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Changes to FBS-level Independents over the years:
1869: 2 teams:
Inaugural football season
Princeton
Rutgers
1870: 3 teams
New team:
Columbia
1871: 0 teams
1872: 5 teams
New teams:
Columbia
Princeton
Rutgers
Stevens Institute
Yale
1875: 6 teams
New team:
Harvard
1876: 7 teams
New team:
Pennsylvania
1877: 8 teams
New teams:
Amherst
Tufts
Previously Independent:
Pennsylvania
1878: 9 teams
New teams:
Brown
Pennsylvania
Previously Independent:
Tufts
1879: 7 teams
Previously Independent:
Amherst
Brown
1880: 8 teams
New team:
Brown
1881: 10 teams
New teams:
Amherst
Dartmouth
Michigan
Previously Independent:
Brown
1882: 13 teams
New teams:
Lafayette
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wesleyan (CT)
Previously Independent:
Michigan
1883: 10 teams
New team:
Michigan
Previously Independent:
Amherst
Dartmouth
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1884: 9 teams
New team:
Lehigh
Previously Independent:
Columbia
Michigan
1885: 7 teams
Previously Independent:
Harvard
Rutgers
1886: 14 teams
New teams:
Amherst
Dartmouth
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rutgers
Tufts
Williams
1887: 15 teams
New team:
Trinity (CT)
1888: 18 teams
New teams:
Bucknell
Cornell
Swarthmore
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Previously Independent:
Tufts
1889: 21 teams
New teams:
Columbia
Dickinson
Franklin & Marshall
Penn State
Previously Independent:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1890: 18 teams
New team:
Virginia
Previously Independent:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Penn State
Stevens Institute
Swarthmore
1891: 26 teams
New teams:
Army
Brown
Haverford
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy
Penn State
Springfield
Stevens Institute
Previously Independent:
Virginia
1892: 27 teams
New teams:
Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Tufts
Wisconsin
Previously Independent:
Bucknell
Columbia
Dickinson
Franklin & Marshall
Haverford
Penn State
Stevens Institute
1893: 26 teams
New teams:
Lake Forest
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Previously Independent:
Navy
Rutgers
Springfield
1894: 27 teams
New teams:
Beloit
Union (NY)
Previously Independent:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1896: 23 teams
New teams:
Bowdoin
Bucknell
Carlisle
Dickinson
Franklin & Marshall
Navy
Penn State
Previously Independent:
Chicago (moved to Western)
Illinois (moved to Western)
Iowa State
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan (moved to Western)
Minnesota (moved to Western)
Northwestern (moved to Western)
Purdue (moved to Western)
Union (NY)
Wisconsin (moved to Western)
1897: 21 teams
Previously Independent:
Bowdoin
Lake Forest
1898: 24 teams
New teams:
Beloit
Bowdoin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1899: 34 teams
New teams:
Columbia
Grinnell
Holy Cross
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Knox
Lake Forest
Massachusetts
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Previously Independent:
Franklin & Marshall
1900: 32 teams
New teams:
Drake
Nebraska
Previously Independent:
Indiana (moved to Western)
Iowa (moved to Western)
Lake Forest
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1901: 36 teams
New teams:
Bates
Boston College
Kansas
Missouri
Vermont
Previously Independent:
Knox
1902: 63 teams
New teams:
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Colorado
Colorado College
Colorado Mines
Colorado State
Davidson
Denver
Furman
Georgetown
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Haskell
Knox
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Sewanee
Simpson
Tennessee
Texas
Tulane
Union (NY)
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Washington-St. Louis
Previously Independent:
Bates
Bowdoin
Trinity (CT)
1903: 61 teams
New teams:
Baylor
Cornell College
Cumberland
Lombard
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Swarthmore
