College Football Realignment (gloatingkitten2503)

This page is a hypothetical college football conference realignment that lasted from 2022-2029 that saw the FBS expand from 130 to 160 teams, with 29 FCS teams making the move up, in addition to Texas-Rio Grande Valley going straight to FBS. This led to the FBS/FCS system to be dropped as the two subdivisions merged beginning in 2030.
==American Athletic Conference==
* Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF left the AAC to join the Big 12 in 2023. 
*Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA left C-USA to join the AAC in 2023. 
*SMU left the AAC to join the Pac-12 in 2026. 
*Middle Tennessee, UTEP, and Western Kentucky left C-USA to join the AAC in 2026. 
*Memphis left the AAC to join the Big 12 in 2029. 
*South Florida and Temple left the AAC to join the ACC in 2029. 
*FIU left C-USA to join the AAC in 2029. 
*Rice, Tulane, UTEP, and UTSA left the AAC to join the Pac-12 in 2030. 
*Air Force left the Mountain West to join the AAC in 2030. 
*Eastern Kentucky left the WAC to join the AAC in 2030. 
*Liberty and Sam Houston left C-USA to join the AAC in 2030.
*The AAC plays an 8-game conference schedule with each team playing the other 5 teams from their division on a yearly basis, while rotating between 3 of the 6 teams from the opposing division.
Team 	City 	Stadium
North Division 	North Division 	North Division
Air Force Falcons 	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Falcon Stadium
Charlotte 49ers 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	McColl-Richardson Field at Jery Richardson Stadium
East Carolina Pirates 	Greenville, North Carolina	Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Eastern Kentucky Colonels 	Richmond, Kentucky 	Roy Kidd Stadium
Liberty Flames 	Lynchburg, Virginia 	Arthur L. Williams Stadium
Navy Midshipmen 	Annapolis, Maryland 	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 	Bowling Green, Kentucky 	Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium at Jimmy Feix Field
South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Florida Atlantic Owls 	Boca Raton, Florida 	Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium
FIU Panthers 	Miami, Florida 	Riccardo Silva Stadium
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	Murfreesboro, Tennessee 	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
North Texas Mean Green 	Denton, Texas 	Apogee Stadium
Sam Houston Bearkats 	Huntsville, Texas 	Bowers Stadium
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 	Tulsa, Oklahoma 	Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium
UAB Blazers 	Birmingham, Alabama 	Protective Stadium
==Atlantic Coast Conference==
*Clemson, Florida State, and Miami left the ACC to join the SEC in 2029.
*South Florida and Temple left the AAC to join the ACC in 2029.
*West Virginia left the Big 12 to join the ACC in 2029.
*Beginning in 2023, the ACC Championship Game switched to being played between the two teams that had the best conference records, instead of between division winners.
* In 2023. the ACC moved to an 8-game divisionless conference scheduling format with each team being assigned 3 designated rivals that they play each year, plus 5 games against rotating conference opponents. Each team in the ACC now plays every other team in the conference at least once every 2 years.
School 	City 	Stadium
Boston College Eagles 	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 	Alumni Stadium
Duke Blue Devils 	Durham, North Carolina 	Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Atlanta, Georgia 	Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field
Louisville Cardinals 	Louisville, Kentucky 	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
North Carolina Tar Heels 	Chapel Hill, North Carolina 	Kenan Memorial Stadium
NC State Wolfpack 	Raleigh, North Carolina 	Wayne Day Family Field at Carter-Finley Stadium
Pittsburgh Panthers 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Acrisure Stadium
South Florida Bulls 	Tampa, Florida 	Raymond James Stadium
Syracuse Orange 	Syracuse, New York 	JMA Wireless Dome
Temple Owls 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Lincoln Financial Field
Virginia Cavaliers 	Charlottesville, Virginia 	Carl Smith Center, Home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium
Virginia Tech Hokies 	Blacksburg, Virginia 	Lane Stadium/Worsham Field
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Truist Field
West Virginia Mountaineers 	Morgantown, West Virginia 	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
=== Designed Rivalries ===
* Teams listed in bold denote an out-of-conference rival scheduled every year.
*Rivalry Week opponents are denoted with a *.
Team 	Rivals
Boston College	Pittsburgh, Syracuse*, and Temple
Duke 	North Carolina, NC State, and Wake Forest*
Georgia Tech 	Georgia*, Louisville, South Florida, and Wake Forest
Louisville 	Georgia Tech, Kentucky*, NC State, and South Florida
North Carolina	Duke, NC State*, and Virginia
NC State 	Duke, Louisville, and North Carolina*
Pittsburgh 	Boston College, Syracuse, and West Virginia*
South Florida 	Georgia Tech, Louisville, Temple, and UCF*
Syracuse 	Boston College*, Pittsburgh, and Temple
Temple 	Boston College, South Florida, and Syracuse
Virginia 	North Carolina, Virginia Tech*, and West Virginia
Virginia Tech 	Virginia*, Wake Forest, and West Virginia
Wake Forest 	Duke*, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech
West Virginia 	Pittsburgh*, Virginia, and Virginia Tech
==Big 12 Conference ==
*BYU joined the Big 12 in 2023 after previously being independent. 
*Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF left the AAC to join the Big 12 in 2023. 
*Oklahoma and Texas left the Big 12 to join the SEC in 2024. 
*Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah left the Pac-12 to join the Big 12 in 2027. 
*Oklahoma State left the Big 12 to join the SEC in 2029. 
*West Virginia left the Big 12 to join the ACC in 2029. 
*Boise State left the Mountain West to join the Big 12 in 2029. 
*Memphis left the AAC to join the Big 12 in 2029. 
*In 2023, the Big 12 got rid of divisions and eventually made a 9-game divisionless conference scheduling format once they reached 16 teams. The conference was broken down into 4 pods with 4 four teams apiece. These 4 teams play each other every year in addition to having 6 rotating opponents (2 teams from each of the other 3 pods) that they play every other year. In this format, every Big 12 team plays every other team in the conference at least once every 2 years.
School 	City 	Stadium
Pod A 	Pod A 	Pod A
Arizona Wildcats 	Tucson, Arizona 	Arizona Stadium
Arizona State Sun Devils	Tempe, Arizona 	Frank Kush Field at Sun Devil Stadium
BYU Cougars 	Provo, Utah 	LaVell Edwards Stadium
Utah Utes 	Salt Lake City, Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium
Pod B 	Pod B 	Pod B
Baylor Bears 	Waco, Texas 	McLane Stadium
Houston Cougars 	Houston, Texas 	John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium
TCU Horned Frogs 	Fort Worth, Texas 	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Texas Tech Red Raiders 	Lubbock, Texas 	Jones AT&T Stadium
Pod C 	Pod C 	Pod C
Boise State Broncos 	Boise, Idaho 	Albertsons Stadium
Colorado Buffaloes 	Boulder, Colorado 	Folsom Field
Kansas Jayhawks 	Lawrence, Kansas 	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Kansas State Wildcats 	Manhattan, Kansas 	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Pod D 	Pod D 	Pod D
Cincinnati Bearcats 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Nippert Stadium
Iowa State Cyclones 	Ames, Iowa 	Jack Trice Stadium
Memphis Tigers 	Memphis, Tennessee 	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
UCF Knights 	Orlando, Florida 	FBC Mortgage Stadium
== Big South-Ohio Valley Conference ==
* The Big South Conference merged with the Ohio Valley Conference in 2023.
