NCAA 2023: College football realignment tracker

With all the action in college football’s seemingly non-stop conference realignment chatter, it can be hard to keep up with exactly who’s coming and who’s going. But that’s why we’re here.

After two consecutive years of seismic moves — Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC back in 2021 and then USC and UCLA to the Big Ten last year — this year’s big move is Colorado returning to the Big 12 starting in 2024.

We’ve got you covered with all the domino effects, including the Big 12’s expansion this year and what it means for the American Athletic Conference and everywhere else.

Below are all the conference realignment moves for the Power 5 and Group of 5 schools scheduled for the next two seasons.

(Newcomers to conferences are in bold)

ACC

The ACC hasn’t announced any plans to expand or contract over the next two seasons. The conference’s last realignment happened when Syracuse and Pittsburgh joined in 2013 from the Big East. Notre Dame also agreed to play five ACC games per season beginning in 2014.

2023

The conference will continue to play with 14 teams this season.

2023 teams: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest.

Big Ten

The Big Ten has seen some of the most change over the past decade-plus as far as teams coming into the conference. Nebraska joined from the Big 12 in 2011 and was soon joined by Maryland and Rutgers, from the ACC and Big East respectively, in 2014. USC and UCLA will join the conference in 2024.

2023

The conference will remain at 14 teams.

2024

In one of the biggest moves in realignment history, both USC and UCLA will join the Big Ten to push the conference to 16 teams. More announcements on future divisions will come.

2024 teams: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin.

Big 12

Oklahoma and Texas kicked off the latest round of realignment in the summer of 2021 when the teams announced the intention to leave the Big 12 for the SEC. In what was a move originally planned for 2025, the teams decided to join in 2024 earlier this year. The conference will also welcome in four teams in 2023.

2023

BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will all join the conference this upcoming season. The Big 12 will play with 14 teams in 2023.

2023 teams: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia.

2024

Oklahoma and Texas leave for the SEC. Colorado rejoins the conference. For now, the league is slated to have 13 teams, although more expansion is certainly possible.

2024 teams: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia.

Pac-12

USC and UCLA…