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Regular season schedule rotations

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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

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  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:
    1. CSAs by population
    2. MSAs by population
    3. Metropolitan Divisions (MDs) by population
    4. 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

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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