Superconferences

Here is (we think) our final blog on the subject of what would truly be the ideal setup for a four-superconference college football landscape. This version takes into account both competitive balance AND geography. We do have a few teams travelling a little bit, but that is a result of our desire to keep all eight divisions of all four superconferences relatively equal based on our 40-year analysis. This seems to us to be the best compromise - and with some tweaks might present the ideal alignment for a four-superconference NCAA football landscape.

East Conference

North Division
Boston College Eagles
Connecticut Huskies
Georgia Bulldogs
Penn State Nittany Lions
Pittsburgh Panthers
Syracuse Orange
Virginia Cavaliers
West Virginia Mountaineers

South Division
Clemson Tigers
Florida Gators
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Maryland Terrapins
Miami Hurricanes
North Carolina Tar Heels
NC State Wolfpack
South Florida Bulls

Mideast Conference
 
North Division
Cincinnati Bearcats
Louisville Cardinals
Michigan State Spartans
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Ohio State Buckeyes
Purdue Boilermakers
Virginia Tech Hokies
Wisconsin Badgers

South Division
Alabama Crimson Tide
Auburn Tigers
Florida State Seminoles
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Ole Miss Rebels
South Carolina Gamecocks
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Texas A&M Aggies

Midwest Conference
 
North Division
Iowa Hawkeyes
Kentucky Wildcats
Michigan Wolverines
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Missouri Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
TCU Horned Frogs
Tennessee Volunteers

South Division
Arizona Wildcats
Arizona State Sun Devils
Arkansas Razorbacks
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas State Wildcats
LSU Tigers
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Texas Longhorns

West Conference

North Division
Boise State Broncos
Colorado Buffaloes
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Oregon Ducks
Oregon State Beavers
Utah Utes
Washington Huskies
Washington State Cougars

South Division
Air Force Falcons
BYU Cougars
California Golden Bears
Fresno State Bulldogs
Stanford Cardinal
Texas Tech Red Raiders
UCLA Bruins
USC Trojans

Okay, enough fantasizing about what could but never will be. Back to analyzing and ranking previous years' football seasons.