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Message: [QUOTE="pokercuse08, post: 5287804, member: 6535"] This is an interesting proxy for "free agent" rankings for realignment. Basically, financially speaking, where do the non SEC/B1G schools rank? Obviously you would then have to adjust for the politics of it, location, etc. 1. Notre Dame 2. Clemson 3. Stanford 4. Florida State 5. Duke 6. Miami 7. Texas Tech 8. Louisville 9. Kansas 10. TCU 11. UNC 12. Arizona 13. Pitt 14. Baylor 15. Virginia 16. Oklahoma State 17. Georgia Tech 18. Iowa State 19. Syracuse 20. NC State 21. Virginia Tech 22. Colorado 23. Utah 24. Kansas State 25. WVU I would argue Stanford should move way down, Duke should move down quite a bit, Louisville should move down a bit, Kansas down a bit, Virginia down a bit, Georgia Tech down a bit, Iowa State down a bit. Mostly the rest should just rise up to account for that, with Colorado and Utah perhaps leap frogging a few. I've been saying this for a while when these topics come up, but the ACC should be trying to raid the B1G to make a viable western division. I would try to add SMU's pick of two out of TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, OK State. Then two of Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, San Diego State, UNLV. In a perfect world it would be Arizona State and either SD State or UNLV. Then you have 21, split into 3 divisions with enough travel partners to make everything more viable for non-revenue. FB you play 6 division rivals, 2 each from the other divisions, and two non-conference. Basketball you play your division twice (12 games), play everyone else every other year (7 games). Conference tournament is top 4 from each division only using division record, then the next 4 best overall record. 16 teams, no byes. I guess the complication is the conference title game in football. Add a semifinal? [/QUOTE]

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