@property<EOL><INDENT>def conferences(self):<DEDENT>
return self._conferences<EOL>
Returns a ``dictionary`` of conference names and abbreviations where
each key is a ``string`` of the abbreviation and each value is a
``dictionary`` containing the full conference name and another
``dictionary`` with individual team information. The overall dictionary
is in the following structure::

    {
        abbreviation, ie 'big-12' (str): {
            'name': Full conference name, such as 'Big 12 Conference'
                    (str),
            'teams': {
                team abbreviation, such as 'kansas' (str): Full team
                    name, such as 'Kansas' (str),
                ...
            }
        },
        ...
    }