College basketball realignment: Conference changes for 2026-27

College basketball features 32 conferences for the 2026-27 season. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Conferences in college basketball continue to cycle through teams.

The Pac-12 is back, meaning there are 32 conferences once again. Meanwhile, a couple of other leagues changed their names. The MAAC is now the Metro Conference -- only the name changes, as the membership remains the same (for this season). And the WAC is now the United Athletic Conference (UAC) and underwent a massive regional change in its membership, with no more teams in the Pacific or Mountain time zone.

Below is a breakdown of each conference, highlighting schools that left and joined for the 2026-27 season (where applicable), with a full list of members.

Atlantic Coast (ACC)

2026-27 members (18 schools): Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (Florida), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest


America East

2026-27 members (9 schools): Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, New Hampshire, NJIT, UAlbany, UMass Lowell, UMBC, Vermont


American

2026-27 members (13 schools): Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, North Texas, Rice, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, USF, UTSA, Wichita State


Atlantic 10 (A-10)

2026-27 members (14 schools): Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, VCU


Atlantic Sun (ASUN)

Left: Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, West Georgia

Joined: West Florida (from Division II)

2026-27 members (8 schools): Bellarmine, FGCU, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, North Florida, Queens, Stetson, West Florida


Big 12

2026-27 members (16 schools): Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, West Virginia


Big East

2026-27 members (11 schools): Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, UConn, Villanova, Xavier


Big Sky

Left: Sacramento State

Joined: Southern Utah, Utah Tech

2026-27 members (11 schools): Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Southern Utah, Utah Tech, Weber State


Big South

2026-27 members (9 schools): Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop


Big Ten

2026-27 members (18 schools): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington, Wisconsin


Big West

Left: Hawai'i, UC Davis

Joined: California Baptist, Sacramento State, Utah Valley

2026-27 members (12 schools): Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, California Baptist, Long Beach State, Sacramento State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Utah Valley


Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)

2026-27 members (13 schools): Campbell, Charleston, Drexel, Elon, Hampton, Hofstra, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, Stony Brook, Towson, UNC Wilmington, William & Mary


Conference USA

Left: Louisiana Tech, UTEP

Joined: None

2026-27 members (10 schools): Delaware, FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Western Kentucky


Horizon League

Left: None

Joined: Northern Illinois

2026-27 members (12 schools): Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Green Bay, IU Indy, Milwaukee, Northern Illinois, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, Wright State, Youngstown State


Ivy League

2026-27 members (8 schools): Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale


Metro

2026-27 members (13 schools): Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Merrimack, Mount St. Mary's, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Rider, Sacred Heart, Saint Peter's, Siena


Mid-American (MAC)

Left: Northern Illinois

Joined: None

2026-27 members (12 schools): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Toledo, UMass, Western Michigan


Mid-Eastern (MEAC)

2026-27 members (8 schools): Coppin State, Delaware State, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State, NC Central, Norfolk State, South Carolina State


Missouri Valley

2026-27 members (11 schools): Belmont, Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Murray State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, UIC, Valparaiso


Mountain West

Left: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State

Joined: Hawai'i, UC Davis, UTEP

2026-27 members (10 schools): Air Force, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i, Nevada, New Mexico, San José State, UC Davis, UNLV, UTEP, Wyoming


Northeast (NEC)

Left: Saint Francis (to Division III)

Joined: None

2026-27 members (9 schools): Central Connecticut State, Chicago State, FDU, Le Moyne, LIU, Mercyhurst, New Haven, Stonehill, Wagner


Ohio Valley (OVC)

Left: Little Rock, Tennessee Tech

Joined: None

2026-27 members (9 schools): Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Morehead State, Southeast Missouri, SIUE, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, UT Martin, Western Illinois


Pac-12

Left: None

Joined: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State, Washington State

2026-27 members (9 schools): Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State, Washington State


Patriot League

2026-27 members (10 schools): American, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, Navy


Southeastern (SEC)

2026-27 members (16 schools): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt


Southern (SoCon)

Left: None

Joined: Tennessee Tech

2026-27 members (11 schools): Chattanooga, The Citadel, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, Tennessee Tech, UNC Greensboro, VMI, Western Carolina, Wofford


Southland

2026-27 members (12 schools): East Texas A&M, Houston Christian, Lamar, McNeese, New Orleans, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UIW, UTRGV


Summit League

Left: Denver

Joined: None

2026-27 members (8 schools): Kansas City, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, St. Thomas


Sun Belt

Left: Texas State

Joined: Louisiana Tech

2026-27 members (14 schools): App State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy, UL Monroe


SWAC

2026-27 members (12 schools): Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern


United Athletic (UAC)

Left: California Baptist, Southern Utah, Utah Tech, Utah Valley

Joined: Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Little Rock, North Alabama, West Georgia

2026-27 members (9 schools): Abilene Christian, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Little Rock, North Alabama, Tarleton State, UT Arlington, West Georgia


West Coast (WCC)

Left: Gonzaga, Oregon State, Washington State

Joined: Denver

2026-27 members (10 schools): Denver, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Seattle

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