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Explore the future of NCAA football in 2035 with the rise of Big 4 Super Conferences, realignment, and playoffs. Discover how conferences are reshaping the landscape, impacting team dynamics, and leading to an 8-team playoff system.
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The NCAA in 2035 By: Mr. Dunlap
We have already seen during the past few years, change is coming with the NCAA. • Football is leading the way. • Conferences all want to have a conference championship game, which can bring in an extra $15-20 million for the conference. • The Power 5 conferences have had all the power and in the future with this expansion and realignment, they will have even more. • There will be 4 super conferences. • The last 2 years there was a 4 team playoff – but that too will change Why we are here?
“Big 4” Super Conferences “Little 4” Mid-Majors 12-18 teams Big East Mid-American Conference USA Big West • 16 teams each • Big 10 • Pac 10 • Southeastern • Atlantic Coast Conference Snap Shot
East West Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Purdue Wisconsin • Ohio State • Michigan • Michigan State • Notre Dame • Penn State • Virginia • Rutgers • Maryland The BIG 10- 16 teams
North South Arizona Arizona State TCU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech UCLA USC • Boise State • Cal • Colorado • Oregon • Oregon State • Stanford • Washington • Washington State The PAC 10- 16 teams
East West Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU Mississippi Mississippi State Oklahoma Oklahoma State • Clemson • Florida • Florida State • Geogia • Georgia Tech • Miami • South Carolina • Tennessee The SEC- 16 teams
North South Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Kentucky Missouri South Florida Vanderbilt • Boston College • Duke • West Virginia • North Carolina • North Carolina State • Pittsburgh • Virginia Tech • Wake Forest The ACC- 16 teams
East West Houston Memphis Rice SMU Southern Miss Tulane • Army • Cincinnati • Louisville • Navy • Syracuse • UConn The Big East- 12 teams
East West Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinios Toledo Western Michigan • Akron • Buffalo • Kent State • Marshall • Miami • Ohio • Temple The MAC- 14 teams
East West Arkansas State North Texas Troy Tulsa UAB UTEP • Central Florida • East Carolina • Florida Atlantic • Florida International • Middle Tennessee • Western Kentucky Conference USA- 12 teams
Mid-West Far West Fresno State Hawaii Nevada New Mexico New Mexico State San Diego State San Jose State Utah Utah State • Air Force • Brigham Young • Colorado State • Idaho • Louisana Tech • Louisana Lafayette • Louisana Monroe • UNLV • Wyoming The Big West- 18 teams
“Big 4” Conferences “Little 4” Conferences 7-5 record - bowl game • Top 2 Teams – Playoff • 7-5 record – bowl game • The bowl games will stay • Reward for season • Big money paid out • Extra 15 practices – key for player development • The playoff will be extremely lucrative and lead to the change from 4 teams to 8 teams Post-Season
Computers to seed 8 teams to be played at bowl site • Will start two weeks after the conference championship games and run on each Saturday, ending on SuperBowl Saturday • Quarterfinals • Fiesta, Cotton, Gator, and Capital One • Semifinals • Sugar and Orange • Championsip Game • Rose Playoffs
32 bowl games are left • 16 Bowl games will be played by the “Big 4” teams • 16 Bowl games will be played by the “Little 4” • Each team will be required to have a record of at least 7-5 instead of the current 6-6 • Will be played Tuesday and Thursday during the playoffs Bowl Games
Ohio Sate Ohio Sate • UCLA • Baylor Baylor Ohio State • Clemson • Alabama USC USC Ohio State • USC • TCU Michigan State • Michigan State Sample 8 Team Tournament
www.iwon.com • www.espn.com • www.bigten.org • www.ncaa.org Reference Slide