College football realignment 2024: Every move taking place
College football will look very different in 2024, and some of the historic changes coming to the sport become official today, as conference expansion and realignment formally goes on the books.
That's right, it's Moving Day in college football, with a tidal wave of incoming and outgoing teams heading in and out of major leagues that will forever change the national conference map.
Here's your look at what teams are going where and what the leagues will look like and going forward as realignment takes shape.
College Football Realignment 2024: Who's Going Where?
New teams listed in bold
-
ACC
2023 teams: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
2024 teams: Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Not wanting to get left behind in the realignment rat race, and facing a potential mutiny from Florida State and Clemson, the ACC brought on three new schools, including two from out west and another from Dallas that extend its influence far away from the Atlantic coast that bears its name. Cal and Stanford join on Aug. 2 while SMU joins July 1.
-
Big Ten
2023 teams: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2024 teams: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington, Wisconsin
A major player in the 2024 realignment picture, the Big Ten extended its reach from coast to coast and to 18 members by adding four big-name Western brands and moving into the key Los Angeles media market. Their move is official on Aug. 2.
-
Big 12
2023 teams: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia
2024 teams: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, West Virginia
After losing Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC, the Big 12 had to get aggressive to stay in the game, and it brought on four former Pac-12 schools, bringing its total to 16 teams, effective Aug. 2.
-
Pac-12
2023 teams: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
2024 teams: Oregon State, Washington State
Pour one out for the Conference of Champions, left with just two schools after the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC pillaged it. Oregon State and Washington State will instead play seven and eight games against Mountain West opponents, respectively.
-
SEC
2023 teams: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Miss. State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
2024 teams: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Miss. State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Maybe the most consequential move in college football's recent expansion push, the nation's most dominant conference added two of the sport's blue-blood programs to its now 16-team roster.
-
AAC
2023 teams: Charlotte, East Carolina, FAU, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, USF, UTSA
2024 teams: Army, Charlotte, East Carolina, FAU, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, USF, UTSA
-
Conference USA
2023 teams: FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky
2024 teams: FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky
-
More college football from SI: Top 25 Rankings | Schedule | Teams
JAMES PARKS
James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He previously covered football for 247Sports and CBS Interactive. College Football HQ joined the Sports Illustrated Fannation Network in 2022.