Football Fantasy Alignment

[89Hen]

OK, we've had plenty of talk of new A10, Patriot, CAA, NEC, Big South, SoCon, AmEast, etc... all are talk and speculation. Let's take it one step further. Lets see your ultimate conferences for I-AA football.

Here are the rules:

1. This is purely for entertainment purposes so reality is thrown out. No criticizing others because schools don't fit academically (unless that's what they were going for) xnonox

2. YOU decide how big each conference is. :)

3. You must use ALL the I-AA teams. xnodx

4. You must give each conference a name. xlolx

5. Have fun with it. xthumbsupx

I think these are all the teams.
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Albany
Alcorn State
Appalachian State
Ark Pine Bluff
Austin Peay
Bethune-Cookman
Brown
Bryant
Bucknell
Butler
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Arkansas
Central Connecticut State
Charleston Southern
Chattanooga
The Citadel
Coastal Carolina
Colgate
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Davidson
Dayton
Delaware
Delaware State
Drake
Duquesne
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Washington
Elon
Florida A&M
Fordham
Furman
Gardner Webb
Georgetown
Georgia Southern
Grambling
Hampton
Harvard
Hofstra
Holy Cross
Howard
Idaho State
Illinois State
Indiana State
Jackson State
Jacksonville
Jacksonville State
James Madison
Lafayette
Lehigh
Liberty
Mississippi Valley State
Maine
Marist
Massachusetts
McNeese State
Missouri State
Monmouth
Montana
Montana State
Morehead State
Morgan State
Murray State
NC A&T
NC Central
New Hampshire
Nicholls State
Norfolk State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northeastern
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Northern Iowa
Northwestern State
Old Dominion
Penn
Portland State
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Princeton
Rhode Island
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacramento State
Sacred Heart
Sam Houston State
Samford
San Diego
Savannah State
South Dakota
South Carolina State
South Dakota State
Southeastern Louisiana
Southeast Missouri State
Southern
Southern Illinois
Southern Utah
St Francis PA
Stephen F Austin
Stony Brook
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Texas Southern
Texas State
Towson
UC Davis
VMI
Valparaiso
Villanova
Western Carolina
Western Illinois
Winston Salem State
Wagner
Weber State
William & Mary
Wofford
Yale
Youngstown State

[UNHWildCats]

The Montana Sucks And We Don't Want Them Conference

Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Albany
Alcorn State
Appalachian State
Ark Pine Bluff
Austin Peay
Bethune-Cookman
Brown
Bryant
Bucknell
Butler
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Arkansas
Central Connecticut State
Charleston Southern
Chattanooga
The Citadel
Coastal Carolina
Colgate
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Davidson
Dayton
Delaware
Delaware State
Drake
Duquesne
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Washington
Elon
Florida A&M
Fordham
Furman
Gardner Webb
Georgetown
Georgia Southern
Grambling
Hampton
Harvard
Hofstra
Holy Cross
Howard
Idaho State
Illinois State
Indiana State
Jackson State
Jacksonville
Jacksonville State
James Madison
Lafayette
Lehigh
Liberty
Mississippi Valley State
Maine
Marist
Massachusetts
McNeese State
Missouri State
Monmouth
Montana State
Morehead State
Morgan State
Murray State
NC A&T
NC Central
New Hampshire
Nicholls State
Norfolk State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northeastern
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Northern Iowa
Northwestern State
Penn
Portland State
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Princeton
Rhode Island
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacramento State
Sacred Heart
Sam Houston State
Samford
San Diego
Savannah State
South Dakota
South Carolina State
South Dakota State
Southeastern Louisiana
Southeast Missouri State
Southern
Southern Illinois
Southern Utah
St Francis PA
Stephen F Austin
Stony Brook
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Texas Southern
Texas State
Towson
UC Davis
VMI
Valparaiso
Villanova
Western Carolina
Western Illinois
Winston Salem State
Wagner
Weber State
William & Mary
Wofford
Yale
Youngstown State



OK close the thread now, no one can possibly beat my conference.

[mainejeff]

Maine
UNH
UMass
URI
Albany
Stony Brook

Hofstra
Delaware
Towson
JMU
W&M
ODU

[BearsCountry]

Missouri Valley
Drake
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
*Wichita State

Summit League
Cal Poly
North Dakota
South Dakota
Southern Utah
Western Illinois
UC Davis
Youngstown State
*Central Missouri (move up from D2)
*Wayne State (move up from D2)

America East
Albany
Central Connecticut State
Fordham
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Stony Brook

Big Sky
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Portland State
Montana
Montana State
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Sacramento State
Weber State

CAA
Delaware
James Madison
Hofstra
Northeastern
Richmond (VCU)
Towson
Villanova (Drexel)
William & Mary
*Georgia State
*Old Dominion

Southern
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
Elon
Furman
Georgia Southern
Samford
The Citadel
Western Carolina
Wofford

Southland
Central Arkansas
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
Texas State
*Lamar
*Texas-San Antonio

Big South
Charleston Southern
Coastal Carolina
Gardner Webb
VMI
Liberty
Presbyterian
*West Georgia (move up from D2)
*Valdosta State (move up from D2)

