1. Conference Realignment

2. Conferences –Group of college teams within the same region which allows teams to compete in an organized and fair manner Most Recognized Conferences –Big Ten –Southeastern Conference –Big 12 –Big East –Pacific 10 –Atlantic Coast

3. Why Have Conferences? Exposure –All but Pac 10 play in Eastern/Central Time Zone Conferences create rivalries and geographic match-ups –Cause for more revenue Sponsors for Conference Championship games

4. Why Have Conferences? Better Conferences = More Prestige –Thus More Marketing Opportunities Better Conferences = Increased television exposure and higher ratings Better Conferences = Increase in Interest and higher ticket sales.

5. Conference Realignment A conference is a group of college athletic teams within the same region NCAA allows conferences with 12 or more schools to add a football conference playoff game each season Miami, Virginia Tech, and BC left the Big East for the ACC in 2003 (BC the 12 th member. Big East adds Cincinnati (full), DePaul (all but football), Louisville (full) and Marquette (all but football), and South Florida (full) all from Conference USA