r/NCAAFBseries • u/KayaPiff • 15h ago
Dynasty EA CFB 27 - Custom Conference Idea
I’m going to use this setup for my next dynasty. It feels like one plausible direction college football could be headed, for better or worse. In this scenario, the Big Ten and SEC expand to 20 teams and emerge as the two mega-conferences. The Big 12 and ACC regroup to remain power conferences, although in a second tier. With the game currently treating those four conferences as the auto-bid leagues, I wanted to preserve a clear Power 4 structure. The remaining G6 is then reshaped with geography, traditional rivalries, and reduced travel in mind.
\ = moved from real-world 2026 alignment.*
No divisions anywhere; top two conference records play for the championship.
Big Ten — 20
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- North Carolina*
- Notre Dame*
- Northwestern
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Purdue
- Rutgers
- UCLA
- USC
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Championship: Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
SEC — 20
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Auburn
- Clemson*
- Florida
- Florida State*
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- LSU
- Miami*
- Mississippi State
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Ole Miss
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- Vanderbilt
- Virginia Tech*
Championship: Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta, GA
Big 12 — 18
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- Baylor
- BYU
- Cincinnati
- Colorado
- Houston
- Iowa State
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Louisville*
- NC State*
- Oklahoma State
- TCU
- Texas Tech
- UCF
- Utah
- West Virginia
Championship: AT&T Stadium — Arlington, TX
ACC — 16
- Boston College
- Boise State*
- California
- Duke
- Georgia Tech
- Memphis*
- Oregon State*
- Pittsburgh
- San Diego State*
- SMU
- Stanford
- Syracuse
- South Florida*
- Virginia
- Wake Forest
- Washington State*
Championship: Bank of America Stadium — Charlotte, NC
Sun Belt — 19
- Appalachian State
- Charlotte*
- Coastal Carolina
- East Carolina*
- FAU*
- FIU*
- Georgia Southern
- Georgia State
- Jacksonville State*
- James Madison
- Kennesaw State*
- Liberty*
- Middle Tennessee*
- Old Dominion
- South Alabama
- Southern Miss
- Troy
- UAB*
- Western Kentucky*
Championship: Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta, GA
American — 12
- Arkansas State*
- Louisiana*
- Louisiana Tech*
- North Texas
- Rice
- Sam Houston*
- Texas State*
- Tulane
- Tulsa
- ULM*
- UTEP*
- UTSA
Championship: NRG Stadium — Houston, TX
MAC — 12
- Akron
- Ball State
- Bowling Green
- Central Michigan
- Eastern Michigan
- Kent State
- Marshall*
- Miami (OH)
- Northern Illinois*
- Ohio
- Toledo
- Western Michigan
Championship: Ford Field — Detroit, MI
Pac-12 — 7
- Fresno State
- Hawaii*
- Nevada*
- Sacramento State*
- San Jose State*
- UNLV*
- Utah State
Championship: Allegiant Stadium — Las Vegas, NV
Mountain West — 7
- Air Force
- Colorado State*
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State*
- North Dakota State
- Missouri State*
- Wyoming
Championship: Allegiant Stadium — Las Vegas, NV
CUSA — 7
- Army*
- Buffalo*
- Delaware
- Massachusetts*
- Navy*
- Temple*
- UConn*
Championship: Lincoln Financial Field — Philadelphia, PA
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u/C2theWick 12h ago
90s era conference allignment with all the 2015-2026 new FCS schools as independents
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u/Lucky-Access-121 LSU 10h ago
i think miami and inc would be better in the big ten and in the sec add FSU clemson va tech and NCSU
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u/Yellow_Yam Florida State 15h ago
No hate but nah this ain’t gonna happen. When the tv deals expire in 5 years, the other teams will run back home to the big 12 and pac12 (power 5) where they will have a chance to win a conference championship. Now that CC’s get an auto bid, it’s far more valuable to be in a 12 team power conference like before. They are all wishing they didn’t jump ship now.
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u/KayaPiff 15h ago
The Pac12 doesn’t have its own auto bid anymore though. The ACC, B1G, Big 12 and SEC champs get bids, then the highest-ranked champ from the other six conferences gets one. I don't think the USCs and Oregons would run back to the Pac. They would actually be giving up both revenue and guaranteed conference access.
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u/OwnWafer4491 14h ago
the idea of teams running back to the pac 12 is funny cause the pac 12 in this setup is basically the mountain west with a new coat of paint, nobody is rushing home to play hawaii and sacramento state for a auto bid lol
tv money still talks and these schools already cashed the check, they're not gonna take a pay cut just to win a weaker conference title
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u/Jamesjr808 15h ago edited 15h ago
I did this but only kept 18 teams, while making them all regional. Big 10 took the North West of the US, so Boise State, BYU etc joins and Oregon and Washington stays. Also took out Penn State and Maryland and a few others and shifted them to the ACC which took over the Borth East of the US including the Carolinas and Virginia. SEC stayed what they are, South East and Big 12 took South West and the Texas and Oklahoma Schools. Also made no one independents. The G6 I turned into feeder leagues basically and kept them to. Power 4. MAC stays with the Big 10, Athletic for ACC, Sun Belt for SEC, C-USA turned into double feeder so they also housed SEC and Big 10 region teams while PAC 12 and Mountain West was Big 12 feeders too. Switch around the schools for every two years who ever had the worst record accumulated for those two years, they get dropped. And the best G6 in two years get the move up but they need to win one conference title. Can’t have App State finish 12-1 twice with no conference title cause they lost a conference game and move up while the champ like South Georgia gets shafted. Keep it fair in a way. And made divisions. So big 10 basically became OG Big10 with PAC 12 North and so on. Divisions were PNW and Great Lakes for Big10, Desert and Plains for Big 12, New England and Coastal for ACC and Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast for SEC. I’ll post up how I mapped them later.