FWIW the following schools are planning to join the AAC in 2023:

UAB, FAU, UNC-Charlotte, North Texas, Rice, and UT-San Antonio. So I don't get why you think the conference is much more Texas centric when the divisions in football will look like this:

East: Temple, Navy, ECU, Charlotte, USF, FAU, and UAB

West: Memphis, Tulane, Tulsa, North Texas, SMU, Rice, and UTSA

I doubt the conference will use divisions for very many of the other sports given that Wichita State is still a non-football member of the conference. If the conference does decide to use divisions, then Memphis would move to the East and fill Navy's slot with Wichita State filling Memphis's vacated slot.

In response to this post by Sunsetunderground

Posted: 01/06/2022 at 08:04AM

Would ECU be interested in joining Sunbelt? -- Sunsetunderground 01/05/2022 12:41PM

Big difference is ESPN -- Mercury 01/09/2022 08:20AM

It will come down to money and media exposure... -- Old Line Hokie 01/06/2022 2:35PM

East Carolina looking to link ties to Charlotte -- Mercury 01/09/2022 1:06PM

Does the Sun Belt have any interest to expand to 16 members -- VTHokie2000 01/07/2022 11:29AM

I think all conferences are watching the SEC -- Millpoint 01/08/2022 07:20AM

It wouldn't surprise me if the SEC ends up with the same or similar fate -- VTHokie2000 01/08/2022 1:50PM

Said it before...the Sunbelt is shaping up -- mancunian 01/06/2022 12:38PM

I believe so after the Big 12 get's done with expansion ** -- VaTechHokiesACC 01/06/2022 08:49AM

FWIW the following schools are planning to join the AAC in 2023: -- VTHokie2000 01/06/2022 08:04AM

If Memphis leaves -- Sunsetunderground 01/06/2022 2:22PM

Given that Navy is only a football-only member, I doubt Army -- VTHokie2000 01/06/2022 3:51PM

And academically speaking, Navy/Army won't do any better than the Patriot -- HokieToph 01/06/2022 4:59PM

Exactly, so I don't see either school leaving the Patriot League. -- VTHokie2000 01/06/2022 5:27PM

Patriot League = exactly where W&M belongs. -- BAMRising 01/07/2022 08:35AM

It will be interesting to see what W&M does next. I know the CAA -- VTHokie2000 01/07/2022 08:40AM

Sorta left behind from richmond -- Mercury 01/07/2022 11:27PM

FWIW the Atlantic 10 used to sponsor football, but decided -- VTHokie2000 01/08/2022 1:42PM

The American is adding 3 teams from Texas -- Sunsetunderground 01/06/2022 11:43AM

Or you may be reading too much into the move and the addition of 3 TX -- VTHokie2000 01/06/2022 12:02PM

FWIW the following schools are planning to join the AAC in 2023:

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