What this tracker covers

This dashboard tracks every confirmed FBS conference realignment move announced since 2021. Each card shows the school, the old and new conference, the effective season, and a quick travel cost estimate. Click a card to see the full ripple effect: which annual opponents get replaced, which rivalries survive, and how many extra miles the team will fly each season.

How the travel estimate works

We take the straight-line distance between the school's nearest commercial airport and each conference opponent's airport. The estimate compares the total round-trip miles under the old conference schedule against the new one. It does not include non-conference games, bowl trips, or actual charter routing. The number is a rough directional guide. A jump from 8,000 to 22,000 miles tells you something real about the new schedule's geography, even if the exact figure is off by a few hundred miles.

Rivalry tracking rules

We mark a rivalry as protected when both schools share a conference or have a signed non-conference agreement covering future seasons. At risk means the schools landed in different conferences and no future games are currently scheduled. Lost means a previously annual game is off the books with no public commitment to resume. The Backyard Brawl (Pitt vs. West Virginia) went from lost to protected when both schools scheduled a home-and-home series. Bedlam (Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State) moved to at risk when Oklahoma left for the SEC. We update these labels when new schedules are announced.

What is not included

This tracker does not cover FCS, Division II, or Division III moves. It does not include revenue projections, media rights estimates, or coaching salary impacts. Rumored moves without a signed agreement are excluded. The data set focuses on changes that directly affect the Saturday schedule for fans.

Why this exists

Conference realignment has reshaped college football faster than any period since the Southwest Conference dissolved in 1996. Fans trying to follow along get scattered headlines. This tracker puts the moves in one place and connects each one to the stuff fans actually care about: who do we play, do we still hate our rivals, and how far are we flying to do it.