OVC
Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville State
Morehead State
Murray State
Southeast Missouri State
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech

SWAC
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Grambling
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Southern
Texas Southern

MEAC
Northern
Delaware State
Hampton
Howard
Morgan State
NC Central
Norfolk State
Southern
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
North Carolina A&T
Savannah State
South Carolina State
Winston Salem State

Northeast
Bryant
Duquesne
Monmouth
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
St Francis PA
Wagner

Ivy
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Penn
Princeton
Yale

Patriot
Bucknell
Colgate
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist

Pioneer
Butler
Campbell
Davidson
Dayton
Jacksonville
San Diego
Valparaiso

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

This is mostly based on football only. However each conference has a good core group for bball to build off of. I tried to balance georgraphy, give schools peers, and maintain rivals.
New England Conference
Maine
Albany
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Holy Cross
Colgate
Rhode Island
Northeastern

North East Conference
Bryant
Fordham
Stony Brook
Hofstra
Monmouth
Central Connecticut State

Patriot League
Bucknell
Delaware
Georgetown
Lafayette
Lehigh
Villanova

Ivy League
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Penn
Princeton
Yale

MEAC
Delaware State
Bethune-Cookman
Hampton
Howard
Florida A&M
Morgan State
NC A&T
Norfolk State
South Carolina State
Winston Salem State
NC Central

Freedom Conference
Richmond
William & Mary
James Madison
Liberty
Old Dominion
Gardner Webb
Towson
VMI

Southern Conference
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
The Citadel
Furman
Georgia Southern
Western Carolina
Wofford

Big South
Coastal Carolina
Davidson
Charleston Southern
Elon
Presbyterian
Samford

Missouri Valley
Youngstown State
Illinois State
Indiana State
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Southern Illinois
Western Illinois

SWAC
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Ark Pine Bluff
Grambling
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Savannah State
Southern
Texas Southern

Ohio Valley
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee State
Austin Peay
Central Arkansas
Murray State
Missouri State
Southeast Missouri State

Eastern non scholarship
Marist
Duquesne
Robert Morris
Wagner
St Francis PA
Sacred Heart
Campbell

Mid West Non scholarship
Butler
Morehead State
Drake
Jacksonville
Dayton
Valparaiso

Southland
Jacksonville State
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F Austin
Texas State

Frontier Conference
Montana State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Montana
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota State

Great West
North
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Portland State
Weber State
Sacramento State
Northern Colorado

South
Cal Poly
Northern Arizona
San Diego
Southern Utah
UC Davis

[Monarch History]

Virginia-Carolina Conference

Richmond
JMU
ODU
W&M
Liberty
ASU
Elon
Western Carolina
Wofford
Coastal Carolina
Citadel

[89Hen]

Virginia-Carolina Conference
BTW, sorry MH, I was in the shower this morning and remembered I forgot to add ODU to my list. xlolx It was a list from last year and I remembered to remove Iona but forgot ODU. It's fixed now. I will be posting mine later.

[Tribe4SF]

Virginia Conference

ODU
Norfolk State
Hampton
W&M
Richmond
JMU
VMI
Liberty

[Franks Tanks]

The new Ivy League

North Division
Dartmouth
Brown
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
Colgate
Holy Cross


South
Columbia
Penn
Princeton
Lafayette
Lehigh
Bucknell
Georgetown

[89Hen]

My first attempt was to do a strictly geographical grouping. It's hard to get the numbers right. xoopsx

Empire League
Albany
Colgate
Columbia
Cornell
Fordham
Hofstra
Marist
Monmouth
Stony Brook
Wagner

Bluegrass Conference
Appalachian State
Austin Peay
Chattanooga
Eastern Kentucky
Gardner Webb
Morehead State
Murray State
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Western Carolina

Atlantic Conference
Bethune-Cookman
Charleston Southern
The Citadel
Coastal Carolina
Florida A&M
Georgia Southern
Hampton
Jacksonville
Norfolk State
Old Dominion
Savannah State
William & Mary

Mason Dixon Conference
Delaware
Delaware State
Morgan State
Georgetown
Howard
James Madison
Liberty
Richmond
Towson
VMI

New England Conference
Harvard
Holy Cross
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Northeastern
Yale

New England B Conference
Brown
Bryant
Central Connecticut State
Dartmouth
Rhode Island
Sacred Heart

Keystone Conference
Bucknell
Duquesne
Lafayette
Lehigh
Penn
Princeton
Robert Morris
St Francis PA
Villanova

Piedmont Conference
Campbell
Davidson
Elon
Furman
NC A&T
NC Central
Presbyterian
Samford
South Carolina State
Winston Salem State
Wofford

Pacific Conference
Cal Poly
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Northern Arizona
Portland State
Sacramento State
San Diego
Southern Utah
UC Davis
Weber State

Plains Conference
Drake
Montana
Montana State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota State

Heartland Conference
Butler
Dayton
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
Southeast Missouri State
Southern Illinois
Valparaiso
Western Illinois
Youngstown State

Gulf States Conference
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Ark Pine Bluff
Central Arkansas
Jackson State
Jacksonville State
Mississippi Valley State

Big Bayou Conference
Grambling
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Prairie View A&M
Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Stephen F Austin
Texas Southern
Texas State

[Touchdown Yosef]

I'm not going to tackle them all but my ideal conference for App would be as follows.