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Previously Independent:
Boston College
Davidson
Furman
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Tulane
Union (NY)
1904: 71 teams
New teams:
Bates
Bowdoin
Colby
Franklin & Marshall
Louisiana State
Maine
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Nashville
New Hampshire
North Carolina State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Tennessee(Medical)
Tulane
Virginia Military Institute
Wabash
Previously Independent:
Cornell College
Cumberland
Knox
Lombard
Oklahoma
Simpson
South Carolina
1905: 73 teams
New teams:
Coe
Colgate
Cumberland
Knox
Lawrence
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Utah
Villanova
Washburn
Washington & Jefferson
Wyoming
Previously Independent:
Colby
Franklin & Marshall
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Nashville
North Carolina State
Ohio State
Tennessee(Medical)
Tulane
Virginia Military Institute
1906: 56 teams
New teams:
Arkansas
Davidson
Louisiana State
Maryville (TN)
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Tulane
Previously Independent:
Bates
Baylor
Beloit
Bowdoin
Coe
Colorado State
Columbia
Cumberland
Georgetown
Grinnell
Knox
Lawrence
Maine
New Hampshire
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Tufts
Vermont
Virginia
Wabash
Washburn
Washington-St. Louis
Wesleyan (CT)
Wyoming
1907: 57 teams
New teams:
Baylor
Drury
Grinnell
Hamilton
Michigan (moved from Western)
Samford
St. Louis
Virginia
Washington & Lee
Previously Independent:
Amherst
Dartmouth
Holy Cross
Kansas (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
Massachusetts
Missouri (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
Nebraska (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
Williams
1908: 53 teams
New teams:
George Washington
Georgetown
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Previously Independent:
Drake (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
Drury
Grinnell
Hamilton
Iowa State (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
Maryville (TN)
Samford
Swarthmore
1909: 60 teams
New teams:
Citadel
Fordham
Mercer
Oklahoma
Richmond
Samford
South Carolina
Tennessee-Chattanooga
West Virginia
Wyoming
Previously Independent:
George Washington
St. Louis
Utah
1910: 53 teams
New teams:
Carnegie Mellon
Southwestern (TX)
Previously Independent:
Colorado (moved to Rocky Mountain)
Colorado College (moved to Rocky Mountain)
Colorado Mines (moved to Rocky Mountain)
Denver (moved to Rocky Mountain)
Fordham
Oklahoma
Richmond
West Virginia
Wyoming (moved to Rocky Mountain)
1911: 50 teams
New teams:
Florida
Mississippi College
Previously Independent:
Carnegie Mellon
Dickinson
Haskell
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Texas Christian
1912: 55 teams
New teams:
Dartmouth
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Swarthmore
Utah State
1913: 53 teams
New teams:
Notre Dame
Virginia Military Institute
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan
Previously Independent:
Kansas State (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
Mississippi College
Samford
Swarthmore
Utah State
Villanova
1914: 59 teams
New teams:
Haskell
Newberry
Oklahoma State
Rice
Rutgers
Texas Christian
Wofford
Previously Independent:
Mercer
1915: 54 teams
New teams:
Furman
Kentucky
Mississippi College
Presbyterian
Previously Independent:
Arkansas (moved to Southwest)
Baylor (moved to Southwest)
Oklahoma (moved to Southwest)
Oklahoma State (moved to Southwest)
Rice (moved to Southwest)
Rutgers
Southwestern (TX) (moved to Southwest)
Texas (moved to Southwest)
Texas A&M (moved to Southwest)
1916: 55 teams
New teams:
Rutgers
Southern Methodist
Previously Independent:
Carlisle
1917: 51 teams
New teams:
Carlisle
Idaho
Mare Island Marines
Maryland
Montana
Southwestern (TX) (moved from Southwest)
Tulsa
Previously Independent:
Georgia
Harvard
Haskell
Michigan (moved to Western)
