Conferences in view
91
of 101 tracked
Conference History
Historical College Football Conferences
Browse historical and defunct college football conferences, member history, standings coverage, and champion records.
- Active FBS conferences
- 10
- Current FBS member teams
- 128
- Tracked conferences
- 101
- Coverage span
- 1879-2026
Directory Snapshot
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Active, historical, and reshaped leagues in one index.
Oldest Active
N/A
Earliest still-active conference in the current filtered set.
Highest Churn
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Most reshaped membership footprint under the active filters.
Coverage Span
1879-2026
Earliest to latest season represented in the conference directory dataset.
Answer First
Current and historical college football conferences
College football has 10 active FBS conferences in this directory, covering 128 current FBS member teams. CFBTrack also tracks historical and defunct conferences, yearly standings pages, official and inferred champions, membership history, title-game eras, and realignment moves.
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| Conference | Abbreviation | Current teams | Latest champion | First tracked | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | 18Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington, Wisconsin | Indiana | 1896 | |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC | 17Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest | Duke | 1953 | |
| Big 12 Conference | Big 12 | 16Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, West Virginia | Texas Tech | 1996 | |
| Southeastern Conference | SEC | 16Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt | Georgia | 1932 | |
| American Athletic Conference | AAC | 13Army, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB | Tulane | 2013 | |
| Sun Belt Conference | Sun Belt | 13App State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy, UL Monroe | James Madison | 2001 | |
| Mid-American Conference | MAC | 11Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 1947 | |
| Conference USA | C-USA | 10Florida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Western Kentucky | Kennesaw State | 1996 | |
| Mountain West Conference | MWC | 8Air Force, Hawai'i, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, UNLV, UTEP, Wyoming | Boise State | 1999 | |
| Pac-12 Conference | Pac-12 | 6Boise State, Colorado State, Oregon State, San Diego State, Utah State, Washington State | Washington | 1959 |
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Programs in view
88
unique programs from latest conference snapshots
Conference eras
393
grouped continuity eras in the filtered set
Conference mix
Active versus historical split across the current filtered set.
Active0
Historical91
Era coverage
Dataset span and season depth for the visible conferences.
- First year
- 1879
- Latest year
- 2026
- Seasons represented
- 2,315
- Oldest active
- N/A
Realignment activity
Joins and departures derived from membership windows.
- Join events
- 445
- Departure events
- 445
- Highest churn
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Tracked 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.
- NCAA Division I FCS independent schools1912-2023
- NCAA Division II independent schools1891-1995
- Southern Conference1921-2013
- Big Eight Conference1907-1996
- Southwest Conference1915-1995
- Missouri Valley Conference1907-1985
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
College football teams by conference
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Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Historical8 latest members · 29 all-time members
Big East Conference
Historical8 latest members · 12 all-time members
Southwest Conference
Historical8 latest members · 11 all-time members
Pacific Coast Conference
Historical8 latest members · 8 all-time members
Mountain States Conference
Historical6 latest members · 7 all-time members
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Historical6 latest members · 6 all-time members
Conference achievements
Directory sort: longest active span.
Showing 1-10 of 91 conferences
Page 1 of 10
1912-2023 · 21 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
1 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 2024: Kennesaw State departed
- 2023: Kennesaw State joined
- 2017: Coastal Carolina departed
- 2016: Coastal Carolina joined
Mini timeline
20231 members · no standings
20161 members · no standings
20141 members · no standings
20131 members · no standings
20112 members · no standings
20101 members · no standings
NCAA Division II independent schoolsHistorical
1891-1995 · 11 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
1 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 1996: Jacksonville State departed
- 1993: Troy departed
- 1993: Jacksonville State joined
- 1990: UCF departed
Mini timeline
19951 members · no standings
19941 members · no standings
19931 members · no standings
19921 members · no standings
19911 members · no standings
19901 members · no standings
1921-2013 · 24 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
2 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 2014: App State departed
- 2014: Georgia Southern departed
- 1997: Marshall departed
- 1992: Georgia Southern joined
Mini timeline
20132 members · standings
20122 members · standings
20112 members · standings
20102 members · standings
20092 members · standings
20082 members · standings
1907-1996 · 8 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
1 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
11 titles · 7 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 1997: Oklahoma State departed
- 1996: Colorado departed
- 1996: Iowa State departed
- 1996: Kansas departed
Mini timeline
19961 members · no standings
19958 members · standings
19948 members · standings
19938 members · standings
19928 members · standings
19918 members · standings
1915-1995 · 11 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
8 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
4 titles · 5 Heismans
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 1996: Baylor departed
- 1996: Houston departed
- 1996: Rice departed
- 1996: SMU departed
Mini timeline
19958 members · standings
19948 members · standings
19938 members · standings
19928 members · standings
19919 members · standings
19909 members · standings
1907-1985 · 12 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
1 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 1986: Tulsa departed
- 1983: New Mexico State departed
- 1975: Louisville departed
- 1975: North Texas departed
Mini timeline
19851 members · no standings
19841 members · no standings
19831 members · no standings
19822 members · standings
19812 members · standings
19802 members · standings
NCAA Division III independent schoolsHistorical
1915-1992 · 4 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
2 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 1993: Buffalo departed
- 1993: UAB departed
- 1991: UAB joined
- 1982: UCF departed
Mini timeline
19922 members · no standings
19912 members · no standings
19901 members · no standings
19891 members · no standings
19881 members · no standings
19871 members · no standings
1885-1957 · 21 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
1 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 1958: Temple departed
- 1946: Western Kentucky departed
- 1942: Western Kentucky joined
- 1938: UConn departed
Mini timeline
19571 members · no standings
19561 members · no standings
19551 members · no standings
19541 members · no standings
19531 members · no standings
19521 members · no standings
Ohio Valley ConferenceHistorical
1948-2020 · 6 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
1 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 2021: Jacksonville State departed
- 2003: Jacksonville State joined
- 2001: Western Kentucky departed
- 1999: Middle Tennessee departed
Mini timeline
20201 members · no standings
20191 members · no standings
20181 members · no standings
20171 members · no standings
20161 members · no standings
20151 members · no standings
1912-1981 · 1 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
1 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- No official title leader is available yet.
Recent movement
- 1982: Missouri State departed
- 1912: Missouri State joined
Mini timeline
19811 members · no standings
19801 members · no standings
19791 members · no standings
19781 members · no standings
19771 members · no standings
19761 members · no standings