College Basketball
Conference Realignment Tracker: Where Everyone Stands?
With the news of Gonzaga joining the new-look PAC 12 breaking on Tuesday, I thought it’d be a good time to update fans on conference realignment.
Check out the future of college sports (as of Oct. 2, 2024), here.
POWER CONFERENCES
SEC (16 teams)
Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.
BIG 12 (16 teams)
Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, and West Virginia.
BIG 10 (18 teams)
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Wisconsin.
ACC (17 teams)
Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Pitt, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS A POWER CONFERENCE
PAC 12 (Will Be 8 Teams)
Oregon State, Washington State, Gonzaga (Future Member), Boise State (Future Member), Colorado State (Future Member), Fresno State (Future Member), San Diego State (Future Member), Utah State (Future Member).
OTHER
America East
Vermont, UMass Lowell, Bryant, New Hampshire, Binghamton, Maine, UMBC, Albany, NJIT
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Army (Football Only), Charlotte, East Carolina, FAU, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, USF, UTSA
Atlantic 10
Dayton, Davidson, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, Massachusetts, Richmond, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, VCU
Atlantic Sun
Eastern Kentucky, Stetson, Lipscomb, Austin Peay, North Florida, North Alabama, Florida Gulf Coast, Queens, Kennesaw State (Leaving for Conference USA), Jacksonville, Central Arkansas, West Georgia (New Member) and Bellarmine.
Big East
UConn, Marquette, Creighton, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Providence, Villanova, Butler, Xavier, Georgetown, and DePaul.
Big Sky
Eastern Washington, Montana, Northern Colorado, Weber State, Montana State, Portland State, Northern Arizona, Idaho State, Idaho, and Sacramento State.
Big South
High Point, UNC Asheville, Gardner Webb, Winthrop, Longwood, Presbyterian, Charleston Southern, Radford, and USC Upstate.
Big West
Cal State Bakersfield, Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, UC Riverside, Long Beach State, Hawaii (in Mountain West for Football), UC Davis, UC San Diego, and UC Irvine.
Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)
College of Charleston, Drexel, UNC Wilmington, Hofstra, Towson, Delaware, Stony Brook, Monmouth, Campbell, Northeastern, Elon, North Carolina A&T, William and Mary, and Hampton.
Conference USA (C-USA)
Florida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State (New Member), Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State Sam Houston, UTEP (Leaving for Mountain West), and Western Kentucky.
Horizon League
Oakland, Youngstown State, Wright State, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne, Cleveland State, Robert Morris, IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI), and Detroit Mercy.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Quinnipiac, Fairfield, Marist, Saint Peter’s, Rider, Niagara, Iona, Mount Saint Mary’s, Canisius, Manhattan, Merrimack (New Member), Sacred Heart (New Member), and Siena.
Mid-America (MAC)
Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green State, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami Ohio, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, and Western Michigan.
Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Norfolk State, North Carolina Central, Howard, South Carolina State, Morgan State, Delaware State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, and Coppin State.
Missouri Valley (MVC)
Indiana State, Drake, Bradley, Belmont, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Murray State, Missouri State, Evansville, UIC, and Valparaiso.
Mountain West
Air Force, Boise State (Leaving for PAC 12), Colorado State (Leaving for PAC 12), Fresno State (Leaving for PAC 12), Hawai’i (only for Football, in Big West for everything else), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State (Leaving for PAC 12), San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State (Leaving for PAC 12), UTEP (Future Member), and Wyoming.
Northeast Conference (NEC)
Chicago State (New Member), Central Connecticut State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Le Moyne, Mercyhurst (New Member), Wagner, Long Island, Saint Francis, and Stonehill.
Ohio Valley (OVC)
Morehead State, UT Martin, Little Rock, Western Illinois, Tennessee State, Southern Illinois – Edwardsville, Eastern Illinois, Tennessee Tech, Southern Indiana, Southeast Missouri State, and Lindenwood.
Patriot League
Colgate, American, Boston, Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh, Army (non-football member), Holy Cross, and Loyola Maryland.
Southern (SoCon)
Samford, UNC-Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina, Wofford, Furman, East Tennessee State, Mercer, The Citadel, and Virginia Military (VMI).
Southland
McNeese, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Nicholls, Lamar, Southeastern Louisiana, Northwestern State, Texas A&M Commerce, New Orleans, Houston Christian, Stephen F. Austin (New Member), and Incarnate Word.
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Grambling State, Alcorn State, Southern, Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman, Jackson State, Alabama A&M, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Alabama State, Prairie View A&M, Florida A&M, and Mississippi Valley State.
Sun Belt
Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, and Troy.
Ivy League
Princeton, Cornell, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Columbia, Penn, and Dartmouth.
Summit League
South Dakota State, North Dakota, Kansas City, St. Thomas, North Dakota State, Omaha, Denver, Oral Roberts, and South Dakota.
West Coast Conference (WCC)
Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Diego Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Portland, Oregon State (affiliate member for 2024-25 for 12 sports), Washington State (affiliate member for 2024-25 for 12 sports), and Pacific.
Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Grand Canyon, Tarleton State, UT Arlington, Seattle, Utah Valley, Abilene Christian, California Baptist, Southern Utah, Utah Tech, and Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
For a related story, Mike Asti and Ethan Bock discuss the impact of Gonzaga joining the Pac-12.
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