Bumping this back up to the front page, I've done a few more updates to my grand scheme to realign and expand every division I conference there is.

Update(3-31-06): Added USC Upstate to proposed Atlantic Sun lineup and dropped Lynn.

I-A

Atlantic Coast
Atlantic: Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami(FL), North Carolina, Virginia
Coastal: Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virginia

Big East
Eastern: Army, Boston College, Connecticut, Navy, Rutgers, Villanova
Western: Cincinnati, Louisville, Marshall, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse

Big Ten
Eastern: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue
Western: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, Wisconsin

Big 12
Northern: Arkansas, Colorado State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska
Southern: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Christian, Texas Tech

Conference-USA
Eastern: UAB, Central Florida, East Carolina, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Tulane
Western: Baylor, Houston, Rice, Southern Methodist, Texas-El Paso, Tulsa

Mid-American
Eastern: Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami(OH), Ohio
Western: Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan

Pacific-12
Northern: Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington, Washington State
Southern: Arizona, Arizona State, California, UCLA, Southern California, Stanford

Southeastern
Eastern: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Western: Alabama, Auburn, Louisiana State, Memphis, Mississippi, Mississippi State

Sun Belt: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy, Western Kentucky

Western Athletic
Mountain: Air Force, Brigham Young, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Utah State, Wyoming
Pacific: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, San Diego State

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Note: For the Canadian based conferences, an * will denote a non-football member.

Atlantic-10: Albany, Central Connecticut State, Duquesne(except football), Fordham, Georgetown(football only), Holy Cross(football only), La Salle, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Stony Brook, Temple

Big Sky: Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Southern Utah, Weber State, Western State(D-II)

Canada West(All from CIS)
Eastern: Brandon*, Lethbridge*, Manitoba, Regina*, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg
Western: Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Simon Fraser, Trinity Western*, Victoria*

Colonial
Northern: Bucknell, Colgate, Hofstra, Lafayette, Lehigh, Northeastern
Southern: Delaware, James Madison, Old Dominion, Richmond, Towson, William & Mary

Gateway(New)
Eastern: Central State(OH)(D-II), Findlay(D-II), Grand Valley State(D-II), Indiana State, Wayne State(MI)(D-II), Youngstown State
Western: Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois

Great West(New): Azusa Pacific(Football only), UC Davis, Cal Poly, Central Washington(D-II), Humboldt State(D-II), Portland State, Sacramento State, San Diego, San Jose State, Western Oregon(D-II), Western Washington(D-II)

Ivy: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale

Maritimes(New)(CIS): Acadia*, Cape Breton*, Dalhousie, Memorial(NF)*, Moncton*, Mount Allison, New Brunswick*, Prince Edward Island, St. Francis Xavier, St. Mary's(NS)*, St. Thomas(NB)*

Mid-Eastern: Delaware State, Hampton, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State, Virginia Union(D-II), Winston-Salem State

Midlands(New)(All D-II upgrades, except Southern Nazarene)
Northern: Central Missouri State, Fort Hays State, Missouri Western State, Northwest Missouri State, Truman State, Washburn
Southern: Central Oklahoma, Emporia State, Missouri Southern State, Northeastern State(OK), Pittsburg State(KS), Southern Nazarene(NAIA)

North Central(New)(All D-II and D-III upgrades)
Eastern: Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota State-Mankato, St. Cloud State, St. Thomas(MN), Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Western: Nebraska-Kearney, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State

Northeast(Football Only): Catholic, Iona, Johns Hopkins, Marist, MIT, Monmouth, Sacred Heart, St. Francis(PA), St. Peter's, Wagner

Ohio Valley: Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, North Alabama(D-II), Samford, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee Tech

Ontario(New): Carleton*, Guelph, McMaster, Ottawa, Queen's, Ryerson*, Toronto, Waterloo, Western Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor, York

Pioneer(Football only): Butler, Dayton, Drake, Duquesne, Indiana(PA), Lindenwood, Mount Union, Quincy, Robert Morris, Valparaiso

