here's the solution: 2 power conferences, one sub-conf

Posted on: August 3, 2023 at 12:31:29 CT

for out-of-conference scheduling and filler content for the tv networks.

within the 2 power conferences, 5 team divisions that play each other every year, then play everyone from another division within their conference every year. that's a 9 game conference schedule. non-division foes rotate every year just like the NFL so you face every team in the conference once every 4 years. that's your conference schedule and you can add whoever you want for non-con opponents.

your division record determines division champs, which face off in a 4 team conference playoff then a conf championship. the 2 power conference champions face each other in a national championship. that's your entire playoff format.

here are the conferences and divisions:

SEC
SEC NE
north carolina
south carolina
clemson
virginia
kentucky

SEC SE
florida state
florida
georgia
tennessee
vanderbilt

SEC South
alabama
auburn
lsu
ole miss
mississippi st

SEC West
texas a&m
texas
oklahoma
arkansas
missouri


B1G
B1G North
wisconsin
minnesota
nebraska
iowa
illinois

B1G Central
indiana
michigan
michigan state
northwestern
purdue

B1G East
maryland
rutgers
penn state
ohio state
notre dame

B1G West
ucla
usc
oregon
washington
california



and the rest make up a glorified conference USA with regional divisions of 4 teams and they can figure out amongst themselves how they want to schedule each other because nobody really cares:

Conf USA
Texas leftovers
-baylor
-houston
-tcu
-texas tech

Desert
- oklahoma state
- arizona
- arizona state
- stanford

Mountainish
- oregon state
- byu
- utah
- washington state

Plain
- iowa state
- kansas
- kansas state
- colorado

Mid-Atlantic
- nc state
- wake forest
- duke
- georgia tech

Meth
- west virginia
- cincinnati
- louisville
- virginia tech
- pitt

Guido
- ucf
- miami
- boston college
- syracuse