🏈 65 Power 5 schools today but change is afoot. New division of the NCAA with 32 "Power Elite Schools."

[TerryP]

Here's what you're left with; which schools do you eliminate? And why?

33 must go. (You can copy and paste the table to remove teams.)

Power Five ACC Big Ten Big 12 Pac-12 SEC Conferences and member universities Boston College Illinois Baylor Arizona Alabama Clemson Indiana Iowa State Arizona State Arkansas Duke Iowa Kansas California Auburn Florida State Maryland Kansas State UCLA Florida Georgia Tech Michigan Oklahoma Colorado Georgia Louisville Michigan State Oklahoma State Oregon Kentucky Miami Minnesota TCU Oregon State LSU North Carolina Nebraska Texas USC Ole Miss NC State Northwestern Texas Tech Stanford Mississippi State Pittsburgh Ohio State West Virginia Utah Missouri Syracuse Penn State Washington South Carolina Virginia Purdue Washington State Tennessee Virginia Tech Rutgers Texas A&M Wake Forest Wisconsin Vanderbilt Notre Dame*

 

[TerryP]

I need to add two more in ... work in progress because I'm not a fan of AZ being in there either.

Power Five Conferences and member universities ACC Big Ten Big 12 Pac-12 SEC Arizona Alabama Clemson Arkansas California Auburn Florida State UCLA Florida Michigan Oklahoma Georgia Michigan State Oklahoma State Oregon Miami TCU LSU North Carolina Nebraska Texas USC Stanford Ohio State Penn State Washington Tennessee Virginia Tech Texas A&M Wisconsin Notre Dame*

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Power Five

ACC	Big Ten	Big 12	Pac-12	SEC
Conferences and member universities
		Baylor		Alabama
Clemson		Iowa State	Arizona State
				Auburn
Florida State			UCLA	Florida
	Michigan	Oklahoma		Georgia
	Michigan State	Oklahoma State	Oregon
	Minnesota	TCU		LSU
Miami	Nebraska	Texas	USC
NC State			Stanford
	Ohio State
	Penn State		Washington
				Tennessee
Virginia Tech				Texas A&M
	Wisconsin
Notre Dame*

Two considerations I went with - Try to have as few teams from a single state as possible and ensure every conference has at least 6 teams. Secondarily, I thought about teams that had been in the NC mix over the last 30 or so years.

The tough decisions were :

Miami or Georgia Tech and NC State or NC - Neither in each pair is particularly worthy. Came down to Miami being easier to recruit for even in a crowded Florida and NC becoming a 100% basketball school and letting NC State concentrate more on football (or the fact that my wife's dad graduated from there). I almost dropped Notre Dame just because I have an intense hatred of them, but we know that would never, ever happen.

Big Ten getting 7 teams instead of 6 - Two conferences need 7 teams (or one needs 8) to make this work right for my minimum 6. The SEC probably could take the 8 spots, but I really think that the 7 I went with are more than enough.

Big 12 - It was hard to get to 6 there. Iowa State pretty much got in because I think they would do better than either Kansas school, especially with Iowa being relegated out.

Pac-12 - Cal got dropped as I did not want 4 California teams in the conference. Arizona State and Washington will benefit from their opposites being relegated.

SEC - I seriously wanted to drop Auburn but that could never happen. I personally say we send them to the ACC in exchange for NC State or Virginia Tech. Other than personal interest, there is really no reason to keep Tennessee or Texas A&M, but they live for now.

 

[OldPlayer]

No conference will leave any of its members behind. I don't know the clause, but I believe it would be a violation of its regulations and bylaws.

 

[mando]

Power Five Conferences and member universities ACC Big Ten Big 12 Pac-12 SEC Alabama Clemson Iowa State Iowa Florida State UCLA Florida Georgia Tech Michigan Oklahoma Colorado Georgia Michigan State Oklahoma State Oregon Miami TCU LSU North Carolina Nebraska Texas USC Stanford Ohio State West Virginia Penn State Washington Tennessee Virginia Tech Texas A&M Wisconsin Notre Dame*

Had NO problem removing the Barn. A rather pleasant event for the morning.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

No conference will leave any of its members behind. I don't know the clause, but I believe it would be a violation of its regulations and bylaws.

