NCAA Conference Realignment Recap

[venture]

The other thread has run its course so here it going to be a run down of everything that is changing for 2012 (and beyond). Leaving out rumors for the initial post. One of the big stories here is the absolute destruction of the WAC.

* - Possible Conference Defections
"NEW (FCS)" - Notes a team that moved up from an FCS league.
Team Confirmed Leaving League

Atlantic Coast Atlantic Division Boston College Clemson Florida State* Maryland North Carolina State Wake Forest Coastal Division Duke Georgia Tech Miami (Fla.) North Carolina Virginia Virginia Tech Confirmed New Post-2012 Pittsburgh - 2014 (Big East) Syracuse - 2014 (Big East)

Big 12 Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU - NEW (MWC) Texas Texas Tech West Virginia - NEW (Big East)

Big East Cincinnati Connecticut Louisville* Pittsburgh (ACC) Rutgers South Florida Syracuse (ACC) Temple - NEW (MAC) Confirmed New Post-2012 San Diego St - 2013 (MWC) Boise St - 2013 (MWC) Memphis - 2013 (CUSA) Navy - 2015 (Ind)

Big Ten Legends Division Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Leaders Division Illinois Indiana Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin

Conference USA East Division East Carolina Memphis (Big East) Marshall UAB UCF Southern Mississippi West Division Houston Rice Southern Methodist Tulane Tulsa Texas-El Paso Confirmed New Post-2012 Florida Int'l - 2013 (Sub Belt) Charlotte - 2013 (FCS) North Texas - 2013 (Sun Belt) Louisiana Tech - 2013 (WAC) Texas San Antonio - 2013 (WAC) Old Dominion - 2013 (FCS)

FBS Independents Army Brigham Young Georgia State (Sun Belt) Navy (Big East) Notre Dame

Mid American East Division Akron Bowling Green Buffalo Kent State Massachusetts - NEW (FCS) Miami (Ohio) Ohio West Division Ball State Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan

Mountain West Air Force Boise State Colorado State Fresno State - NEW (WAC) Hawaii - NEW (WAC) Nevada - NEW (WAC) New Mexico San Diego State UNLV Wyoming Confirmed New Post-2012 San Jose St - 2013 (WAC) Utah State - 2013 (WAC)

Pacific 12 North Division California Oregon Oregon State Stanford Washington Washington State South Division Arizona Arizona State Colorado UCLA Southern California Utah

Southeastern East Division Florida Georgia Kentucky Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt West Division Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU Mississippi Mississippi State Texas A&M

Sun Belt Arkansas State Florida Atlantic Florida International (CUSA) La.-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Middle Tennessee North Texas (CUSA) South Alabama Troy Western Kentucky Confirmed New Post-2012 Georgia St - 2013 (FCS/Indy) Texas St San Marcos - 2013 (WAC)

Western Athletic Idaho Louisiana Tech (CUSA) New Mexico State San Jose State (MWC) Texas State-San Marcos (Sub Belt) Texas-San Antonio (CUSA) Utah State (MWC)

[BoulderSooner]

just a note .. ODU and charlotte will not be FBS football until 2015

[venture]

Yeah, the dates I grabbed were just when the schools would join the conference. In those two instances the Olympic sports move over before football.