Four Equally Competitive Conferences

If balanced competitiveness between the eight superconferences is most important and geography no longer matters - apparently that's true at least for the Big 12 and PAC-10 now - here's an alignment of our 64-team, four-conference setup with the teams spread out so that, historically speaking, they should stand the best chance of being equally competitive top to bottom.

First Conference

First Division
Arizona State Sun Devils
Boise State Broncos
Florida Gators
Kansas State Wildcats
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan Wolverines
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Washington State Cougars

Second Division
Alabama Crimson Tide
Cincinnati Bearcats
Colorado Buffaloes
Georgia Bulldogs
Maryland Terrapins
TCU Horned Frogs
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Wisconsin Badgers

Second Conference
 
First Division
Air Force Falcons
California Golden Bears
Connecticut Huskies
LSU Tigers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Ohio State Buckeyes
Purdue Boilermakers
Utah Utes

Second Division
Arkansas Razorbacks
Kansas Jayhawks
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Ole Miss Rebels
Penn State Nittany Lions
Stanford Cardinal
Texas A&M Aggies
Washington Huskies

Third Conference
 
First Division
Clemson Tigers
Florida State Seminoles
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Missouri Tigers
NC State Wolfpack
South Carolina Gamecocks
Tennessee Volunteers
UCLA Bruins

Second Division
BYU Cougars
Iowa Hawkeyes
Louisville Cardinals
Miami Hurricanes
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Pittsburgh Panthers
Syracuse Orange

Fourth Conference
 
First Division
Arizona Wildcats
Auburn Tigers
Boston College Eagles
Kentucky Wildcats
North Carolina Tar Heels
Oregon Ducks
Oregon State Beavers
USC Trojans

Second Division
Fresno State Bulldogs
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Minnesota Golden Gophers
South Florida Bulls
Texas Longhorns
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
West Virginia Mountaineers

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