Admin Notes
CCEL has realigned to the current (2022 season) conferences.
First, the conference changes:
- American Athletic, Conference USA, and Pacific 12 condense to one division and have a championship game played between the two top teams
- Mountain West and Sun Belt renamed their divisions
- Atlantic Sun and WAC added to FCS
Teams moving conferences:
- Connecticut: American Athletic -> Indep-Tier II
- Marshall: Conference USA -> Sun Belt East
- Old Dominion: Conference USA -> Sun Belt East
- S Mississippi: Conference USA -> Sun Belt West
- S Utah: Big Sky -> Western Ahtletic
- Kennesaw St: Big South -> Atlantic Sun
- Monmouth: Big South -> Colonial Athletic
- Presbyterian: Big South -> Pioneer Football
- James Madison: Colonial Athletic -> Sun Belt East (note Tier III->II}
- N Carolina AT: Mid Eastern -> Big South
- Florida AM: Mid Eastern -> SWAC East
- Bethune Ckmn: Mid Eastern -> SWAC East
- Bryant: Northeast -> Big South
- Robert Morris: Northeast -> Big South
- E Kentucky: Ohio Valley -> Atlantic Sun
- Jacksonvl State: Ohio Valley -> Atlantic Sun
- Austin Peay: Ohio Valley -> Atlantic Sun
- C Arkansas: Southland -> Atlantic Sun
- Abilene Chr: Southland -> Western Ahtletic
- S F Austin: Southland -> Western Ahtletic
- Sam Houstn St: Southland -> Western Ahtletic
- Hampton: Indep-FCS -> Colonial Athletic
- N Alabama: Indep-FCS -> Atlantic Sun
- North Dakota: Indep-FCS -> Missouri Valley
Removed Teams
- Savannah St: Mid Eastern [becomes Merrimack]
- Jacksonville: Pioneer Football [becomes Long Island]
New Teams (2019 season):
- Merrimack: Northeast
- Long Island: Northeast
New Teams (2021 season):
- Tarleton: Western Athletic
- Utah Tech: Western Athletic
- St Thomas MN: Pioneer Football
New Teams (2022 season):
- Stonehill: Northeast
- Lindenwood: Ohio Valley
- TAMU Commerce: Southland
Divison Moves:
- Troy: Sun Belt East -> West
- Alcorn State: SWAC East -> West
Name Changes:
- Houston Bapt -> Houston Chr (Southland)