Appalachian
James Madison
Delaware
Western Carolina
Georgia Southern
Charlotte (when football is played there)
Coastal Carolina
Jacksonville State
UT Chattanooga

[89Hen]

Summit League
Cal Poly
North Dakota
South Dakota
Southern Utah
Western Illinois
UC Davis
Youngstown State
*Central Missouri (move up from D2)
*Wayne State (move up from D2)
xeyebrowx

[89Hen]

I'm not going to tackle them all but my ideal conference for App would be as follows.

Appalachian
James Madison
Delaware
Western Carolina
Georgia Southern
Charlotte (when football is played there)
Coastal Carolina
Jacksonville State
UT Chattanooga
Interesting. Would be a tough conference. Not sure I'm a fan being the northernmost by a LOT.

[89Hen]

Patriot League
Bucknell
Delaware
Georgetown
Lafayette
Lehigh
Villanova
Are we going to allow scholarships? xeyebrowx xsmiley_wix

[LUHawker]

This is mostly based on football only. However each conference has a good core group for bball to build off of. I tried to balance georgraphy, give schools peers, and maintain rivals.
New England Conference
Maine
Albany
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Holy Cross
Colgate
Rhode Island
Northeastern

North East Conference
Bryant
Fordham
Stony Brook
Hofstra
Monmouth
Central Connecticut State

Patriot League
Bucknell
Delaware
Georgetown
Lafayette
Lehigh
Villanova

Ivy League
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Penn
Princeton
Yale

MEAC
Delaware State
Bethune-Cookman
Hampton
Howard
Florida A&M
Morgan State
NC A&T
Norfolk State
South Carolina State
Winston Salem State
NC Central

Freedom Conference
Richmond
William & Mary
James Madison
Liberty
Old Dominion
Gardner Webb
Towson
VMI

Southern Conference
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
The Citadel
Furman
Georgia Southern
Western Carolina
Wofford

Big South
Coastal Carolina
Davidson
Charleston Southern
Elon
Presbyterian
Samford

Missouri Valley
Youngstown State
Illinois State
Indiana State
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Southern Illinois
Western Illinois

SWAC
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Ark Pine Bluff
Grambling
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Savannah State
Southern
Texas Southern

Ohio Valley
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee State
Austin Peay
Central Arkansas
Murray State
Missouri State
Southeast Missouri State

Eastern non scholarship
Marist
Duquesne
Robert Morris
Wagner
St Francis PA
Sacred Heart
Campbell

Mid West Non scholarship
Butler
Morehead State
Drake
Jacksonville
Dayton
Valparaiso

Southland
Jacksonville State
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F Austin
Texas State

Frontier Conference
Montana State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Montana
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota State

Great West
North
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Portland State
Weber State
Sacramento State
Northern Colorado

South
Cal Poly
Northern Arizona
San Diego
Southern Utah
UC Davis

Looks good!

[LUHawker]

My first attempt was to do a strictly geographical grouping. It's hard to get the numbers right. xoopsx

Empire League
Albany
Colgate
Columbia
Cornell
Fordham
Hofstra
Marist
Monmouth
Stony Brook
Wagner

Bluegrass Conference
Appalachian State
Austin Peay
Chattanooga
Eastern Kentucky
Gardner Webb
Morehead State
Murray State
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Western Carolina

Atlantic Conference
Bethune-Cookman
Charleston Southern
The Citadel
Coastal Carolina
Florida A&M
Georgia Southern
Hampton
Jacksonville
Norfolk State
Old Dominion
Savannah State
William & Mary

Mason Dixon Conference
Delaware
Delaware State
Morgan State
Georgetown
Howard
James Madison
Liberty
Richmond
Towson
VMI

New England Conference
Harvard
Holy Cross
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Northeastern
Yale

New England B Conference
Brown
Bryant
Central Connecticut State
Dartmouth
Rhode Island
Sacred Heart

Keystone Conference
Bucknell
Duquesne
Lafayette
Lehigh
Penn
Princeton
Robert Morris
St Francis PA
Villanova

Piedmont Conference
Campbell
Davidson
Elon
Furman
NC A&T
NC Central
Presbyterian
Samford
South Carolina State
Winston Salem State
Wofford

Pacific Conference
Cal Poly
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Northern Arizona
Portland State
Sacramento State
San Diego
Southern Utah
UC Davis
Weber State

Plains Conference
Drake
Montana
Montana State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota State

Heartland Conference
Butler
Dayton
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
Southeast Missouri State
Southern Illinois
Valparaiso
Western Illinois
Youngstown State

Gulf States Conference
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Ark Pine Bluff
Central Arkansas
Jackson State
Jacksonville State
Mississippi Valley State

Big Bayou Conference
Grambling
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Prairie View A&M
Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Stephen F Austin
Texas Southern
Texas State

Great conference set up, but I have just one change - Put Delaware into the Keystone Conference. (Besides, the state of Delaware used to be part of PA.)

