College football conference realignment lineups 2024

[ED.NOTE: Republished since the madness has arrived.]

College football is experiencing a whirlwind of inter-conference transfers the likes of which college football fans have never seen before. All this movement will likely lead to the demise of the Pac-12, at least as a “power” conference. The Pac-4, as it is now cynically called, still has four teams. Will they try to rebuild with San Diego State, Boise State and others? Will they become an independent league? Or will they cave in and jump ship to a conference that will accept them (the Mountain West?)?

While the chaos isn't completely over yet, we've prepared a list of upcoming conferences for those of you keeping track at home. Below is the complete list of what each conference will look like through 2024.

Southeastern Conference (16 regular members)

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• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Auburn
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• LSU
• Mississippi
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas A&M
• Vanderbilt
• Oklahoma (Regular Member, 2024)
• Texas (Regular member in 2024)

+ No departure

Atlantic Coast Conference (18* Members)

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• Boston College
• Clemson
• Duke
• Florida
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Louisville
• Miami, Florida
• North Carolina
• North Carolina
• Notre Dame*
• Pittsburgh
• Syracuse
• Virginia
• Virginia Tech
• Wake Forest
• Stanford (Regular Member, 2024)
• Cal (Regular member in 2024)
• SMU (2024 regular member)

*Notre Dame is not a member of the football team and competes as an independent team.

+ No departure

Big 12 Conference (16 regular members)

• Baylor
• Iowa State University
• Kansas
• Kansas
• Oklahoma
• TCU
• Texas Tech University
• West Virginia
• BYU (new in 2023)
• Cincinnati (new in 2023)
• Houston (new in 2023)
• UCF (new in 2023)
• Arizona (new in 2024)
• Arizona State University (new in 2024)
• Colorado (new in 2024)
• Utah (new in 2024)

+ Departures in 2024: Oklahoma, Texas

Big Ten Conference (18 regular members)

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• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Michigan State University
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• Northwestern
• Ohio State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Purdue
• Rutgers
• Wisconsin
• Oregon (new in 2024)
• Southern California (new in 2024)
• UCLA (new in 2024)
• Washington (new in 2024)

+ No departure

Pac-12 Conference (2 regular members)

• Oregon
• State of Washington

+2024 Graduation Class: Arizona, Arizona State University, Colorado, Oregon, Southern California, UCLA, Utah, Washington, California, Stanford

Mountain West Conference (11 regular members)

• Air Force
• Boise State University
• Colorado
• Fresno State University
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• San Diego State University
• San Jose State University
• UNLV
• Utah
• Wyoming
• Hawaii (**Football only affiliate member)

+ No departure

update: The Mountain West Conference has reached a scheduling agreement with Oregon State and Washington State that will see both schools' football teams play either the Beavers or the Cougars next season.

American Athletic Conference (14 regular members)

• East Carolina
• Memphis
• South Florida
• SMU
• temple
• Tulane
• Tulsa
• Charlotte (new in 2023)
• FAU (new in 2023)
• North Texas (new in 2023)
• Rice (new in 2023)
• UAB (new in 2023)
• UTSA (new in 2023)

+ Remaining in 2023: UCF, Cincinnati, Houston

Sunbelt Conference (14 regular members)

• Appalachian
• Arkansas
• Coastal Carolina
• Georgia Southern
• Georgia
• James Madison (new in 2022)
• Louisiana
• Marshall (New for 2022)
• Old Dominion
• South Alabama
• Southern Miss (New for 2022)
• Texas
• Troy
• Ulm

+No corruption

Conference USA (10 people)

• International University of Japan
• Louisiana Tech University
• Middle Tennessee
• U.T.E.P.
• Western Kentucky
• Kennesaw State University (newly opened in 2024)
• Jacksonville State University (new in 2023)
• Liberty (New for 2023)
• New Mexico (new in 2023)
• Sam Houston (new in 2023)

[The Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens will transition to FBS in 2025 and join the C-USA.]

+Students remaining in 2023: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTEP

Mid-America Conference (12 regular members)

• Akron
• Ball State
• Bowling Green
• Buffalo
• Central Michigan
• Eastern Michigan
• Kent State University
• Miami (Ohio)
• Northern Illinois
• Ohio
• Toledo
• West Michigan

+ No departure