Mississippi College
North Carolina
Princeton
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan
Yale
1918: 38 teams
New teams:
Great Lakes Navy
Harvard
Michigan State
Previously Independent:
Alabama
Army
Bucknell
Carlisle
Colgate
Cornell
Florida
Georgetown
Idaho
Louisiana State
Montana
Newberry
Southern Methodist (moved to Southwest)
Tulane
Tulsa
West Virginia
1919: 60 teams
New teams:
Alabama
Army
Boston College
Bucknell
Centre
Colgate
Cornell
Erskine
Florida
Georgetown
Georgia
Louisiana State
Mississippi College
Nebraska (moved from Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
Newberry
North Carolina
Oglethorpe
Princeton
Samford
Spring Hill
Tennessee
Tulane
Virginia
West Virginia
Yale
Previously Independent:
Great Lakes Navy
Mare Island Marines
Michigan State
1920: 56 teams
New teams:
Birmingham-Southern
Mercer
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Previously Independent:
Army
Boston College
Bucknell
Erskine
Georgetown
Mississippi
Spring Hill
1921: 48 teams
New teams:
Columbia
Erskine
Idaho
Mississippi
Phillips (moved from Southwest)
Richmond
Spring Hill
Previously Independent:
Alabama (moved to Southern Conference)
Auburn (moved to Southern Conference)
Clemson (moved to Southern Conference)
Georgia (moved to Southern Conference)
Georgia Tech (moved to Southern Conference)
Kentucky (moved to Southern Conference)
Maryland (moved to Southern Conference)
Mississippi State (moved to Southern Conference)
Nebraska (moved to Missouri Valley Intercollegiate)
North Carolina (moved to Southern Conference)
North Carolina State (moved to Southern Conference)
Tennessee (moved to Southern Conference)
Virginia (moved to Southern Conference)
Virginia Tech (moved to Southern Conference)
Washington & Lee (moved to Southern Conference)
1922: 45 teams
New teams:
Army
Carnegie Mellon
Duke
Fort Benning
Gonzaga
Hampden-Sydney
William & Mary
Previously Independent:
Florida (moved to Southern Conference)
Idaho (moved to Pacific Coast)
Louisiana State (moved to Southern Conference)
Mississippi (moved to Southern Conference)
Phillips
Sewanee (moved to Southern Conference)
South Carolina (moved to Southern Conference)
Southwestern (TX)
Tulane (moved to Southern Conference)
Vanderbilt (moved to Southern Conference)
1923: 42 teams
New teams:
Boston University
Montana
Whitman
Previously Independent:
Birmingham-Southern
Erskine
Fort Benning
Hampden-Sydney
Spring Hill
Texas Christian (moved to Southwest)
1924: 42 teams
New teams:
Birmingham-Southern
Erskine
Millsaps
Regis (CO)
Western State
Previously Independent:
Lafayette
Lehigh
Montana (moved to Pacific Coast)
Rutgers
Virginia Military Institute (moved to Southern Conference)
1925: 34 teams
New teams:
Hampden-Sydney
Michigan State
Previously Independent:
Birmingham-Southern
Boston University
Erskine
Millsaps
Mississippi College
Regis (CO)
Samford
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Western State (moved to Rocky Mountain)
Whitman
1926: 26 teams
Previously Independent:
Centre
Gonzaga
Hampden-Sydney
Mercer
Newberry
Oglethorpe
Richmond
William & Mary
1927: 29 teams
New teams:
Creighton
Detroit Mercy
Georgetown
Lafayette
Marquette
New York University
Previously Independent:
Citadel
Presbyterian
Wofford
1928: 27 teams
New team:
Fordham
Previously Independent:
Creighton (moved to Missouri Valley)
Duke
Lafayette
1929: 27 teams
New team:
Regis (CO)
Previously Independent:
Furman
1930: 33 teams
New teams:
Bucknell
Centenary (LA)
Gonzaga
St. Mary's (CA)
Temple
Villanova
1931: 32 teams
Previously Independent:
Regis (CO)
1932: 40 teams
New teams:
Citadel
George Washington
Lafayette
Richmond
San Francisco
Santa Clara
St. Louis
William & Mary
1933: 46 teams
New teams:
Duquesne
Furman
Loyola Marymount
Mercer
Tulsa
Wofford
1934: 45 teams
New team:
Loyola (LA)
Previously Independent:
Lafayette
Wofford
1935: 46 teams
New teams:
Centre
Presbyterian
Xavier
Previously Independent:
Tulsa (moved to Missouri Valley)