[Touchdown Yosef]

Interesting. Would be a tough conference. Not sure I'm a fan being the northernmost by a LOT.

Yes, travel would be a stretch but it would make for some great football atmosphere in FCS with ASU, JMU, GSU, and UD.

[ButlerGSU]

Great South Conference
Georgia Southern
Furman
Wofford
App State
James Madison
UTC
Jacksonville State
The Citadel
Coastal Carolina
WCU
Georgia State
Old Dominion

Maybe drop one and add Valdosta State (if they move up from D2)

[DX Man]

Great South Conference
Georgia Southern
Furman
Wofford
App State
James Madison
UTC
Jacksonville State
The Citadel
Coastal Carolina
WCU
Georgia State
Old Dominion

Maybe drop one and add Valdosta State (if they move up from D2)


xthumbsupx
I like your idea!

Would drop either Wofford or WCU to get Valdosta State. With Furman in the Greenville/Spartanburg media market neither Wofford or WCU has much to offer as far as media coverage.

[Monarch History]

Virginia Conference

ODU
Norfolk State
Hampton
W&M
Richmond
JMU
VMI
Liberty

We could definitely save on travel expenses.xlolx

[Seawolf97]

Missouri Valley
Drake
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
*Wichita State

Summit League
Cal Poly
North Dakota
South Dakota
Southern Utah
Western Illinois
UC Davis
Youngstown State
*Central Missouri (move up from D2)
*Wayne State (move up from D2)

America East
Albany
Central Connecticut State
Fordham
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Stony Brook

Big Sky
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Portland State
Montana
Montana State
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Sacramento State
Weber State

CAA
Delaware
James Madison
Hofstra
Northeastern
Richmond (VCU)
Towson
Villanova (Drexel)
William & Mary
*Georgia State
*Old Dominion

Southern
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
Elon
Furman
Georgia Southern
Samford
The Citadel
Western Carolina
Wofford

Southland
Central Arkansas
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
Texas State
*Lamar
*Texas-San Antonio

Big South
Charleston Southern
Coastal Carolina
Gardner Webb
VMI
Liberty
Presbyterian
*West Georgia (move up from D2)
*Valdosta State (move up from D2)

OVC
Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville State
Morehead State
Murray State
Southeast Missouri State
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech

SWAC
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Grambling
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Southern
Texas Southern

MEAC
Northern
Delaware State
Hampton
Howard
Morgan State
NC Central
Norfolk State
Southern
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
North Carolina A&T
Savannah State
South Carolina State
Winston Salem State

Northeast
Bryant
Duquesne
Monmouth
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
St Francis PA
Wagner

Ivy
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Penn
Princeton
Yale

Patriot
Bucknell
Colgate
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist

Pioneer
Butler
Campbell
Davidson
Dayton
Jacksonville
San Diego
Valparaiso

Might have to change the name but that America East Conference could have potential.

[ToTheLeft]

Sorta went with a mock of the current FBS Conferences... and one basketball conference

SEC

South

Samford
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
Jacksonville
Georgia Southern
Savannah State

North

Davidson
Presbyterian
South Carolina State
Charleston Southern
Coastal Carolina
The Citadel


ACC

South

Gardner Webb
Elon
Appalachian State
Richmond
Old Dominion
Western Carolina


North

Delaware
Delaware State
James Madison
Lafayette
Lehigh
Massachusetts





Big East

South

Liberty
Towson
VMI
William & Mary
Georgetown
Eastern Kentucky


North

Penn
St Francis PA
Villanova
Yale
Princeton
Maine


Big “10”

West

Drake
Northern Iowa
North Dakota
North Dakota State
South Dakota
South Dakota State

East

Southern Illinois
Indiana State
Butler
Dayton
Youngstown State
Illinois State


Big “12”

South

Stephen F Austin
Jacksonville State
Mississippi Valley State
Alcorn State
Sam Houston State
Texas State

North

Southeast Missouri State
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Weber State
Missouri State
Ark Pine Bluff


Pac-10

South

Cal Poly
UC Davis
Sacramento State
San Diego
Southern Utah

North

Portland State
Eastern Washington
Montana
Montana State
Idaho State


Conference USA

East

Albany
Stony Brook
New Hampshire
Norfolk State
Northeastern
Rhode Island


West

Eastern Illinois
Western Illinois
Central Arkansas
Chattanooga
Tennessee Tech
Valparaiso



Eastern Athletic Conference (Not the WAC)

South

Wofford
Winston Salem State
NC A&T
NC Central
Campbell

North

Central Connecticut State
Harvard
Duquesne
Marist
Sacred Heart



Midwestern Conference (MWC, but not the Mountain West)


South

Nicholls State
Jackson State
McNeese State
Southeastern Louisiana
Northwestern State

North

Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Morehead State
Murray State
Austin Peay


Colonial (CAA)

South

Hampton
Furman
Morgan State
Wagner
Monmouth
Robert Morris

North

Holy Cross
Columbia
Dartmouth
Cornell
Brown
Bucknell


Great West (Just like the stupid random basketball conference)

