College Basketball Conference Realignment: Tracking all changes
Movement with the ACC, Big East and Big Ten triggered more changes
By: David Fox | 10/31/12, 5:12 AM EDT
Conference realignment has been one of the major storylines in college football and basketball the last few years. Some moves have been major, such as ACC expansion and another realignment within the Big East, but other conference lineups across the country have changed since the end of last season.
In college basketball, realignment will be a two-year storyline (at least). The SEC will have two new members as will the Atlantic 10, for starters. But the major dominoes start to fall in 2013-14 when the Pittsburgh and Syracuse move to the ACC, and the Big East reorganizes as a result. From there the dominoes fall.
Need to catch up? Want to look ahead? Here’s our guide to college basketball realignment for the next two seasons.
The following conferences do not expect any change in membership: Ivy League, MAC, MEAC, Pac-12, and SWAC.
These charts refer only to changes in basketball conference lineups. We also tracked realignment in college football.
Teams in italics are leaving the conference listed. Teams in bold are joining the conference listed.
POWER CONFERENCES
ACC
| 2011-12/2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Boston College | Boston College | Boston College |
| Clemson | Clemson | Clemson |
| Duke | Duke | Duke |
| Florida State | Florida State | Florida State |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Maryland | Maryland# | Louisville |
| Miami | Miami | Miami |
| NC State | NC State | NC State |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| Virginia | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| Wake Forest | Syracuse | Syracuse |
| Virginia | Virginia | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest |
AMERICAN
| 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| Connecticut | Connecticut |
| Houston | East Carolina |
| Louisville | Houston |
| Memphis | Memphis |
| Rutgers | SMU |
| SMU | Temple |
| Temple | Tulane |
| UCF | Tulsa |
| USF | UCF |
| USF | |
BIG 12
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
| Baylor | Baylor |
| Iowa State | Iowa State |
| Kansas | Kansas |
| Kansas State | Kansas State |
| Missouri | Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State |
| Oklahoma State | TCU |
| Texas | Texas |
| Texas A&M | Texas Tech |
| Texas Tech | West Virginia |
BIG EAST
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Butler |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | Creighton |
| DePaul | DePaul | DePaul |
| Georgetown | Georgetown | Georgetown |
| Louisville | Louisville | Marquette |
| Marquette | Marquette | Providence |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Seton Hall |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | St. John's |
| Providence | Providence | Villanova |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | Xavier |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | |
| St. John's | St. John's | |
| Syracuse | Syracuse | |
| USF | USF | |
| Villanova | Villanova | |
| West Virginia |
BIG TEN
| 2012-13 | 2014-15 |
| Illinois | Illinois |
| Indiana | Indiana |
| Iowa | Iowa |
| Michigan | Maryland |
| Michigan State | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Michigan State |
| Nebraska | Minnesota |
| Northwestern | Nebraska |
| Ohio State | Northwestern |
| Penn State | Ohio State |
| Purdue | Penn State |
| Wisconsin | Purdue |
| Rutgers | |
| Wisconsin |
SEC
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 and beyond |
| Alabama | Alabama |
| Arkansas | Arkansas |
| Auburn | Auburn |
| Florida | Florida |
| Georgia | Georgia |
| Kentucky | Kentucky |
| LSU | LSU |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
| South Carolina | Missouri |
| Tennessee | South Carolina |
| Vanderbilt | Tennessee |
| Texas A&M | |
| Vanderbilt |
MULTI-BID CONFERENCES AND TOP MID-MAJORS
Atlantic 10
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Charlotte | Butler | Dayton | Davidson |
| Dayton | Charlotte | Duquesne | Dayton |
| Duquesne | Dayton | Fordham | Duquesne |
| Fordham | Duquesne | George Mason | Fordham |
| George Washington | Fordham | George Washington | George Mason |
| La Salle | George Washington | La Salle | George Washington |
| Massachusetts | La Salle | Massachusetts | La Salle |
