If you dont like a word, change it. Pods? How about quads? Quartets. Corners. Squares. Blocks. Who cares?
In my too-realistic version (no TTU, ISU, Baylor, and I've replaced KSU with UConn):
SEC Quads:
Florida, SCarolina, Vandy, Kentucky
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn
Missouri, Okie St, Kansas, Texas A&M
Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Miss State.........Yes, the UF quad is weak, but it's due to stubborn politics: Bama wants to play AU and UT, UGA wants to play AU, and UT wants to play Bama. So instead of holding the rest of the SEC hostage like they did in 1992, they can all live with each other in the same section. I'm sure the B10 has similar politics, but I don't know them.
B10 Quads (not knowing the politics):
Michigan, Ohio St, Indiana, Purdue
MSU, Penn St, Northwestern, Illinois
Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Virginia, UNC, Maryland, Rutgers
PAC Quads:
UW, Wazzou, Oregon, Oregon St
Cal, Stanford, USC, UCLA
Arizona, ASU, BYU, Utah
Oklahoma, Texas, TCU, Colorado
ACC Quads:
FSU, Miami, GA Tech, UCF
Clemson, NC State, Wake, Duke
WV, VA Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame
BC, UConn, Pitt, Syracuse