12/15/09 The Big Ten announces its intent to explore expansion https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news...id=4745381
12/27/09 Frank the Tank posts The Big Ten Expansion Index blog http://frankthetank.me/2009/12/27/the-bi...of-orange/
2/9/10 The Pac-10 announces that it is looking "very seriously" at expansion
6/3/10 Chip Brown reports that the Pac-10 is prepared to invite Texas, Texas A&M, OU, OSU, TTU and Colorado to join
6/10/10 Colorado joins the Pac-10
6/11/10 Boise St. joins the MWC
6/12/10 Nebraska joins the Big Ten
6/14/10 Texas announces it will remain in the Big 12 http://www.texassports.com/news/2010/6/1...a_233.aspx
6/17/10 Utah joins the Pac-12
8/18/10 Fresno St. and Nevada join the MWC
8/31/10 BYU withdraws from the MWC
11/30/10 TCU joins the Big East
12/10/10 Hawaii joins the MWC (football only)
5/4/11 The Pac 12 announces a new TV deal with FOX and ESPN that will pay each school $20.8 million per year over 12 years, more than the $17 million and $13 million received by SEC and ACC schools, respectively, and that will allow the creation of a Pac 12 TV network
5/26/11 The Big East turns down a TV deal that would pay its football playing members each $11 million per year https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Dail...-East.aspx
7/1/11 Nebraska to the Big Ten, Utah and Colorado to the Pac 12, BYU going Independent, and Boise St. to the MWC all become effective

Summer, 2011 Rumors circulate that Texas A&M will join the SEC http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com...d-for-now/
8/27/11 Pete Thamel reports that Texas A&M is close to joining the SEC, with BYU or Pitt listed as possible replacements for the Big 12 http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08...ng-big-12/
8/31/11 Texas A&M officially notifies the Big 12 that it will be leaving the conference http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/col...-12/nRd4T/
9/2/11 OU President Boren announces that Oklahoma is exploring all options, including a possible move to the Pac-12 http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...ealignment
9/18/11 Syracuse and Pitt join the ACC
9/20/11 The Pac-12 announces its decision to stay at 12 schools http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/sports...ig-12.html
9/26/11 Texas A&M joins the SEC
10/10/11 TCU joins the Big 12
10/28/11 WVU joins the Big 12
11/6/11 Missouri joins the SEC
12/6/11 Boise St. (football only), San Diego St. (football only), Houston, UCF and SMU join the Big East
1/24/12 Navy joins the Big East (football only)
2/8/12 Memphis joins the Big East
2/14/12 WVU reaches a settlement with the Big East to join the Big 12 in July, 2012
3/7/12 Temple joins the Big East
5/4/12 Utah St. and San Jose St. join the MWC
7/1/12 TAMU and Mizzou to the SEC, TCU and WVU to the Big 12, Temple to the Big East (football only for 2012-13), and Nevada, Fresno St. and Hawaii to the MWC all become effective.

9/7/12 The Big 12 announces a Grant of Rights agreement as part of its new TV deal with ESPN
9/12/12 Notre Dame joins the ACC
11/20/12 Maryland joins the Big Ten
11/21/12 Rutgers joins the Big Ten
11/27/12 ECU (initially football only) and Tulane join the Big East
11/28/12 Louisville joins the ACC
12/15/12 Georgetown, St. John's, Villanova, Providence, Seton Hall, Marquette and DePaul (the "Catholic 7") announce their intent to leave the Big East
12/31/12 Boise St. rejoins the MWC
1/16/13 San Diego St. rejoins the MWC
3/8/13 The Catholic 7 reach agreement to leave the Big East and to keep the Big East name
3/20/13 Butler, Xavier and Creighton join the Big East
4/3/13 The conference formerly known as the Big East announces its new name as the American Athletic Conference ("AAC")
4/4/13 Tulsa joins the AAC
4/22/13 The ACC approves a Grant of Rights agreement, arguably ending the current round of realignment
7/1/13 Syracuse, Pitt and Notre Dame to the ACC, the Big East/AAC Split, UCF, Memphis, Houston and SMU to the AAC, Temple to the AAC for all sports, Xavier, Butler and Creighton to the Big East, and USU and SJSU to the MWC all become effective
7/1/14 Rutgers and Maryland to Big Ten, Louisville to the ACC, and ECU, Tulane and Tulsa to the AAC all become effective
7/1/15 Navy to the AAC becomes effective

7/18/16 Brett McMurphy reports that the ACC and ESPN will launch the ACC Network in 2019 and that the ACC's television rights deal with ESPN and its Grant of Rights agreement will be extended through the 2035-36 season
7/19/16 The Big 12 announces that it will actively explore expansion
7/21/16 The ACC and ESPN officially announce the launch of the ACC Network
10/17/16 The Big 12 announces its decision to stay at 10 members
4/7/17 Wichita St. joins the AAC (non-football)
7/1/17 Wichita St. to the AAC becomes effective

6/26/19 UConn joins the Big East and announces it will become independent in football
7/1/20 UConn to the Big East and its move to football independence become effective

7/30/21 Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC
8/12/21 The Pac-12 announces that it will not be expanding at this time
9/10/21 BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF join the Big 12
10/1/21 Air Force and Colorado State decline invitations to join the AAC
10/21/21 Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA join the AAC
6/30/22 USC and UCLA join the Big Ten

10/30/22 The Big 12 reaches $2.28 billion, 6 year extension of its television deal with ESPN and FOX
7/1/23 BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF to the Big 12, and Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA to the AAC become effective

7/27/23 Colorado rejoins the Big 12
8/4/23 Doomsday for the Pac-12: After the Pac-12 receives disappointing bids for its new TV package, Washington and Oregon join the Big Ten, and Arizona, Arizona St., and Utah join the Big 12
9/1/23 Stanford, Cal, and SMU join the ACC
10/25/23 Army joins the AAC as a football only member
12/1/23 The MWC announces a football scheduling agreement with Oregon St. and Washington St. for the 2024 season
12/22/23 Florida State sues the ACC over GOR and exit fee