League Realignment

With the addition of Seattle and Dallas in 1974, as well as Hamilton's relocation to Washington, the conferences and divisions were realigned to accommodate the new clubs. Perhaps the biggest change was the defending champion Detroit Mustangs moving to the Eastern Conference in the Atlantic Division. The newly relocated Washington Generals also moved to the Atlantic with Nova Scotia moving to the Northeast. The idea was to minimize boarder crossings by placing all the Canadian teams in one division and all the American teams in the other. Out west, Seattle was placed in the Pacific Division while Dallas was placed in the Central.