North

Bryant
Bucknell
Colgate
Fordham
Grambling
Hofstra

South

Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Howard
Prairie View A&M
Southern
Texas Southern

[yorkcountyUNHfan]

Great South Conference
Georgia Southern
Furman
Wofford
App State
James Madison
UTC
Jacksonville State
The Citadel
Coastal Carolina
WCU
Georgia State
Old Dominion

Maybe drop one and add Valdosta State (if they move up from D2)


I don't know......with 12 teams it seems you would have an unfair advantage come playoff selection time.:D

[Seawolf97]

I have to beleive there is room in the Northeast for a true Mid Major all sports conference while still having FCS football at the full scholarship level. Other than the Big East and to a lesser extent the ACC there is just a group of minor D-1 conferences in the Northeast. While it is true Binghamton beat Rutgers in basketball and I belive Harvard knocked off Boston College
in basketball this season I dont see anyone else in the AE, NEC, Ivy, CAA or A-10 being a threat to UConn, Syracuse or a Pitt in many other sports.
With its footprint in New England and New York a new conference has great marketing potential and could have the ability to place teams in NCAA Tournaments and the NIT. Villanova is probably an excellent example of a school ranked nationally in FCS Football and also a power in other sports. Will college presidents and AD's from all the conferences we represent now support such a move? How much more funding would required ? I think fan support would be there.
So you have 1 or 2 FBS football games a season and hopefully marquee games at home in basketball and other sports on a regular basis. Just fanatasy for now.

[PaladinFan]

I'd like to see the SoCon as such:

SoCon West
Samford
UTC
Georgia State
Jacksonville State
App State
Western Carolina

SoCon East
The Citadel
Furman
Wofford
Georgia Southern
Elon
VMI

I'd like to see VMI back in the SoCon. I also wonder how long Ga State will want to play football in the CAA. I imagine the furthest SoCon school from Ga State is still closer than than closest CAA school.

[paward]

Richmond and William and Mary have to stay in the same conference not matter the alignment. One of the oldest rivalries in the South. As one goes so does the other. Anything that breaks them up is unacceptable.

[McTailGator]

OK, we've had plenty of talk of new A10, Patriot, CAA, NEC, Big South, SoCon, AmEast, etc... all are talk and speculation. Let's take it one step further. Lets see your ultimate conferences for I-AA football.

Here are the rules:

1. This is purely for entertainment purposes so reality is thrown out. No criticizing others because schools don't fit academically (unless that's what they were going for) xnonox

2. YOU decide how big each conference is. :)

3. You must use ALL the I-AA teams. xnodx

4. You must give each conference a name. xlolx

5. Have fun with it. xthumbsupx




It would be a lot more fun and real if we could leave the NON-Scholarship schools, and schools that don not want to participate in a playoff system out of it.


What I would REALLY like to see is eight 12 to 16 team conferences split up into 2 seperate divisions with a Conference Championship Game which will act as "The First Round" of the top 16 teams.

The 8 Conference Champs then proceed to the quarter finals, semi's and utimately, the finals.

[ngineer]

The new Ivy League

North Division
Dartmouth
Brown
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
Colgate
Holy Cross


South
Columbia
Penn
Princeton
Lafayette
Lehigh
Bucknell
Georgetown

Assuming the PL does not follow Fordham's move, I agree this would be the best we could do.

[89Hen]

Richmond and William and Mary have to stay in the same conference not matter the alignment. One of the oldest rivalries in the South. As one goes so does the other. Anything that breaks them up is unacceptable.
Army and Navy aren't in the same conference. Neither are Clemson and South Carolina. xpeacex

[DFW HOYA]

South

Liberty
Towson
VMI
William & Mary
Georgetown
Eastern Kentucky



Huh? Georgetown and EKU? Could you find six schools with less in common?

Since we're playing along, here's my pick, taking associate members of the PL, CAA, and NEC together:

The Eastern Eight
Duquesne
Fordham
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Massachusetts
Richmond
Rhode Island
Villanova

[BearsCountry]

xeyebrowx

I was trying to go realistic as I could with these. The new Summit/Great West needs Cal Poly/UC Davis in it until the moves could happen. I dont see the Big Sky expanding with them.

[Appfan_in_CAAland]

The new FBS bound CAA (6 old CAA members needed to keep the basketball autobid.)

James Madision
Old Dominion
Delaware
Georgia State
Virginia Commonwealth (non-football member)
George Mason (non-football member)
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Charlotte
Marshall
Temple

[ToTheLeft]

Huh? Georgetown and EKU? Could you find six schools with less in common?

Since we're playing along, here's my pick, taking associate members of the PL, CAA, and NEC together:

The Eastern Eight
Duquesne
Fordham
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Massachusetts
Richmond
Rhode Island
Villanova

Lol, I know man. I wasn't going for any kind of conference ideals or standards. Just regional stuff that would give somewhat balanced fun matchups.