* Campbell and North Carolina A&T left the Big South-OVC to join the CAA in 2023.
*The Big South-OVC plays a 9-game divisionless conference schedule with each team playing every other team in the conference once a year.
School 	City 	Stadium
Bryant Bulldogs 	Smithfield, Rhode Island 	Beirne Stadium
Charleston Southern Buccaneers 	North Charleston, South Carolina	Buccaneer Field
Eastern Illinois Panthers 	Charleston, Illinois 	O'Brien Field
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 	Boiling Springs, North Carolina 	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
Lindenwood Lions 	St. Charles, Missouri 	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
Robert Morris Colonials 	Moon Township, Pennsylvania 	Joe Walton Stadium
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	Cape Girardeau, Missouri 	Houck Stadium
Tennessee State Tigers 	Nashville, Tennessee 	Nissan Stadium
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 	Cookeville, Tennessee 	Tucker Stadium
UT Martin Skyhawks 	Martin, Tennessee 	Hardy M. Graham Stadium
==Big Ten Conference==
* UCLA and USC left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024. 
*Oregon and Washington left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2025. 
*Notre Dame joined the Big Ten in 2026 after previously being independent for every year of their existence with the exception of the COVID-19 affected 2020 season. 
*Stanford left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2026. 
* The Big Ten got rid of divisions once they expanded to 20 teams. Teams in the Big Ten will now play an 11-game conference schedule with each team facing 3 designated rivals on an annual basis, plus 8 rotating conference opponents. This scheduling model with leave each team with only one non-conference game each year, done in part to prevent teams from scheduling as many games against inferior opponents in favor of more competitive match ups to further incite fan interest.
*Beginning in 2026. the Big Ten Championship Game switched to being played between the two teams that had the best conference records, instead of between division winners.
School 	City 	Stadium
Illinois Fighting Illini 	Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 	Memorial Stadium
Indiana Hoosiers 	Bloomington, Indiana 	Memorial Stadium
Iowa Hawkeyes 	Iowa City, Iowa 	Kinnick Stadium
Maryland Terrapins 	College Park, Maryland 	SECU Stadium
Michigan Wolverines 	Ann Arbor, Michigan 	Michigan Stadium
Michigan State Spartans 	East Lansing, Michigan 	Spartan Stadium
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Huntington Bank Stadium
Nebraska Cornhuskers 	Lincoln, Nebraska 	Memorial Stadium, Tom Osborne Field
Northwestern Wildcats 	Evanston, Illinois 	Ryan Field
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Notre Dame, Indiana 	Notre Dame Stadium
Ohio State Buckeyes 	Columbus, Ohio 	Ohio Stadium
Oregon Ducks 	Eugene, Oregon 	Autzen Stadium
Penn State Nittany Lions 	University Park, Pennsylvania	Beaver Stadium
Purdue Boilermakers 	West Lafayette, Indiana 	Ross-Ade Stadium
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 	Piscataway, New Jersey 	SHI Stadium
Stanford Cardinal 	Stanford, California 	Stanford Stadium
UCLA Bruins 	Los Angeles, California 	Rose Bowl Stadium
USC Trojans 	Los Angeles, California 	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Washington Huskies 	Seattle, Washington 	Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
Wisconsin Badgers 	Madison, Wisconsin 	Camp Randall Stadium
===Designated Rivalries===
*Teams listed in bold denote an out-of-conference rival scheduled every year.
*Rivalry Week opponents are denoted with a *.
Team 	Rivals
Illinois 	Northwestern*, Ohio State, and Purdue
Indiana 	Michigan State, Purdue*, and Washington
Iowa 	Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska*, and Wisconsin
Maryland 	Oregon, Penn State, and Rutgers*
Michigan 	Michigan State, Northwestern, and Ohio State*
Michigan State	Indiana, Michigan, and Penn State*
Minnesota 	Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin*
Nebraska 	Iowa*, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Northwestern 	Illinois*, Michigan, and Rutgers
Notre Dame 	Navy, Purdue, Stanford* (Odd Numbered Years), and USC* (Even Numbered Years)
Ohio State 	Illinois, Michigan*, and Penn State
Oregon 	Maryland, Oregon State*, UCLA, and Washington
Penn State 	Maryland, Michigan State*, and Ohio State
Purdue 	Illinois, Indiana*, and Notre Dame
Rutgers 	Maryland*, Northwestern, and Washington
Stanford 	California, Notre Dame* (Odd Numbered Years), UCLA* (Even Numbered Years), and USC
UCLA 	Oregon, Stanford* (Even Numbered Years), and USC* (Odd Numbered Years)
USC 	Notre Dame* (Even Numbered Years), Stanford, and UCLA* (Odd Numbered Years)
Washington 	Indiana, Oregon, Rutgers, and Washington State*
Wisconsin 	Iowa, Minnesota*, and Nebraska
==Colonial Athletic Association==
*Campbell left the Big South to join the CAA in 2023.
*North Carolina A&T, whose non-football sports had left the Big South for the CAA in 2022, made the same move for football in 2023, but left to rejoin the MEAC in 2030.
*William & Mary left the CAA to join the NEC in 2030.
*The CAA plays an 8-game conference, with each team playing the other 5 teams in their division every year and rotating between 3 of the 6 teams from the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
North Division 	North Division 	North Division
Albany Great Danes 	Albany, New York 	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Maine Black Bears 	Orono, Maine 	Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium
Monmouth Hawks 	West Long Beach, New Jersey	Kessler Stadium
New Hampshire Wildcats 	Durham, New Hampshire 	Wildcat Stadium
Rhode Island Rams 	Kingston, Rhode Island 	Meade Stadium
Stony Brook Seawolves 	Stony Brook, New York 	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Campbell Fighting Camels	Buies Creek, North Carolina	Barker-Lane Stadium
Elon Phoenix 	Elon, North Carolina 	Rhodes Stadium
Hampton Pirates 	Hampton, Virginia 	Armstrong Stadium
Richmond Spiders 	Richmond, Virginia 	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Towson Tigers 	Towson, Maryland 	Johnny Unitas Stadium
Villanova Wildcats 	Villanova, Pennsylvania 	Villanova Stadium
==Conference USA==
*Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss left C-USA to join the Sun Belt in 2022. 
*Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA left C-USA to join the AAC in 2023. 
*Jacksonville State and Sam Houston left the FCS to join C-USA in 2023.
*Liberty and New Mexico State joined C-USA in 2023 after previously being independent. 
*Kennesaw State left the FCS to join C-USA in 2024. 
*Lamar and McNeese left the FCS to join C-USA in 2025.
*Middle Tennessee, UTEP, and Western Kentucky left C-USA to join the AAC in 2026. 
*Army, UConn, and UMass joined C-USA in 2026 after previously being independent. 
*Louisiana Tech left C-USA to join the Sun Belt in 2027. 
*Delaware left the FCS to join C-USA in 2027. 
*FIU left C-USA to join AAC in 2029. 
*Illinois State left the FCS to join C-USA in 2029.
*Liberty and Sam Houston left C-USA to join the AAC in 2030.
*Beginning in 2022 the C-USA Championship Game switched to being played between the two teams that had the best conference records, with the championship game still being held at the higher seed's home field.
