what conference is smu

SMU is a university that competes in intercollegiate athletics at the highest level and sponsors 17 sports. The SMU Mustangs football team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American) . However, SMU recently joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and will be part of a major NCAA conference for the first time in nearly 30 years. SMUs interest in the Big 12 was never reciprocated, and the Big 12 instead added TCU and West Virginia University.