CFB Conference Timeline

## 1992

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* Florida State left independence to join the ACC in football in 1992. They had previously joined the ACC for most other sports in 1991.

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big Eight Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Missouri Tigers
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys

### Big West Conference

* Fresno State left the Big West to join the WAC.
* Long Beach State dropped their football program after the 1991 season.
* Nevada left the Big Sky (I-AA) to join the Big West.

 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Pacific Tigers
 San Jose State Spartans
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* Akron left independence to join the MAC.
* Arkansas State moved up from being a Division I-AA independent to become a Division I-A independent.
* Cal State Fullerton left the Big West to become a Division I-A independent.
* Florida State left independence to join the ACC.

### Mid-American Conference

* Akron left Division I-A independence to join the MAC.

 Ball State Cardinals
 Bowling Green Falcons
 Central Michigan Chippewas
 Eastern Michigan Eagles
 Kent State Golden Flashes
 Miami RedHawks
 Ohio Bobcats
 Toledo Rockets
 Western Michigan Broncos

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Southwest Conference

 Houston Cougars
 Rice Owls
 SMU Mustangs
 Texas Longhorns
 Texas A&M Aggies
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders

### Western Athletic Conference

* Fresno State left the Big West to join the WAC.

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 Utah Utes
 UTEP Miners
 Wyoming Cowboys

## 1993

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big Eight Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Missouri Tigers
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys

### Big West Conference

* Cal State Fullerton dropped their football program after the 1992 season.
* Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Southwestern Louisiana, and Northern Illinois joined the Big West after previously being Division I-A independents.

 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Northern Illinois Huskies
 Pacific Tigers
 San Jose State Spartans
 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* Arkansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, and Northern Illinois left independence to join the Big West.
* Cal State Fullerton dropped their football program.
* Penn State left independence to join the Big Ten.

 Cincinnati Bearcats
 East Carolina Pirates
 Louisville Cardinals
 Memphis Tigers
 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Southern Miss Golden Eagles
 Tulane Green Wave
 Tulsa Golden Hurricane

### Mid-American Conference

 Ball State Cardinals
 Bowling Green Falcons
 Central Michigan Chippewas
 Eastern Michigan Eagles
 Kent State Golden Flashes
 Miami RedHawks
 Ohio Bobcats
 Toledo Rockets
 Western Michigan Broncos

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Southwest Conference

 Houston Cougars
 Rice Owls
 SMU Mustangs
 Texas Longhorns
 Texas A&M Aggies
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders

### Western Athletic Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 Utah Utes
 UTEP Miners
 Wyoming Cowboys

## 1994

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big Eight Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Missouri Tigers
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys

### Big West Conference

 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Northern Illinois Huskies
 Pacific Tigers
 San Jose State Spartans
 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* Northeast Louisiana left the SLC (I-AA) to become a Division I-A independent.

### Mid-American Conference

 Ball State Cardinals
 Bowling Green Falcons
 Central Michigan Chippewas
 Eastern Michigan Eagles
 Kent State Golden Flashes
 Miami RedHawks
 Ohio Bobcats
 Toledo Rockets
 Western Michigan Broncos

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Southwest Conference

 Houston Cougars
 Rice Owls
 SMU Mustangs
 Texas Longhorns
 Texas A&M Aggies
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders

### Western Athletic Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 Utah Utes
 UTEP Miners
 Wyoming Cowboys

## 1995

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

* Rutgers and West Virginia joined the Big East for all sports in 1995 after previously being football-only members.

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big Eight Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Missouri Tigers
 Nebraska Cornhuskers
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys

### Big West Conference

 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Northern Illinois Huskies
 Pacific Tigers
 San Jose State Spartans
 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* North Texas left the SLC (I-AA) to become a Division I-A independent.
* Pacific left the Big West to become an independent.

### Mid-American Conference

 Ball State Cardinals
 Bowling Green Falcons
 Central Michigan Chippewas
 Eastern Michigan Eagles
 Kent State Golden Flashes
 Miami RedHawks
 Ohio Bobcats
 Toledo Rockets
 Western Michigan Broncos

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Southwest Conference

 Houston Cougars
 Rice Owls
 SMU Mustangs
 Texas Longhorns
 Texas A&M Aggies
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders

### Western Athletic Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 Utah Utes
 UTEP Miners
 Wyoming Cowboys

## 1996

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big 12 Conference

* Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech joined the Big Eight after the demise of the Southwest Conference.
* The Big Eight conference was renamed the Big 12 Conference.

