Build the perfect NCAA conference (Dallas Morning News)

[nomar]

Get on this, we're only picked in 5% of the conferences created.

Up to 13%! (Duke's at 9%.)

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Went with a combo of Jo Pa's old Eastern Conference and the best from the ACC, got 14% and as a FYI, UConn was 13%.

North: 1) UConn, 2) Syracuse, 3) Rutgers, 4) Penn St, 5) ND, 6) WVU, 7) Maryland, 8) UVA (basically owns NYC and DC)
South: 9) V Tech, 10) Duke, 11) UNC, 12) NC State, 13) Clemson, 14) G Tech, 15) FSU, 16) Miami

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=6589919342233802

Next, I went with a 16 team version of the B1G that basically adds UConn and ND to the current mix, which gets 16%

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=4444386622031092

Finally, I went with a XII that expands to 16 teams with UConn and Cincy and then 4 ACC teams in Clemson, Florida St, Miami, Louisville (I assume that the rest go to the B1G or the SEC), which gets 4%. That said, within that conference, its clear that this poll is a tad biased towards Texas with U Texas getting 100% followed by Texas Tech at 70&, Baylor and TCU at 68%. At least Texas people like the Oklahoma teams as OU got 97& and OK St got 71%. bad news for WVU, the Texas love does not extend to the Mountaineers at 20% which is just behind Iowa State at 22%. UConn, by the way, at 13% beats Cincy at 10% and Louisville at 11%.

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=1845840279480397

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Current B1G, add UConn & UVa and we're done.

 

[junglehusky]

Just Dogs
http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=9707223844234776
http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=9707223844234776

Connecticut Huskies
NIU Huskies
Washington Huskies
Georgia Bulldogs
La Tech Bulldogs
Fresno State Bulldogs
NC State Wolfpack
Nevada Wolf Pack

 

[The Viking]

Lincoln Conference (I limited it to 1 per state except for Illinois in which I placed 2 as a tip of the top hat to Abe and his assortment of Union schools)

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=7947175283916296

From East to West

BC
UConn
Rutgers
Syracuse
Penn State
Ohio State
Michigan
Notre Dame
Illinois
Northeastern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Oregon
USC

Oh, and we're up to 14% now

 

[ZOOCONN]

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=1907193828284309

I'm a sucker for geography.

literally picked the same conference plus Cinci and temple,

 

[CL82]

Ran down the east coast tried to have decent football and BB programs that we could compete against. Avoided Cuse and BC to keep their percentages down. Stuck in Rutty for a drivable game.

Beasts of the East

Clemson Tigers
Appears in 308 other submitted conferences.
22%

Connecticut Huskies
Appears in 194 other submitted conferences.
14%

Florida Gators
Appears in 444 other submitted conferences.
31%

Maryland Terrapins
Appears in 139 other submitted conferences.
10%

North Carolina Tar Heels
Appears in 196 other submitted conferences.
14%

Penn State Nittany Lions
Appears in 246 other submitted conferences.
17%

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Appears in 117 other submitted conferences.
8%

South Carolina Gamecocks
Appears in 149 other submitted conferences.
11%

Virginia Cavaliers
Appears in 146 other submitted conferences.
10%

Virginia Tech Hokies
Appears in 152 other submitted conferences.
11%

But I suppose ideally, I'd go with UConn, UMass, URI, BC, Cuse, Buffalo, Rutty, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia

 

[UConNick]

The UConn-ference.

Texas
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St.
Baylor
TCU
Iowa St.
Kansas
Kansas St.
West Virginia


UConn.

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=1314682196174653

 

[ZOOCONN]

The "If Only Conference"

North/ EAST
BC
UCONN
RUTGERS
SYRACUSE
TEMPLE
MARYLAND

SOUTH/ WEST
CINCY
WVU
PITT
PSU
VTECH
UVA


If only..... this would be fantastic, both divisions have mult regional rivals not to mention all teams are within a short flight of each other, pretty good Bball as well.
Also uconn is up to 14% third behind PSU(17%) and WVU (21%)

 

[UConnFranklin]

This is all anyone from the Boneyard should be voting for. Why would you give any other school (P5 or G5) your votes?

I like your thinking. Just completed my Big 12.

We're now up to 14%

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=9630539914123212

 

[Marty Jackson]

This is pretty cool....Named my conference Eastern Seaboard
pretty much the old ACC with the BE teams added in expansion and replaced ND with Penn State..added UConn, WVU and Rutgers.
BC, Syracuse, UConn, Rutgers, Penn State, Pitt, Maryland, WVU, UVA, Va Tech, UNC, Duke, NC State, Clemson, FSU, Miami

Did the exact same thing.

 

[MattMang23]

Gonna be great when the DMN finds that 14% of the respondents' IP addresses are out of Connecticut.

 

[Dooley]

I call it The 2020 Conference:

UConn
FSU
Clemson
Miami
Pitt
Louisville

Current Big 12

 

[UCFBfan]

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=9445164065476836

Fun exercise. I couldn't be bothered to think about wanting a school in FLorida for recruiting, etc. I just want schools I can drive to for away games and enjoy a renewed rivalry (BC, RU, SU, Pitt, WVU) and a spark of rivalries that were never given a chance (PSU, UMD). Tossed in UVA and VTech to lock up the corridor. Flipped back and forth over Cincy as I like them but decided to pass as I'd likely then add OSU if I'm going the Ohio route. Also considered Louisville just so I could add UK. Not worth it.

Enjoy The Big Driveable Conference

UConn
BC
Rutgers
Syracuse
Maryland
Penn St
West Virginia
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Pitt

 

[CTMike]

I don't know why I'm so disappointed in people willingly including Cuse and BC in their imaginary conferences. I would enjoy beating them quite a bit, I just would rather they wither and die in my dream scenario

 

[Slasher]

Mine capitalizes on markets (1 school per state) and stays in Eastern and Central time zones. I chose Cincy over OSU and Louisville over Kentucky for nostalgia. http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/realignment/index.html?conference=1975821975411987

 

[HuskyHawk]

UConn is up to 15% now.

Mine was Big North:
UConn
Michigan
MSU
OSU
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Penn State
Rutgers
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Rutgers
UVA
Maryland
Notre Dame

 

[UConnTrumbull]

UConn is up to 15% now.

Mine was Big North:
UConn
Michigan
MSU
OSU
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Penn State
Rutgers
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Rutgers
UVA
Maryland
Notre Dame

I like that you added Rutgers twice to that list to offer each other school 2 free wins.

 

[The Funster]

Coast to Coast Conference

UConn
Alabama
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Indiana
Duke
UNC
Texas
Oklahoma
USC
UCLA
Stanford
LSU
Kentucky
Notre Dame

 

[FartMan69]

This is all anyone from the Boneyard should be voting for. Why would you give any other school (P5 or G5) your votes?

Because it's a useless online poll?

 

[HuskyHawk]

I like that you added Rutgers twice to that list to offer each other school 2 free wins.

Doh! I debated adding them at all...between them and Pitt. But I wanted the local travel team.

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

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[Huskyforlife]

Penn St. over UConn if I'm not being biased.