*Beginning in 2030, Conference USA began playing a 9-game conference schedule with each team playing all of the other 9 teams on a yearly basis.
School 	City 	Stadium
Army Black Knights 	West Point, New York 	Blaik Field at Michie Stadium
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 	Newark, Delaware 	Delaware Stadium
Illinois State Redbirds 	Normal, Illinois 	Hancock Stadium
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	Jacksonville, Alabama 	Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Kennesaw State Owls 	Kennesaw, Georgia 	Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Lamar Cardinals 	Beaumont, Texas 	Provost Umphrey Stadium
McNeese Cowboys 	Lake Charles, Louisiana 	Cowboy Stadium
New Mexico State Aggies 	Las Cruces, New Mexico 	Aggie Memorial Stadium
UConn Huskies 	East Hartford, Connecticut	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
UMass Minutemen 	Hadley, Massachusetts 	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
==Ivy League==
*The Ivy League plays a 7-game schedule with each team in the conference playing every other team on a yearly basis. The Ivy League also finally began holding a conference championship game in 2029 and began participating in postseason tournaments in 2030. 
School 	City 	Stadium
Brown Bears 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Brown Stadium
Columbia Lions 	Manhattan, New York 	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Cornell Big Red 	Ithaca, New York 	Schoellkopf Field
Dartmouth Big Green	Hanover, New Hampshire 	Memorial Field
Harvard Crimson 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Harvard Stadium
Penn Quakers 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Franklin Field
Princeton Tigers 	Princeton, New Jersey 	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
Yale Bulldogs 	New Haven, Connecticut 	Yale Bowl
==Mid-American Conference==
*Southern Illinois and Youngstown State left the FCS to join the MAC in 2029.
*Beginning in 2029, the Mid-American Conference began playing a 9-game conference schedule, with each team playing the other 6 teams in their division on a yearly basis, while rotating between 3 of the 8 teams in the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Akron Zips 	Akron, Ohio 	InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field
Bowling Green Falcons 	Bowling Green, Ohio 	Doyt L. Perry Stadium
Buffalo Bulls 	Buffalo, New York 	UB Stadium
Kent State Golden Flashes 	Kent, Ohio 	Dix Stadium
Miami RedHawks 	Oxford, Ohio 	Fred C. Yager Stadium
Ohio Bobcats 	Athens, Ohio 	Peden Stadium
Youngstown State Penguins 	Youngstown, Ohio 	Stambaugh Stadium
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Ball State Cardinals 	Muncie, Indiana 	Scheumann Stadium
Central Michigan Chippewas	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Kramer/Deromedi Field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Eastern Michigan Eagles 	Ypsilanti, Michigan 	Rynearson Stadium
Northern Illinois Huskies 	DeKalb, Illinois 	Brigham Field at Huskie Stdaium
Southern Illinois Salukis 	Carbondale, Illinois 	Saluki Stadium
Toledo Rockets 	Toledo, Ohio 	Glass Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos 	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	Waldo Stadium
==Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference==
*Albany State, Fort Valley State, and Savannah State left Division II to join the MEAC in 2030.
*North Carolina A&T left the CAA to rejoin the MEAC in 2030.
*The MEAC plays a 9-game divisionless conference schedule, with each team playing every other team from the conference on a yearly basis.
School 	City 	Stadium
Albany State Golden Rams 	Albany, Georgia 	Albany State University Coliseum
Delaware State Hornets 	Dover, Delaware 	Alumni Stadium
Fort Valley State Wildcats 	Fort Valley, Georgia 	Wildcat Stadium
Howard Bison 	Washington, D.C. 	William H. Greene Stadium
Morgan State Bears 	Baltimore, Maryland 	Hughes Stadium
Norfolk State Spartans 	Norfolk, Virginia 	William "Dick" Price Stadium
North Carolina A&T Aggies 	Greensboro, North Carolina	Truist Stadium
North Carolina Central Eagles	Durham, North Carolina 	O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium
Savannah State Tigers 	Savannah, Georgia 	Theodore A. Wright Stadium
South Carolina State Bulldogs	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
== Missouri Valley Football Conference ==
* Southern Illinois and Youngstown State left the MVFC to join the MAC in 2029. 
* Illinois State left the MVFC to join C-USA in 2029. 
* Northern Iowa left the MVFC to join the Mountain West in 2029. 
* Murray State left the MVFC to join the PFL in 2030. 
School 	City 	Stadium
Indiana State Sycamores 	Terre Haute, Indiana 	Memorial Stadium
Missouri State Bears 	Springfield, Missouri 	Robert W. Plaster Stadium
North Dakota Fighting Hawks 	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Alerus Center
North Dakota State Bison 	Fargo, North Dakota 	Fargodome
Northern Iowa Panthers 	Cedar Falls, Iowa 	UNI-Dome
South Dakota Coyotes 	Vermillion, South Dakota 	DakotaDome
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	Brookings, South Dakota 	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Western Illinois Leathernecks 	Macomb, Illinois 	Hanson Field
== Mountain West Conference ==
*Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and UNLV left the Mountain West to join the Pac-12 in 2027. 
*Eastern Washington, Montana, Montana State, and Sacramento State left the FCS to join the Mountain West in 2027.
*Idaho and Weber State left the FCS to join the Mountain West in 2028. 
*Boise State left the Mountain West to join the Big 12 in 2029. 
*Northern Iowa left the FCS to join the Mountain West in 2029.
*Air Force left the Mountain West to join the AAC in 2030. 
*Cal Poly, Idaho State, and UC Davis left the FCS to join the Mountain West in 2030.
*In 2030, the Mountain West eventually made a 9-game divisionless scheduling format once they reached 16 teams. The conference was broken down into 4 pods with 4 four teams apiece. These 4 teams play each other every year in addition to having 6 rotating opponents (2 teams from each of the other 3 pods) that they play every other year. In this format, every Mountain West team plays every other team in the conference at least once every 2 years.
School 	City 	Stadium
Pod A 	Pod A 	Pod A
Cal Poly Mustangs 	San Luis Obispo, California	Mustang Memorial Field
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 	Honolulu, Hawaii 	Aloha Stadium
Sacramento State Hornets 	Sacramento, California 	Fred Anderson Field at Hornet Stadium
UC Davis Aggies 	Davis, California 	UC Davis Health Stadium
Pod B 	Pod B 	Pod B
Colorado State Rams 	Fort Collins, Colorado 	Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium
Eastern Washington Eagles	Cheney, Washington 	Roos Field
Weber State Wildcats 	Ogden, Utah 	Stewart Stadium
Wyoming Cowboys 	Laramie, Wyoming 	Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium
Pod C 	Pod C 	Pod C
Idaho Vandals 	Moscow, Idaho 	Kibbie Dome
Idaho State Bengals 	Pocatello, Idaho 	Holt Arena
Montana Grizzlies 	Missoula, Montana 	Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Montana State Bobcats 	Bozeman, Montana 	Bobcat Stadium
Pod D 	Pod D 	Pod D
Nevada Wolf Pack 	Reno, Nevada 	Mackay Stadium
New Mexico Lobos 	Albuquerque, New Mexico 	University Stadium
San Jose State Spartans 	San Jose, California 	CEFCU Stadium
Utah State Aggies 	Logan, Utah 	Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium
== Northeast Conference ==
* In 2030 the Northeast Conference merged with the Patriot League to form a 16-team conference.