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big West Conference

* Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Northern Illinois, and Southwestern Louisiana left the Big West to become Division I-A independents.
* Pacific dropped their football program after the 1995 season.
* San Jose State and UNLV left the Big West to join the WAC.
* Boise State and Idaho left the Big Sky (I-AA) to join the Big West.
* North Texas joined the Big West after previously being a Division I-A independent.

 Idaho Vandals
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 North Texas Mean Green
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Northern Illinois, and Southwestern Louisiana left the Big West to return to independence.
* Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Southern Miss, and Tulane left independence to join Conference USA.
* North Texas left independence to join the Big West.
* Pacific dropped their football program after 1995.
* Tulsa left independence to join the WAC.
* UAB and UCF left Division I-AA independence to become Division I-A independents.

### Mid-American Conference

 Ball State Cardinals
 Bowling Green Falcons
 Central Michigan Chippewas
 Eastern Michigan Eagles
 Kent State Golden Flashes
 Miami RedHawks
 Ohio Bobcats
 Toledo Rockets
 Western Michigan Broncos

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

* Rice, SMU, and TCU all joined the WAC after the demise of the SWC.
* San Jose State and UNLV left the Big West to join the WAC.
* Tulsa gave up Division I-A independence to join the WAC.

## 1997

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big West Conference

 Idaho Vandals
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 North Texas Mean Green
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* East Carolina left independence to join C-USA.
* Northern Illinois left independence to join the MAC.

 Army Black Knights
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Navy Midshipmen
 Northeast Louisiana Indians
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
 UAB Blazers
 UCF Knights

### Mid-American Conference

* Marshall left the SoCon (I-AA) to join the MAC.
* Northern Illinois joined the MAC after previously being a Division I-A independent.

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

## 1998

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big West Conference

 Idaho Vandals
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 North Texas Mean Green
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* Army left independence to join C-USA.

 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Navy Midshipmen
 Northeast Louisiana Indians
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
 UAB Blazers
 UCF Knights

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

## 1999

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big West Conference

* Arkansas State rejoined the Big West after previously being a Division I-A independent.

 Boise State Broncos
 Idaho Vandals
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 North Texas Mean Green
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* Arkansas State left independence to join the Big West.
* Middle Tennessee left the OVC (I-AA) to become a Division I-A independent.
* Northeast Louisiana changed their name to Louisiana-Monroe.
* Southwestern Louisiana changed their name to Louisiana-Lafayette.
* UAB left independence to join C-USA.

 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UCF Knights

### Mid-American Conference

* Buffalo joined the MAC after previously being a Division I-AA independent.

### Mountain West Conference

* Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah, and Wyoming all left the WAC to form the Mountain West Conference.

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Boise State Broncos
 Idaho Vandals
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 North Texas Mean Green
 Utah State Aggies
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

* Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah, and Wyoming all left the WAC to form the Mountain West Conference.

 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Rice Owls
 San Jose State Spartans
 SMU Mustangs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
 UTEP Miners

## 2000

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

* Virginia Tech joined the Big East fully in 2000 after previously being football-only members.

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big West Conference

* Nevada left the Big West to join the WAC.

 Boise State Broncos
 Idaho Vandals
 New Mexico State Aggies
 North Texas Mean Green
 Utah State Aggies

### Independents

* UConn left the A-10 to become a Division I-A independent.

 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UCF Knights
 UConn Huskies

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

* Nevada left the Big West to join the WAC.

 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 Rice Owls
 San Jose State Spartans
 SMU Mustangs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
 UTEP Miners

## 2001

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe left independence to join the Sun Belt.
* Louisiana Tech left independence to join the WAC.
* Middle Tennessee left independence to join the Sun Belt.
* South Florida left Division I-AA independence to become a Division I-A independent.
* Utah State left the Big West to become a Division I-A independent.

 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 South Florida Bulls
 UCF Knights
 UConn Huskies
 Utah State Aggies

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

* TCU left the WAC to join C-USA.
* Boise State left the Big West to join the WAC.
* Louisiana Tech gave up Division I-A independence to join the WAC.

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 Rice Owls
 San Jose State Spartans
 SMU Mustangs
 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
 UTEP Miners

## 2002

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Troy left Division I-AA independence to become a Division I-A independent.
* UCF left independence to join the MAC.

 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 South Florida Bulls
 Troy Trojans
 UConn Huskies
 Utah State Aggies

### Mid-American Conference

* UCF joined the MAC after previously being a Division I-A independent.

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 Rice Owls
 San Jose State Spartans
 SMU Mustangs
 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
 UTEP Miners

## 2003

### Atlantic Coast Conference

 Duke Blue Devils
 Florida State Seminoles
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
 Maryland Terrapins
 North Carolina Tar Heels
 NC State Wolfpack
 Virginia Cavaliers
 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

### Big East Conference

 Miami Hurricanes
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 Virginia Tech Hokies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* South Florida left independence to join C-USA.
* Utah State left independence to join the Sun Belt.

