acronym hell – college football

In NCAA Division I football, the main FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) conferences are often referred to by acronyms. Here’s what they stand for:

Power Five Conferences

ACC→ Atlantic Coast Conference

Big Ten→ (Not an acronym, just the “Big Ten Conference”)

Big 12→ (Same thing — “Big 12 Conference”)

Pac-12→ Pacific-12 Conference

SEC→ Southeastern Conference

Group of Five Conferences

AAC→ American Athletic Conference

C-USA → Conference USA

MAC→MidAmericanConference

MWC→ Mountain West Conference

SBC (sometimes just Sun Belt) → Sun Belt Conference