Conferences in view
10
of 101 tracked
Conference History
College Football Conferences Across Realignment Eras
Discover active and historical leagues, compare churn, scan championship depth, and jump into season-specific conference standings pages.
- Conferences
- 10
- Programs
- 60
- Eras
- 127
- Events
- 334
Directory Snapshot
Read the landscape first.
Active, historical, and reshaped leagues in one index.
Oldest Active
Big Ten Conference
Earliest still-active conference in the current filtered set.
Highest Churn
Pac-12 Conference
Most reshaped membership footprint under the active filters.
Coverage Span
1879-2026
Earliest to latest season represented in the conference directory dataset.
Filters
Narrow the conference index
Search by league, team, or realignment clue, then refine by era, sort, and availability.
Current View
Programs in view
60
130 unique FBS programs
Conference eras
127
grouped continuity eras in the filtered set
Conference mix
Active versus historical split across the current filtered set.
Active10
Historical0
Era coverage
Dataset span and season depth for the visible conferences.
- First year
- 1879
- Latest year
- 2026
- Seasons represented
- 578
- Oldest active
- Big Ten Conference
Realignment activity
Joins and departures derived from membership windows.
- Join events
- 231
- Departure events
- 103
- Highest churn
- Pac-12 Conference
Average all-time members: 5.9
Largest membership footprints
All-time unique member totals by conference.
Conference longevity
Tracked span from first season to last season on file.
- Big Ten Conference1896-2026
- Southeastern Conference1932-2026
- Mid-American Conference1947-2026
- Atlantic Coast Conference1953-2026
- Pac-12 Conference1959-2026
- Big 12 Conference1996-2026
Realignment volatility
Churn score uses joins plus departures in the filtered set.
Extreme churn · Formula: joins + departures
Extreme churn · Formula: joins + departures
Extreme churn · Formula: joins + departures
Extreme churn · Formula: joins + departures
Extreme churn · Formula: joins + departures
Extreme churn · Formula: joins + departures
Conference achievements
Directory sort: alphabetical.
| 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | |
Big 12 ConferenceActive | 21 | 2 | 8 |
Big Ten ConferenceActive | 18 | 14 | 15 |
Conference USAActive | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Mid-American ConferenceActive | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Mountain West ConferenceActive | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Pac-12 ConferenceActive | 16 | 1 | 3 |
Southeastern ConferenceActive | 18 | 25 | 16 |
Sun Belt ConferenceActive | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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2013-2026 · 20 all-time members · No champion inferred
Latest/final structure
13 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No conference title leader inferred yet.
Recent movement
- 2024: SMU departed
- 2024: Army joined
- 2023: Cincinnati departed
- 2023: Houston departed
Mini timeline
202613 members · no standings
202513 members · standings
202413 members · standings
202313 members · standings
202211 members · standings
202111 members · standings
1953-2026 · 19 all-time members · Duke
Latest/final structure
17 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
8 titles · 4 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- Clemson: 16
- Florida State: 16
- Maryland: 4
Recent movement
- 2024: California joined
- 2024: SMU joined
- 2024: Stanford joined
- 2014: Maryland departed
Mini timeline
202617 members · no standings
202517 members · standings
202417 members · standings
202314 members · standings
202214 members · standings
202114 members · standings
1996-2026 · 21 all-time members · Texas Tech
Latest/final structure
16 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
2 titles · 8 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- Oklahoma: 14
- Texas: 4
- Baylor: 3
Recent movement
- 2024: Oklahoma departed
- 2024: Texas departed
- 2024: Arizona joined
- 2024: Arizona State joined
Mini timeline
202616 members · no standings
202516 members · standings
202416 members · standings
202314 members · standings
202210 members · standings
202110 members · standings
1896-2026 · 18 all-time members · Indiana
Latest/final structure
18 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
14 titles · 15 Heismans
Champion leaders
- Ohio State: 18
- Michigan: 17
- Michigan State: 6
Recent movement
- 2024: Oregon joined
- 2024: UCLA joined
- 2024: USC joined
- 2024: Washington joined
Mini timeline
202618 members · no standings
202518 members · standings
202418 members · standings
202314 members · standings
202214 members · standings
202114 members · standings
1996-2026 · 30 all-time members · No champion inferred
Latest/final structure
10 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No conference title leader inferred yet.
Recent movement
- 2026: UTEP departed
- 2025: Missouri State joined
- 2024: Kennesaw State joined
- 2023: Charlotte departed
Mini timeline
202610 members · no standings
202511 members · standings
202410 members · standings
20239 members · standings
202210 members · standings
202112 members · standings
1947-2026 · 16 all-time members · No champion inferred
Latest/final structure
11 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No conference title leader inferred yet.
Recent movement
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed
- 2012: Temple departed
- 2007: Temple joined
- 2005: Marshall departed
Mini timeline
202611 members · no standings
202512 members · standings
202412 members · standings
202312 members · standings
202212 members · standings
202112 members · standings
1999-2026 · 15 all-time members · No champion inferred
Latest/final structure
8 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No conference title leader inferred yet.
Recent movement
- 2026: Boise State departed
- 2026: Colorado State departed
- 2026: San Diego State departed
- 2026: Utah State departed
Mini timeline
20268 members · no standings
202510 members · standings
202410 members · standings
202310 members · standings
202210 members · standings
202110 members · standings
1959-2026 · 16 all-time members · No champion inferred
Latest/final structure
6 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
1 titles · 3 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No conference title leader inferred yet.
Recent movement
- 2026: Boise State joined
- 2026: Colorado State joined
- 2026: San Diego State joined
- 2026: Utah State joined
Mini timeline
20266 members · no standings
20252 members · standings
20242 members · standings
202312 members · standings
202212 members · standings
202112 members · standings
1932-2026 · 18 all-time members · No champion inferred
Latest/final structure
16 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
25 titles · 16 Heismans
Champion leaders
- No conference title leader inferred yet.
Recent movement
- 2024: Oklahoma joined
- 2024: Texas joined
- 2012: Missouri joined
- 2012: Texas A&M joined
Mini timeline
202616 members · no standings
202516 members · standings
202416 members · standings
202314 members · standings
202214 members · standings
202114 members · standings
2001-2026 · 20 all-time members · No champion inferred
Latest/final structure
13 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No conference title leader inferred yet.
Recent movement
- 2022: James Madison joined
- 2022: Marshall joined
- 2022: Southern Miss joined
- 2018: New Mexico State departed
Mini timeline
202613 members · no standings
202513 members · standings
202413 members · standings
202313 members · standings
202213 members · standings
202110 members · standings