SCENARIO 1 – 4 16-team conferences

 

“The West”

Arizona
Arizona State
BYU
Cal
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
USC
Stanford
Texas
Texas Tech
UCLA
Utah
Washington
Washington State

“The Midwest”

Baylor
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas State
Michigan
State
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Penn State
Wisconsin

“The Southeast”

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi
Mississippi State
South Carolina
USF
TCU
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

“The East Coast”

Boston College
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Louisville
Maryland
Miami (Fla.)
North Carolina
NC State
Pitt
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia

SCENARIO 2 – EXPANDING THE CURRENT POWER 5

• New teams marked with italics

Big 12

Baylor
BYU
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Memphis
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
SMU
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
Tulane
Tulsa

SEC

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
East Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
UCF
Vanderbilt

ACC

Boston College
Clemson
Connecticut
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami (Fla.)
North Carolina
NC State
Pitt
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
West Virginia

Big Ten

Cincinnati
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin

Pac-12

Air Force
Arizona
Arizona State
Boise State
California
Colorado
Colorado State
Nevada
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
Utah
USC
Washington
Washington State

SCENARIO 3: TIERS

10 teams per tier, teams in each tier decided by Sagarin Ratings, conferences in each tier determined geographically.

ACC Tier 1

Clemson
Florida State
Houston
Louisville
Memphis
Miami (Fla.)
Navy
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech

ACC Tier 2 (American)

Boston College
Cincinnati
Duke
East Carolina
Georgia Tech
NC State
Syracuse
Temple
USF
Virginia

ACC Tier 3 (Colonial)

Connecticut
James Madison
Richmond
SMU
Towson
Tulane
Tulsa
Villanova
Wake Forest
William & Mary

Big 12 Tier 1

Baylor
Kansas State
Marshall
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Western Kentucky

Big 12 Tier 2 (C-USA)

Florida Atlantic
FIU
Iowa State
Louisiana Tech
McNeese State
Middle Tennessee
Rice
Sam Houston State
Southern Miss
UTSA

Big 12 Tier 3 (Southland)

Central Arkansas
Charlotte
Kansas
Lamar
North Texas
Northwestern State
Old Dominion
SE Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
UTEP

Big Ten Tier 1

Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Nebraska
North Dakota State
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Toledo
Wisconsin

Big Ten Tier 2 (C-USA)

Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Northern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Western Michigan

Big Ten Tier 3 (MVC)

Akron
Buffalo
Indiana State
Ohio
Purdue
Rutgers
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Western Illinois
Youngstown State

Pac 12 Tier 1

Arizona State
Boise State
California
Oregon
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State

Pac 12 Tier 2 (MWC)

Air Force
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado State
Nevada
Oregon State
San Diego State
San Jose State
Southern Utah
Utah State

Pac 12 Tier 3 (Big Sky)

Cal Poly
Eastern Washington
Fresno State
Montana
Montana State
New Mexico
North Dakota
Northern Arizona
Portland State
UNLV

SEC Tier 1

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Texas A&M

SEC Tier 2 (Sun Belt)

Arkansas State
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Jacksonville State
Kentucky
Missouri
South Carolina
Troy
Vanderbilt

SEC Tier 3 (OVC)

Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Idaho
Louisiana-Lafayette
New Mexico State
South Alabama
South East Missouri State
Tennessee-Martin
Texas State
ULM