I got to wondering which football conference has the most teams with state names. Here's what I found (using the ESPN website):
- SEC (9): TN, FL, KY, GA, SC, MO, AL, MS, AR
- Big Ten (8): MI, MD, IN, NE, WI, IA, MN, IL
- Pac-12 (6): WA, CA, OR, UT, CO, AZ
- Big 12 (4): WV, KS, TX, OK
- Mountain West (4): NM, WY, NV, HI
- ACC (2): NC, VA
- American Athletic (1): CT
- Independents (1): MA
- Mid-American (1): OH
- Sun Belt (1): ID
That's 37 of the 50 states. The missing states are AK, DE, LA, ME, MT, NH, NJ, NY, ND, PA, RI, SD, and VT.
