1. The New Era of the NCAA
By: Mr. Dunlap

2. We have already seen during the past year, change is coming with the NCAA.
Football is leading the way.
Conferences all want to have a conference championship game, which can bring in an extra $15-20 million for the conference.
The BCS conferences have had all the power and in the future with this expansion and realignment, they will have even more.
There will be 4 super conferences.
Why we are here?

3. Conference Snap Shot 16 teams each 12-18 teams “Big 4”
Super Conferences
“Little 4”
Mid-Majors
16 teams each
Big 10
Pac 10
Southeastern
Atlantic Coast
12-18 teams
Big East
Mid-American
Conference USA
Big West
Conference Snap Shot

4. The BIG 10 - 16 teams East West Ohio State Michigan Michigan State
Notre Dame
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin
The BIG teams

5. The PAC 10 - 16 teams North South Boise State Cal Colorado Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
Washington
Washington State
Arizona
Arizona State
TCU
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
UCLA
USC
The PAC teams

6. The SEC - 16 teams East West Clemson Florida Florida State Geogia
Georgia Tech
Miami
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
LSU
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
The SEC teams

7. The ACC - 16 teams North South Boston College Duke Maryland
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Baylor
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Kentucky
Missouri
South Florida
Vanderbilt
The ACC teams

8. The Big East - 12 teams East West Army Cincinnati Louisville Navy
Syracuse
UConn
Houston
Memphis
Rice
SMU
Southern Miss
Tulane
The Big East teams

9. The MAC - 14 teams East West Akron Buffalo Kent State Marshall Miami
Ohio
Temple
Ball State
Bowling Green
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinios
Toledo
Western Michigan
The MAC teams

10. Conference USA - 12 teams East West Central Florida East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Arkansas State
North Texas
Troy
Tulsa
UAB
UTEP
Conference USA teams

11. The Big West - 18 teams Mid-West Far West Air Force Brigham Young
Colorado State
Idaho
Louisana Tech
Louisana Lafayette
Louisana Monroe
UNLV
Wyoming
Fresno State
Hawaii
Nevada
New Mexico
New Mexico State
San Diego State
San Jose State
Utah
Utah State
The Big West teams

12. Post-Season “Big 4” Conferences “Little 4” Conferences
Top 3 Teams – Playoff
7-5 record – bowl game
Champion – Playoff
7-5 record - bowl game
Post-Season

13. Playoffs Computers to seed 16 teams to be played at bowl site
Will start a week after the conference championship games and run on each Saturday, ending on SuperBowl Saturday
First round sites
Outback, Alamo, Liberty, Sun, Holiday, Insight, Champs, and Las Vegas
Quarterfinals
Fiesta, Cotton, Gator, and Capital One
Semifinals
Sugar and Orange
Championsip Game
Rose
Playoffs

14. Bowl Games 20 bowl games are left
10 Bowl games will be played by the “Big 4” teams
10 Bowl games will be played by the “Little 4”
Each team will be required to have a record of at least 7-5 instead of the current 6-6
Will be played Tuesday and Thursday during the playoffs
Bowl Games

15. Sample Tournament Ohio State East Carolina Ohio State
North Carolina Ohio State
Iowa Iowa
Nebraska Ohio State
Kansas State Nebraska
Virginia Tech Nebraska
Brigham Young Virginia Tech Ohio State
Cincinnati Boise State Boise State
Oregon Boise State
Oklahoma Oklahoma Boise State
Miami
Texas Miami
Alabama Alabama
Temple Alabama
Sample Tournament

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