Here's a look at what current scheduling would look like for the alternate history scenario previously laid out:
Regular Season
Five conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-10, and SEC) have ten schools and are able to play a nine-game single-round robin conference schedule. All five conferences play three non-conference games.
The American South Conference, with only nine schools, plays an eight-game single-round robin conference schedule. Each school plays four non-conference games.
The Big 12 and Sun Belt conferences each have two six-team divisions. Schools play the other five schools within their division each year; the six schools from the other division rotate to fill the four remaining conference games. Both conferences play three non-conference games.
The MAC, SWC and WAC each have two seven-team divisions. Each team plays the other six schools in its division each year; the seven teams from the other division are rotated to fill the three remaining conference games. All three conferences play three non-conference games.
Prominent Non-Conference Games
The following non-conference games are played annually prior to rivalry week: Florida - Miami (FL), Florida State - Miami (FL), Iowa - Iowa State, Notre Dame - Navy, Army - Air Force, Navy - Air Force, Brigham Young - Utah State, Utah - Utah State, New Mexico - New Mexico State, New Mexico State - Texas-El Paso
Rivalry Week
The weekend following Thanksgiving serves as rivalry week, the final week of the regular season. The current schedule is as follows for each conference:
Big East: Boston College - Syracuse, Connecticut - Rutgers, Pittsburgh - Penn State, Notre Dame - Miami*
ACC: North Carolina - Duke, North Carolina State - Wake Forest, Clemson - South Carolina
SEC: Alabama - Auburn, Mississippi - Mississippi State, Tennessee - Vanderbilt
Big 12: Texas - Texas A&M, Oklahoma - Oklahoma State, Colorado - Nebraska, Kansas - Kansas State, Missouri - Iowa State, Arkansas - Texas Tech
Big Ten: Michigan - Ohio State, Minnesota - Wisconsin, Purdue - Indiana, Illinois - Northwestern, Michigan State - Iowa
Pac-10: Washington - Washington State, Oregon - Oregon State, California - Stanford, California-Los Angeles - Southern California*, Arizona - Arizona State
SWC: Baylor - Texas Christian, Central Florida - South Florida, Southern Methodist - Rice, Houston - Tulsa, Cincinnati - Memphis,
WAC: Brigham Young - Utah, New Mexico - Texas-El Paso, Nevada - Nevada-Las Vegas, Air Force - Colorado State, Fresno State - San Jose State, Boise State - San Diego State
Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic - Florida International, East Carolina - Marshall, Charlotte - Old Dominion, Middle Tennessee - Western Kentucky, Arkansas State - North Texas
ASC: Appalachian State - Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern - Georgia State, Texas-San Antonio - Texas State
MAC: Ball State - Northern Illinois, Central Michigan - Eastern Michigan - Western Michigan***, Miami (OH) - Ohio, Akron - Kent State, Bowling Green - Toledo, Temple - Massachusetts
Independents: Army - Navy
Non-Conference: Maryland - West Virginia, Virginia - Virginia Tech, Georgia - Georgia Tech, Florida - Florida State, Kentucky - Louisville, Louisiana State - Tulane, Notre Dame - Southern California**, Wyoming - Utah State, Hawaii - New Mexico State, Alabama-Birmingham - Troy, Southern Mississippi - Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe - Louisiana-Lafayette, South Alabama - Liberty
*Odd-numbered years only; played before rivalry week in even-numbered years**Even-numbered years only; played before rivalry week in odd-numbered years
Conference Championships
The weekend after rivalry week serves as conference championship weekend, with the following games being held:
Big 12 Championship (Arlington, TX): Big 12 North #1 vs Big 12 South #1
WAC Championship (Las Vegas, NV): WAC East #1 vs WAC West #1
SWC Championship (New Orleans, LA): SWC East #1 vs SWC West #1
MAC Championship (Detroit, MI): MAC East #1 vs MAC West #1
Sun Belt Championship (Nashville, TN): Sun Belt East #1 vs Sun Belt West #1
December Bowl Games
The following non-major bowls are held between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, excluding Christmas Day and Sundays:
Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, FL): SEC #2 vs Big Ten #2
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX): Pac-10 #2 vs Big 12 #2
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL): ACC #2 vs Big East #2
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV): WAC #2 vs SWC #2
Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX): SWC #3 vs Big 12 #3
Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA): SEC #3 vs ACC #3
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX): WAC #3 vs Pac-10 #3
Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN): Big Ten #3 vs Big East #3
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN): SWC #4 vs SEC #4
Aloha Bowl (Honolulu, HI): WAC #4 vs Big Ten #4
Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL): ACC #4 vs Big East #4
Copper Bowl (Tucson, AZ): Pac-10 #4 vs Big 12 #4
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA): Sun Belt #1 vs At-Large
All-American Bowl (Birmingham, AL): American South #1 vs At-Large
Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI): MAC #1 vs At-Large
Note: Schools must have seven wins in order to be bowl-eligible. If a conference does not have enough bowl-eligible schools to fulfill its bid to a bowl game, that bid can be given to a bowl-eligible school from another conference.
Bowl Coalition Games
The following major bowl games are held on New Year's Day. If New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, then they are held on January 2nd:
Rose Bowl: Pac-10 #1 vs Big Ten #1
Holiday Bowl: WAC #1 vs At-Large
Fiesta Bowl: Big East #1 vs At-Large
Cotton Bowl: SWC #1 vs At-Large
Sugar Bowl: SEC #1 vs At-Large
Citrus Bowl: ACC #1 vs At-Large
Orange Bowl: Big 12 #1 vs At-Large
The six at-large bids are awarded to the six next highest ranked teams in the Bowl Poll, a simple adding of the points for each team in the AP and Coaches polls.
National Championship Game
After the bowl games, the Bowl Poll is recalculated based on the final AP and Coaches poll rankings. The top two teams then advance to the national championship game, to be held the first Saturday one full week after New Year's Day.
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