Quebec(New): Bishop's, Concordia(QC), Laval, McGill, Montreal, Quebec-Montreal(UQAM)*, Quebec-Trois Rivieres(UQTR)*, Sherbrooke, Superior Tech(ETS)*

South Atlantic(New): Carson-Newman(D-II), Catawba(D-II), Charleston Southern, Davidson, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Presbyterian, Valdosta State(D-II), VMI, West Georgia(D-II)

Southern: Appalachian State, Chattanooga, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, Liberty, Western Carolina, Wofford

Southern Intercollegiate(New): Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Bethune-Cookman, Clark Atlanta(D-II), Florida A&M, Kentucky State(D-II), Morehouse(D-II), Savannah State, Tennessee State, Tuskegee(D-II)

Southland: Central Arkansas(D-II), Henderson State(D-II), McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton State(D-II), Texas State

SWAC: Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling State, Jackson State, Lane(D-II), Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern University, Texas Southern

I-AAA

American Catholic(New)
Atlantic: Georgetown, Holy Cross, Providence, St. John's, St. Joseph's, Seton Hall
Midwest: Dayton, DePaul, Detroit, Marquette, Saint Louis, Xavier

American South(New): Alabama-Huntsville(D-II), Arkansas-Little Rock, Lamar, Montevallo(D-II), New Orleans, South Alabama, Texas-Arlington, Texas-Pan American, Texas-San Antonio, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Atlantic Sun(New)
Northern: Campbell, High Point, Longwood, UNC Asheville, Radford, South Carolina Upstate(D-II)
Southern: Augusta State(D-II), Florida Gulf Coast(D-II), Kennesaw State, Mercer, North Florida, Stetson

Big West(New)
California: Azusa Pacific(NAIA), Biola(NAIA), UC Riverside, UC San Diego(D-II), Cal State-Bakersfield, Loyola Marymount
Mountain: Denver, Grand Canyon(D-II), Lewis-Clark State(NAIA), Metro State(D-II), Seattle(D-II), Utah Valley State

Central Atlantic(New)
Northern: Drexel, George Mason, George Washington, Johns Hopkins(D-III), UNC Wilmington, Virginia Commonwealth
Southern: Charlotte, College of Charleston, East Tennessee State, Georgia State, UNC Greensboro, Winthrop

Horizon(New)
Eastern: Cleveland State, Mount Union(D-III), Northern Kentucky(D-II), Point Park(NAIA), Southern Indiana(D-II), Wright State
Western: Chicago State, IPFW, IUPUI, Lindenwood(NAIA), Loyola of Chicago, Quincy(D-II)

Metropolitan(New): FDU, Iona, Long Island, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, NJIT, NYIT(D-II), New York University(D-III), St. Francis(NY), St. Peter's, Wagner

Missouri Valley
Eastern: Butler, Evansville, Oakland, Valparaiso, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Western: Bradley, Creighton, Drake, Illinois-Chicago, UMKC, Wichita State

Pacific Coast(New)
Northern: Gonzaga, Pacific, Portland, Saint Mary's(CA), San Francisco, Santa Clara
Southern: UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Cal State-Fullerton, Cal State-Northridge, Long Beach State, Pepperdine

Patriot(New)
Northern: Indiana(PA)(D-II), Mount St. Mary's, Philadelphia(D-II), Rider, Robert Morris, St. Francis(PA)
Southern: American, Catholic(D-III), Coppin State, Loyola(MD), Maryland-Baltimore County, Maryland-Eastern Shore

Trans-America(New)
Eastern: Belmont, Centenary, Christian Brothers(D-II), Drury(D-II), Lipscomb, Oral Roberts
Western: Dallas Baptist(D-II), Houston Baptist(NAIA), Incarnate Word(D-II), Oklahoma City(NAIA), St. Edward's(D-II), St. Mary's(TX)(D-II)

Yankee(New)
Eastern: Boston University, Fairfield, Hartford, MIT(D-III), Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart
Western: Binghamton, Canisius, Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Siena, Vermont

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Do you ahhhhh......realign?