| Rhode Island | Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Massachusetts |
| Richmond | Rhode Island | Richmond | Rhode Island |
| Saint Louis | Richmond | Saint Louis | Richmond |
| St. Bonaventure | Saint Louis | St. Bonaventure | Saint Louis |
| St. Joseph's | St. Bonaventure | St. Joseph's | St. Bonaventure |
| Temple | St. Joseph's | VCU | St. Joseph's |
| Xavier | Temple | VCU | |
| VCU | |||
| Xavier |
Colonial Athletic Association
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Delaware | Delaware | Charleston | Charleston |
| Drexel | Drexel | Delaware | Delaware |
| George Mason | George Mason | Drexel | Drexel |
| Georgia State | Georgia State | Hofstra | Elon |
| Hofstra | Hofstra | James Madison | Hofstra |
| James Madison | James Madison | Northeastern | James Madison |
| Northeastern | Northeastern | Towson | Northeastern |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | UNC Wilmington | Towson |
| Towson | Towson | William & Mary | UNC Wilmington |
| UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington | William & Mary | |
| VCU | William & Mary | ||
| William & Mary |
Conference USA
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| East Carolina | Charlotte | Charlotte |
| Houston | East Carolina | FAU |
| Marshall | FAU | FIU |
| Memphis | FIU | Louisiana Tech |
| Rice | Louisiana Tech | Marshall |
| SMU | Marshall | Middle Tenn. |
| Southern Miss | Middle Tenn. | North Texas |
| Tulane | North Texas | Old Dominion |
| Tulsa | Old Dominion | Rice |
| UAB | Rice | Southern Miss |
| UCF | Southern Miss | UAB |
| UTEP | Tulane | UTEP |
| Tulsa | UTSA | |
| UAB | Western Ky. | |
| UTEP | ||
| UTSA |
Missouri Valley
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Bradley | Bradley |
| Creighton | Drake |
| Drake | Evansville |
| Evansville | Illinois State |
| Illinois State | Indiana State |
| Indiana State | Loyola Chicago |
| Missouri State | Missouri State |
| Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois |
| Wichita State | Wichita State |
Mountain West
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Air Force | Air Force | Air Force |
| Boise State | Boise State | Boise State |
| Colorado State | Colorado State | Colorado State |
| New Mexico | Fresno State | Frenso State |
| San Diego State | Nevada | Nevada |
| TCU | New Mexico | New Mexico |
| UNLV | San Diego State | San Diego State |
| Wyoming | UNLV | San Jose State |
| Wyoming | UNLV | |
| Utah State | ||
| Wyoming |
Sun Belt
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| UALR | UALR | UALR | Appalachian St. |
| Arkansas St. | Arkansas St. | Arkansas St. | UALR |
| Denver | FAU | Georgia St. | Arkansas St. |
| FAU | FIU | UL-Lafayette | Ga. Southern |
| FIU | UL-Lafayette | South Ala. | Georgia St. |
| UL-Lafayette | Middle Tenn. | Texas St. | UL-Lafayette |
| Middle Tenn. | North Texas | Troy | South Ala. |
| North Texas | South Ala. | ULM | Texas State |
| South Ala. | Troy | UT Arlington | Troy |
| Troy | ULM | Western Ky. | ULM |
| ULM | Western Ky. | UT Arlington | |
| Western Ky. |
WAC
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Fresno State | Denver | Cal State Bakersfield |
| Hawaii | Idaho | Chicago State |
| Idaho | Louisiana Tech | Grand Canyon# |
| Louisiana Tech | New Mexico State | Idaho* |
| Nevada | San Jose State | New Mexico State |
| New Mexico State | Seattle | Seattle |
| San Jose State | Texas State | UMKC |
| Utah State | Utah State | UT Pan American |
| UT-Arlington | Utah Valley | |
| UTSA |
*Idaho will leave the WAC to join the Big Sky as a non-football member in 2014-15.
#Transitional member, ineligible for postseason
West Coast Conference
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| BYU | BYU |
| Gonzaga | Gonzaga |
| Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount |
| Pepperdine | Pacific |
| Portland | Pepperdine |
| San Diego | Portland |
| San Francisco | San Diego |
| Santa Clara | San Francisco |
| St. Mary's | Santa Clara |
| St. Mary's |
TRADITIONAL ONE-BID CONFERENCES
America East
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Albany | Albany |
| Binghamton | Binghamton |
| Boston University | Hartford |
| Hartford | Maine |
| Maine | New Hampshire |
| New Hampshire | Stony Brook |
| Stony Brook | UMass-Lowell* |
| UMBC | UMBC |
| Vermont | Vermont |
*not eligible for conference championship until 2017.