Washington & Jefferson
1936: 44 teams
New teams:
Erskine
Holy Cross
Manhattan
Miami (FL)
Virginia (moved from Southern Conference)
Wofford
Previously Independent:
Centre
Citadel
Davidson
Furman
Richmond
Wake Forest
William & Mary
Xavier
1937: 39 teams
New team:
Boston College
Previously Independent:
Erskine
Loyola (LA)
Mercer
Presbyterian
St. Louis (moved to Missouri Valley)
Wofford
1938: 40 teams
New team:
Hampden-Sydney
1939: 42 teams
New team:
Hardin-Simmons
Rhodes
1940: 41 teams
New team:
Sewanee (moved from SEC)
Previously Independent:
Bucknell
Rhodes
1941: 37 teams
Previously Independent:
Carnegie Mellon
George Washington (moved to Southern Conference)
Hampden-Sydney
Hardin-Simmons (moved to Border)
1942: 39 teams
New teams:
Georgia Pre-Flight
Great Lakes Navy
Iowa Pre-Flight
Jacksonville NAS
North Carolina Pre-Flight
St. Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight
Previously Independent:
Centenary (LA)
Gonzaga
New York University
Sewanee
1943: 34 teams
New teams:
Alameda Coast Guard
Camp Grant
Colorado College
Del Monte Pre-Flight
Fort Riley
March Field
Pacific
Texas Tech (moved from Border)
Previously Independent:
Boston College
Detroit Mercy
Duquesne
Fordham
Georgetown
Harvard
Jacksonville NAS
Loyola Marymount
Manhattan
Miami (FL)
Michigan State
Santa Clara
Syracuse
1944: 39 teams
New teams:
Amarillo Field
Boston College
Bucknell
Coast Guard
Fort Warren
Idaho State
Lubbock Field
Miami (FL)
Michigan State
New York University
Norman NAS
Presbyterian
Randolph Field
Second Air Force (CO)
Syracuse
Previously Independent:
Camp Grant
Del Monte Pre-Flight
Fort Riley
Georgia Pre-Flight
North Carolina Pre-Flight
Pacific
Princeton
San Francisco
St. Mary's (CA)
Texas Tech (moved to Border)
1945: 35 teams
New teams:
Detroit Mercy
Harvard
Lafayette
Merchant Marine
Princeton
St. Mary's (CA)
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Previously Independent:
Alameda Coast Guard
Amarillo Field
Fort Warren
Idaho State
Iowa Pre-Flight
Lubbock Field
March Field
Norman NAS
Randolph Field
Second Air Force (CO)
St. Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight
1946: 39 teams
New teams:
Fordham
Georgetown
Montana State
Nevada
Portland
Rutgers
San Francisco
Santa Clara
Previously Independent:
Coast Guard
Colorado College
Great Lakes Navy
Presbyterian
1947: 39 teams
New teams:
Boston University
Duquesne
Previously Independent:
Bucknell
Lafayette
1948: 36 teams
Previously Independent:
Merchant Marine
Montana State
Portland
1949: 36 teams
New teams:
Houston
Loyola Marymount
Previously Independent:
Detroit Mercy (moved to Missouri Valley)
Tennessee-Chattanooga
1950: 38 teams
New teams:
Montana (moved from Pacific Coast)
Pacific
San Jose State
Previously Independent:
West Virginia (moved to Southern Conference)
1951: 32 teams
Previously Independent:
Duquesne
Georgetown
Houston (moved to Missouri Valley)
Montana (moved to Skyline)
Nevada
St. Mary's (CA)
1952: 33 teams
New teams:
Clemson (moved from Southern Conference)
Drake (moved from Missouri Valley)
Maryland (moved from Southern Conference)
Previously Independent:
Loyola Marymount
San Francisco
1953: 28 teams
New team:
North Texas
Previously Independent:
Clemson (moved to ACC)
Maryland (moved to ACC)
Michigan State (moved to Big Ten)
New York University
Santa Clara
Temple
1954: 29 teams
New teams:
Cincinnati
Florida State
Previously Independent:
Virginia (moved to ACC)
1955: 28 teams
Previously Independent:
Fordham
1956: 22 teams
New teams:
Dayton
Texas Tech (moved from Border)
Previously Independent:
Brown (moved to Ivy League)
Columbia (moved to Ivy League)
Cornell (moved to Ivy League)
Dartmouth (moved to Ivy League)
Harvard (moved to Ivy League)
Pennsylvania (moved to Ivy League)
Princeton (moved to Ivy League)
Yale (moved to Ivy League)
1957: 23 teams
New teams:
Air Force
Detroit Mercy (moved from Missouri Valley)
Oklahoma State (moved from Missouri Valley)
Previously Independent:
