11 conferences plus 1 independent
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College football conferences can be watched from various media and social media as well as video sharing websites such as Youtube, Facebook, Veoh, Dailymotion, Pro Football Daily and other websites that have snippets of football conferences.
in the FBS there are 11 conferences(SEC, ACC, big 10, big 12, pac-10, big east, C-USA, sun belt, MWC, WAC, and independents)
Since the AFL/NFL merger, the Patriots have always Played in the Amercian Football Conferences' East Division.
The NEAFL is operated in two conferences: the Northern Conference, serving Queensland and the Northern Territory, and the Eastern Conference, serving New South Wales and the ACT.
A team from the AFC (American Football Conference) and the NFC (National Football Conference) play against each other in the Super Bowl. They are the only two conferences in the NFL.
The NFL is split in to 2 conferences - the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). These two conferences are then split into four divisions each, North, South, East, and West. So there is a NFC West, AFC West, NFC South, AFC South, and so on.
Because every sport needs to have conferences so there can be an interesting final game. This happens to be the AFC and NFC.
The term "Group of Five" refers to a subset of college football conferences that are not part of the Power Five conferences. These conferences include the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and Sun Belt Conference. The significance of the term lies in the distinction between these conferences and the Power Five, as the Group of Five teams typically have less resources and visibility but still compete at a high level in college football.
Because the professional football and college football need distinct difference also players are still growing. College football is development and it is easier to fix throwing mechanics with a smaller football than with a bigger football.
Southwestern University (in Georgetown TX) does not have a football team, therefore it is not affiliated with any football conference.
The New England Patriots are in the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League.