The mass exodus of teams changed the landscape this year in the main conferences of college football
College football will look different in 2024. There’s a new 12-team playoff, but there’s also 15 programs that moved to new conferences.
There are a lot of moves to keep track of, which is why we are here to help. Below you will find the conference realignment scheduled to begin this fall, from the Big Ten to the Big South and everything in between. We listed what each conference looked like in 2023 so you can compare if they had a change in their teams.
Las new additions from each conference are highlighted in the text:
In total, 15 universities have switched conferences for the 2024-2025 NCAA season. AP Photo/Eric Gay
ACC
The ACC Now it has 17 universities after adding Cal, SMU y Stanford for the 2024-2025 season.
Teams in 2023: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest.
Teams in 2024: Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest.
Big Ten
The Big Ten Now it has 18 programs after adding Oregon, USC, UCLA y Washington for the 2024-2025 season.
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Teams in 2023: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin.
Teams in 2024: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington, Wisconsin.
Big 12
The Big 12 now has 16 teams after adding Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado y Utahbut also lost Oklahoma y Texas for the 2024-2025 season.
Teams in 2023: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia
Teams in 2024: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, West Virginia.
Pac-12
The Pac-12 is now the “Pac-2” after losing all but two programs for the 2024-2025 season. Oregon State will play seven games against universities in the Mountain West and Washington State will play eight games against the MWC.
2023: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
Teams in 2024: Oregon State, Washington State
SEC
The SEC Now it has 16 universities after adding Oklahoma y Texas for the 2024-2025 season.
2023: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Miss. State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Teams in 2024: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Miss. State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
AAC
The ACC remains a 14-team conference after integrating Army in its ranks, but lost to SMU for the 2024-2025 season.
Teams in 2023: Charlotte, East Carolina, FAU, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, USF, UTSA
Teams in 2024: Army, Charlotte, East Carolina, FAU, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, USF, UTSA
Conference USA
Now the Conference USA has 10 programs after adding Kennesaw State for the 2024-2025 season.
Teams in 2023: FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky.
2024: FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky
Mid-American
The MAC remains with 12 teams, without changes for the 2024-2025 season.
Teams in 2024: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
Mountain West
The Mountain West remains with 12 teams, but will play 15 games combined against Oregon State and Washington State, seven against the Beavers and eight against the Cougars.
Teams in 2024: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai’i, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming
Sun Belt
The Sun Belt continues with 14 programs for the 2024-2025 season.
Teams in 2024: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy
