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College Conference Realignment
This is a perspective on college conference realignment if I were given commissioner powers to add/remove/swap as I saw fit.

Founders League
This is an envisioned 16-team conference if market forces completely controlled shifts in conference alignment. The conference would be highly competitive in all sports, would be academically recognized and attrition from other major college conferences (with the exception of the SEC) would render them effective mid-majors.

Structure
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" !Division !Institution !Nickname !Former Conference !Location (Market) !Founded !Type !U.S. News Rank !Endowment (in billions)
 * East
 * Duke University
 * Blue Devils
 * ACC
 * Durham, NC (Raleigh, NC)
 * 1838
 * Private
 * 8
 * $5.700
 * East
 * Northwestern University
 * Wildcats
 * Big Ten
 * Evanston, IL (Chicago, IL)
 * 1851
 * Private
 * 12
 * $7.200
 * East
 * Ohio State University
 * Buckeyes
 * Big Ten
 * Columbus, OH (Columbus, OH)
 * 1870
 * Public
 * 56
 * $2.120
 * East
 * University of Michigan
 * Wolverines
 * Big Ten
 * Ann Arbor, MI (Detroit, MI)
 * 1817
 * Public
 * 29
 * $7.800
 * East
 * University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
 * Tar Heels
 * ACC
 * Chapel Hill, NC (Raleigh, NC)
 * 1789
 * Public
 * 30
 * $2.220
 * East
 * University of Notre Dame
 * Fighting Irish
 * ACC Independent
 * South Bend, IN (Chicago, IL)
 * 1842
 * Private
 * 17
 * $6.800
 * East
 * Vanderbilt University
 * Commodores
 * SEC
 * Nashville, TN (Nashville, TN)
 * 1873
 * Private
 * 17
 * $3.375
 * East
 * Wake Forest University
 * Demon Deacons
 * ACC
 * Winston-Salem, NC (Winston-Salem, NC)
 * 1834
 * Private
 * 27
 * $1.500
 * West
 * Brigham Young University
 * Cougars
 * WCC Independent
 * Provo, UT (Salt Lake City, UT)
 * 1875
 * Private
 * 68
 * $0.590
 * West
 * Rice University
 * Owls
 * C-USA
 * Houston, TX (Houston, TX)
 * 1912
 * Private
 * 17
 * $4.500
 * West
 * Stanford University
 * Cardinal
 * Pac-12
 * Palo Alto, CA (San Francisco, CA)
 * 1891
 * Private
 * 6
 * $16.500
 * West
 * University of California, Berkeley
 * Golden Bears
 * Pac-12
 * Berkeley, CA (San Francisco, CA)
 * 1868
 * Public
 * 21
 * $3.150
 * West
 * University of California, Los Angeles
 * Bruins
 * Pac-12
 * Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles, CA(
 * 1882
 * Public
 * 24
 * $2.640
 * West
 * University of Oklahoma
 * Sooners
 * Big XII
 * Norman, OK (Oklahoma City, OK)
 * 1890
 * Public
 * 101
 * $1.200
 * West
 * University of Southern California
 * Trojans
 * Pac-12
 * Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles, CA)
 * 1880
 * Private
 * 24
 * $3.500
 * West
 * University of Texas
 * Longhorns
 * Big XII
 * Austin, TX (Dallas, TX)
 * 1883
 * Public
 * 46
 * $14.100
 * Pac-12
 * Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles, CA)
 * 1880
 * Private
 * 24
 * $3.500
 * West
 * University of Texas
 * Longhorns
 * Big XII
 * Austin, TX (Dallas, TX)
 * 1883
 * Public
 * 46
 * $14.100
 * $14.100