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You gasp when mathematical references are made in the articles, but take a look at the abstract below. A government grant was used to produce a study and recommendation to realign the NFL. Without a doubt, mathematics is in every aspect of your sport. All is required is an ability to see the mathematics and logic. Review the abstract below: Realignment in the National Football League: Did they do it right? John E. Mitchell Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 Funded by: NSF; Grant Number: CCR-9901822 Keywords realignment • graph equipartition • branch-and-cut Abstract The National Football League (NFL) in the United States expanded to 32 teams in 2002 with the addition of a team in Houston. At that point, the league was realigned into eight divisions, each containing four teams. We describe a branch-and-cut algorithm for minimizing the sum of intradivisional travel distances. We co...