AAC expands by grabbing Boise St., San Diego St., Air Force, and Colorado St. from the MWC - for all sports.

AAC adds BYU, Gonzaga, and Wichita St. for Olympic sports. AAC formally affiliates with BYU and Army for regular season football scheduling, football post-season bowl games, and media rights.

AAC FOOTBALL:
EAST: UConn, Temple, ECU, Cincinnati, UCF, USF, Memphis, Tulane
WEST: Navy, Air Force, Boise St., SDSU, CSU, Tulsa, SMU, Houston
Affiliates: BYU, Army (BYU plays Boise St. and 2 from WEST and 2 from EAST; Army plays Navy, AFA, 2 from EAST and 2 from WEST)

BOWL LINEUP:
TIER 1
- NY6 - G5 access bid (BYU and Army ineligible, though can get NY6 bid as at large)
- NEW Las Vegas NFL stadium bowl game v. PAC/B12 #3/4

TIER 2
- Liberty v. SEC/B12
- Military v. ACC/B1G
- Armed Forces v. B12
- Heart of Dallas v. B1G/SEC
- St. Pete v. ACC/SEC

Contingent backup for: Cactus (B12/PAC); Texas (B12/SEC); Holiday (PAC/B1G); and Pinstripe (B1G/ACC)

TIER 3
- OLD Las Vegas bowl v. PAC/MWC
- Miami Beach v. MAC/CUSA
- Poinsettia v. MWC/CUSA
- Hawaii v. MWC/CUSA
- Boca Raton v. MAC/SB

TIER 4
- New Orleans v. CUSA/SB
- Idaho v. MWC


AAC BASKETBALL
EAST: UConn, Temple, ECU, Cincinnati, UCF, USF
CENTRAL: SMU, Houston, Tulsa, Memphis, Tulane, Wichita St.
WEST: BYU, Gonzaga, Boise St., SDSU, Air Force, CSU

18-game conference schedule = 10(h-h) v. WEST, 4 v. CENTRAL, 4 v. EAST - only two out-of-division road trips.

AAC basketball tournament rotates among Las Vegas, Dallas, and NYC.


MEDIA RIGHTS DEAL
AAC signs television deal with ESPN, FOX, and CBS.

ESPN gets:
- 4 football games for ABC broadcast
- 25 football games for ESPN/2 broadcast
- 25 football games for ESPNU broadcast
- 50 basketball games for ABC/ESPN/2/U broadcast
- AAC basketball tournament early rounds for ESPN/2 broadcast

FOX gets
- AAC football CCG for FOX broadcast
- 4 football games for FOX broadcast
- 25 football games for FS1 broadcast
- 50 basketball games for FOX/FS1 broadcast

CBS gets:
- AAC basketball tournament semi-finals and finals for CBS broadcast
- Army-Navy game for CBS broadcast
- 4 football games for CBS broadcast
- 25 football games for CBSSN broadcast
- 25 basketball games for CBS broadcast
- 50 basketball games for CBSSN broadcast