In 3 to 5 years it will all be revised again- two super conferences with teams from the SEC/Big Ten/ACC/Big 12 merging.
They ACC will be a fraction of what it is now- mediocre- and SMU still won’t be getting any revenue.
Frankly, the ACC is mediocre now.
I came up with a totally restructured organization of college football.
Basically scrap conferences altogether, and put teams in divisions that more closely resemble the old classic conferences.
Basically each Division has two levels: A “Championship” Tier, that consists of the traditional Power teams, and a 2nd Tier of the non-Power Five schools. But each year a playoff game at the end of the season determines which 2nd Tier team gets to play in the Championship Tier the following season.
The top-two teams from each division make the playoffs.
I painstakingly worked out the divisions and where each team would go, based on Geographic location and traditional rivalries:
West 1 Division
Championship Tier
Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Oregon State
Cal
Stanford
Boise State
2nd Tier
Hawaii
San Diego State
Fresno State
Nevada
UNLV
San Jose State
West 2 Division
Championship Tier
USC
UCLA
Arizona
Arizona State
Utah
BYU
Colorado
2nd Tier
Air Force
Wyoming
Colorado State
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Utah State
UTEP
——
Central 1 Division
Championship Tier
Nebraska
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri
2nd Tier
Tulsa
North Texas
Arkansas State
SMU
Central 2 Division
Championship Tier
Texas
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Baylor
TCU
Texas Tech
2nd Tier
Houston
Rice
UTSA
Texas State
——
Southeastern 1 Division
Championship Tier
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
South Carolina
2nd Tier
Georgia State
Georgia Southern
Memphis
South Alabama
Southern Mississippi
Southeastern 2 Division
Championship Tier
Alabama
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
2nd Tier
Tulane
Louisiana
Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana Tech
UAB
Troy
——
Atlantic 1 Division
Championship Tier
Florida State
Miami
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Duke
Wake Forest
2nd Tier
East Carolina
Coastal Carolina
Charlotte
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
South Florida
UCF
Atlantic 2 Division
Championship Tier
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Louisville
Clemson
Georgia Tech
West Virginia
2nd Tier
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State
Old Dominion
Navy
Liberty
Marshall
Appalachian State
Atlantic 3 Division
Championship Tier
Syracuse
Rutgers
Boston College
Notre Dame
Penn State
Pitt
2nd Tier
Buffalo
Temple
Connecticut
Army
Massachusetts
——
Midwest 1 Division
Championship Tier
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Indiana
Purdue
Cincinnati
2nd Tier
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Ohio
Akron
Bowling Green
Toledo
Midwest 2 Division
Championship Tier
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa State
Illinois
2nd Tier
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois
Ball State