The Bobcat Nation

Big 12's meandering journey ended up in the right place: No expansion

GRAPEVINE, Texas — With straight faces, they insisted they hadn’t mashed the accelerator toward expansion back in July. And that the quasi-public way the process unfolded, all the way until the end, was actually positive.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nc ... /92317732/

Many are saying this may lead to 4 super conferences when the Big XIIs current tv deal is up. Here is my shot at dividing the 4 super conferences 18 teams in each:


ACC

Boston College
Clemson
Connecticut
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
Navy
NC State
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
West Virginia


Big Ten

Cincinnati
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin


Pac-12

Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
Boise State
California
Colorado
Oregon
Oregon State
San Diego State
Stanford
Texas
Texas Tech
UCLA
UNLV
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State

SEC

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Houston
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
South Carolina
TCU
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt