Big 12: Exploring Conference, College Football Playoff expansion

Ivan Maisel of ESPN thinks now is the best time for conference expansion. Longhorns Wire explores how to expand the Big 12, playoffs.

North Division

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The north division returns in the expansion of the Big 12 Conference with a bit of a twist. The Oklahoma Sooners move over to the new look north. Prior to Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas A&M heading for greener pastures, Oklahoma was part of the six-team south. However, they move to the north along with Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas and Kansas State. We add a new team to the mix in place of West Virginia.

The West Virginia Mountaineers are actually closer in proximity to the ACC so the Big 12 could look to add back to the north, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers obviously don’t seem content with the decisions of the Big Ten. Completely speculative on our part. However, a return to the Big 12 would help bring back the conference to 12 teams once again.

The North Division

  1. Iowa State Cyclones
  2. Kansas Jayhawks
  3. Kansas State Wildcats
  4. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  5. Oklahoma Sooners
  6. Oklahoma State Cowboys

Next we focus on the South Division