
The national championship game will continue to be played at a neutral site. Subject to reaching agreement with bowls, the four quarterfinal games and two Playoff Semifinal games would be played in bowls on a rotating basis. The Management Committee would make the final determination of the calendar. The model allows for first-round games to be played on either the second or third weekend in December in a way that best accommodates the format and the participating teams, with at least 12 days between the conference championship games and the first-round games. The other eight teams will play in the first round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and each will receive a first-round bye. The Management Committee will modify the selection protocol as required by the change to the playoff structure. The ranking of the teams will continue to be done by a selection committee whose size, composition, and method of selection will remain substantially unchanged.
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The 12 teams will be the six conference champions ranked highest by the selection committee (no minimum ranking requirement), plus the six highest-ranked teams not included among the six highest-ranked conference champions. 1st-round on campus, quarterfinals & semifinals at bowl sites- Brett McMurphy September 2, 2022 Field will consist of 6 highest-ranked conference champions & 6 highest-ranked at-large teams. officially announces 12-team playoff will begin in 2026, unless earlier implementation is possible. Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)Īllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)Ĭity University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC)Ĭollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)Įastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)

Missouri Valley Fooball Conference (MVFC)Ĭalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA)Ĭentral Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC)Ĭentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) You can skip to Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, or NAIA by clicking the links. We will also list any changes effective in the current year for reference. The membership column for each conference will only be updated at the start of a new academic year. We’ve listed every conference name and a more common acronym (the SEC is listed as Southeastern Conference) but the table is searchable if you do not want to scroll.Īll tables below will be updated as future realignment changes become known. The table below is automatically sorted by Division and then the alphabetical name. The table lists all the members for the current academic year followed by any changes occurring in the next four years. Regardless if there are any changes, clicking the “Yes” or “No” link in that column will bring you to that conference’s corresponding table in this article. Given the number of changes in the list that covers numerous years, we have decided to provide another way to view the information.īelow is a list of every NCAA and NAIA conference as of the 2023-24 academic year and includes whether or not any changes are occurring in the current year or the future. We publish a new article each year that lists all the changes that will occur in the future. Welcome to our companion reference information for all future realignment changes within college athletics. #College Football Realignment, #College Sports Realignment, #Realignment
