[Cracked Sidewalks] Alphabetical list of the 30 schools most likely to impact realignment

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Alphabetical list of the 30 schools most likely to impact realignment

Written by: jpudner@concentricgrasstops.com (bamamarquettefan1)

Tonight may mark the only time I will ever plug Cracked Sidewalks on ESPN Radio in Auburn.  I guess all eyes are on realignment, whether it is Auburn wondering if they will be in the SEC East or West, or Marquette wondering what the new Big East will look like.

For easy reference in the realignment confusion, the following is an alphabetical list of the 30 schools whose actions I believe could have the most impact on as the reallignment plays out.  By each school, I have listed the estimated number of potential TV viewers they bring for college football based on Nate Silver's study in the NY Times (in millions), how high their football team is currently ranked in Massey's composite, where their hoops team was ranked in Pomeroy's final 2011 page, the conference they are in, and then any good news or bad news as relates to their possible impact on Marquette:

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SchoolFBTVFootHoopsConfGood NewsBad News[/tr]

Air Force	0.2	57	133	MW	Could plug B12 spot or BE	Football geography if BE
Butler	0	0	41	Horz	Consecutive title games	Mid-Major
BYU	0.7	65	13	Ind	Could plug B12 spot
Central Florida	0.5	46	102	CUSA	Top 50 foot, USF rival	USF might not want them
Cincinnati	0.3	67	23	BE	Probably stable	Possible B12 target
Clemson	1.8	21	22	ACC	S. Car blocked out of SEC	See Va Tech
Connecticut	0.6	71	10	BE	BC fighting to keep out of ACC	Wants into ACC
East Carolina	0.3	83	146	CUSA	Definitely interested	Geography
Florida State	0.8	17	31	ACC	See Va Tech	See Va Tech
Georgetown	0	0	40	BE	Key hoops-only core, DC clout
Kansas	0.8	77	3	Big 12	IF B12 not really stable, BE poss.	Geography, no chance if B12 in tact
Kansas St.	0.4	51	30	Big 12	See Kansas	See Kansas
Louisville	0.3	58	14	BE	Most of B12 only wants 10	Possible B12 to avoid uncertainty
Marquette	0	0	32	BE	Stock is highest since Wade	Western edge of current BE
Memphis	0.2	119	87	CUSA	FedEx, great basketball	Next to worst football team
Missouri	1.1	30	44	B12	SEC focused west, not east	If they aren't SEC, who is 14th?
Navy	0.2	47	274	Ind	Open to Big East	Wants BE stability before jump
Notre Dame	2.3	31	15	Ind	ACC and others might wait	Seems open to ACC for non-football
Oklahoma	1.2	1	137	Big 12	Mizzou claims deal not cut	Strong B12 could hurt BE
Rutgers	0.9	72	78	BE	Most of B12 only wants 10	Inviting target to NYC
South Florida	0.5	19	127	BE	One of 2 top 20 football	Might not want UCF
St. John's	0	0	42	BE	NYC, key hoops-only
TCU	0.4	18	173	BE	BE now & Texas blocking B12	Geography could push B12
Temple	0.2	68	38	MAC	Great hoops, foot improving	BE kicked them out
Texas	2.3	20	5	Big 12	Screws up bad deals for us	Screws up good deals for us
Texas A&M	2	8	51	B12	Baylor's possible suit	Started dominos again
Villanova	0	0	33	BE	Key hoops-only core	ACC rumblings
Virginia Tech	1.3	10	34	ACC	$20 m to leave SEC	ACC would need replacement
West Virginia	1	16	21	BE	Turned down by SEC,ACC	Still B12 possible
Xavier	0	0	45	A10	Top 50 hoops, Sweet 16s until…	Mid-Major

To give perspective, the 2.3 by Texas and Notre Dame indicates that their football teams bring about 2.3 million fans as potential TV viewers.  The only schools estimated higher than that are Ohio State (3.2 million), Michigan (2.9 million) and Penn State (2.6 million).  Most of the SEC and Big Ten bring over one million fans, while no Big East team does (West Virginia just misses).

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