OK, just to draw it out, say the XII gets a network in place before the ACC by adding UConn and Cincinnati. In the race to a P4, the B1G and SEC are locks while the PAC is safe due to its location and thus when the GOR expires, the ACC is picked apart. What will the P4 configuration look like? This is my thought. I think the bigger questions are 1) where does ND go assuming they have to join a conference 100% and 2) are UNC and Duke a package? I also think with the ACC pushed back to G4 status, the XII will pluck an additional Northeast school to keep UConn from being on an island and no one school can control NYC on its own.
· XII – at 12 (UConn & Cincy), adds 4 to get to 16: 1) Louisville, 2) Pittsburgh, 3) Syracuse, 4) Clemson
· B1G – at 14, adds 6 to get to 20: 1) UVA, 2) UNC, 3) Duke, 4) G Tech, 5) FSU, 6) ND
· PAC – at 12, adds 4 to get to 16: 1) SD State, 2) BYU, 3) UNLV, 4) Colorado St
· SEC – at 14, adds 2 to get to 16: 1) V Tech, 2) NC State
Thus, the XII would be split North/South:
· North: 1) UConn, 2) Syracuse, 3) Pittsburgh, 4) West Virginia, 5) Cincinnati, 6) Louisville, 7) Oklahoma, 8) Oklahoma St
· South: 1) Iowa St, 2) Kansas, 3) Kansas St, 4) Texas Tech, 5) Texas, 6) Baylor, 7) TCU, 8) Clemson
