Beginning next season, three major conferences will require their members to face at least 10 power conference opponents -- but the Big Ten isn't joining them, according to a multiple reports on Wednesday.

The Big 12 will continue its policy of nine league football games plus one nonconference opponent from a power league, a standard it has used the past two years. The Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference to adopt similar minimums in 2026, consisting of nine conference matchups and one power opponent outside the league. Because the ACC has 17 teams, one school will play eight league games each season, but every member will still meet the 10-game power threshold.

The Big Ten will continue to play nine conference games, as it has since 2016, but will not add a requirement

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