The New Era of the NCAABy: Mr. Dunlap

Why we are here?

• We have already seen during the past year, change is coming with the NCAA.

• Football is leading the way.• Conferences all want to have a conference championship

game, which can bring in an extra $15-20 million for the conference.

• The BCS conferences have had all the power and in the future with this expansion and realignment, they will have even more.

• There will be 4 super conferences.

Conference Snap Shot

“Big 4” Super Conferences• 16 teams each• Big 10• Pac 10• Southeastern • Atlantic Coast

“Little 4” Mid-Majors

• 12-18 teams• Big East• Mid-American• Conference USA• Big West

The BIG 10 - 16 teams

East• Ohio State• Michigan • Michigan State• Notre Dame• Penn State• Pittsburgh• Rutgers• West Virginia

West• Illinois• Indiana• Iowa• Minnesota• Nebraska• Northwestern• Purdue• Wisconsin

The PAC 10 - 16 teams

North• Boise State• Cal• Colorado• Oregon• Oregon State• Stanford• Washington• Washington State

South• Arizona• Arizona State• TCU• Texas• Texas A&M• Texas Tech• UCLA• USC

The SEC - 16 teams

East• Clemson• Florida• Florida State• Geogia• Georgia Tech• Miami• South Carolina• Tennessee

West• Alabama• Arkansas• Auburn• LSU• Mississippi• Mississippi State• Oklahoma• Oklahoma State

The ACC - 16 teams

North• Boston College• Duke• Maryland• North Carolina• North Carolina State• Virginia • Virginia Tech• Wake Forest

South• Baylor• Iowa State• Kansas• Kansas State• Kentucky• Missouri• South Florida• Vanderbilt

The Big East - 12 teams

East• Army• Cincinnati• Louisville• Navy• Syracuse• UConn

West• Houston• Memphis• Rice• SMU• Southern Miss• Tulane

The MAC - 14 teams

East• Akron• Buffalo• Kent State• Marshall• Miami• Ohio• Temple

West• Ball State• Bowling Green• Central Michigan• Eastern Michigan• Northern Illinios• Toledo• Western Michigan

Conference USA - 12 teams

East• Central Florida• East Carolina• Florida Atlantic• Florida International• Middle Tennessee• Western Kentucky

West• Arkansas State• North Texas• Troy• Tulsa• UAB• UTEP

The Big West - 18 teams

Mid-West• Air Force• Brigham Young• Colorado State• Idaho• Louisana Tech• Louisana Lafayette• Louisana Monroe• UNLV• Wyoming

Far West• Fresno State• Hawaii• Nevada• New Mexico• New Mexico State• San Diego State• San Jose State• Utah• Utah State

Post-Season

“Big 4” Conferences• Top 3 Teams – Playoff• 7-5 record – bowl game

“Little 4” Conferences• Champion – Playoff• 7-5 record - bowl game

Playoffs

• Computers to seed 16 teams to be played at bowl site

• Will start a week after the conference championship games and run on each Saturday, ending on SuperBowl Saturday

• First round sites• Outback, Alamo, Liberty, Sun, Holiday, Insight, Champs, and Las Vegas

• Quarterfinals• Fiesta, Cotton, Gator, and Capital One

• Semifinals• Sugar and Orange

• Championsip Game • Rose

Bowl Games

• 20 bowl games are left• 10 Bowl games will be played by the “Big 4” teams

• 10 Bowl games will be played by the “Little 4”

• Each team will be required to have a record of at least 7-5 instead of the current 6-6

• Will be played Tuesday and Thursday during the playoffs

Sample Tournament

• Ohio State• East Carolina Ohio State• North Carolina Ohio State• Iowa Iowa• Nebraska Ohio State• Kansas State Nebraska• Virginia Tech Nebraska• Brigham Young Virginia Tech Ohio State• Cincinnati Boise State

Boise State• Oregon Boise State• Oklahoma Oklahoma Boise State• Miami• Texas Miami• Alabama Alabama• Temple Alabama

Reference Slide

• www.iwon.com

• www.espn.com

• www.bigten.org

• www.ncaa.org