Locations of All AQ Conference Teams
Note: Texas Christian University has moved from the Mountain West Conference to the Big 12 Conference and Temple University has moved from the Mid-American Conference to the Big East effective July 1, 2012 increasing the number of BCS AQ schools by 2 to 69 schools. Boise State University (Mountain West), San Diego State University (Mountain West), Southern Methodist University (Conference USA), the University of Houston (Conference USA), the University of Central Florida (Conference USA), and the University of Memphis (Conference USA) will all join the Big East Conference on July 1, 2013 increasing the number of BCS AQ schools by 6 to 75 schools. The 2013 season will be the last for "AQ" status; the BCS has announced that AQ status will end when it institutes a four-team playoff beginning with the 2014 season.
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