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Regular season schedule rotations
edit| Season | MLB interleague | NFL interconference | NFL conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-2001 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
Pre-expansion | No rotation |
| 2002 | NL East vs AL Central NL West vs AL East NL Central vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC South NFC North vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC West |
North vs South East vs West |
| 2003 | NL Central vs AL East NL East vs AL West NL West vs AL Central |
NFC East vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC South NFC West vs AFC North NFC North vs AFC West |
East vs South North vs West |
| 2004 | NL East vs AL Central NL West vs AL East NL Central vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC South NFC South vs AFC West |
East vs North South vs West |
| 2005 | NL Central vs AL East NL East vs AL West NL West vs AL Central |
NFC South vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC North NFC East vs AFC West NFC West vs AFC South |
North vs South East vs West |
| 2006 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC South NFC North vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC West |
East vs South North vs West |
| 2007 | NL East vs AL Central NL West vs AL East NL Central vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC South NFC West vs AFC North NFC North vs AFC West |
East vs North South vs West |
| 2008 | NL Central vs AL East NL East vs AL West NL West vs AL Central |
NFC East vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC South NFC South vs AFC West |
North vs South East vs West |
| 2009 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
NFC South vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC North NFC East vs AFC West NFC West vs AFC South |
East vs South North vs West |
| 2010 | NL East vs AL Central NL West vs AL East NL Central vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC South NFC North vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC West |
East vs North South vs West |
| 2011 | NL Central vs AL East NL East vs AL West NL West vs AL Central |
NFC East vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC South NFC West vs AFC North NFC North vs AFC West |
North vs South East vs West |
| 2012 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC South NFC South vs AFC West |
East vs South North vs West |
| 2013 | NL East vs AL Central NL West vs AL East NL Central vs AL West |
NFC South vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC North NFC East vs AFC West NFC West vs AFC South |
East vs North South vs West |
| 2014 | NL Central vs AL East NL East vs AL West NL West vs AL Central |
NFC East vs AFC South NFC North vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC West |
North vs South East vs West |
| 2015 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC South NFC West vs AFC North NFC North vs AFC West |
East vs South North vs West |
| 2016 | NL East vs AL Central NL West vs AL East NL Central vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC South NFC South vs AFC West |
East vs North South vs West |
| 2017 | NL Central vs AL East NL East vs AL West NL West vs AL Central |
NFC South vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC North NFC East vs AFC West NFC West vs AFC South |
North vs South East vs West |
| 2018 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC South NFC North vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC West |
East vs South North vs West |
| 2019 | NL East vs AL Central NL West vs AL East NL Central vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC South NFC West vs AFC North NFC North vs AFC West |
East vs North South vs West |
| 2020 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
NFC East vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC South NFC South vs AFC West |
North vs South East vs West |
| 2021 | NL East vs AL East NL Central vs AL Central NL West vs AL West |
NFC South vs AFC East NFC North vs AFC North NFC East vs AFC West NFC West vs AFC South NFC East @ AFC East (1 game) NFC West @ AFC North (1 game) NFC South @ AFC South (1 game) NFC North @ AFC West (1 game) |
East vs South North vs West |
| 2022 | NL Central vs AL East NL East vs AL West NL West vs AL Central |
NFC East vs AFC South NFC North vs AFC East NFC South vs AFC North NFC West vs AFC West AFC North @ NFC East (1 game) AFC West @ NFC South (1 game) AFC South @ NFC North (1 game) AFC East @ NFC West (1 game) |
East vs North South vs West |
| 2023 | "Balanced" format | Etc | Etc |
Teams and metropolitan areas
edit- See Related changes to list all recent changes in each article linked to from this page.
| CSA | MSA | MD | NFL | MLB (NL / AL) | NBA | NHL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.1.1 | New York-Newark-Bridgeport | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | New York-White Plains-Wayne | NY _ NEWY |
New York Giants | New York Yankees (AL) | New York Knicks | New York Rangers |
| 01.1.2 | New York-Newark-Bridgeport | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | New York-White Plains-Wayne | NY _ NEWJ |
New York Jets | New York Mets (NL) | New Jersey Nets | New Jersey Devils |
| 01.2 | New York-Newark-Bridgeport | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | Nassau-Suffolk | NY I | New York Islanders | |||
| 02.1.1 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | LA _ LOSA |
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 02.1.2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | LA C | Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| 02.2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | LA A ANAH |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (AL) | Anaheim Ducks | ||
| 03.1 | Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | CHIC CH C |
Chicago Bears | Chicago Cubs (NL) | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 03.2 | Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet | CH W | Chicago White Sox (AL) | |||
| 04.1 | Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | WASH | Washington Redskins | Washington Nationals (NL) | Washington Wizards | Washington Capitals |
| 04.2 | Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia | Baltimore-Towson | no MD | BALT | Baltimore Ravens | Baltimore Orioles (AL) | ||
| 05 | Boston-Worcester-Manchester | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | Boston-Quincy | BOST NEWE |
New England Patriots | Boston Red Sox (AL) | Boston Celtics | Boston Bruins |
| 06.1.1 | San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | OAKL GOST |
Oakland Raiders | Oakland Athletics (AL) | Golden State Warriors | |