[Bigmoneymike]

I wouldnt mind seeing Southern and Grambling joining the southland conference. I think the SWAC should shut it down and start over but thats another thread in itself

[zilla]

I'd like to see the SoCon as such:

SoCon West
Samford
UTC
Georgia State
Jacksonville State
App State
Western Carolina

SoCon East
The Citadel
Furman
Wofford
Georgia Southern
Elon
VMI

I'd like to see VMI back in the SoCon. I also wonder how long Ga State will want to play football in the CAA. I imagine the furthest SoCon school from Ga State is still closer than than closest CAA school.

Does Iamarino still want a 14-team SoCon? I know he was quoted a couple of years ago, before Samford was admitted, that 12 teams was ideal but that 14 teams could also work.

[813Jag]

Army and Navy aren't in the same conference. Neither are Clemson and South Carolina. xpeacex
Or FSU/florida


I wouldnt mind seeing Southern and Grambling joining the southland conference. I think the SWAC should shut it down and start over but thats another thread in itself
I have my own opinion but I won't get into it. xreadx

[89Hen]

The new FBS bound CAA (6 old CAA members needed to keep the basketball autobid.)

James Madision
Old Dominion
Delaware
Georgia State
Virginia Commonwealth (non-football member)
George Mason (non-football member)
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Charlotte
Marshall
Temple
:pumpuke:

[89Hen]

Or FSU/florida
There you go. I knew there were others.

UGA - GT
Iowa - Iowa State
Kentucky - Louisville
Notre Dame - USC
Maryland - West Virginia

Arkansas - Texas A&M will renew their rivalry this year

and let's not forget SacSt - UC Davis and The Citadel - VMI xthumbsupx

[gophoenix]

As much as I'd like to see GSU and App remain, eventually it won't happen....

SoCon East:
VMI
Liberty
William & Mary
Elon
The Citadel
SC State

SoCon West:
UTC
Tennessee Tech
Samford
Furman
Wofford
Western Carolina

Public 5, Private 5, Military 2
Geographically not bad.

[813Jag]

There you go. I knew there were others.

UGA - GT
Iowa - Iowa State
Kentucky - Louisville
Notre Dame - USC
Maryland - West Virginia

Arkansas - Texas A&M will renew their rivalry this year

and let's not forget SacSt - UC Davis and The Citadel - VMI xthumbsupx
just to keep the list going:
SU/FAMU
JSU/Tennessee St.

[vettert49]

Big Sky:

EAST
Northern CO
Montana ST.
N. Dakota
N. Dakota ST.
S. Dakota
S. Dakota ST.

WEST
Montana
Eastern Wash.
Weber ST.
Idaho ST.
Cal Poly
Portland ST

I know the Travel for the Cali teams sucks but this to me is Ideal for the Griz. Which is all that matters anyways right.

[Benne]

Big Sky:

EAST
Northern CO
Montana ST.
N. Dakota
N. Dakota ST.
S. Dakota
S. Dakota ST.

WEST
Montana
Eastern Wash.
Weber ST.
Idaho ST.
Cal Poly
Portland ST

I know the Travel for the Cali teams sucks but this to me is Ideal for the Griz. Which is all that matters anyways right.

Move Davis and Sac State into the West and Montana into the East.

[gophoenix]

Or an new spin on the Carolinas-Virginia League, assuming App, ODU and JMU go FBS

North:
William & Mary
Richmond
Hampton
Liberty
VMI
Elon

South:
Coastal Carolina
NC A&T
SC State
Western Carolina
The Citadel
Furman
Wofford

[zilla]

The PAC (Palmetto Athletic Conference)

-Wofford
-Furman
-The Citadel
-Coastal Carolina
-Presbyterian
-Charleston Southern
-SC State
-Winthrop
-College of Charleston
-USC Upstate

xrotatehx

[TexasTerror]

My proposed Southland Conference - threw in Delta State, because I needed an "East" team, so we would not have to split up the Texas teams. Put A&M-CC over UT-Arlington, because football in Corpus would be a good thing for South Texas and they would not get lost in between UNT, SMU, TCU and the other Texas schools in the DFW area (and beyond).

Southland West
Lamar
Sam Houston State
Stephen F. Austin
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Texas State - San Marcos
UT-San Antonio

Southland East
Central Arkansas
Delta State
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Southeastern Louisiana

[WildCat In The Hat]

The new FBS bound CAA (6 old CAA members needed to keep the basketball autobid.)

James Madision
Old Dominion
Delaware
Georgia State
Virginia Commonwealth (non-football member)
George Mason (non-football member)
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Charlotte
Marshall
Temple


And UNH could take them all this year

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

And UNH could take them all this year

Have a few cocktails before making that post at 1:05 AM? xconfusedx xconfusedx Or do you just like to be an instigator? :p :p There is a smack forum for this type of post my Wildcat brother. xwhistlex xwhistlex xwhistlex

[jaxstatealum]

I'm not going to tackle them all but my ideal conference for App would be as follows.