I like your take, here's how I'd slightly alter it:
I-A
ACC:SAME
Atlantic: Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami(FL), North Carolina, Virginia
Coastal: Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virginia

Big East: Add Penn St., drop Nova
Eastern: Boston College, Connecticut, Navy, Penn St., Rutgers, Syracuse
Western: Army, Cincinnati, Louisville, Marshall, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh

Big Ten:Add ISU, drop PSU
Eastern: Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Nothwestern, Purdue
Western: Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin

Big 12:Bring back Colorado, drop ISU
Northern: Colorado, Colorado State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Nebraska
Southern: Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Christian, Texas Tech

Conference-USA:SAME
Eastern: UAB, Central Florida, East Carolina, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Tulane
Western: Baylor, Houston, Rice, Southern Methodist, Texas-El Paso, Tulsa

Mid-American:SAME
Eastern: Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami(OH), Ohio
Western: Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan

Pacific-12: Add Nevada, drop Colorado
Northern: Nevada, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington, Washington State
Southern: Arizona, Arizona State, California, UCLA, Southern California, Stanford

Southeastern:SAME
Eastern: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Western: Alabama, Auburn, Louisiana State, Memphis, Mississippi, Mississippi State

Western Athletic:SAME
Mountain: Air Force, Brigham Young, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Utah State, Wyoming
Pacific: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, San Diego State

Sun Belt:Remains 1-A, add GSU and TSU
East: Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee, Troy, Western Kentucky
West: Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Texas State

Switch Nevada and BYU.

Down with 12s!!

Get rid of sub A classifications for DI football.

Make all DI football programs have no more than 63 schol. and let them split those 63 as they like.

Then have an 11 game regular season, a championship game for every conference that wants one for a 12th game, then a 4 week 16 team playoff.

This is how I would attempt to do things if I were the College football Guru... ;)

I would love to see at least 3 d-1 schools per state and at least one per major city...I have written somewhere before but abbreviated my d-1 requirement in a nutshell would be like you could have like 40-80 schollies and at least a 15,000 seat stadium in the end I would have a tourney of 15 Conferences altogether and have 64 out of 183 make 5 week tourney. #1 vs #64 so you theoretically (I.E.) would see an USC matchup vs. Montana in the first round...the first rounds hosted by higher ranked teams and secondary rounds lesser bowls to bigger bowls...i would start the season a earlier and have at least a week off during tourney...all schools have to at least schedule twelve teams but if you make it to tourney you would not have to play the games...if you don't make it you are playing those extra games...similar to the way our high schools play in Western Pa...but again you have to play the alt games...I would have no 1-AA but just Divison 2 anywhere from 15-39 schollies-maybe a couple of of these teams could play D-1 basketball and fatten that calf up some more...but Bids for some of these schools would come from "play-in games" I would like to see two play in games per region! this way if a team like Oakland wins like they did at least the "better" team throughout the year would have a chance at the NCAA's. I like the NIT and this is not meant to slight them but...the Big dance is top dog...this is my rough sketch on the d-1 landscape

FOOTBALL
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ATLANTIC COAST:
Coastal
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Clemson
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Miami (FL)
Virginia Tech

Central
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Duke
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Virginia
Wake Forest

BIG EAST:
NorthEast
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*Delaware
*Boston College
Connecticut
*Navy
Rutgers
UMASS

SouthWest
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
MARYLAND
WVU

BIG TEN:
East
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Indiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue

West
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Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
*Missouri
Wisconsin

BIG 12:
North
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Colorado
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Tulsa

South
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*Arkansas
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Colorado St.

