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That would keep the league relevant in December, when it has become an afterthought to conferences like the Big 12 and the SEC. That is enough to hold a conference title game, which was one of Commissioner Jim Delany’s main objectives in expansion. WILL THE BIG TEN STOP AT 12? With the presumed addition of Nebraska, the Big Ten will have 12 members. If the changes winded up being limited, the Big East would be a logical home for some of the Big 12 colleges, as the league needs to boost its football profile. That would inevitably have repercussions for the Big East. The SEC does not want to expand, but if it feels pressure to go to 16 teams, then the Atlantic Coast Conference would almost certainly take a hit. Their ultimate destination depends greatly on what the other conferences do.

bids for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and the B.C.S. That means that they would lose their automatic N.C.A.A. (Missouri officials said Thursday that they did not receive the Big Ten invitation that they wanted.) These universities would struggle to stay together because they no longer fit the N.C.A.A.’s definition of a conference. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE BIG 12? Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Missouri and Baylor will be scrambling to find homes. The Pac-10’s going to 16 teams could create that shift, particularly if it appears that the newly realigned conference could get two bids to the Bowl Championship Series. He likes the size and collegiality of his conference, although he has maintained publicly that he would make a move if there is a “paradigm shift.” But SEC Commissioner Mike Slive does not want change in his league.