So the Pac 10 has invited six Big 12 schools ...

[615dawg]

Colorado, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State.

Missouri's chancellor wants to go to the Big Ten, and Nebraska hasn't said much, but I would think they would leave if the Pac 10 gets their five.

Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Iowa State - left out.

So how's this for conference realignment:

Big East, Big XII - eliminated

Pac 10: Current 10 teams + Colorado, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State. (16)
Big 10: Current 11 teams + Mizzou, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse (16)
Catholic Conference (non-football): Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, St. Joseph's, Xavier, Notre Dame (independent in football), Marquette, Seton Hall, DePaul, Temple (10)
SEC: Current 12 teams + Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami (16)
ACC: Loss of four teams to SEC, add South Florida, West Virginia, UCF and Connecticut (16)
New Bread Belt Conference: Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Iowa State, TCU, SMU, Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Houston, Utah, BYU. (12)

77 football teams, 86 basketball teams.

Rest of Division I can do what they wish. Money goes with these teams.

Each conference champion is guaranteed a bid to football playoff + three wildcard teams (determined in BCS-like standings system)
Each divisional champion + Catholic Conference champion is guaranteed a bid to basketball playoff + 13 wildcard teams and top eight teams in lower NCAA conferences.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Maybe put them, Fresno State, Colorado State, and whoever else wants to pony up the money (Nevada? UNLV? Hawaii?) into the new conference and have 5 16-team conferences.<div>
</div><div>Also, Temple isn't Catholic, but they fit into the conference anyway, along with Butler (some kind of Protestant). Add in St. John's, Providence, Dayton, and Siena for 14 teams, and extend Gonzaga and St. Mary's the option to become 15 and 16 if they want to spread across the country.</div>