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The team rosters of five conferences, plus the make-up of the independents, will be affected by realignment in 2014 and the ranks of the Football Bowl Subdivision will increase from 125 schools to 128 as Georgia Southern and Appalachian State enter the Sun Belt, and Old Dominion enters CUSA. In 2015, UNC-Charlotte is scheduled to join CUSA to become the 129th FBS member.
Here are the changes for 2014 and beyond (where applicable).
2014
In: Louisville from American Athletic Conference in 2014.
Out: Maryland to the Big Ten.
2014
In: East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa from CUSA.
Out: Louisville to the ACC. Rutgers to the Big Ten.
2015
In: Navy from the Independents.
2014
In: Maryland from the ACC; Rutgers from the American Athletic Conference.
Note: The conference will re-name its divisions "East" and "West", dropping its "Legends" and "Leaders" identities. The East will contain Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. The West will consist of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin.
Note: The Big Ten will begin a 9-game conference slate in 2016, playing all 6 schools from its own division and 3 cross-divisional games.
No new changes announced at this time.
2014
Out: East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa to the American Athletic Conference.
In: OId Dominion from the FCS, Western Kentucky from the Sun Belt.
2015
In: UNC-Charlotte from the FCS.
2014
Out: Idaho and New Mexico State to the Sun Belt
2015
Out: Navy to the American Athletic Conference
No new changes announced at this time.
No new changes announced at this time.
No new changes announced at this time.
No new changes announced at this time.
2014
In: Georgia Southern and Appalachian State from FCS. Also, Idaho and New Mexico State from the defunct WAC. Both are competing as independents in 2013.
Out: Western Kentucky to CUSA.