WAC Power Rankings...Where they would be in 2013

Just for fun, I thought it would be interesting to see how this year's WAC schools will fit into next year's conference alignment.  LTU, USU and SJSU fans will be happy.  NSMU and Idaho should be concerned about how weak their teams really are.  IMHO, there is not a huge difference between a weaker FBS team and a mid-level FCS team.  The better FCS teams will have no trouble competing in the weaker FBS conferences.  I would not put Montana State, for example, in the PAC-12.  But if the WAC had stayed together, Montana State would be more than just fine.

Current WAC Power Rankings

1.  Louisiana Tech
2.  Utah State
3.  San Jose State
4.  UTSA
5.  New Mexico State
6.  Texas State
7.  Idaho

Where they would be in their respective conferences next season

Mountain West (Minus Boise State and SDSU plus USU and SJSU)

1.  Nevada
2.  Utah State
3.  Fresno State
4.  San Jose State
5.  Air Force
6.  Wyoming
7.  New Mexico
8.  Hawaii
9.  Colorado State
10. UNLV

Conference USA (Minus Houston, SMU, Central Florida, and Memphis.  Add Louisiana Tech, UTSA, FIU, North Texas (Old Dominion and Charlotte in 2014)).

1. Louisiana Tech
2. Tulsa
3. East Carolina
4. UTSA
5. Marshall
6. Southern Mississippi
7. UTEP
8. Rice
(Old Dominion fits in here)
9. UAB
10. Tulane
11. North Texas
12. FIU
(Charlotte does not have a football team yet)

Sunbelt (Minus FIU and North Texas.  Add Texas State and Georgia State in 2014))

1.  Louisiana Monroe
2.  Louisiana Lafeyette
3.  Western Kentucky
4.  Troy
5.  Middle Tennessee
6.  Arkansas State
7.  Florida Atlantic
8.  Texas State
9.  South Alabama
(Georgia State joins in 2014)

FBS Independents (Add Idaho and New Mexico State.  Navy joins the Big East in 2014)

1.  Notre Dame
2.  BYU
3.  Navy
4.  New Mexico State
5.  Army
6.  Idaho

If NMSU joins the Southland Conference

1.  Sam Houston State
2.  Central Arkansas
3.  McNeese State
4.  Northwestern State
5.  Stephen F. Austin
6.  New Mexico State
7.  SE Louisiana
8.  Nichols State
9.  Lamar

If Idaho joins the Big Sky Conference

1.  Montana State
2.  Eastern Washington
3.  Cal Poly
4.  Northern Arizona
5.  North Dakota
6.  Sacramento State
7.  Southern Utah
8.  Montana
9.  UC Davis
10. Portland State
11. Idaho
12. Weber State
13. Northern Colorado
14. Idaho State