* William & Mary joined the NEC in 2030.
*The NEC plays a 9-game conference schedule with each team playing the other 7 teams in their division on a yearly basis, while rotating between 2 of the 8 teams from the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
North Division 	North Division 	North Division
Central Connecticut Blue Devils	New Britain, Connecticut 	Arute Field
Colgate Raiders 	Hamilton, New York 	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
Holy Cross Crusaders 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	Fitton Field
LIU Sharks 	Brookville, New York 	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
Merrimack Warriors 	North Andover, Massachusetts	Duane Stadium
Sacred Heart Pioneers 	Fairfield, Connecticut 	Campus Field
Stonehill Skyhawks 	Easton, Massachusetts 	W.B. Mason Stadium
Wagner Seahawks 	Staten Island, New York 	Wagner College Stadium
South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Bucknell Bison 	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 	Christy Mathewston-Memorial Stadium
Duquesne Dukes 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
Fordham Rams 	The Bronx, New York 	Coffey Field
Georgetown Hoyas 	Washington, D.C. 	Cooper Field
Lafayette Leopards 	Easton, Pennsylvania 	Fisher Stadium
Lehigh Mountain Hawks 	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 	Goodman Stadium
Saint Francis Red Flash 	Loretto, Pennsylvania 	DeGol Field
William & Mary Tribe 	Williamsburg, Virginia 	Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field
==Pac-12 Conference==
*UCLA and USC left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024. 
*Oregon and Washington left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2025. 
*Stanford left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2026. 
*SMU left the AAC to join the Pac-12 in 2026. 
*Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah left the Pac-12 to join the Big 12 in 2027. 
*Fresno State, San Diego State, and UNLV left the Mountain West to join the Pac-12 in 2027.
*San Jose State left the Mountain West to join the Pac-12 in 2028.
*Louisiana left the Sun Belt to join the Pac-12 in 2028. 
*Rice, Tulane, UTEP, and UTSA left the AAC to join the Pac-12 in 2030. 
*In 2027, the Pac-12 Championship Game was moved from Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California to avoid giving UNLV a possible home-field advantage in the conference title game.
* The Pac-12 plays a 9-game conference schedule with each team playing the other 5 teams from their division on a yearly basis, while rotating between 4 of the 8 teams from the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 	Lafayette, Louisiana 	Cajun Field
Rice Owls 	Houston, Texas 	Rice Stadium
SMU Mustangs 	University Park, Texas	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Tulane Green Wave 	New Orleans, Louisiana	Benson Field at Yulman Stadium
UTEP Miners 	El Paso, Texas 	Sun Bowl Stadium
UTSA Roadrunners 	San Antonio, Texas 	Alamodome
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
California Golden Bears 	Berkeley, California 	California Memorial Stadium
Fresno State Bulldogs 	Fresno, California 	Valley Children's Stadium
Oregon State Beavers 	Corvallis, Oregon 	Reser Stadium
San Diego State Aztecs 	San Diego, California 	Snapdragon Stadium
UNLV Rebels 	Paradise, Nevada 	Allegiant Stadium
Washington State Cougars	Pullman, Washington 	Martin Stadium
== Pioneer Football League ==
* Murray State joined the PFL in 2029.
* Ferris State and Grand Valley State moved up from Division II to join the PFL in 2030.
*The PFL plays a 9-game conference schedule, with each team playing the other 6 teams in their division on a yearly basis, while playing 3 teams from the other conference on a rotational basis.
School 	City 	Stadium
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Davidson Wildcats 	Davidson, North Carolina	Richardson Stadium
Dayton Flyers 	Dayton, Ohio 	Welcome Stadium
Marist Red Foxes 	Poughkeepsie, New York 	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
Morehead State Eagles 	Morehead, Kentucky 	Jayne Stadium
Murray State Racers 	Murray, Kentucky 	Roy Stewart Stadium
Presbyterian Blue Hose 	Clinton, South Carolina 	Bailey Memorial Stadium
Stetson Hatters 	DeLand, Florida 	Spec Martin Municipal Stadium
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Butler Bulldogs 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Drake Bulldogs 	Des Moines, Iowa 	Drake Stadium
Ferris State Bulldogs 	Big Rapids, Michigan 	Top Taggart Field
Grand Valley State Lakers	Allendale, Michigan 	Lubbers Stadium
San Diego Toreros 	San Diego, California 	Torero Stadium
St. Thomas Tommies 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	O'Shaughnessy Stadium
Valparaiso Beacons 	Valparaiso, Indiana 	Brown Field
==Southeastern Conference==
*Oklahoma and Texas both left the Big 12 to join the SEC in 2024.
*Clemson, Florida State, and Miami left the ACC to join the SEC in 2029.
*Oklahoma State left the Big 12 to join the SEC in 2029.
*In 2029, the SEC adopted a divisionless scheduling format identical to that of the Big Ten, with each team playing an 11-game conference schedule, facing 3 designated rivals on an annual basis, plus 8 rotating conference opponents.
* Also in 2029, the SEC switched their conference championship game to being played between the two teams that had the best conference records, instead of between division winners.
School 	City 	Stadium
Alabama Crimson Tide 	Tuscaloosa, Alabama 	Bryant-Denny Stadium
Arkansas Razorbacks 	Fayetteville, Arkansas 	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Frank Broyles Field
Auburn Tigers 	Auburn, Alabama 	Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium
Clemson Tigers 	Clemson, South Carolina 	Frank Howard Field at Clemson Memorial Stadium
Florida Gators 	Gainesville, Florida 	Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Florida State Seminoles 	Tallahassee, Florida 	Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium
Georgia Bulldogs 	Athens, Georgia 	Sanford Stadium
Kentucky Wildcats 	Lexington, Kentucky 	Kroger Field at C.M. Newton Grounds
LSU Tigers 	Baton Rouge, Louisiana 	Tiger Stadium
Miami Hurricanes 	Miami Gardens, Florida 	Hard Rock Stadium
Mississippi State Bulldogs	Starkville, Mississippi 	Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
Missouri Tigers 	Columbia, Missouri 	Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium
Oklahoma Sooners 	Norman, Oklahoma 	Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at Owen Field
Oklahoma State Cowboys 	Stillwater, Oklahoma 	Boone Pickens Stadium
Ole Miss Rebels 	Oxford, Mississippi 	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field
South Carolina Gamecocks 	Columbia, South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium
Tennessee Volunteers 	Knoxville, Tennessee 	Neyland Stadium
Texas Longhorns 	Austin, Texas 	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
Texas A&M Aggies 	College Station, Texas 	Kyle Field
Vanderbilt Commodores 	Nashville, Tennessee 	FirstBank Stadium
===Designated Rivalries===
*Teams listed in bold denote an out-of-conference rival scheduled every year.
*Rivalry Week opponents are denoted with a *.