Agree....And why would they...... nobody is that exclusive and better than others....
That ridiculous superiority thinking...

 

[TerryP]

No conference will leave any of its members behind. I don't know the clause, but I believe it would be a violation of its regulations and bylaws.

Agree....And why would they...... nobody is that exclusive and better than others....
That ridiculous superiority thinking...

Good lord, it's a freakin' hypothetical. A hypothetical where the current system does not exist. The Super Elite are the 32.

And ya know what ... saying it wouldn't happen in this media climate with contracts changing?

We just saw 65 teams move away from another 60+ to form the P5 and G5. Thinking 32 won't split from the 65?

It's a hypothetical...

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

It's already setup and has been for years. Just don't tell those schools the are used to fill the schedules and keep the Big Dog's making the money and providing The Show. Football is the exception and all the others sports are open for success by all.

This shutdown BS has given us way too much time. We should be waiting on Boz to tell us who had a terrible scrimmage today. Aight

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Good lord, it's a freakin' hypothetical. A hypothetical where the current system does not exist. The Super Elite are the 32.

And ya know what ... saying it wouldn't happen in this media climate with contracts changing?

We just saw 65 teams move away from another 60+ to form the P5 and G5. Thinking 32 won't split from the 65?

It's a hypothetical...

Well.. of course it is....but with the level of greed that exist....and that group thinking they can get ALL the money.... who knows what may happen....
Including such....
Been trying to ace out the lesser ones for years....1-1 A and 1AA...
Not letting Houston in big12...( keeping them down..probably actually afraid that would help them get more big recruits...taking away from Texas)...or Boise State....
Anyway...fun exercise anyway...i like @mando leaving AU out

 

[TerryP]

Been trying to ace out the lesser ones for years....1-1 A and 1AA...

Yes. Yes, you have.

1AA - FCS

 

[JoshB]

Power Five ACC Big Ten Big 12 Pac-12 SEC Conferences and member universities Baylor Arizona Alabama Clemson Arkansas Iowa Auburn Florida State Florida Georgia Tech Michigan Oklahoma Georgia Michigan State Oklahoma State Oregon Miami Minnesota TCU LSU North Carolina Nebraska Texas USC Ole Miss Texas Tech Stanford Mississippi State Ohio State West Virginia Penn State Washington Tennessee Virginia Tech Texas A&M Wisconsin Notre Dame*

 

[planomateo]

Add BYU would be my thought.

 

[OldPlayer]

Good lord, it's a freakin' hypothetical. A hypothetical where the current system does not exist. The Super Elite are the 32.

And ya know what ... saying it wouldn't happen in this media climate with contracts changing?

We just saw 65 teams move away from another 60+ to form the P5 and G5. Thinking 32 won't split from the 65?

It's a hypothetical...

Where do you say that? When you say "change is afoot," you're making a statement.

 

[TerryP]

Where do you say that? When you say "change is afoot," you're making a statement.

Here's what you're left with; which schools do you eliminate? And why?

And when I used "you're" and 'you" we all know that no one here is going to be involved in such a decision. Hence, hypothetical.

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Conferences and member universities
ACC	Big Ten	Big 12	Pac-12	SEC
		Baylor		Alabama
Clemson			Arizona State
	Iowa			Auburn
Florida State			UCLA	Florida
Georgia Tech	Michigan	Oklahoma		Georgia
			Oregon
Miami		TCU		LSU
	Nebraska	Texas	USC	Ole Miss
NC State			Stanford	Mississippi State
	Ohio State
	Penn State		Washington
				Tennessee
Virginia Tech				Texas A&M
	Wisconsin
Notre Dame*