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2011 College Football Conference Realignments
2011 Changes
With spring football about to get into swing around the college football world. There are a couple of changes that will be taking place this season. The Big 12 will still be the Big 12 but they will only have 10 teams in the conference. Colorado will be in the new Pac 12 and Nebraska will be playing in the Big Ten. Boise State changes its conference address from the WAC to the Mountain West this season. But as the Mountain West awaits Boise State, BYU will start being an independent next season and Utah will be joining the new Pac 12 formerly known as the Pac 10. So if you didn't know now you know that there will be realignment of some conferences starting this upcoming college football season. Here is how the new conferences will look for 2011.
BIG TEN - (Leaders Division) - Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin (Legends) - Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Northwestern
PAC 12 - (North Division) - California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, Washington State (South Division) - Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, Utah
BIG 12 - Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
INDEPENDENTS - Army, Navy, BYU, Notre Dame
MT WEST - Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV, Wyoming
WAC - Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Utah State
ACC, BIG EAST, CUSA, MAC, SUN BELT AND SEC REMAIN THE SAME.