Team 	Rivals
Alabama 	Auburn*, LSU, and Tennessee
Arkansas 	Clemson, Missouri*, and Texas A&M
Auburn 	Alabama*, Georgia, and Mississippi State
Clemson 	Arkansas, Florida State, and South Carolina*
Florida 	Georgia, Florida State*, and Miami
Florida State 	Clemson, Florida*, and Miami
Georgia 	Auburn, Georgia Tech*, Florida, and South Carolina
Kentucky 	Louisville*, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt
LSU 	Alabama, Miami*, and Ole Miss
Miami 	Florida, Florida State, and LSU*
Mississippi State	Auburn, Kentucky, and Ole Miss*
Missouri 	Arkansas*, Oklahoma, and South Carolina
Oklahoma 	Missouri, Oklahoma State*, and Texas
Oklahoma State 	Oklahoma*, Texas, and Texas A&M
Ole Miss 	LSU, Mississippi State*, and Vanderbilt
South Carolina 	Clemson*, Georgia, and Missouri
Tennessee 	Alabama, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt*
Texas 	Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M*
Texas A&M 	Arkansas, Oklahoma State, and Texas*
Vanderbilt 	Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Tennessee*
==Southern Conference==
*The Southern Conference merged with the Southland Conference in 2030 and the resulting conference kept the Southern Conference name.
*Lenoir-Rhyne moved up from Division II to join the SoCon in 2030.
*The SoCon plays a 9-game conference schedule with each team playing the other 7 teams in their division on a yearly basis, while rotating between 2 of the 8 teams from the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Chattanooga Mocs 	Chattanooga, Tennessee 	Finley Stadium
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Johnson City, Tennessee 	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Furman Paladins 	Greenville, South Carolina 	Paladin Stadium
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 	Hickory, North Carolina 	Moretz Stadium
The Citadel Bulldogs 	Charleston, South Carolina 	Johnson Hagood Stadium
VMI Keydets 	Lexington, Virginia 	Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium
Western Carolina Catamounts 	Cullowhee, North Carolina 	Bob Waters Field at E.J. Whitmire Stadium
Wofford Terriers 	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Gibbs Stadium
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Houston Christian Huskies 	Houston, Texas 	Husky Stadium
Incarnate Word Cardinals 	San Antonio, Texas 	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
Mercer Bears 	Macon, Georgia 	Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex
Nicholls Colonels 	Thibodaux, Louisiana 	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
Northwestern State Demons 	Natchitoches, Louisiana 	Harry Turpin Stadium
Samford Bulldogs 	Homewood, Alabama 	Seibert Stadium
Southeastern Louisiana Lions 	Hammond, Louisiana 	Strawberry Stadium
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions 	Commerce, Texas 	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
== Southwestern Athletic Conference ==
* The SWAC plays an 8-game conference schedule with each team playing the other 5 teams from their division on a yearly basis, while rotating between 3 of the 6 from the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Alabama A&M Bulldogs 	Huntsville, Alabama 	Louis Crews Stadium
Alabama State Hornets 	Montgomery, Alabama 	ASU Stadium
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 	Daytona Beach, Florida	Daytona Stadium
Florida A&M Rattlers 	Tallahassee, Florida 	Bragg Memorial Stadium
Jackson State Tigers 	Jackson, Mississippi 	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	Itta Bena, Mississippi	Rice-Totten Stadium
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Alcorn State Braves 	Lorman, Mississippi 	Casem-Spinks Stadium
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 	Pine Bluff, Arkansas 	Simmons Bank Field
Grambling State Tigers 	Grambling, Louisiana 	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Prairie View A&M Panthers 	Prairie View, Texas 	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
Southern Jaguars 	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	A.W. Mumford Stadium
Texas Southern Tigers 	Houston, Texas 	Shell Energy Stadium
== Sun Belt Conference ==
*James Madison left the FCS to join the Sun Belt in 2022.
*Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss left C-USA to join the Sun Belt in 2022. 
*Louisiana Tech left C-USA to join the Sun Belt in 2027. 
*Louisiana left the Sun Belt to join the Pac-12 in 2028. 
* The Sun Belt plays a 8-game conference schedule with each team playing the other 6 teams from their division on a yearly basis, while rotating between 2 of the 7 teams from the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Appalachian State Mountaineers	Boone, North Carolina 	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 	Conway, South Carolina 	Brooks Stadium
Georgia Southern Eagles 	Statesboro, Georgia 	Allen E. Paulson Stadium
Georgia State Panthers 	Atlanta, Georgia 	Center Parc Stadium
James Madison Dukes 	Harrisonburg, Virginia 	Bridgeforth Stadium
Marshall Thundering Herd 	Huntington, West Virginia	Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Old Dominion Monarchs 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Arkansas State Red Wolves 	Jonesboro, Arkansas 	Centennial Bank Stadium
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 	Ruston, Louisiana 	Joe Aillet Stadium
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 	Monroe, Louisiana 	JPS Field at Malone Stadium
South Alabama Jaguars 	Mobile, Alabama 	Hancock Whitney Stadium
Southern Miss Golden Eagles 	Hattiesburg, Mississippi 	Carlisle-Faulkner FIeld at M.M. Roberts Stadium
Texas State Bobcats 	San Marcos, Texas 	Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
Troy Trojans 	Troy, Alabama 	Veterans Memorial Stadium at Larry Blakeney Field
==United Athletic Conference==
*The ASUN and WAC conferences merged their football leagues in 2023 at the FCS level before moving their combined 9 teams from FCS to FBS in 2024. The newly merged conference became known as the United Athletic Conference. 
*Texas-Rio Grande Valley joined the conference in 2025, the team's first year in competition.
* From 2025 to 2029, the UAC played a 9-game divisionless conference schedule with every team playing each other once per season. The WAC Championship Game is played between the two teams with the best conference records at the higher seed's home field.
*Eastern Kentucky left the UAC to join the AAC in 2030.
*Northern Arizona, and Portland State joined the UAC in 2030.
*Valdosta State and West Florida moved up from Division II to join the UAC in 2030.
* The UAC plays an 8-game conference schedule with each team playing the other 6 teams in their division on a yearly basis while rotating between 2 of the 7 teams from the opposing division.
