1. TX vs. MI - 9.19M (SEC vs. Big 10)
2. USC vs. LSU - 8.62M (Big 10 vs. SEC)
3. ND vs. TX AM - 7.92M (IND vs. SEC)
4. CL vs. UGA - 7.58M (ACC vs. SEC)
5. Miami vs. FL - 6.35M (ACC vs. SEC)
6. CO vs. NE - 5.67M (Big12 vs. Big 10)
7. FSU vs. GT - 5M (ACC vs. ACC)
8. NDSU vs. CO - 4.76M (Nobody vs. Big 12)
9. BC vs. FSU - 4.44M (ACC vs. ACC)
10. N. ILL vs. ND - 3.93M (MAC vs. IND)
SEC - 5 Games (5 different Teams)
Big10 - 3 Games (3 different Teams)
Big 12 - 2 Games (Same Team Colorado) - Coach Prime effect still happening.
ACC - 4 Games (5 different Teams)
Through the first 2 weeks the ACC actually did quite well in terms of Nielsen ratings. ACC Network games are not included, so we don't know how well the CL vs. App St game did or any other games on that network. Colorado is getting massive ratings because of Coach Prime. The SEC and Big 10 were solid across the board as usual. This past week's games weren't that great of a lineup. However, I think BC vs Mizzou probably did decent. KY vs. UGA was probably huge. AL vs. WI was probably big. TX AM vs FL and ND vs. Purdue were probably both solid.
Other ACC schools that did solid the first 2 weeks.
NC ST - 2.96M (Vs. TN)
UNC - 1.83M (Vs. MN)
Stanford - 1.65M (Vs. TCU)
VT - 1.45M (Vs. Vandy)
Cal - 1.12M (Vs, Auburn)
SMU - 917K (Vs. BYU)
Other Big 12 games that scored some decent ratings outside of CO:
WV - 2.99M (vs. Penn St)
OK ST - 2.8M (Vs. ARK)
IA ST - 2.28M (Vs. IA)
Baylor vs. Utah - 2.08M
TCU 1.65M (Stanford)
TT - 1.16M (Vs. WA ST)
AZ ST - 954K (VS. MS ST.)
AZ - 953K viewers (New Mexico)
BYU - 917K (VS SMU)
The Add ons to each conference:
ACC
1. Stanford - 1.65M viewers
2. Cal - 1.12M viewers
3. SMU - 917K viewers
Big 12
CO - 5.67M viewers + 4.76M viewers
Utah - 2.08M viewers
AZ ST. - 954K viewers
AZ - 953K viewers
BYU - 917K viewers
Cincy - 304K viewers
Houston - 172K viewers
UCF - No registered games yet
If the networks were creating a 3rd Big 3 conference, the following teams would seem to be at the top of their list based off of TV Ratings:
1. ND - IND
2. CL - ACC
3. FSU - ACC
4. CO - Big 12
5. Miami - ACC
6. WV - Big 12
7. NC ST - ACC
8. OK ST - Big 12
9. IA ST - Big 12
10. Utah - Big 12
11. UNC - ACC
12. Stanford - ACC
13. TCU - Big 12
14. VT - ACC
15. CAL - ACC
16. GT - ACC
17. Louisville - ACC
18. Texas Tech - Big 12
19. AZ ST - Big 12
20. AZ - Big 12
East (10) - 9 games vs. eastern teams, 3 OOC games
CL
FSU
Miami
WV
NC ST
UNC
VT
GT
Louisville
ND
West (10) - 9 games vs. western teams, 3 OOC games
AZ
AZ ST
TT
CAL
TCU
Stanford
Utah
IA ST
OK ST
CO
Left to make a 4th conference
ACC - Pitt, Duke, UVA, BC, Syracuse, WF, SMU
Big 12 - Baylor, KS, KS ST, Cincy, UCF, Houston, BYU
East (6 games against eastern teams +3 against Western teams + 3 OOC games)
Pitt
Duke
UVA
BC
Syracuse
WF
UCF
West (6 games against western teams + 3 against Eastern teams + 3 OOC games)
Baylor
Kansas
KS ST
Houston
BYU
SMU
Cincy
*Could look to add Tulane, Memphis and USF to East and Wa ST, OR ST, and Boise St to West*