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NCAA Division I conference realignment refers to changes in the alignment of college or university athletic programs from one
NCAA Division I conference realignment refers to changes in the alignment of college or university athletic programs from one National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
athletic conference to another.
Announced future changes
;Notes * 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.History
2022–2023
2021–2022
2020–2021
2019–2020
;Note * Because of theCOVID-19 pandemic
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, schools that made conference moves affecting only spring sports were unable to complete their first seasons in the new league, or in some cases to even play said seasons.
2018–2019
2017–2018
2016–2017
2015–2016
2014–2015
2013–2014
;Note * On February 28, 2013, it was reported that the sevenCatholic
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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.
2012–2013
2011–2012
2010–2011
See also
*1996 NCAA conference realignment
The 1996 NCAA conference realignment was initiated by the dissolution of the Southwest Conference (SWC), the formation of the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA (C-USA), and the expansion of the Western Athletic Conference to 16 teams. This "new ...
* 2005 NCAA conference realignment
The 2005 NCAA conference realignment was initiated by the movement of three Big East Conference teams ( Boston College, University of Miami, and Virginia Tech) to the Atlantic Coast Conference, which set events into motion that created a realignme ...
* 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
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* 2021–22 NCAA conference realignment
The 2021–2022 NCAA conference realignment refers to extensive changes in NCAA conference membership, primarily at the Division I level, beginning in the 2021–22 academic year.
Most of these changes have involved conferences in the Football B ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of NCAA Division I conference realignments (2000-present) * Realignment College football controversies