School 	City 	Stadium
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Austin Peay Governors 	Clarksville, Tennessee	Fortera Stadium
Central Arkansas Bears 	Conway, Arkansas 	First Security Field at Estes Stadium
North Alabama Lions 	Florence, Alabama 	Braly Municipal Stadium
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 	Nacogdoches, Texas 	Homer Bryce Stadium
Tarleton State Texans 	Stephenville, Texas 	Memorial Stadium
Valdosta State Blazers 	Valdosta, Georgia 	Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
West Florida Argonauts 	Pensacola, Florida 	Pen Air Field
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Abilene Christian Wildcats 	Abilene, Texas 	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 	Flagstaff, Arizona 	Walkup Skydome
Northern Colorado Bears 	Greeley, Colorado 	Nottingham Field
Portland State Vikings 	Hillsboro, Oregon 	Hillsboro Stadium
Southern Utah Thunderbirds 	Cedar City, Utah 	Eccles Coliseum
Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	Edinburg, Texas 	H-E-B Park
Utah Tech Trailblazers 	St. George, Utah 	Greater Zion Stadium
==Timeline of Changes ==
Conference 	Left/Joined 	Team 	Old/New Conference
2022 	2022 	2022 	2022
Colonial Athletic Association 	Left 	James Madison 	Sun Belt Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Marshall 	Sun Belt Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Old Dominion 	Sun Belt Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Southern Miss 	Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference 	Joined 	James Madison 	Colonial Athletic Association
Sun Belt Conference 	Joined 	Marshall 	Conference USA
Sun Belt Conference 	Joined 	Old Dominion 	Conference USA
Sun Belt Conference 	Joined 	Southern Miss 	Conference USA
2023 	2023 	2023 	2023
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	Cincinnati 	Big 12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	Houston 	Big 12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	UCF 	Big 12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Charlotte 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Florida Atlantic 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	North Texas 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Rice 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	UAB 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	UTSA 	Conference USA
ASUN Conference 	Left 	Jacksonville State 	Conference USA
ASUN Conference 	Left 	Kennesaw State 	Independent (FCS)
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	BYU 	Independent (FBS)
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Cincinnati 	American Athletic Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Houston 	American Athletic Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	UCF 	American Athletic Conference
Big South Conference 	Left 	Campbell 	Colonial Athletic Conference
Big South Conference 	Left 	North Carolina A&T 	Colonial Athletic Conference
Big South Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Eastern Illinois 	Ohio Valley Conference
Big South Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Southeast Missouri State	Ohio Valley Conference
Big South Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Tennessee State 	Ohio Valley Conference
Big South Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Tennessee Tech 	Ohio Valley Conference
Big South Conference 	Joined (Merger)	UT Martin 	Ohio Valley Conference
Colonial Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Campbell 	Big South Conference
Colonial Athletic Conference 	Joined 	North Carolina A&T 	Big South Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Charlotte 	Conference USA
Conference USA 	Left 	Florida Atlantic 	Conference USA
Conference USA 	Left 	North Texas 	Conference USA
Conference USA 	Left 	Rice 	Conference USA
Conference USA 	Left 	UAB 	Conference USA
Conference USA 	Left 	UTSA 	Conference USA
Conference USA 	Joined 	Jacksonville State 	ASUN Conference
Conference USA 	Joined 	Liberty 	Independent (FBS)
Conference USA 	Joined 	New Mexico State 	Independent (FBS)
Conference USA 	Joined 	Sam Houston 	Western Athletic Conference
Independent (FBS) 	Left 	BYU 	Big 12 Conference
Independent (FBS) 	Left 	Liberty 	Conference USA
Independent (FBS) 	Left 	New Mexico State 	Conference USA
Western Athletic Conference 	Left 	Sam Houston 	Conference USA
2024 	2024 	2024 	2024
Big 12 Conference 	Left 	Oklahoma 	Southeastern Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Left 	Texas 	Southeastern Conference
Big Ten Conference 	Joined 	UCLA 	Pac-12 Conference
Big Ten Conference 	Joined 	USC 	Pac-12 Conference
Conference USA 	Joined 	Kennesaw State 	Independent (FCS)
Independent (FCS) 	Left 	Kennesaw State 	Conference USA
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	UCLA 	Big Ten Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	USC 	Big Ten Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Austin Peay 	ASUN Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Central Arkansas 	ASUN Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Eastern Kentucky 	ASUN Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	North Alabama 	ASUN Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Abilene Christian 	Western Athletic Conferene
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Southern Utah 	Western Athletic Conferene
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Stephen F. Austin 	Western Athletic Conferene
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Tarleton State 	Western Athletic Conferene
United Athletic Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Utah Tech 	Western Athletic Conferene
2025 	2025 	2025 	2025
Big Ten Conference 	Joined 	Oregon 	Pac-12 Conference
Big Ten Conference 	Joined 	Washington 	Pac-12 Conference
Conference USA 	Joined 	Lamar 	Southland Conference
Conference USA 	Joined 	McNeese 	Southland Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	Oregon 	Big Ten Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	Washington 	Big Ten Conference
Southland Conference 	Left 	Lamar 	Conference USA
Southland Conference 	Left 	McNeese 	Conference USA
United Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Texas-Rio Grande Valley 	New Program
2026 	2026 	2026 	2026
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	SMU 	Pac-12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Middle Tennessee 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	UTEP 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Western Kentucky 	Conference USA
Big Ten Conference 	Joined 	Notre Dame 	Independent (FBS)
Big Ten Conference 	Joined 	Stanford 	Pac-12 Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Middle Tennessee 	American Athletic Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	UTEP 	American Athletic Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Western Kentucky 	American Athletic Conference
Conference USA 	Joined 	Army 	Independent (FBS)
Conference USA 	Joined 	UConn 	Independent (FBS)
Conference USA 	Joined 	UMass 	Independent (FBS)
Independent (FBS) 	Left 	Army 	Conference USA
Independent (FBS) 	Left 	UConn 	Conference USA
Independent (FBS) 	Left 	UMass 	Conference USA
Independent (FBS) 	Left 	Notre Dame 	Big Ten Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	Stanford 	Big Ten Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	SMU 	American Athletic Conference
2027 	2027 	2027 	2027
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Arizona 	Pac-12 Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Arizona State 	Pac-12 Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Colorado 	Pac-12 Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Utah 	Pac-12 Conference
Colonial Athletic Association 	Left 	Delaware 	Conference USA
Conference USA 	Left 	Louisiana Tech 	Sun Belt Conference
Conference USA 	Joined 	Delaware 	Colonial Athletic Association
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Missouri State 	Sun Belt Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	Colorado State 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	Fresno State 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	San Diego State 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	UNLV 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Eastern Washington 	Big Sky Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Montana 	Big Sky Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Montana State 	Big Sky Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Sacramento State 	Big Sky Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	Arizona 	Big 12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	Arizona State 	Big 12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	Colorado 	Big 12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Left 	Utah 	Big 12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	Colorado State 	Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	Fresno State 	Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	San Diego State 	Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	UNLV 	Mountain West Conference
Sun Belt Conference 	Joined 	Louisiana Tech 	Conference USA
Sun Belt Conference 	Joined 	Missouri State 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2028 	2028 	2028 	2028
Big Sky Conference 	Left 	Idaho 	Mountain West Conference
Big Sky Conference 	Left 	Weber State 	Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	San Jose State 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	Utah State 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Idaho 	Big Sky Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Weber State 	Big Sky Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	San Jose State 	Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	Utah State 	Mountain West Conference
2029 	2029 	2029 	2029
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	Memphis 	Big 12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	South Florida 	Atlantic Coast Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	Temple 	Atlantic Coast Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	FIU 	Conference USA
Atlantic Coast Conference 	Left 	Clemson 	Southeastern Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference 	Left 	Florida State 	Southeastern Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference 	Left 	Miami (FL) 	Southeastern Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference 	Joined 	South Florida 	American Athletic Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference 	Joined 	Temple 	American Athletic Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference 	Joined 	West Virginia 	Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Left 	Oklahoma State 	Southeastern Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Left 	West Virginia 	Atlantic Coast Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Boise State 	Mountain West Conference
Big 12 Conference 	Joined 	Memphis 	American Athletic Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	FIU 	American Athletic Conference
Conference USA 	Joined 	Illinois State 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Mid-American Conference 	Joined 	Southern Illinois 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Mid-American Conference 	Joined 	Youngstown State 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Illinois State 	Conference USA
