There really is no perfect way. In a large conference without divisions records wouldn't necessarily reflect the two best teams because of unbalanced schedules. At least with divisions everyone within the division can play everyone else. I wish we could just go back to 8-9 team conferences. It's be better for both football and basketball.
Agree but at least you'd have a better shot to get the true 2 best.
10 is perfect. 9 conference games and 3 OOC with a real playoff for the national championship.