MID-AMERICAN:
East
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Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Ohio
Marshall
Eastern Michigan
IUP ;D (Miller stadium upgrades and the 14,000 + students take greater interest in sports)

West
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Ball State
Central Michigan
Northern Illinois
Western Michigan
Southern Illinois
Western Kentucky
Middle TN State

PACIFIC-12:
North
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*Brigham Young
Oregon
Oregon State
*Utah
Washington
Washington State

South
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Arizona
Arizona State
California
UCLA
Southern California
Stanford

SOUTHEASTERN:
East
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Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee

West
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Alabama
Auburn
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State

Coastal
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Central Florida
East Carolina
Southern Mississippi
Tulane
South Florida
Houston

TEXAS TEN
*Baylor
*North Texas
Rice
Southern Methodist
Texas-El Paso
Texas State
UT-San Antonio
TCU
Southern
Texas Southern

WESTERN ATHLETIC(Formerly Mountain West)
Mountain
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Air Force
Colorado State
New Mexico
*New Mexico State
*Utah State
Wyoming

Pacific
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*Boise State
*Fresno State
*Hawaii
*Nevada
UNLV
San Diego State


INDEPENDENT-I hate it but these bums belong independent i just wish the Big east would not cater to them (Football Only):
Notre Dame

This is the expanded "mid major" I-A eligable for the tourney.

Metropolitan LEAGUE:
Midwest:
Toledo
Northwestern
Buffalo
Wayne State ( I hate the name but major Detroit city school-Renamed Detroit University :o and play in new dome)
Akron
Toronto Varsity Blues (they upgrade to USA D-1)

East Coast:
Howard (play at RFK for big games)
Memphis
UAB
Richmond
Vanderbilt
Temple

NORTHEAST (football and all-sports structures are merged):
Central Connecticut (Upgrade to serious D-1)
Maine
HOFSTRA
Villanova (Football Only)
ARMY
Delaware State
Monmouth (Upgrade to serious D-1) NJ 2nd team
Fordham (Brings back historic program/Upgrade to serious D-1) NYC 2nd team

BIG SKY: 2 Divisions (plains/Mountains)
*Idaho
Idaho State
Montana
Montana State
Northern Arizona
Portland State
U OF WISCON-MILWAUKEE (PANTHERS ADD FOOTBALL) THEY TRANSFORM THE NEW BREWERS STADIUM
Minnesota State-Mankato
North Dakota State
South Dakota State

COLONIAL:
*Bucknell
Boston University
Charleston Southern
VMI
James Madison
Towson
William & Mary
Hampton

MIDWEST(New):
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Northern Iowa
Missouri State
Western Illinois

GREAT WEST(Football League):
Pacific (Comes back to football )
Cal Poly
Northern Colorado
San Jose State
Alaska Anchorage

Southern Intercollegiate (New):
Citadel, The
Georgia Southern
Alabama A&M
Bethune-Cookman
Florida A&M
Tennessee State
North Carolina A&T
South Carolina State
Appalachian State

Southland:
Louisiana-Monroe
McNeese State
Northwestern State
Grambling State
Arkansas State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana Tech

(Mainly D-II upgrades listed)

New Basketball:
American Catholic (New):
Atlantic
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Georgetown
Providence
St. John's
St. Joseph's
Seton Hall
Villanova

Midwest
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Dayton
DePaul
Detroit
Marquette
Notre Dame
Xavier

Christian Schools Conf.
Oral Roberts
Geneva College
Liberty

Great Southern:
Kennesaw St.
Alabama-Huntsville (D-II upgrade)
Birmingham-Southern
Lipscomb
*North Florida (D-II upgrade)
Stetson

UPGRADES:
UC San Diego (D-II upgrade)
Azusa-Pacific
Cal Tech Obispo (D-II upgrade)
Cal tech Pomona (D-II upgrade)
Cal state LA (D-II upgrade)
Seattle-Pacific

Northern Kentucky (D-II upgrade)
Bowie State (D-II upgrade)
Indiana U of Pa (D-II upgrade)
Va State University
Va Union
Cal PA