If four 16 team super-conferences were formed today, here is what they might look like.
Big XVI North – Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Notre Dame, Michigan,Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, PennsylvaniaState, Pittsburg, Purdue, Syracuse, Wisconsin
Big XVI South – Baylor, Clemson, Florida State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma,Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Christian, Texas Tech, West Virginia, VirginiaTech, +3
PAC – Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, OregonState, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State, +4
SEC – Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Virginia
This scenario is based upon Texas being wealthy enough tokeep the Big XII in place. If it worksout like this, who is added where and why or who do you believe that team wouldbe placed differently and why? ForExample, maybe you think DUKE in the Big North because of basketball.
However, a case can justas easily be made that Texas cannot and thus will go to the PAC along with OU,OSU, and TT as their +4. In that scenario, plug in your choice of whichconference is the 4th super-conference, who will comprise theconference, and state your rational.