College Football Realignment Tracker: Who's in What Conference Now?

The Power 4 conferences are holding pat, but the Group of 5 became the Group of 6 (again) with the reintroduction of a full Pac-12 and a few other changes.

by Kyle Wood

Jul 1, 2026

The Power 4 conferences are holding pat, but the Group of 5 became the Group of 6 (again) with the reintroduction of a full Pac-12 and a few other changes.

Conference realignment is a reality of college athletics, and it's come for college football once again this season.

Though the changes taking effect for 2026 — which go into place today — are not as numerous nor impactful as they were in 2024, this is still a busier reshuffling than we saw last summer. In total, 11 programs changed conferences and two transitioned from the FCS to the FBS, bringing the membership total to 138.

Related: College Football Top 138 Team Rankings for 2026

The Power 4 conferences remain unchanged, but the Pac-12 has been almost completely remade around holdovers Oregon State and Washington State. The MAC, Mountain West, Conference USA and Sun Belt also saw additions or subtractions to their conference membership, leaving the American as the lone Group of 6 league untouched by realignment in this cycle.

Here is a list of the updated conference affiliations for the 10 FBS leagues.

(*Denotes program changed conferences. +Denotes an FBS newcomer.)

Power 4 Conferences

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ACC

Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

ACC All-Conference Team | ACC 2026 Predictions | Ranking the ACC’s Coaches

Big 12

Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BYU
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
UCF
Utah
West Virginia

Big 12 All-Conference Team | Big 12 2026 Predictions | Ranking the Big 12's Coaches

The Big Ten Conference logo on the field at the UCLA Bruins spring game at Rose Bowl on May 2, 2026, in Pasadena, California.

Big Ten

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Oregon
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
UCLA
USC
Washington
Wisconsin

Big Ten All-Conference Team | Big Ten 2026 Predictions | Ranking the Big Ten’s Coaches

SEC

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

SEC All-Conference Team | SEC 2026 Predictions | Ranking the SEC's Coaches

Group of 6 Conferences

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American

Army
Charlotte
East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
Navy
North Texas
Rice
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
UAB
South Florida
UTSA

American Conference 2026 Predictions | Ranking the American Conference's Coaches

Conference USA

Delaware
FIU
Jacksonville State
Kennesaw State
Liberty
Middle Tennessee
Missouri State
New Mexico State
Sam Houston
Western Kentucky

Conference USA 2026 Predictions | Ranking Conference USA's Coaches

MAC

Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami University
Ohio
Sacramento State+
Toledo
UMass
Western Michigan

MAC All-Conference Team | MAC 2026 Predictions | Ranking the MAC's Coaches

The Mountain West conference logo on the field at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 2, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mountain West

Air Force
Hawaii
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota State+
Northern Illinois*
San Jose State
UNLV
UTEP*
Wyoming

Mountain West All-Conference Team | Mountain West 2026 Predictions | Ranking the Mountain West's Coaches

Pac-12

Boise State*
Colorado State*
Fresno State*
Oregon State
San Diego State*
Texas State*
Utah State*
Washington State

Pac-12 All-Conference Team | Pac-12 2026 Predictions | Ranking the Pac-12's Coaches

Sun Belt

East

Appalachian State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
James Madison
Marshall
Old Dominion

West

Arkansas State
Louisiana
Louisiana Tech*
South Alabama
Southern Miss
Troy
ULM

Sun Belt 2026 Predictions | Ranking the Sun Belt's Coaches

The sun sets as Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) scores a touchdown during the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on Nov 22, 2025, in South Bend, Indiana.

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