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Message: [QUOTE="Drew, post: 4796248, member: 3723"] The “autonomy five” are the power five conferences: B1G, SEC, Big 12, ACC, PAC12. They, by legal entity name written in NCAA legislation, have authority to make their own rules and have existing 2 votes to the non-A5 1 vote in NCAA matters. Well, they’re legally written in the NCAA rules by league name as being part of the A5. That future is TBD- but a reverse merger with MWC becoming the P12 is going to happen. At that point they’d have to change the legislation which could easily happen. More detail on “Autonomy 5” from 2014: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-adopts-new-division-i-model-giving-power-5-autonomy/amp/[/URL] [I]It lets the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 create their own rules — other conferences can adopt them, too, if they want — in certain areas to benefit college athletes. Leaders of the major conferences say they have the resources to provide more to athletes and have tried for years but get blocked by smaller schools. External pressure by lawsuits and Congress has also forced the issue.[/I] [/QUOTE]