Appalachian
James Madison
Delaware
Western Carolina
Georgia Southern
Charlotte (when football is played there)
Coastal Carolina
Jacksonville State
UT Chattanooga

I like it!!!! xthumbsupx

[jaxstatealum]

I'd like to see the SoCon as such:

SoCon West
Samford
UTC
Georgia State
Jacksonville State
App State
Western Carolina

SoCon East
The Citadel
Furman
Wofford
Georgia Southern
Elon
VMI

I'd like to see VMI back in the SoCon. I also wonder how long Ga State will want to play football in the CAA. I imagine the furthest SoCon school from Ga State is still closer than than closest CAA school.

I like it even better xnodx xnodx

[vettert49]

Move Davis and Sac State into the West and Montana into the East.

That would make it a 14 team league, thats too many. How about this, drop
N. Colorado and Idaho ST ( they would be celler dwellers anyways):

EAST
Montana
Montana ST.
N. Dakota
N. Dakota ST.
S. Dakota
S. Dakota ST.

WEST
Cal Poly
Eastern Wash.
Weber ST.
Sac State
UC Davis
Portland ST

[JetsLuvver]

If all the rumored new programs ever came to be, I could eventually see the PFL splitting.

San Diego would join the Great West. Not sure what would happen to Marist.

Atlantic Sun

Campbell
Davidson
ETSU
Jacksonville
Kennesaw State
Lipscomb
Mercer
Morehead State
New Orleans

Horizon League

Butler
Cleveland State
Dayton
Detroit
Drake
Evansville
Valparaiso
Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Xavier

[UNCBears2010]

Here's what I'd like to see for UNC

North Central Conference

Missouri State
Nebraska-Omaha (from Division II)
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Southern Utah

[Bigmoneymike]

Or FSU/florida


I have my own opinion but I won't get into it. xreadx


uh oh. I would love to hear it.

[WildCat In The Hat]

The new FBS bound CAA (6 old CAA members needed to keep the basketball autobid.)

James Madision
Old Dominion
Delaware
Georgia State
Virginia Commonwealth (non-football member)
George Mason (non-football member)
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Charlotte
Marshall
Temple


And UNH could take them all this year


Have a few cocktails before making that post at 1:05 AM? xconfusedx xconfusedx Or do you just like to be an instigator? :p :p There is a smack forum for this type of post my Wildcat brother. xwhistlex xwhistlex xwhistlex

actually my "wildcat brother" it was a response to a new fbs ready caa that did not include UNH. If you feel that was smack you must live a very sheltered life. But thanks for monitoring, just the same. xthumbsupx

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

actually my "wildcat brother" it was a response to a new fbs ready caa that did not include UNH. If you feel that was smack you must live a very sheltered life. But thanks for monitoring, just the same. xthumbsupx

Frankly, I'm amazed that at least half a dozen JMU posters haven't already reminded you how UNH lost to JMU the last two times we played. Between the off-season (not many posts these days) and the Big Dance, I suspect they just haven't read your post yet. Just trying to nip a pissing match in the bud. And I'm trying to keep this thread from being moved to the smack forum which would happen if a pissing match ensued. That's been my experience on this forum, seen many a comment springboard a thread into total smack. Conference alignment is a topic near and dear to my heart and I want the thread to still be here. I haven't finished my alignments yet. ;) :p

Is UNH capable of beating all the teams listed, yes. Would I ever make such a bold statement that we'd beat them all, never. Be realistic, in the past few years, how many teams have beat JMU and App State in the same year? Temple and Marshall aren't the best FBS teams in the land, but they are still FBS teams who would be very challenging opponents. Winning all four of those games in the same season would be an incredible feather in anyone's (FCS) cap. And even if we somehow got JMU and ASU in Durham, I'd still bet against us winning all four games. And even then we'd still have to win a game in Newark or Statesboro, hardly a slam dunk. How many FCS teams do you think could withstand a gauntlet like that?

You can't be serious wanting to include UNH in an "FBS ready" conference. I love my alma mater probably more than most, but I acknowledge that we compete at a higher level than can be expected with our facilities, resources, academic standards, inability to rely on in-state talent, student and alumni support, etc. I've been to UNH games at UMass, Delaware, Towson, Hampton, Hofstra, Villanova, Georgia Southern, Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa. I've seen the stadiums at William & Mary, James Madison, Lehigh, the Citadel and everybody has seen playoff games on TV from App State. UNH is so far behind these schools it isn't funny. I'm going to be happy if UNH stays on a course to compete with UMass, Towson, Delaware, Albany, Stony Brook, etc. Unless you have a magic formula to open up the NH Legislature's and the Alumni purse strings, there is no way in halibut that UNH can compete in an arm's war with JMU, ODU, GA State, GA Southern, Charlotte, Marshall, etc. Those schools are larger and growing more (or already FBS) than UNH, have more resources and more local talent to recruit, etc. It's not slamming UNH, it's just being very objective and realistic.

[WildCat In The Hat]

You're reading way too much into this. Just saying UNH is on a talent level with the teams noted. Not saying if we had to play all of those teams in the same season, we would go undefeated. And definitely not suggesting UNH go FBS. Just giving props to my team-that's all.

