That conference is now much more concentrated on the East Coast (go figure!), with its 10-team membership reminiscent of a streamlined version of the Big East’s classic 16-team alignment.

Then, the bottom fell out. NIL was legalized under the NCAA's umbrella. Conference expansion went into overdrive when Texas and Oklahoma shocked the industry in 2020 by announcing a move to the SEC.

Looking ahead on realignment The 2025-26 season will also mark the ending of a strong era of Mountain West basketball. When the Pac-12 reforms for 2026-27, it will be adding Boise State, Fresno ...

OREM — The long chain of conference realignment that began when USC and UCLA joined the Big Ten or Texas and Oklahoma left for the SEC (depending on who you ask) touched down in Utah last week ...

More importantly, conference realignment had quieted since the early 2010s, and few (if any) signs of unrest existed behind the scenes, with FOX and ESPN firmly backing the Big Ten and SEC ...