def _find_conference_teams(self, conference_abbreviation, year):
        """
        Retrieve the teams in the conference for the requested season.

        Find and retrieve all teams that participated in a conference for a
        given season. The name and abbreviation for each team are parsed and
        recorded to enable easy queries of conference schools..

        Parameters
        ----------
        conference_abbreviation : string
            A string of the requested conference's abbreviation, such as
            'big-12'.
        year : string
            A string of the requested year to pull conference information from.
        """
        if not year:
            year = utils._find_year_for_season('ncaaf')
        page = self._pull_conference_page(conference_abbreviation, year)
        if not page:
            url = CONFERENCE_URL % (conference_abbreviation, year)
            output = ("Can't pull requested conference page. Ensure the "
                      "following URL exists: %s" % url)
            raise ValueError(output)
        conference = page('table#standings tbody tr').items()
        for team in conference:
            team_abbreviation = self._get_team_abbreviation(team)
            if team_abbreviation == '':
                continue
            team_name = team('th[data-stat="school_name"]').text()
            self._teams[team_abbreviation] = team_name