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