| 06.1.2 | San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | SANF | San Francisco 49ers | San Francisco Giants (NL) | ||
| 06.2 | San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | no MD | SANJ | San Jose Sharks | |||
| 07.1 | Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | Dallas-Plano-Irving | DALL | Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Stars | ||
| 07.2 | Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | Fort Worth-Arlington | TEX | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Rangers (AL) | ||
| 08 | Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | Philadelphia | PHIL | Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia Phillies (NL) | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 09 | Houston-Baytown-Huntsville | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | no MD | HOUS | Houston Texans | Houston Astros (NL) | Houston Rockets | |
| 10 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta | no MD | ATLA | Atlanta Falcons | Atlanta Braves (NL) | Atlanta Hawks | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 11.1 | no CSA | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | MIA FLOR |
Miami Dolphins | Florida Marlins (NL) | Miami Heat | |
| 11.2 | no CSA | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach | Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | FLOR | Florida Panthers | |||
| 12 | Toronto (Canada CMA) | Toronto (Canada CMA) | TORO | Toronto Blue Jays (AL) | Toronto Raptors | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| 13.1 | Detroit-Warren-Flint | Detroit-Warren-Livonia | Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | DETR | Detroit Pistons | |||
| 13.2 | Detroit-Warren-Flint | Detroit-Warren-Livonia | Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | DETR | Detroit Lions | Detroit Tigers (AL) | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 14 | no CSA | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | no MD | ARIZ PHOE |
Arizona Cardinals | Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) | Phoenix Suns | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | SEAT | Seattle Seahawks | Seattle Mariners (AL) | Seattle SuperSonics | |
| 16 | Montreal (Canada CMA) | Montreal (Canada CMA) | MONT | Montreal Canadiens | ||||
| 17 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | no MD | MINN | Minnesota Vikings | Minnesota Twins (AL) | Minnesota Timberwolves | Minnesota Wild |
| 18 | no CSA | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | no MD | SAND | San Diego Chargers | San Diego Padres (NL) | ||
| Cleveland-Akron-Elyria | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor | CLEV | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Indians (AL) | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||
| Denver-Aurora-Boulder | Denver-Aurora | DENV COLO |
Denver Broncos | Colorado Rockies (NL) | Denver Nuggets | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington | St. Louis | ST L | St. Louis Rams | St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | St. Louis Blues | |||
| no CSA | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | TBAY | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tampa Bay Devil Rays (AL) | Tampa Bay Lightning | |||
| Pittsburgh-New Castle | Pittsburgh | PITT | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | Pittsburgh Penguins | |||
| Vancouver (Canada CMA) | Vancouver (Canada CMA) | VANC | Vancouver Canucks | |||||
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee | Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville | SACR | Sacramento Kings | |||||
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord | CARO CHAR |
Carolina Panthers | Charlotte Bobcats | ||||
| Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington | Cincinnati-Middletown | CINC | Cincinnati Bengals | Cincinnati Reds (NL) | ||||
| no CSA | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton | PORT | Portland Trail Blazers | |||||
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City | Kansas City | KANS | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Royals (AL) | ||||
| Orlando-The Villages | Orlando-Kissimmee | ORLA | Orlando Magic | |||||
| Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus | Indianapolis-Carmel | INDI | Indianapolis Colts | Indiana Pacers | ||||
| (Buffalo) | BUFF | Buffalo Bills | Buffalo Sabres | |||||
| (Calgary, Canada) | CALG | Calgary Flames | ||||||
| (Columbus, Ohio) | COLU | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||||||
| (Edmonton, Canada) | EDMO | Edmonton Oilers | ||||||
| (Green Bay) | GR B | Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| (Jacksonville) | JACK | Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| (Memphis) | MEMP | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||
| (Milwaukee) | MILW | Milwaukee Brewers (NL) | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||
| (Nashville) | NASH | Tennessee Titans | Nashville Predators | |||||
| (New Orleans) | NEWO | New Orleans Saints | New Orleans Hornets | |||||
| (Ottawa, Canada) | OTTA | Ottawa Senators | ||||||
| (Raleigh) | RALE | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||||
| (Salt Lake City) | UTAH | Utah Jazz | ||||||
| (San Antonio) | SANA | San Antonio Spurs |
- Sort order:
- CSAs by population
- MSAs by population
- Metropolitan Divisions (MDs) by population
- Oldest teams first
- "Population" refers to 2005 Census Bureau estimates.
- MSAs that are not in CSAs are sorted as if they were CSAs.
- For teams in Canada, the CMA population is used.
Realignment ideas
edit| NFC or "WFC" | AFC or "EFC" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | Central | Midwest | South | Southeast | Century | Capitol | Northeast | ||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Raiders San Francisco Seattle |
Arizona Denver Kansas City Las Vegas |
Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota |
Atlanta Houston New Orleans Tennessee |
Carolina Indianapolis Jacksonville Tampa Bay |
Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh |
Dallas Miami Philadelphia Washington |
Buffalo New England New York Giants New York Jets | ||||||||||||||||
| NL or "WL" | AL or "EL" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | Southwest | Northwest | Central | Southeast | Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland (or San Diego) San Francisco Seattle |
Arizona Denver Houston San Diego (or Las Vegas) Texas |
Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Kansas City Minnesota St Louis |
Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Toronto |
Atlanta Baltimore Miami Tampa Bay Washington |
Boston New York Mets New York Yankees Philadelphia Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||||