[AppMan]

ASU, Charlotte, GSU, G-State, JMU, MTSU, ODU, WKU. New FBS league

Citadel, Elon, Furman, Richmond, Samford, VMI, W&M, Wofford. SoCon

College of Charleston, Davidson, ETSU, VCU, UNCG, UNCW, Winthrop, + another. BBall Only

UTC & WCU to OVC

CAA moves North

[head ball coach]

Colonial
Delaware
Georgia State
Hofstra
James Madison
Northeastern
Old Dominion
Towson
William & Mary

Atlantic 10
Albany
Duquesne
Fordham
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

Northeast
Bryant
Central Connecticut
Marist
Monmouth
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
St Francis
Wagner

Ivy
North
Brown
Colgate
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Holy Cross
Yale

South
Bucknell
Columbia
Georgetown
Lafayette
Lehigh
Penn
Princeton

Missouri Valley
Illinois St
Indiana St
Missouri St
North Dakota
North Dakota St
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota St
Southern Illinois
Western Illinois

Ohio Valley
Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville St
Murray St
Tenn Martin
Tenn St
Tenn Tech
SE Missouri St
Youngstown St

Big Sky
North
Eastern Wash
Idaho St
Montana
Montana St
Portland St
Weber St

South
Cal Poly
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Sacramento St
Southern Utah
UC Davis

All other conferences stay the same.

[ChooChoo]

The new FBS bound CAA (6 old CAA members needed to keep the basketball autobid.)

James Madision
Old Dominion
Delaware
Georgia State
Virginia Commonwealth (non-football member)
George Mason (non-football member)
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Charlotte
Marshall
Temple

Love It!!!xthumbsupx

Add in either College of Charleston for BB or an ambitious Coastal Carolina for FB #10 and we're set.

[gophoenix]

When thinking about the SoCon, I get three distinct things in my head. I love talking about things like this that will never happen.

The ultimate private Southern Conference (Patriot League South):
Liberty
William & Mary
Richmond
Hampton
Elon
Furman
Wofford
Samford
VMI
The Citadel

Note: Davidson's not here, no schoalrship league should take a school that funds only one program (basketball) and leaves everything else to rot.

=========================================

The SoCon of Today, but better and without basketball affiliates:
East:
App St
Western Carolina
Furman
Elon
Wofford
The Citadel

West:
Georgia Southern
Jacksonville State
Samford
UTC
Georgia State
SC State

=========================================

The scenario I'd like to see if App, JMU, GSU, GA St, Jax St all move to FBS:
East
Elon
The Citadel
VMI
Liberty
Coastal Carolina
SC State

West
Furman
Wofford
UTC
Tenn Tech
Western Carolina
Samford

=========================================

Note, most people split conferences on North/South lines. I think with a SoCon, it has to be on an east/west line given the mountains. Schools at or in the mountains can go west much easier than schools on the coast or in the piedmont of states like NC/SC/GA/VA where mountain passes west are really limited.

[I-AA Fan]

Missouri Valley
Drake
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
*Wichita State

Summit League
Cal Poly
North Dakota
South Dakota
Southern Utah
Western Illinois
UC Davis
Youngstown State
*Central Missouri (move up from D2)
*Wayne State (move up from D2)

America East
Albany
Central Connecticut State
Fordham
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Stony Brook

Big Sky
Eastern Washington
Idaho State
Portland State
Montana
Montana State
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Sacramento State
Weber State

CAA
Delaware
James Madison
Hofstra
Northeastern
Richmond (VCU)
Towson
Villanova (Drexel)
William & Mary
*Georgia State
*Old Dominion

Southern
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
Elon
Furman
Georgia Southern
Samford
The Citadel
Western Carolina
Wofford

Southland
Central Arkansas
McNeese State
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
Texas State
*Lamar
*Texas-San Antonio

Big South
Charleston Southern
Coastal Carolina
Gardner Webb
VMI
Liberty
Presbyterian
*West Georgia (move up from D2)
*Valdosta State (move up from D2)

OVC
Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville State
Morehead State
Murray State
Southeast Missouri State
Tennessee Martin
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech

SWAC
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Grambling
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Southern
Texas Southern

MEAC
Northern
Delaware State
Hampton
Howard
Morgan State
NC Central
Norfolk State
Southern
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
North Carolina A&T
Savannah State
South Carolina State
Winston Salem State

Northeast
Bryant
Duquesne
Monmouth
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
St Francis PA
Wagner

Ivy
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Penn
Princeton
Yale

Patriot
Bucknell
Colgate
Georgetown
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist

Pioneer
Butler
Campbell
Davidson
Dayton
Jacksonville
San Diego
Valparaiso

First of all, YSU in the Summit? What's the matter, don't like any competition? Don't worry, not too many people in Ohio that are excited about playing teams from the Dakotas either. Not too mention that stupid new name. Youngstown just left that conference a few years of, back when it was the Mid-Con. Also, gee I believe it is the OHIO Valley Conference & all though the city is on the PA border, Y-town is in Ohio. Especially when you consider YSU was in the OVC until 1989. Furthermore, take a look at a map, Youngstown is closer to schools from the CAA ...than OVC or MVFC.

As a fan ...I would rather be an indy, until YSU has the funds for move up. However, that would eliminate the post-season because it would be too difficult to schedule as an indy.