Conferences in view
6
of 101 tracked
Conference History
1917 College Football Conference Standings
Browse 1917 college football conference standings pages by league, with champion and membership context where available.
- Active FBS conferences
- 10
- Current FBS member teams
- 128
- Tracked conferences
- 101
- Coverage span
- 1879-2026
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
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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- How many college football conferences are there?
- CFBTrack's conference directory includes 10 active FBS conferences and 128 current FBS member teams, plus historical and defunct leagues for comparison.
- Where can I find college football teams by conference?
- Use this 1917 college football conference standings page to jump into current FBS conference teams, historical member lists, conference standings, champions, and realignment history.
- Does this include historical conference standings and champions?
- Yes. The directory covers 101 tracked conferences across 1879-2026, with yearly standings pages, champion history, title-game context, and membership changes when available.
| 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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Filters
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Current View
Programs in view
39
unique programs from latest conference snapshots
Conference eras
62
grouped continuity eras in the filtered set
Conference mix
Active versus historical split across the current filtered set.
Active1
Historical5
Era coverage
Dataset span and season depth for the visible conferences.
- First year
- 1879
- Latest year
- 2026
- Seasons represented
- 382
- Oldest active
- Big Ten Conference
Realignment activity
Joins and departures derived from membership windows.
- Join events
- 83
- Departure events
- 65
- 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.
- Big Ten Conference1896-2026
- Missouri Valley Conference1907-1985
- Pacific Coast Conference1891-1958
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association1895-1941
- Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference1896-1937
- Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association1913-1930
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
High churn · Formula: joins + departures
High churn · Formula: joins + departures
High churn · Formula: joins + departures
College football teams by conference
Use conference detail pages for the canonical member list, then jump into team, state, and stadium directories when a conference search turns into a geography question.
Big Ten Conference
Active18 latest members · 18 all-time members
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Historical8 latest members · 29 all-time members
Pacific Coast Conference
Historical8 latest members · 8 all-time members
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Historical6 latest members · 6 all-time members
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Historical2 latest members · 8 all-time members
Missouri Valley Conference
Historical1 latest members · 12 all-time members
Conference achievements
Directory sort: most all-time members.
| 29 | 0 | 0 | |
Big Ten ConferenceActive | 18 | 14 | 15 |
Missouri Valley ConferenceHistorical | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Pacific Coast ConferenceHistorical | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceHistorical | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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1895-1941 · 29 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
8 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
- 1942: Louisiana departed
- 1942: Louisiana Tech departed
- 1942: Louisville departed
- 1942: Memphis departed
Mini timeline
19418 members · no standings
19409 members · no standings
19399 members · no standings
19389 members · no standings
19377 members · no standings
19367 members · no 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 titles
- Michigan: 17 titles
- Michigan State: 6 titles
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
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
1891-1958 · 8 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
8 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
- 1959: California departed
- 1959: Oregon departed
- 1959: Oregon State departed
- 1959: Stanford departed
Mini timeline
19588 members · standings
19578 members · standings
19568 members · standings
19558 members · standings
19548 members · standings
19538 members · standings
1913-1930 · 8 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
- 1931: Sam Houston departed
- 1931: Texas State departed
- 1925: Texas State joined
- 1924: Sam Houston joined
Mini timeline
19302 members · no standings
19292 members · no standings
19282 members · no standings
19272 members · no standings
19262 members · no standings
19252 members · no standings
1896-1937 · 6 all-time members · No champion available
Latest/final structure
6 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
- 1938: BYU departed
- 1938: Colorado departed
- 1938: Colorado State departed
- 1938: Utah departed
Mini timeline
19376 members · standings
19366 members · standings
19356 members · standings
19346 members · standings
19336 members · standings
19326 members · standings