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	North Dakota State 	Mountain West Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Northern Iowa 	Mountain West Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	South Dakota State 	Mountain West Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Southern Illinois 	Mid-American Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Youngstown State 	Mid-American Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	Boise State 	Big 12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	Nevada 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	New Mexico 	Pac-12 Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	North Dakota State 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Northern Iowa 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	South Dakota State 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	Nevada 	Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	New Mexico 	Mountain West Conference
Southeastern Conference 	Joined 	Clemson 	Atlantic Coast Conference
Southeastern Conference 	Joined 	Florida State 	Atlantic Coast Conference
Southeastern Conference 	Joined 	Miami (FL) 	Atlantic Coast Conference
Southeastern Conference 	Joined 	Oklahoma State 	Big 12 Conference
2030 	2030 	2030 	2030
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	Rice 	Pac-12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	Tulane 	Pac-12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	UTEP 	Pac-12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Left 	UTSA 	Pac-12 Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Air Force 	Mountain West Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Eastern Kentucky 	United Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Liberty 	Conference USA
American Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Sam Houston 	Conference USA
Big Sky Conference 	Left 	Northern Arizona 	United Athletic Conference
Big Sky Conference 	Left 	Northern Colorado 	United Athletic Conference
Big Sky Conference 	Left 	Portland State 	United Athletic Conference
Colonial Athletic Conference 	Left 	North Carolina A&T 	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Colonial Athletic Conference 	Left 	William & Mary 	Northeast Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Liberty 	American Athletic Conference
Conference USA 	Left 	Sam Houston 	American Athletic Conference
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Albany State 	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-II)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Fort Valley State 	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-II)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Savannah State 	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-II)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 	Joined 	North Carolina A&T 	Colonial Athletic Association
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Indiana State 	Pioneer Football League
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Murray State 	Pioneer Football League
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	Western Illinois 	Pioneer Football League
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	North Dakota 	Mountain West Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference	Left 	South Dakota 	Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Left 	Air Force 	American Athletic Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Cal Poly 	Big Sky Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	Idaho State 	Big Sky Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	UC Davis 	Big Sky Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	North Dakota 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Mountain West Conference 	Joined 	South Dakota 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Northeast Conference 	Joined 	William & Mary 	Colonial Athletic Association
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	Rice 	American Athletic Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	Tulane 	American Athletic Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	UTEP 	American Athletic Conference
Pac-12 Conference 	Joined 	UTSA 	American Athletic Conference
Pioneer Football League 	Joined 	Ferris State 	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-II)
Pioneer Football League 	Joined 	Grand Valley State 	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-II)
Pioneer Football League 	Joined 	Indiana State 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Pioneer Football League 	Joined 	Murray State 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Pioneer Football League 	Joined 	Western Illinois 	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Southern Conference 	Joined 	Lenoir-Rhyne 	South Atlantic Conference (D-II)
Southern Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Houston Christian 	Southland Conference
Southern Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Incarnate Word 	Southland Conference
Southern Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Nicholls 	Southland Conference
Southern Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Northwestern State 	Southland Conference
Southern Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Southeastern Louisiana 	Southland Conference
Southern Conference 	Joined (Merger)	Texas A&M-Commerce 	Southland Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Left 	Eastern Kentucky 	American Athletic Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Northern Arizona 	Big Sky Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Northern Colorado 	Big Sky Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Portland State 	Big Sky Conference
United Athletic Conference 	Joined 	Valdosta State 	Gulf South Conference (D-II)
United Athletic Conference 	Joined 	West Florida 	Gulf South Conference (D-II)
==Playoff Expansion==
In all versions of the College Football Playoff, the National Championship Game is held at a rotation of NFL stadiums. 
===12-Team Playoff (2024-2025)===
Beginning in 2024, the College Football Playoff expanded from 4 teams to 12 teams, with the rules being as follows:
*The six highest-ranked conference champions get automatic playoff berths
*The next six highest-ranked teams get at-large bids.
*First-round byes go to the top four conference champs
*First-round games are played at the better seed’s home stadium, and quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a rotation of the New Year's Six bowls.
===16-Team Playoff (2026-2029)===
After two successful seasons of a 12-team College Football Playoff, the CFP's contract with ESPN expired. As part of the new deal, the CFP expanded from 12 teams to 16 teams. The new rules are as follows:
*The six highest-ranked conference champions still get automatic bids.
*The next ten highest-ranked teams get at-large bids.
*There are no longer first-round byes, but top four conference champions still get the top four seeds.
*First-round games are played at eight rotating bowl sites, quarterfinal and semifinal still played in a rotation of the New Year's Six bowls.
===24-Team Playoff (2030+)===
Beginning in 2030, ESPN and the College Football Playoff committee decided to once again expand the playoff, the reasoning behind this expansion being the FBS/FCS merger. The rules for the 24-team playoff are as follows:
*The ten highest-ranked conference champions get automatic bids.
*The next 14 highest-ranked teams get at-large bids.
*The top eight seeds get first-round byes, with the top four conference champions getting the top four seeds, followed by the next four highest-ranked teams getting the 5-8 seeds.
*The first and second-round games are played at a rotation of bowl sites, quarterfinal and semifinal games are still played in a rotation of the New Year's Six bowls.
===NIT Tournament===
In addition to expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams, a 32-team NIT Tournament (similar to college basketball) was also established to give non-playoff teams something to play for in the postseason. The rules for the NIT Tournament are as follows.
*Any conference champion (excluding the Ivy League, MEAC, and SWAC) that did not qualify for the College Football Playoff get automatic bids.
*Remaining bids are determined by record, with strength of schedule being considered as a tiebreaker.
*There are no first-round byes.
*All games prior to the NIT Championship Game are played at predetermined bowl sites, with Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas serving as the site of the NIT Championship Game.
=== College Football Invitational ===
Eventually, an additional tournament was added for college football, the College Football Invitational. The rules for the CFI are as follows.
* The 32 teams with the best remaining records that were not invited to the CFP or NIT tournaments get invitations to compete in the CFI. Strength of schedule is taken into account as a tiebreaker. 
* There are not first-round byes. 
* All games prior to the CFI Championship Game are played at the higher seeded team's home field, with Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida serving as the site of the CFI Championship Game. 
===Celebration Bowl===
The Celebration Bowl, also referred to as the HBCU National Championship, has continued to be played on a yearly basis even after the FBS/FCS merger. The conference champion from the MEAC plays the conference champion from the SEAC in the Celebration Bowl, held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Celebration Bowl is held during conference championship weekend, as the two conferences involved do not hold conference championship games. 
==Bowl Game Sites ==
===College Football Playoff Sites ===
==== First/Second Round Bowl Sites ====
* These 16 bowl games are rotated by the first and second rounds of the 24-team College Football Playoff.
Bowl 	Venue 	City
Alamo Bowl 	Alamodome 	San Antonio, Texas
Cheez-It Bowl 	Camping World Stadium 	Orlando, Florida
Chicago Bowl 	Wrigley Field 	Chicago, Illinois
Citrus Bowl 	Camping World Stadium 	Orlando, Florida
Duke's Mayo Bowl	Bank of America Stadium 	Charlotte, North Carolina
Fenway Bowl 	Fenway Park 	Boston, Massachussetts
Gator Bowl 	TIAA Bank Field 	Jacksonville, Florida
Holiday Bowl 	Petco Park 	San Diego, California
LA Bowl 	SoFi Stadium 	Inglewood, California
Las Vegas Bowl 	Allegiant Stadium 	Paradise, Nevada
Liberty Bowl 	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium	Memphis, Tennessee
Music City Bowl 	Nissan Stadium 	Nashville, Tennessee
Pinstripe Bowl 	Yankee Stadium 	The Bronx, New York
ReliaQuest Bowl 	Raymond James Stadium 	Tampa, Florida
Sun Bowl 	Sun Bowl Stadium 	El Paso, Texas
Texas Bowl 	NRG Stadium 	Houston, Texas
====Quarterfinal/Semifinal Bowl Sites (New Year's Six)====
Bowl 	Venue 	City
Cotton Bowl	AT&T Stadium 	Arlington, Texas
Fiesta Bowl	State Farm Stadium 	Glendale, Arizona
Orange Bowl	Hard Rock Stadium 	Miami Gardens, Florida
Peach Bowl 	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta, Georgia
Rose Bowl 	Rose Bowl 	Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl 	Caesars Superdome 	New Orleans, Louisiana
====Eligible National Championship Sites====
*Not all sites will necessarily host the National Championship Game, but all sites are among those that meet the 65,000-seat stadium minimum to be considered.