 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Troy Trojans
 UConn Huskies

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 Rice Owls
 San Jose State Spartans
 SMU Mustangs
 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
 UTEP Miners

## 2004

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East to join the ACC.

### Big East Conference

* Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East to join the ACC.

 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Troy left independence to join the Sun Belt.
* UConn left independence to join the Big East.

 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 Rice Owls
 San Jose State Spartans
 SMU Mustangs
 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
 UTEP Miners

## 2005

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* Boston College left the Big East to join the ACC.

### Big East Conference

* Boston College left the Big East to join the ACC.
* Temple left the Big East to become a Division I-A independent.
* Cincinnati, Louisville, and South Florida all left C-USA to join the Big East.

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Army left C-USA to become a Division I-A independent.
* Temple left the Big East to become a Division I-A independent.

 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Temple Owls

### Mid-American Conference

* Marshall and UCF left the MAC to join C-USA.

### Mountain West Conference

* TCU left C-USA to join the Mountain West.

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

* Rice, SMU, Tulsa, and UTEP all left the WAC to join C-USA.
* Idaho, New Mexico State, and Utah State all left the Sun Belt to join the WAC.

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Idaho Vandals
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Utah State Aggies

## 2006

### Big East Conference

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Temple Owls

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Idaho Vandals
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Utah State Aggies

## 2007

### Big East Conference

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Temple left independence to join the MAC.

 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Idaho Vandals
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Utah State Aggies

## 2008

### Big East Conference

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Western Kentucky left the GFC (FCS) to become an FBS independent.

 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Idaho Vandals
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Utah State Aggies

## 2009

### Big East Conference

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Western Kentucky left independence to join the Sun Belt.

 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Idaho Vandals
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Utah State Aggies

## 2010

### Big East Conference

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

### Mountain West Conference

 BYU Cougars
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 UNLV Rebels
 Utah Utes
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-10 Conference

 Arizona State Sun Devils
 California Golden Bears
 Oregon Ducks
 Oregon State Beavers
 Stanford Cardinal
 UCLA Bruins
 USC Trojans
 Washington Huskies
 Washington State Cougars

### Western Athletic Conference

 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Idaho Vandals
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Utah State Aggies

## 2011

### Big 12 Conference

* Colorado left the Big 12 to join the Pac-12.
* Nebraska left the Big 12 to join the Big Ten.

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Missouri Tigers
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 Texas A&M Aggies
 Texas Tech Red Raiders

### Big East Conference

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 UConn Huskies
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big Ten Conference

* Nebraska left the Big 12 to join the Big Ten.

### Independents

* BYU left the Mountain West to become an FBS independent.

 BYU Cougars
 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

### Mountain West Conference

* BYU left the Mountain West to become an FBS independent.
* Utah left the Moutain West to join the Pac-12.
* Boise State left the WAC to join the Mountain West.

 Boise State Broncos
 Colorado State Rams
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 TCU Horned Frogs
 UNLV Rebels
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Pac-12 Conference

* The Pac-10 Conference was renamed the Pac-12 Conference.
* Colorado left the Big 12 to join the Pac-12.
* Utah left the Mountain West to join the Pac-12.

### Western Athletic Conference

* Boise State left the WAC to join the Mountain West.

 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Idaho Vandals
 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Utah State Aggies

## 2012

### Big 12 Conference

* Missouri and Texas A&M left the Big 12 to join the SEC.
* TCU left Mountain West to join the Big 12.
* West Virginia left the Big East to join the Big 12.

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big East Conference

* West Virginia left the Big East to join the Big 12.
* Temple left the MAC to rejoin the Big East.

 Louisville Cardinals
 Pittsburgh Panthers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 South Florida Bulls
 Syracuse Orange
 Temple Owls
 UConn Huskies

### Independents

 BYU Cougars
 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

### Mid-American Conference

* Temple left the MAC to join the Big East.
* UMass left the CAA (FCS) to join the MAC.

### Mountain West Conference

* TCU left the Mountain West to join the Big 12.
* Fresno State, Hawaii, and Nevada all left the WAC to join the Mountain West.

 Boise State Broncos
 Colorado State Rams
 Fresno State Bulldogs
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
 Nevada Wolf Pack
 New Mexico Lobos
 San Diego State Aztecs
 UNLV Rebels
 Wyoming Cowboys

### Southeastern Conference

* Missouri and Texas A&M left the Big 12 to join the SEC.

