Pac-10 Expansion Analysis, Part Three

Collegefootballnews’ Matthew Smith Looks at Pac-10 Expansion Possibilities, Part Three: Three-Divisional Format

Below is a sample four-year set of schedules for the proposed three-divisional format of a potential Pac-12. Again, it's a weird, kind of awkward system, but it can generate a solid set of matchups, with no team forced to be in the same division with a team far away and play them every year, and also balanced towards more interesting matchups between teams, somewhat like how the NFL slightly emphasizes matchups between teams of similar quality. Just to be clear, the schedules aren't ordered by week, just a list of home and away matchups each team would get in each year.

Sample Schedules, by Team and Year

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

	Oregon
@	USC
v	Stanford
v	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
@	Texas
@	Washington
v	Oregon St
v	Wash St

	Oregon
v	USC
@	Stanford
v	Cal
@	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
v	Washington
@	Oregon St
@	Wash St

	Oregon
@	USC
@	Cal
v	UCLA
v	Texas
@	Arizona
@	Washington
v	Oregon St
v	Wash St

	Oregon
v	Cal
@	UCLA
v	Arizona St
@	Texas
v	Arizona
v	Washington
@	Oregon St
@	Wash St

	Washington
v	USC
@	Stanford
@	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
@	Arizona
v	Oregon
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St

	Washington
@	USC
v	Stanford
v	UCLA
v	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
@	Oregon
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St

	Washington
@	Stanford
v	Cal
@	UCLA
@	Texas
v	Arizona
v	Oregon
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St

	Washington
@	Cal
v	UCLA
v	Texas A&M
v	Texas
@	Arizona
@	Oregon
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St

	Oregon St
v	USC
@	Cal
v	UCLA
v	Texas
@	Arizona
@	Oregon
v	Washington
@	Wash St

	Oregon St
v	Cal
@	UCLA
@	Arizona St
@	Texas
v	Arizona
v	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Wash St

	Oregon St
@	USC
v	Stanford
v	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
v	Texas
@	Oregon
v	Washington
@	Wash St

	Oregon St
v	USC
@	Stanford
@	Cal
@	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
v	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Wash St

	Wash St
v	Stanford
v	Cal
@	UCLA
@	Texas
v	Arizona
@	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Oregon St

	Wash St
@	Cal
v	UCLA
@	Texas A&M
v	Texas
@	Arizona
v	Oregon
v	Washington
@	Oregon St

	Wash St
v	USC
@	Stanford
@	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
v	Arizona
@	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Oregon St

	Wash St
@	USC
v	Stanford
@	UCLA
v	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
v	Oregon
v	Washington
@	Oregon St

	USC
v	Oregon
@	Washington
@	Oregon St
@	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
v	Stanford
@	Cal
v	UCLA

	USC
@	Oregon
v	Washington
v	Arizona St
v	Texas
@	Arizona
@	Stanford
v	Cal
@	UCLA

	USC
v	Oregon
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
@	Texas A&M
@	Texas
v	Stanford
@	Cal
v	UCLA

	USC
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
@	Arizona St
v	Texas
v	Arizona
@	Stanford
v	Cal
@	UCLA

	Stanford
@	Oregon
v	Washington
@	Wash St
v	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
@	USC
v	Cal
v	UCLA

	Stanford
v	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Texas A&M
@	Texas
v	Arizona
v	USC
@	Cal
@	UCLA

	Stanford
v	Washington
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
@	Arizona St
@	Arizona
@	USC
v	Cal
v	UCLA

	Stanford
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
@	Texas A&M
v	Texas
v	Arizona
v	USC
@	Cal
@	UCLA

	Cal
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
v	Arizona St
@	Texas
v	Arizona
v	USC
@	Stanford
@	UCLA

	Cal
@	Oregon
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
@	Texas A&M
v	Texas
@	USC
v	Stanford
v	UCLA

	Cal
v	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
@	Texas
v	USC
@	Stanford
@	UCLA

	Cal
@	Oregon
v	Washington
v	Oregon St
@	Arizona St
@	Arizona
@	USC
v	Stanford
v	UCLA

	UCLA
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
v	Texas A&M
v	Texas
@	Arizona
@	USC
@	Stanford
v	Cal

	UCLA
@	Washington
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
@	Arizona St
v	Arizona
v	USC
v	Stanford
@	Cal

	UCLA
@	Oregon
v	Washington
v	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
@	Arizona
@	USC
@	Stanford
v	Cal

	UCLA
v	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Wash St
@	Texas A&M
@	Texas
v	USC
v	Stanford
@	Cal

	Arizona St
@	Oregon
v	Washington
v	USC
@	Stanford
@	Cal
v	Texas A&M
v	Arizona
@	Texas

	Arizona St
v	Oregon
@	Washington
v	Oregon St
@	USC
v	UCLA
@	Texas A&M
@	Arizona
v	Texas

	Arizona St
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
v	Stanford
@	Cal
@	UCLA
v	Texas A&M
v	Arizona
@	Texas

	Arizona St
@	Oregon
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
v	USC
v	Cal
@	Texas A&M
@	Arizona
v	Texas

	Texas A&M
v	Oregon
@	Washington
@	USC
v	Stanford
@	UCLA
@	Arizona St
v	Arizona
v	Texas

	Texas A&M
@	Oregon
v	Washington
v	Wash St
@	Stanford
v	Cal
v	Arizona St
@	Arizona
@	Texas

	Texas A&M
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
v	USC
@	Cal
@	UCLA
@	Arizona St
v	Arizona
v	Texas

	Texas A&M
@	Washington
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
v	Stanford
v	UCLA
v	Arizona St
@	Arizona
@	Texas

	Texas
v	Oregon
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
v	Cal
@	UCLA
v	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
@	Arizona

	Texas
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
@	USC
v	Stanford
@	Cal
@	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
v	Arizona

	Texas
@	Oregon
v	Washington
@	Oregon St
v	USC
v	Cal
v	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
@	Arizona

	Texas
v	Oregon
@	Washington
@	USC
@	Stanford
v	UCLA
@	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
v	Arizona

	Arizona
v	Washington
v	Oregon St
@	Wash St
@	Cal
v	UCLA
@	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
v	Texas

	Arizona
@	Oregon St
v	Wash St
v	USC
@	Stanford
@	UCLA
v	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
@	Texas

	Arizona
v	Oregon
@	Washington
@	Wash St
v	Stanford
v	UCLA
@	Arizona St
@	Texas A&M
v	Texas

	Arizona
@	Oregon
v	Washington
@	USC
@	Stanford
v	Cal
v	Arizona St
v	Texas A&M
@	Texas