Venue 	City
Acrisure Stadium 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alamodome 	San Antonio, Texas
Allegiant Stadium 	Paradise, Nevada
AT&T Stadium 	Arlington, Texas
Bank of America Stadium 	Charlotte, North Carolina
Caesars Superdome 	New Orleans, Louisiana
Cleveland Browns Stadium 	Cleveland, Ohio
Empower Field at Mile High 	Denver, Colorado
FedExField 	Landover, Maryland
Ford Field 	Detroit, Michigan
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium	Kansas City, Missouri
Gillette Stadium 	Foxborough, Massachusetts
Hard Rock Stadium 	Miami Gardens, Florida
Highmark Stadium 	Orchard Park, New York
Lambeau Field 	Green Bay, Wisconsin
Levi's Stadium 	Santa Clara, California
Lincoln Financial Field 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lucas Oil Stadium 	Indianapolis, Indiana
Lumen Field 	Seattle, Washington
M&T Bank Stadium 	Baltimore, Maryland
Mercedes-Benz Stadium 	Atlanta, Georgia
MetLife Stadium 	East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nissan Stadium 	Nashville, Tennessee
NRG Stadium 	Houston, Texas
Paycor Stadium 	Cincinnati, Ohio
Raymond James Stadium 	Tampa, Florida
SoFi Stadium 	Inglewood, California
State Farm Stadium 	Glendale, Arizona
The Dome at America's Center 	St. Louis, Missouri
TIAA Bank Field 	Jacksonville, Florida
U.S. Bank Stadium 	Minneapolis, Minnesota
==== NIT Tournament Bowl Sites ====
* The 30 games prior to the NIT Championship Game are held at a rotation of the following bowl sites.
* The NIT Championship Game is held at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas
Bowl 	Venue 	City
Arizona Bowl 	Arizona Stadium 	Tucson, Arizona
Armed Forces Bowl 	Amon G. Carter Stadium 	Fort Worth, Texas
Austin Bowl 	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium	Austin, Texas
Bahamas Bowl 	Thomas Robinson Stadium 	Nassau, Bahamas
Birmingham Bowl 	Protective Stadium 	Birmingham, Alabama
Boca Raton Bowl 	FAU Stadium 	Boca Raton, Florida
Cactus Bowl 	Sun Devil Stadium 	Tempe, Arizona
Camellia Bowl 	Cramton Bowl 	Montgomery, Alabama
Capital Bowl 	Audi Field 	Washington, D.C.
Chili Bowl 	TQL Stadium 	Cincinnati, Ohio
Chocolate Bowl 	Hersheypark 	Hershey, Pennsylvania
Cure Bowl 	Exploria Stadium 	Orlando, Florida
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Albertsons Stadium 	Boise, Idaho
First Responder Bowl 	Gerald J. Ford Stadium 	Dallas, Texas
Frisco Bowl 	Toyota Stadium 	Frisco, Texas
Gasparilla Bowl 	Raymond James Stadium 	Tampa, Florida
Guaranteed Rate Bowl 	Chase Field 	Phoenix, Arizona
Hawaii Bowl 	Aloha Stadium 	Halawa, Hawaii
Independence Bowl 	Independence Stadium 	Shreveport, Louisiana
LendingTree Bowl 	Hancock Whitney Stadium 	Mobile, Alabama
Little Rock Bowl 	War Memorial Stadium 	Little Rock, Arkansas
Medal of Honor Bowl 	Johnson Hagood Stadium 	Charleston, South Carolina
Miami Bowl 	LoanDepot Park 	Miami, Florida
Military Bowl 	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 	Annapolis, Maryland
Myrtle Beach Bowl 	Brooks Stadium 	Conway, South Carolina
New Mexico Bowl 	University Stadium 	Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Orleans Bowl 	Caesars Superdome 	New Orleans, Louisiana
Quick Lane Bowl 	Ford Field 	Detroit, Michigan
St. Louis Bowl 	The Dome at America's Center 	St. Louis, Missouri
Toronto Bowl 	Rogers Centre 	Toronto, Ontario
==2030 Season Schedule==
Dates 	Week
August 24 	Regular Season Week 0
August 29-September 2	Regular Season Week 1
September 5-7 	Regular Season Week 2
September 13-14 	Regular Season Week 3
September 19-21 	Regular Season Week 4
September 26-28 	Regular Season Week 5
October 2-5 	Regular Season Week 6
October 9-12 	Regular Season Week 7
October 16-19 	Regular Season Week 8
October 24-26 	Regular Season Week 9
October 29-November 2	Regular Season Week 10
November 5-9 	Regular Season Week 11
November 12-16 	Regular Season Week 12
November 19-23 	Regular Season Week 13
November 26-30 	Regular Season Week 14
December 6-7 	Regular Season Week 15 (Conference Championship Games)/Celebration Bowl
December 14 	Regular Season Week 16 (Army-Navy Game)
December 20-21 	CFP First Round/NIT First Round/CFI First Round
December 27-28 	CFP Second Round/NIT Second Round/CFI Second Round
January 3-4 	CFP Quarterfinals/NIT Quarterfinals/CFI Quarterfinals
January 10-11 	NIT Semifinals/CFI Semifinals
January 11 	CFP Semifinals
January 17 	CFI Championship Game
January 18 	NIT Championship Game
January 20 	CFP National Championship Game
==Conference Schedule Breakdown (2030+)==
Conference 	 	 	 	Conference Championship Site
American Athletic Conference 	8 	4	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Atlantic Coast Conference 	8 	4	12	Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Big 12 Conference 	9 	3	12	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Big South-Ohio Valley Conference 	9 	3	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Big Ten Conference 	11	1	12	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Colonial Athletic Association 	8 	4	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Conference USA 	9 	3	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Ivy League 	7 	5	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Mid-American Conference 	9 	3	12	Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 	9 	3	12	N/A (Do not hold a Conference Championship Game)
Missouri Valley Football Conference	7 	5	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Mountain West Conference 	9 	 	 	Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
Northeast Conference 	9 	3	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Pac-12 Conference 	9 	3	12	SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Pioneer Football League 	9 	3	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Southeastern Conference 	11	1	12	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Southern Conference 	9 	3	12	Higher seed's home stadium
Southwestern Athletic Conference 	8 	4	12	N/A (Do not hold a Conference Championship Game)
Sun Belt Conference 	8 	4	12	Higher seed's home stadium
United Athletic Conference 	8 	4	12	Higher seed's home stadium
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