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The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on September 1, 2011, and ended on December 10, 2011.
Here's a look at how conference realignment in college football has transpired since 2010 and which teams have joined which leagues
Football Atlantic 10: Dropped football Buffalo Bulls: Full membership Mid-Continent Division I-AA Independent: MAC: College of Charleston Cougars: All (non-football) Big South: SoCon: Evansville Purple Aces: Football Pioneer: Dropped football FIU Golden Panthers: All except football TAAC: Sun Belt: Lamar University Cardinals: All (non-football ...
Full membership (non-football) Independent: Great West: Iona Gaels: Football Division I FCS Independent: Dropped football Marist Red Foxes: Football (non-football) Pioneer: NJIT Highlanders: Full membership (non-football) Independent: Great West: Northern Colorado Bears: Baseball Division I Independent: Great West: Northern Iowa Panthers ...
Realignment primarily benefits the Big Ten and the SEC, which will see increased revenue through media rights deals. The College Football Playoff contract with ESPN, worth $7.8 billion through the ...
For the third consecutive summer, realignment has pushed its way to top of the conversation in the FBS, specifically the Power 5, and it's just beginning.
At the start of the realignment cycle, five Big Sky members sponsored softball—one fewer than the six required to qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. All five (Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, and Weber State) had their softball programs in the PCSC. When North Dakota and Southern Utah, both ...
On October 14, 2011, Conference USA and the MW announced they would enter into a football-only alliance, forming a 22-team league. [26] The league would span 15 states and 5 time zones. The two conferences entered into talks on a full merger, and media reports in February 2012 indicated that a merger was imminent. [ 27 ]