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Message: [QUOTE="CajunHusky, post: 3198585, member: 6416"] Wikipedia: In [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football']college football[/URL], the term [B]Power Five conferences[/B] refers to five [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_conference']athletic conferences[/URL] whose members are part of the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision']Football Bowl Subdivision[/URL] (FBS) of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I']NCAA Division I[/URL], the highest level of collegiate football in the United States. The conferences are the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference']Atlantic Coast Conference[/URL] (ACC), [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference']Big Ten Conference[/URL] (B1G), [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_12_Conference']Big 12 Conference[/URL], [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-12_Conference']Pac-12 Conference[/URL], and [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_Conference']Southeastern Conference[/URL] (SEC). The term "Power Five" is not defined by the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association']National Collegiate Athletic Association[/URL] (NCAA), and the origin of the term is unknown. It has been used in its current meaning since at least 2006. "Power 5" as such has no meaning for any sport other than football. [/QUOTE]