### Western Athletic Conference

* Fresno State, Hawaii, and Nevada all left the WAC to join the Mountain West.
* Texas State and UTSA joined the WAC after previously being FCS independents.

 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
 New Mexico State Aggies
 San Jose State Spartans
 Texas State Bobcats
 Utah State Aggies
 UTSA Roadrunners

## 2013

### American Athletic Conference

* The remaining Big East teams (Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida, Temple and UConn) formed a new conference called the American Athletic Conference.
* Houston, Memphis, SMU, and UCF all left C-USA to join the American.

 Houston Cougars
 Louisville Cardinals
 Memphis Tigers
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
 SMU Mustangs
 South Florida Bulls
 Temple Owls
 UCF Knights
 UConn Huskies

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* Pittsburgh and Syracuse left the Big East to join the ACC.

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Idaho and New Mexico State left the WAC to become FBS independents.

 BYU Cougars
 Idaho Vandals
 Navy Midshipmen
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

### Mountain West Conference

* San Jose State and Utah State joined the Mountain West after the demise of the WAC.

## 2014

### American Athletic Conference

* Louisville left the American to join the ACC.
* Rutgers left the American to join the Big Ten.
* East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa all left C-USA to join the American.

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* Maryland left the ACC to join the Big Ten.
* Louisville left the American to join the ACC.

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Big Ten Conference

* Maryland left the ACC to join the Big Ten.
* Rutgers left the American to join the Big Ten.

### Independents

* Idaho and New Mexico State gave up independence to join the Sun Belt.

 BYU Cougars
 Navy Midshipmen
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

## 2015

### American Athletic Conference

* Navy gave up FBS independence to join the American.

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Navy left independence to join the American.

 BYU Cougars
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

## 2016

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* UMass left the MAC to become an FBS independent.

 BYU Cougars
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UMass Minutemen

### Mid-American Conference

* UMass left the MAC to become an FBS independent.

## 2017

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

 BYU Cougars
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UMass Minutemen

## 2018

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Liberty left the Big South (FCS) to become an FBS independent.
* New Mexico State left the Sun Belt to become an FBS independent.

 BYU Cougars
 Liberty Flames
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UMass Minutemen

## 2019

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

 BYU Cougars
 Liberty Flames
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UMass Minutemen

## 2020

### American Athletic Conference

* UConn left the American to become an FBS independent.

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* Notre Dame, who joined the ACC in 2013 for non-football sports, temporarily joined the conference for football due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Notre Dame temporarily left independence to join the ACC due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* UConn left the American to become an FBS independent.

 BYU Cougars
 Liberty Flames
 New Mexico State Aggies
 UConn Huskies
 UMass Minutemen

## 2021

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* Notre Dame went back to being independent after temporarily joining the ACC in 2020.

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

* Notre Dame returned to independence after temporarily joining the ACC in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 BYU Cougars
 Liberty Flames
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UConn Huskies
 UMass Minutemen

## 2022

### Big 12 Conference

 Iowa State Cyclones
 Kansas Jayhawks
 Kansas State Wildcats
 Oklahoma Sooners
 Oklahoma State Cowboys
 Texas Longhorns
 TCU Horned Frogs
 Texas Tech Red Raiders
 West Virginia Mountaineers

### Independents

 BYU Cougars
 Liberty Flames
 New Mexico State Aggies
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UConn Huskies
 UMass Minutemen

## 2023

### American Athletic Conference

* Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF all left the American to join the Big 12.
* Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA all left C-USA to join the American.

### Big 12 Conference

* BYU left independence to join the Big 12.
* Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF left the American to join the Big 12.

### Independents

* BYU left independence to join the Big 12.
* Liberty and New Mexico State left independence to join C-USA.

 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 UConn Huskies
 UMass Minutemen

## 2024

### American Athletic Conference

* SMU left the American to join the ACC.
* Army gave up FBS independence to join the American as a football-only member.

### Atlantic Coast Conference

* California and Stanford left the Pac-12 to join the ACC.
* SMU left the American to join the ACC.

### Big 12 Conference

* Oklahoma and Texas left the Big 12 to join the SEC.
* Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah all left the Pac-12 to join the Big 12.

### Big Ten Conference

* Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington all left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten.

### Independents

* Army left independence to join the American.

 UConn Huskies
 UMass Minutemen

### Pac-12 Conference

* Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah all left the Pac-12 to join the Big 12.
* California and Stanford left the Pac-12 to join the ACC.
* Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington all left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten.

 Washington State Cougars

### Southeastern Conference

* Oklahoma and Texas left the Big 12 to join the SEC.