ed ▁to ▁count ▁games ▁against ▁BY U ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁remaining ▁F BS ▁independent ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁Army , ▁toward ▁meeting ▁the ▁P 5 ▁provision . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁SE C , ▁this ▁change ▁in ▁policy ▁was ▁driven ▁more ▁by ▁the ▁tr end ▁of ▁" Power ▁ 5 " ▁le agues ▁requiring ▁nine ▁conference ▁games . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁report , ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten , ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁either ▁had ▁nine - game ▁conference ▁sched ules ▁or ▁were ▁introdu cing ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future . ▁The ▁A CC ▁has ▁an ▁eight - game ▁schedule , ▁but ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁sched uling ▁al liance ▁with ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁that ▁has ▁five ▁A CC ▁members ▁playing ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Irish ▁each ▁season . ▁Additionally , ▁three ▁SE C ▁teams ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁five ▁games ▁scheduled ▁with ▁BY U ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁announced ▁that ▁games ▁against ▁BY U ▁would ▁count ▁toward ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁" Power ▁ 5 " ▁sched uling ▁requirement ▁that ▁takes ▁effect ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Big ▁XII ▁Conference ▁added ▁a ▁Power ▁Five ▁non - con ference ▁sched uling ▁requirement ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁BY U ▁would ▁not ▁count ▁toward ▁filling ▁that ▁mand ate . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5