I caught a question on Twitter as to who, exactly, will be in Conference USA next season and beyond. Unlike the Big East - errr, whatever legal entity currently exists as the league/runs its website/etc. - which has a nice breakdown of changes, Conference USA doesn't seem to clarify that.
Instead, C-USA still has a big ol' map of what the deceased conference looks like.
So this article will clarify what C-USA will look like for the next two seasons, and I hope you find it helpful. Please note, my visitors from the future... this only reflects the league up to 3/25/2013. I have no clue if the NCAA will devolve into a Walking Dead-eque zombie world in April.
First thing's first. Here is where we are today.
Conference USA 2012-2013 All Sports Lineup:
1. East Carolina
2. Houston
3. Marshall
4. Memphis
5. Rice
6. Southern Methodist
7. Southern Miss
8. Tulane
9. Tulsa
10. UAB
11. UCF
12. UTEP
Next, on July 1, 2013, several schools have already dissolved their contractual ties to C-USA and depart for the Big East** (meaning, the conference that won't ever be called the Big East that also doesn't have the Catholic 7 basketball schools).
Departing for 2013-2014:
1. Houston
2. Memphis
3. SMU
4. UCF
The membership will look like this in 2013-2014. It's split among the two football divisions that will be created for next year.
C-USA 2013-2014:
East Division
1. East Carolina
2. Florida Atlantic
3. Florida International
4. Marshall
5. Middle Tennessee State
6. Southern Mississippi
7. UAB
West Division
1. Louisiana Tech
2. North Texas
3. Rice
4. Tulane
5. Tulsa
6. UTEP
7. Texas at San Antonio
AND THEN. In the grand finale, Conference USA will lose two schools, at this point.
Departing for 2014-2015
1. East Carolina (Football Only to Big East)
2. Tulane
Thus, C-USA will lose six football teams and five basketball teams under the current realignment scenario.
There you have it. That's what Conference USA will transform into over the next couple of seasons.
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