2026 (14) 	Liberty 	In 	Conference USA
2026 (14) 	Middle Tennessee 	In 	Conference USA
2026 (14) 	Sam Houston 	In 	Conference USA
2026 (14) 	Western Kentucky 	In 	Conference USA
2026 (14) 	Memphis 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2026 (14) 	Rice 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (14) 	UTEP 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (14) 	UTSA 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (14) 	South Florida 	Out 	Atlantic Coast Conference
2026 (14) 	Temple 	Out 	Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference 	Atlantic Coast Conference 	Atlantic Coast Conference 	Atlantic Coast Conference
2026 (14) 	South Florida 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (14) 	Temple 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (14) 	West Virginia 	In 	Big 12 Conference
2026 (14) 	Clemson 	Out 	Southeastern Conference
2026 (14) 	Florida State 	Out 	Southeastern Conference
2026 (14) 	Miami 	Out 	Southeastern Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Big 12 Conference 	Big 12 Conference 	Big 12 Conference
2023 (14) 	BYU 	In 	Independent (FBS)
2023 (14) 	Cincinnati 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2023 (14) 	Houston 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2023 (14) 	UCF 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2024 (14) 	Colorado 	In 	Pac-12 Conference
2024 (14) 	Utah 	In 	Pac-12 Conference
2024 (14) 	Oklahoma 	Out 	Southeastern Conference
2024 (14) 	Texas 	Out 	Southeastern Conference
2025 (16) 	Arizona 	In 	Pac-12 Conference
2025 (16) 	Arizona State 	In 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (16) 	Boise State 	In 	Mountain West Conference
2026 (16) 	Memphis 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (16) 	Oklahoma State 	Out 	Southeastern Conference
2026 (16) 	West Virginia 	Out 	Atlantic Coast Conference
Big Ten Conference 	Big Ten Conference 	Big Ten Conference 	Big Ten Conference
2024 (16) 	UCLA 	In 	Big Ten Conference
2024 (16) 	USC 	In 	Big Ten Conference
2025 (18) 	Oregon 	In 	Pac-12 Conference
2025 (18) 	Washington 	In 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (20) 	Stanford 	In 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (20) 	Notre Dame 	In 	Independent
Conference USA 	Conference USA 	Conference USA 	Conference USA
2022 (11) 	Marshall 	Out 	Sun Belt Conference
2022 (11) 	Old Dominion 	Out 	Sun Belt Conference
2022 (11) 	Southern Miss 	Out 	Sun Belt Conference
2023 (9) 	Jacksonville State 	In 	ASUN Conference (FCS)
2023 (9) 	Liberty 	In 	Independent (FBS)
2023 (9) 	New Mexico State 	In 	Independent (FBS)
2023 (9) 	Sam Houston 	In 	Western Athletic Conference (FCS)
2023 (9) 	Charlotte 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2023 (9) 	Florida Atlantic 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2023 (9) 	North Texas 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2023 (9) 	Rice 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2023 (9) 	UAB 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2023 (9) 	UTSA 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2024 (10) 	Army 	In 	Independent (FBS)
2024 (10) 	Kennesaw State 	In 	Independent (FCS)
2024 (10) 	UTEP 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2025 (12) 	Lamar 	In 	Southland Conference (FCS)
2025 (12) 	McNeese 	In 	Southland Conference (FCS)
2025 (12) 	UConn 	In 	Independent (FBS)
2025 (12) 	UMass 	In 	Independent (FBS)
2025 (12) 	FIU 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2025 (12) 	Louisiana Tech 	Out 	Sun Belt Conference
2026 (10) 	Delaware 	In 	Colonial Athletic Association (FCS)
2026 (10) 	Illinois State 	In 	Missouri Valley Football Conference (FCS)
2026 (10) 	Liberty 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (10) 	Middle Tennessee 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (10) 	Sam Houston 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (10) 	Western Kentucky 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