Cincinnati (moved to Missouri Valley)
North Texas (moved to Missouri Valley)
1958: 23 teams
No changes
1959: 27 teams
New teams:
Idaho (moved from Pacific Coast)
Oregon (moved from Pacific Coast)
Oregon State (moved from Pacific Coast)
Washington State (moved from Pacific Coast)
Xavier
Previously Independent:
Drake
1960: 27 teams
New teams:
Houston (moved from Missouri Valley)
Memphis
Previously Independent:
Oklahoma State (moved to Big Eight)
Texas Tech (moved to Southwest)
1961: 27 teams
New team:
Arizona (moved from Border)
Previously Independent:
Marquette
1962: 34 teams
New teams:
Buffalo
Colorado State (moved from Skyline)
Hardin-Simmons (moved from Border)
Louisville
Montana (moved from Skyline)
New Mexico State (moved from Border)
Texas-El Paso (moved from Border)
Utah State (moved from Skyline)
West Texas A&M (moved from Border)
Previously Independent:
Arizona (moved to WAC)
Washington State (moved to AAWU)
1963: 33 teams
New teams:
Lehigh
Southern Mississippi
Previously Independent:
Hardin-Simmons
Louisville (moved to Missouri Valley)
Montana
1964: 32 teams
New team:
Georgia Tech (moved from SEC)
Previously Independent:
Oregon (moved to AAWU)
Oregon State (moved to AAWU)
1965: 32 teams
New teams:
Quantico Marines
Virginia Tech (moved from Southern Conference)
Previously Independent:
Boston University
Detroit Mercy
1966: 32 teams
New teams:
Tampa
Tulane (moved from SEC)
Previously Independent:
Lehigh
Quantico Marines
1967: 32 teams
No changes
1968: 31 teams
New teams:
Northern Illinois
West Virginia (moves from Southern Conference)
Previously Independent:
Colorado State (moves to WAC)
Memphis (moves to Missouri Valley)
Texas-El Paso (moves to WAC)
1969: 27 teams
Previously Independent:
Holy Cross
Pacific (moves to Pacific Coast Athletic)
San Jose State (moves to Pacific Coast Athletic)
Tampa
1970: 30 teams
New teams:
Cincinnati (moves from Missouri Valley)
Holy Cross
Marshall (moves from MAC)
1971: 34 teams
New teams:
Hawaii
South Carolina (moves from ACC)
Tampa
Temple
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Texas-Arlington
Previously Independent:
Buffalo
West Texas A&M (moved to Missouri Valley)
1972: 33 teams
New team:
Southern Illinois
Previously Independent:
Hawaii
New Mexico State (moved to Missouri Valley)
1973: 36 teams
New teams:
Lamar
Louisiana-Lafayette
Memphis (moved from Missouri Valley)
1974: 37 teams
New teams:
Arkansas State
Hawaii
Previously Independent:
Xavier
1975: 37 teams
New teams:
Akron
Eastern Michigan
Illinois State
Indiana State
Louisiana-Monroe
Louisville (moved from Missour Valley)
North Texas (moved from Missour Valley)
Previously Independent:
Arkansas State (moved to Southland)
Idaho
Lamar (moved to Southland)
Louisiana-Lafayette (moved to Southland)
Northern Illinois (moved to MAC)
Tampa
Texas-Arlington (moved to Southland)
1976: 36 teams
New teams:
Northwestern State
San Diego State (moved from Pacific Coast Athletic)
Previously Independent:
Akron
Eastern Michigan (moved to MAC)
Houston (moved to Southwest)
1977: 36 teams
New teams:
East Carolina (moved from Southern Conference)
Richmond (moved from Southern Conference)
Tennessee State
William & Mary (moved from Southern Conference)
Previously Independent:
Dayton
Marshall (moved to Southern Conference)
Southern Illinois (moved to Missouri Valley)
Tennessee-Chattanooga (moved to Southern Conference)
1978: 33 teams
New team:
Nevada-Las Vegas
Previously Independent:
Indiana State (moved to Missouri Valley)
San Diego State (moved to WAC)
Tennessee State
Utah State (moved to Pacific Coast Athletic)
1979: 33 teams
New team:
Connecticut
Previously Independent:
Hawaii (moved to WAC)
1980: 30 teams
Previously Independent:
Air Force (moved to WAC)
Connecticut
Northwestern State
1981: 28 teams
Previously Independent:
Illinois State (moved to Missouri Valley)
Villanova
1982: 25 teams
New team:
Louisiana-Lafayette (moved from Southland)
Previously Independent:
