Conference realignment scorecard

With so many teams changing conferences right now, it's hard to keep track of who's what where and when.  Here is a nifty little scorecard to keep track of teams.


The Mega Conference Realignment of 2010-2015 was largely caused by the Big East, although the transformation of the Pac-10 to the Pac-12 was the move that sparked it all.  This is only dealing with football conference affiliations.  This is not to be confused with the Great Conference Realignment of 2004-2005 caused by the ACC and Big East.

Anything from 2012 on should still be considered tentative and subject to change at a moment's notice.  I'm pretty confident about 2010-2011.  I don't think those will change.

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Boise State	WAC	MW	MW	Big East	Big East	Big East
BYU	MW	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.
Colorado	Big 12	Pac-12	Pac-12	Pac-12	Pac-12	Pac-12
Fresno State	WAC	WAC	MW	MW-USA1	MW-USA	MW-USA
Hawaii	WAC	WAC	MW	MW-USA	MW-USA	MW-USA
Houston	C-USA	C-USA	C-USA	Big East	Big East	Big East
Memphis	C-USA	C-USA	C-USA	Big East	Big East	Big East
Missouri	Big 12	Big 12	SEC	SEC	SEC	SEC
Navy	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.	Big East
Nebraska	Big 12	Big Ten	Big Ten	Big Ten	Big Ten	Big Ten
Nevada	WAC	WAC	MW	MW-USA	MW-USA	MW-USA
Pitt	Big East	Big East	Big East	ACC2	ACC	ACC
San Diego State	MW	MW	MW	Big East	Big East	Big East
SMU	C-USA	C-USA	C-USA	Big East	Big East	Big East
Syracuse	Big East	Big East	Big East	ACC2	ACC	ACC
Temple	MAC	MAC	Big East	Big East	Big East	Big East
TCU	MW	MW	Big 123	Big 12	Big 12	Big 12
Texas A&M	Big 12	Big 12	SEC	SEC	SEC	SEC
Utah	MW	Pac-12	Pac-12	Pac-12	Pac-12	Pac-12
UCF	C-USA	C-USA	C-USA	Big East	Big East	Big East
West Virginia	Big East	Big East	Big 12	Big 12	Big 12	Big 12

¹MW-USA is the shorthand I have chosen for the Mountain West/C-USA merger.
²Pitt and Syracuse might still be in the Big East in 2013.
³TCU did spend a few months committed to joining the Big East before switching to the Big 12.

Twenty-one teams changing conferences, with one of them changing twice.  (Well, 2 if you count TCU.  And I'm not counting the poor teams that joined the MW just in time for the bottom to fall out and force a merger with C-USA.)

The only conference not affected by realignment is the Sun Belt, although it will gaining teams that are getting promoted to the FBS.

When the 2013 season starts, are any of us going to recognize the college football landscape?

Of course, all of this would be minimized if college football would just give us a playoff system.  If all conference champs got into the playoffs, then it wouldn't matter what conference you were in, you'd still have a shot at the title.