Independent (FBS) 	Independent (FBS) 	Independent (FBS) 	Independent (FBS)
2023 (4) 	BYU 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2023 (4) 	Liberty 	Out 	Conference USA
2023 (4) 	New Mexico State 	Out 	Conference USA
2024 (3) 	Army 	Out 	Conference USA
2025 (1) 	UConn 	Out 	Conference USA
2025 (1) 	UMass 	Out 	Conference USA
2026 (0) 	Notre Dame 	Out 	Big Ten Conference
Mid-American Conference 	Mid-American Conference 	Mid-American Conference 	Mid-American Conference
2028 (14) 	Southern Illinois 	In 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2028 (14) 	Youngstown State 	In 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Mountain West Conference 	Mountain West Conference 	Mountain West Conference
2024 (12) 	Eastern Washington 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2024 (12) 	San Diego State 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2025 (12) 	Montana 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2025 (12) 	Montana State 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2025 (12) 	Fresno State 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2025 (12) 	UNLV 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
2026 (12) 	Sacramento State 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2026 (12) 	UC Davis 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2026 (12) 	Air Force 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (12) 	Boise State 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2028 (16) 	Cal Poly 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2028 (16) 	Idaho 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2028 (16) 	Idaho State 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2028 (16) 	Weber State 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
Pac-12 Conference 	Pac-12 Conference 	Pac-12 Conference 	Pac-12 Conference
2024 (10) 	San Diego State 	In 	Mountain West Conference
2024 (10) 	SMU 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2024 (10) 	Colorado 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2024 (10) 	Utah 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2024 (10) 	UCLA 	Out 	Big Ten Conference
2024 (10) 	USC 	Out 	Big Ten Conference
2025 (12) 	Fresno State 	In 	Mountain West Conference
2025 (12) 	UNLV 	In 	Mountain West Conference
2025 (12) 	Louisiana 	In 	Sun Belt Conference
2025 (12) 	Tulane 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2025 (12) 	Oregon 	Out 	Big Ten Conference
2025 (12) 	Washington 	Out 	Big Ten Conference
2026 (12) 	Rice 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (12) 	UTEP 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (12) 	UTSA 	In 	American Athletic Conference
2026 (12) 	Arizona 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2026 (12) 	Arizona State 	Out 	Big 12 Conference
2026 (12) 	Stanford 	Out 	Big Ten Conference
Southeastern Conference 	Southeastern Conference 	Southeastern Conference 	Southeastern Conference
2024 (16) 	Oklahoma 	In 	Big 12 Conference
2024 (16) 	Texas 	In 	Big 12 Conference
2026 (20) 	Clemson 	In 	Atlantic Coast Conference
2026 (20) 	Florida State 	In 	Atlantic Coast Conference
2026 (20) 	Miami 	In 	Atlantic Coast Conference
2026 (20) 	Oklahoma State 	In 	Big 12 Conference
Sun Belt Conference 	Sun Belt Conference 	Sun Belt Conference 	Sun Belt Conference
2022 (14) 	James Madison 	In 	Colonial Athletic Association (FCS)
2022 (14) 	Marshall 	In 	Conference USA
2022 (14) 	Old Dominion 	In 	Conference USA
2022 (14) 	Southern Miss 	In 	Conference USA
2025 (14) 	Louisiana Tech 	In 	Conference USA
2025 (14) 	Louisiana 	Out 	Pac-12 Conference
United Athetic Conference 	United Athetic Conference 	United Athetic Conference 	United Athetic Conference
2025 (10) 	Texas-Rio Grande Valley 	In 	New team
2026 (11) 	Northern Arizona 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2026 (11) 	Portland State 	In 	Big Sky Conference (FCS)
2026 (11) 	Eastern Kentucky 	Out 	American Athletic Conference
2028 (12) 	West Florida 	In 	TBD
== Football Championship Subdivision ==