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NCAA Division I conference realignment

NCAA Division I conference realignment refers to changes in the alignment of college or university athletic programs from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another. These changes occur every few years with some of these changes causing a ripple effect with other programs changing conference alignment in response.

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Announced future changes

Note
  • The "year" column indicates the calendar year in which the conference change will take place, which in the case of spring sports will differ from the year in which competition will begin.

    • 2013–2014

    Note
  • On February 28, 2013, it was reported that the seven Catholic schools that had announced plans to leave the Big East Conference (collectively called the "Catholic 7") would do so in July 2013, two years ahead of the original schedule, and would keep the "Big East" name. On April 3, the football-sponsoring conference that retained the charter of the original Big East announced that it would be called the American Athletic Conference (AAC or The American). Accordingly, the following convention is being used in the 2013–14 table:
  • Big East (1979–2013) — The conference as it existed before July 2013.
  • Big East (2013) — The new conference formed by the "Catholic 7" schools.

    • References

    NCAA Division I conference realignment Wikipedia
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