Conferences in view
9
of 101 tracked
Conference History
2025 College Football Conference Standings
Browse 2025 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
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Active, historical, and reshaped leagues in one index.
Oldest Active
Big Ten Conference
Earliest still-active conference in the current filtered set.
Highest Churn
Conference USA
Most reshaped membership footprint under the active filters.
Coverage Span
1879-2026
Earliest to latest season represented in the conference directory dataset.
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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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Current View
Programs in view
122
unique programs from latest conference snapshots
Conference eras
122
grouped continuity eras in the filtered set
Conference mix
Active versus historical split across the current filtered set.
Active9
Historical0
Era coverage
Dataset span and season depth for the visible conferences.
- First year
- 1879
- Latest year
- 2026
- Seasons represented
- 510
- Oldest active
- Big Ten Conference
Realignment activity
Joins and departures derived from membership windows.
- Join events
- 195
- Departure events
- 73
- Highest churn
- Conference USA
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
- Southeastern Conference1932-2026
- Mid-American Conference1947-2026
- Atlantic Coast Conference1953-2026
- Big 12 Conference1996-2026
- Conference USA1996-2026
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
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
Atlantic Coast Conference
Active17 latest members · 19 all-time members
Big 12 Conference
Active16 latest members · 21 all-time members
Southeastern Conference
Active16 latest members · 18 all-time members
American Athletic Conference
Active13 latest members · 20 all-time members
Sun Belt Conference
Active13 latest members · 20 all-time members
Conference achievements
Directory sort: most all-time members.
Conference USAActive | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Big 12 ConferenceActive | 21 | 2 | 8 |
Sun Belt ConferenceActive | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | |
Big Ten ConferenceActive | 18 | 14 | 15 |
Southeastern ConferenceActive | 18 | 25 | 16 |
Mid-American ConferenceActive | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Mountain West ConferenceActive | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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1996-2026 · 30 all-time members · Kennesaw State
Latest/final structure
10 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- Southern Miss: 5 titles
- Louisville: 3 titles
- East Carolina: 2 titles
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
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 titles
- Texas: 4 titles
- Baylor: 3 titles
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
2001-2026 · 20 all-time members · James Madison
Latest/final structure
13 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- Troy: 8 titles
- Arkansas State: 6 titles
- App State: 4 titles
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
2013-2026 · 20 all-time members · Tulane
Latest/final structure
13 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- UCF: 4 titles
- Cincinnati: 3 titles
- Memphis: 2 titles
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 titles
- Florida State: 16 titles
- Maryland: 4 titles
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
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
1932-2026 · 18 all-time members · Georgia
Latest/final structure
16 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
25 titles · 16 Heismans
Champion leaders
- Alabama: 30 titles
- Georgia: 16 titles
- Tennessee: 13 titles
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
1947-2026 · 16 all-time members · Western Michigan
Latest/final structure
11 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- Miami (OH): 17 titles
- Bowling Green: 12 titles
- Toledo: 12 titles
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 · Boise State
Latest/final structure
8 members in the latest snapshot
Top achievements
0 titles · 0 Heismans
Latest member preview
Champion leaders
- Boise State: 7 titles
- BYU: 4 titles
- TCU: 4 titles
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