Atlantic Sun
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
| Belmont | East Tennessee State |
| East Tennessee State | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville |
| Jacksonville | Kennesaw State |
| Kennesaw State | Lipscomb |
| Lipscomb | Mercer |
| Mercer | North Florida |
| North Florida | Northern Kentucky |
| USC Upstate | USC Upstate |
| Stetson | Stetson |
Big Sky
| 2011-12 | 2012-13/2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington |
| Idaho State | Idaho State | Idaho |
| Montana | Montana | Idaho State |
| Montana State | Montana State | Montana |
| Northern Arizona | North Dakota | Montana State |
| Northern Colorado | Northern Arizona | North Dakota |
| Portland State | Northern Colorado | Northern Arizona |
| Sacramento State | Portland State | Northern Colorado |
| Weber State | Sacramento State | Portland State |
| Southern Utah | Sacramento State | |
| Weber State | Southern Utah | |
| Weber State |
Big South
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Campbell | Campbell |
| Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern |
| Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina |
| Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb |
| High Point | High Point |
| Liberty | Liberty |
| Presbyterian | Longwood |
| Radford | Presbyterian |
| UNC Asheville | Radford |
| VMI | UNC Asheville |
| Winthrop | VMI |
| Winthrop |
Big West
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Cal Poly | Cal Poly | Cal Poly |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton |
| Cal State Northwood | Cal State Northwood | Cal State Northwood |
| Long Beach State | Hawaii | Hawaii |
| Pacific | Long Beach State | Long Beach State |
| UC Davis | Pacific | UC Davis |
| UC Irvine | UC Davis | UC Irvine |
| UC Riverside | UC Irvine | UC Riverside |
| UC Santa Barbara | UC Riverside | UC Santa Barbara |
| UC Santa Barbara |
Horizon League
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Butler | Cleveland State | Cleveland State |
| Cleveland State | Detroit | Detroit |
| Detroit | Green Bay | Green Bay |
| Green Bay | Loyola Chicago | Milwaukee |
| Loyola Chicago | Milwaukee | Oakland |
| Milwaukee | UIC | UIC |
| UIC | Valparaiso | Valparaiso |
| Valparaiso | Wright State | Wright State |
| Wright State | Youngstown State | Youngstown State |
| Youngstown State |
MAAC
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Canisius | Canisius |
| Fairfield | Fairfield |
| Iona | Iona |
| Loyola (Md.) | Manhattan |
| Manhattan | Marist |
| Marist | Monmouth |
| Niagara | Niagara |
| Rider | Quinnipiac |
| Saint Peter's | Rider |
| Siena | Saint Peter's |
| Siena |
Northeast
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Bryant | Bryant |
| Central Connecticut | Central Connecticut |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| LIU Brooklyn | LIU Brooklyn |
| Monmouth | Mount St. Mary's |
| Mount St. Mary's | Robert Morris |
| Quinnipiac | Sacred Heart |
| Robert Morris | St. Francis (NY) |
| Sacred Heart | St. Francis (Pa.) |
| St. Francis (NY) | Wagner |
| St. Francis (Pa.) | |
| Wagner |
Ohio Valley
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Austin Peay | EAST |
| Eastern Illinois | Belmont |
| Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky |
| Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State |
| Morehead State | Morehead State |
| Murray State | Tennessee State |
| SIU-Edwardsvile | Tennesee Tech |
| Southeaste Missouri State | WEST |
| Tennessee State | Austin Peay |
| Tennessee Tech | Eastern Illinois |
| UT Martin | Murray State |
| SIU-Edwardsville | |
| Southeast Missouri State | |
| UT Martin |
Patriot League
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| American | American |
| Army | Army |
| Bucknell | Boston University |
| Colgate | Colgate |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross |
| Lafayette | Lafayette |
| Lehigh | Lehigh |
| Navy | Loyola (Md.) |
| Lehigh | |
| Navy |
Southern
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Appalachian State | Appalachian State | Chattanooga |
| Charleston | Chattanooga | The Citadel |
| Chattanooga | The Citadel | Furman |
| The Citadel | Davidson | Samford |
| Davidson | Elon | UNC Greensboro |
| Elon | Furman | Western Carolina |
| Furman | Georgia Southern | Wofford |
| Georgia Southern | Samford | |
| Samford | UNC Greensboro | |
| UNC Greensboro | Western Carolina | |
| Western Carolina | Wofford | |
| Wofford |
Southland
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas | Abilene Christian |
| Lamar | Lamar | Central Arkansas |
| McNeese State | McNeese State | Houston Baptist |
| Nicholls State | Nicholls State | Incarnate Word |
| Northwestern State | Northwestern State | Lamar |
| Sam Houston State | Oral Roberts | McNeese State |
| SE Louisiana | Sam Houston State | New Orleans |
| Stephen F. Austin | SE Louisiana | Nicholls State |
| TAMU-Corpus Christi | Stephen F. Austin | Northwestern State |
| Texas State | TAMU-Corpus Christi | Oral Roberts |
| UT Arlington | Sam Houston State | |
| UTSA | SE Louisiana | |
| Stephen F. Austin | ||
| TAMU-Corpus Christi |
Summit League*
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Fort Wayne | Denver | Denver |
| IUPUI | Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne |
| Kansas City | IUPUI | IUPUI |
| North Dakota | Kansas City | North Dakota State |
| North Dakota State | North Dakota State | Omaha |
| Oakland | Oakland | South Dakota |
| Oral Roberts | Omaha | South Dakota State |
| South Dakota | South Dakota | Western Illinois |
| South Dakota State | South Dakota State | |
| Southern Utah | Western Illinois | |
| Western Illinois |
*A number of Summit League teams have shifted their school names to reflect cities, rather than acronyms. Among the changes in use this season: IPFW is now Fort Wayne, UMKC is now Kansas City, Nebraska-Omaha is now Omaha.
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