2005 Conference Realignment
May 03, 2004 03:28 PM | General
May 4, 2004
The landscape in college football has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. The following chart maps out where college football teams were in 1984 and where they are currently affiliated.
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Atlantic Coast |
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| 1984 (8) | 2005 (12) |
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Clemson |
Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami North Carolina North Carolina State Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Bowl Championship Series Tangernine Continental Tire Bowl Chic Fil-A Peach Bowl Toyota Gator Bowl |
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Big 8/Big 12 |
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| 1984 (8) | 2005 (12) |
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Colorado |
Baylor Colorado Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Bowl Championship Series Tangerine PlainsCapital Forth Worth Bowl Independence Bowl Mastercard Alamo Bowl EV1.net Houston Bowl Pacific Life Holiday Bowl SBC Cotton Bowl |
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Big East |
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| 1984 (NA) | 2005 (8) |
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Cincinnati Connecticut Louisville Pitt Rutgers South Florida Syracuse West Virginia |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) plus
Notre Dame Bowl Championship Series Insight.com Bowl Continental Tire Bowl Toyota Gator Bowl |
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Big Ten |
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| 1984 (10) | 2005 (11) |
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Illinois |
Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Bowl Championship Series Motor City Bowl Mastercard Alamo Bowl Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Vitalis Sun Bowl Outback Bowl Capital One Bowl |
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Conference USA |
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| 1984 (NA) | 2005 (12) |
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Alabama-Birmingham Central Florida East Carolina Houston Marshall Memphis Rice SMU Southern Mississippi Texas El-Paso Tulane Tulsa |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Wyndham New Orleans Bowl GMAC Bowl PlainsCapital Forth Worth Bowl Sheraton Hawaii Bowl AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
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Major Independents |
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| 1984 (21) | 2005 (3) |
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Army |
Army Navy Notre Dame Temple |
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Mid-American |
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| 1984 (10) | 2005 (12) |
| Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami, Ohio Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan |
Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami, Ohio Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) GMAC Bowl Motor City Bowl |
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Mountain West |
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| 1984 (None) | 2005 (9) |
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Air Force BYU Colorado State New Mexico San Diego State Texas Christian UNLV Utah Wyoming |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Las Vegas Bowl Emerald Bowl AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
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Pac 10 |
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| 1984 (10) | 2005 (10) |
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California |
California Arizona Arizona State Oregon Oregon State Stanford UCLA USC Washington Washington State |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Bowl Championship Series Las Vegas Bowl Insight.com Bowl Emerald Bowl Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Silicon Valley Football Classic Vitalis Sun Bowl |
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Southeastern |
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| 1984 (10) | 2005 (12) |
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Alabama |
Alabama Arkansas Auburn Georgia Kentucky Mississippi Mississippi State Florida LSU South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Bowl Championship Series Independence Bowl EV1.net Houston Bowl Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Chic Fil-A Peach Bowl Outback Bowl SBC Cotton Bowl Capital One Bowl |
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Sun Belt |
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| 1984 (None) | 2005 (9) |
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Arkansas State Florida Atlantic Florida International Idaho Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Middle Tennessee State North Texas Troy State |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Wyndham New Orleans Bowl |
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Western Athletic Conference |
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| 1984 (9) | 2005 (8) |
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Colorado State |
Boise State Fresno State Hawaii Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Nevada San Jose State Utah State |
| Bowl Ties (As of May, 2004) Sheraton Hawaii Bowl MPC Computers Bowl Silicon Valley Football Classic |
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PCAA |
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| 1984 (8) | 2005 |
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Fresno State |
Defunct |
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Southwest Conference |
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| 1984 (9) | 2005 |
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Arkansas |
Defunct |
