5th and 6th best conferences...How they come together.

To determine what the 2nd tier of college football will look like, let's look at who is left.


Left in the ACC...4 will be left.
-Duke University...
-University of North Carolina...
-Wake Forrest...
-University of Syracuse...


Left in the Big East...9 football members left
Louisville...
South Florida...
Central Florida...
Houston...
Southern Methodist...
Memphis...
Temple...
Boise State...
Navy...


FBS Independents...2 left


Brigham Young...
Army...


Also without a conference


Idaho
New Mexico State


Also available


Conference USA


Alabama Birmingham...Birmingham, AL is the 50th largest metro in the US.
East Carolina...Greenville, NC is the 220th largest metro in the US
Marshall...Huntington, WV is not part of a large metro area.
Southern Mississippi...Hattisburg, MS is part of the Biloxi, MS metro, the 185th largest in the US
Rice...See Houston
UTEP...El Paso, TX is the 65th largest metro in the US.
Tulane...New Orleans is the 46th largest metro in the US.
Tulsa...Tulsa is the 54th largest metro in the US.
UNC Charlotte...Charlotte is the 33rd largest metro in the US
FIU...see Miami
Louisiana Tech...Rushton, LA is not part of a large metro
Old Dominion...Norfolk, VA is the 36th largest metro in the US.
UTSA...San Antonio is the 24th largest metro in the US.


Mountain West Conference


Air Force...Colorado Springs, CO is the 81st largest metro in the US.
Colorado State...Fort Collins, CO is the 155th largest metro in the US.  (As of the 2010 census, no longer considered part of the Denver metro.)
UNLV...Las Vegas, NV is the 30th largest metro in the US.
UNM...Albuquerque, NM is the 57th largest metro in the US.
Wyoming...Laramie, WY is not part of a large metro
Fresno State...Fresno, CA is the 55th largest metro in the US
Nevada...Reno is the 115th largest metro in the US
Hawaii...Honolulu is the 53rd largest metro in the US
San Jose State...San Jose CA is the 31st largest metro in the US
Utah State...Logan, UT is the 304th largest metro in the US.


Finally, FCS programs that may be ready for promotion to the FBS if the right conference situation is available.


Villanova
Georgetown
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Tennessee Tech
Montana
Montana State
Sacramento State
UC Davis
Cal Poly
Portland State


New ACC--focus will be on men's basketball.  And this will still be a beast of a basketball conference, this conference could still earn 5-6 NCAA bids and produce a #1 seed or two each year.


-Duke...
-North Carolina...
-Wake Forrest...
-Syracuse...
-Louisville...
-Memphis...
-Temple...
-Army (Football Only)
-Navy (Football Only)
-Villanova (Promote football to FCS, play at PGP park in Chester, PA).
-Georgetown (Basketball Only, but can become the 11th football school if they decide to promote football program.  Can use FedEx field as a home stadium or partner with DC United for a new stadium).
-Seton Hall (Basketball Only)
-St. Johns (Basketball Only)
-Providence (Basketball Only)


Note: Marquette and dePaul join the Missouri Valley Conference.


New Continental Divide Conference to focus on being the 5th best football conference to begin with.  They will hope to give the big 4 a run for their money.


West Division
Air Force 
Boise State 
BYU (Football Only--Rest of sports remain in WCC)
Fresno State 
Hawaii (Football Only--Rest of sports remain in Big West)
Utah State


East Division
Central Florida
Houston
SMU
Tulsa
South Florida
Southern Mississippi


Perhaps, the conference will be two different conferences that combine for football and are two separate conferences for all other sports.


Western Non-football schools


CS Bakersfield
Denver
Seattle
Utah Valley


Eastern Non-Football Schools


UT Arlington
Oral Roberts


Replacements for C-USA


Appalachian State


Replacements for MWC


New Mexico State
Idaho
Cal Poly


IF MWC decides to go to 12...


Montana 
Montana State