Colgate
Holy Cross
Louisiana-Monroe
Nevada-Las Vegas (moved to Pacific Coast Athletic)
1983: 23 teams
Previously Independent:
Georgia Tech (moved to ACC)
North Texas
1984: 21 teams
Previously Independent:
Richmond
William & Mary
1985: 21 teams
No changes
1986: 24 teams
New team:
Northern Illinois (moved from MAC)
Tulsa (moved from Missouri Valley)
Wichita State (moved from Missouri Valley)
1987: 24 teams
New team:
Akron
Previously Independent:
Wichita State
1988: 25 teams
New team:
Louisiana Tech
1989: 25 teams
No changes
1990: 26 teams
New team:
Arkansas State
1991: 18 teams
Previously Independent:
Boston College (moved to Big East)
Miami (FL) (moved to Big East)
Pittsburgh (moved to Big East)
Rutgers (moved to Big East)
Syracuse (moved to Big East)
Temple (moved to Big East)
Virginia Tech (moved to Big East)
West Virginia (moved to Big East)
1992: 15 teams
Previously Independent:
Akron (moved to MAC)
Florida State (moved to ACC)
South Carolina (moved to SEC)
1993: 10 teams
Previously Independent:
Arkansas State (moved to Big West)
Louisiana Tech (moved to Big West)
Louisiana-Lafayette (moved to Big West)
Northern Illinois (moved to Big West)
Penn State (moved to Big Ten)
1994: 11 teams
New team:
Louisiana-Monroe
1995: 12 teams
New team:
North Texas
1996: 11 teams
New teams:
Alabama-Birmingham
Arkansas State (moved from Big West)
Central Florida
Louisiana Tech (moved from Big West)
Louisiana-Lafayette (moved from Big West)
Northern Illinois (moved from Big West)
Previously Independent:
Cincinnati (moved to Conference USA)
Louisville (moved to Conference USA)
Memphis (moved to Conference USA)
North Texas (moved to Big West)
Southern Mississippi (moved to Conference USA)
Tulane (moved to Conference USA)
Tulsa (moved to WAC)
1997: 9 teams
Previously Independent:
East Carolina (moved to Conference USA)
Northern Illinois (moved to MAC)
1998: 8 teams
Previously Independent:
Army (moved to Conference USA)
1999: 7 teams
New team:
Middle Tennessee State
Previously Independent:
Alabama-Birmingham (moved to Conference USA)
Arkansas State (moved to Big West)
2000: 8 teams
New team:
Connecticut
2001: 7 teams
New teams:
South Florida
Troy
Utah State (moved from Big West)
Previously Independent:
Louisiana Tech (moved to WAC)
Louisiana-Lafayette (moved to Sun Belt)
Louisiana-Monroe (moved to Sun Belt)
Middle Tennessee State (moved to Sun Belt)
2002: 6 teams
Previously Independent:
Central Florida (moved to MAC)
2003: 4 teams
Previously Independent:
South Florida (moved to Conference USA)
Utah State (moved to Sun Belt)
2004: 3 teams
New team:
Florida A&M
Previously Independent:
Connecticut (moved to Big East)
Troy (moved to Sun Belt)
2005: 4 teams
Previously Independent:
Army (moved from Conference USA)
Florida A&M
Temple (moved from Big East)
2006: 4 teams
No changes
2007: 4 teams
New team:
Western Kentucky
Previously Independent:
Temple (moved from MAC)
2008: 4 teams
No changes
2009: 3 teams
Previously Independent:
Western Kentucky (moved to Sun Belt)
2010: 3 teams
No changes
2011: 4 teams
New team:
Brigham Young (moved from Mountain West)
2012: 4 teams
No changes
2013: 6 teams
New teams:
Idaho (moved from WAC)
New Mexico State (moved from WAC)
2014: 4 teams
Previously Independent:
Idaho (moved to Sun Belt)
New Mexico State (moved to Sun Belt)
2015: 3 teams
Previously Independent:
Navy (moved to American Athletic)
2016: 4 teams
New team:
Massachusetts (moved from MAC)
2018: 6 teams
New team:
Liberty
New Mexico State (moved from Sun Belt)
2020: 6 teams
New team:
Connecticut (moved from American Athletic)
Previously Independent:
Notre Dame (moved to ACC)
2021: 7 teams
New team:
Notre Dame (moved from ACC)
2023: 4 teams
Previously Independent:
Brigham Young (moved to Big 12)
Liberty (moved to Sun Belt)
New Mexico State (moved to Conference USA)
2024: 3 teams
Previously Independent:
Army (moved to American Athletic)
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