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31. America East Conference
Atlantic 10 Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Sun Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big East Conference
Big South Conference
Big Sky Conference
Big Ten Conference
Big West Conference
Colonial Athletic Association
Conference USA
Horizon League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Mid-American Conference
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Mountain West Conference
Northeast Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Pacific 10 Conference
Patriot League
Southeastern Conference
Southern Conference
Southland Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Summit League
West Coast Conference
Western Athletic Conference
In FBS there are 11, with the exception of Army, Navy, and Notre Dame (Independents). These are Atlantic Coast Confrence (ACC), Big 10, Big 12, Big East, Confrence USA, Mid-America Confrence (MAC), Mountain West (MWC), Pacific 10 (Pac-10), South Eastern Confrence (SEC), Sun Belt, and Western Athletic Confrence (WAC).
However, only team fron the Big 10, Big 12, Big East, Pac-10, ACC, and Independents can compete for the National Title. Recently there had been debate over this Since Boise State (WAC), Hawaii (WAC), Texas Christian (MWC), Utah (MWC), and Tulsa (C-USA) have done very well during the season, even to go undefeated (Boise State in 2008 and Utah in 2005)
It depends on the sport you are talking about and the division. A conference like the Missouri Valley Conference that could be considered a major Basketball conference, wouldn't be considered one in football. A basketball mid-major like the Colonial Athletic Association is a major football conference, but in FCS (former D1AA) where they're the FCS version of say the SEC.
There are 11 conferences in NCAA Division in which a college has a football team. The exist in all areas of the United States.
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How many conferences are being represented in the 2009 NCAA tournament?
31
If there are 348 schools in ncaa men's basketball how many are in power conferences?
73
What schools from major conferences have never won an NCAA tourney game?
Belmont, Vermont, Norfolk St,
When two different NCAA Conferences play against each other which Conference's rules do they follow?
No, all conferences are governed by the same set of rules.
What is the NCAA?
The NCAA is the National Collegiate Athletic Association - the association which regulates athletes of 1281 institutions, conferences and organizations, including many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
How long has NCAA been around?
The NCAA was founded in 1906 as a response to White House conferences called by President Theodore Roosevelt that encouraged reform. The original name was the Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the NCAA was taken up in 1910.
What conference has not won an NCAA tournament game?
Great West and Independent conferences
How many Division 1 NCAA women basketball teams are there?
There are 338 teams within 37 conferences
How many NCAA Division 1 basketball teams are there?
346 teams in 32 conferences plus 4 independent schools.
Will there be a 2014 ncaa football video game?
No. After a lawsuit, NCAA announced that they would not license their name for the football game anymore, and the major conferences followed suit. Because of this, EA Sports announced that they would no longer develop a college football game.
How many Division 1 men's basketball conferences are there?
There are now 32 conferences in Division I with the recent addition of the Great West Conference. They currently do not have an autmoatic bid for their champion to go to the NCAA Basketball Tournament and will not have one for at least four years.
What is the only team from the Big 6 power conferences to have never reached the NCAA tournment in basketball?
Northwestern in the Big Ten.
