If we are posting an absolute fantasy conference in a NCAA untethered to any realities, I propose this hybrid 24-team ECAC-type super conference. This includes 9 FBS programs, 9 FCS programs, 6 non-football schools; and comprises the "historic core" of the Big East, A-10, Yankee Conference and few others; and is limited to New England, NY, NJ, PA, and MD
Albany
Army
Boston College
Boston University
Buffalo
Central Connecticut
Connecticut
Fordham
Holy Cross
Maine
Massachusetts
Navy
New Hampshire
Northeastern
Providence
Rutgers
Rhode Island
St. John's
Seton Hall
Stony Brook
Syracuse
Temple
Vermont
Villanova
PAC reforms, keeping all its cash and credits with the conference name.
8 full member teams only, minimum conf requirement. This is also the conf western division:
Oregon State
Washington State
San Diego State
Fresno State
Boise State
Colorado State
UNLV
Rice
That’s a 7 game division schedule with room to schedule 5 games out-of-conference, keeping historic rivalries on the schedule.
Then an eastern division, FB affiliates.
Army - Patriot (FB only)
Navy - Patriot (FB only)
UConn - Big East (FB only)
Temple - A10 or Big East (FB only)
UMass - A10 (FB only)
Nova - Big East (FB only)
Delaware - Big East (FB only)
7 teams with claims to the Boston to NY to Philly to DC mega market. That’s a 6 game divisional schedule with room to schedule 6 out-of-conference.
This allows for an East vs West Conference championship.
The PAC avoids unnecessary dilution of more than 8 full members, gets a conference championship, and gets an east coast TV market presence.
