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#1
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
March 27, 2024, 01:24:17 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 27, 2024, 11:39:30 AMThe UEC/CSAC merger was ahead of the curve on this, for sure.
I'd toss in the USA South split and subsequent alliance with the Collegiate Conference of the South as being ahead of the curve too. The NCAA might have to revisit their ban on umbrella conferences like the Middle Atlantic Conferences.

The CSAC and UEC had almost identical footprints. The same footprint as the Atlantic East, Middle Atlantic, the Centennial, and the Landmark. There's a helluva lot of small colleges in eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey! The colleges in the South, on the other hand, are way more spread out geographically.
#2
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
March 26, 2024, 04:29:09 PM
Quote from: Inkblot on March 26, 2024, 03:12:59 PMBirmingham–Southern is closing. https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/03/birmingham-southern-to-close
The Southern Athletic Association will drop to 7 schools this fall, and rise to 9 in 2025. As far as i can tell, none of the team sports will drop below 6 participants.

Is it time for the SAA to talk to the 5 remaining members of the American Southwest Conference? They have to see the writing on the wall, with multiple small liberal colleges closing every year. In my opinion, all lower division conferences with small private colleges should be looking to boost their membership above 10 members, as a buffer against future school closings.
#3
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
October 12, 2023, 01:49:09 PM
Quote from: Caz Bombers on October 10, 2023, 02:47:15 PM
Dean football to the MASCAC. Only Gallaudet unaccounted for now.

Gallaudet should go to the Landmark. It's the best fit geographically. The Landmark has only 7 football playing members, 6 full members plus Keystone who's also from the UEC. And Catholic U is only 3 miles from Gallaudet. Those two could have a great rivalry.
#4
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
October 02, 2023, 09:45:30 PM
Quote from: KnightSlappy on October 02, 2023, 03:21:35 PM

Conference Changes Starting in 2024-2025

Texas-Dallas leaves the ASC for D2 (application process pending)

This move is supposed to happen in 2025, right?
#5
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
September 20, 2023, 12:14:04 AM
Here's Regent's press release about exploring NCAA D3 membership. It doesn't mention anything about an invite from any D3 conferences. Isn't that a requirement to join D3 now?
https://regentroyals.com/news/2023/9/18/general-regent-university-athletics-pursues-ncaa-division-iii-membership.aspx
#6
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
September 20, 2023, 12:05:01 AM
Quote from: Ralph Turner on September 19, 2023, 11:46:23 PM
Where does Regent (Virginia Beach VA) land about 2028-29?
The C2C, if anywhere. Since radical fundamentalist college Bob Jones had no conferences wanting to take them, I don't see Regent doing any better. I live near there, and they have a LONG way to go to be anywhere near a D3 school. Regent has NO on-campus athletic facilities, no dorms, no field, no gym for basketball or volleyball, no baseball field. All their home games take place at local Christian private high schools and rec centers. I can't see the ODAC or USA South even glancing their way. They are best staying in the NCCAA, or maybe the USCAA if they get some facilities.
#7
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
August 31, 2023, 02:23:27 PM
Quote from: jlog3000 on August 31, 2023, 10:10:22 AM
Maybe the remaining SUNYAC schools would like to have greener pastures on other nearby conferences like the Empire 8 or the NAC (i.e.: North Atlantic). Or even the UEC (a.k.a. United East) where Morrisville and SUNYIT were former members back when it was the NEAC, as well as Cobleskill.

Plus, the UEC has 4 members out of 17 now (due to its 'merger' with the CSAC, when in actuality it was technically an amalgamation) that are from the State of New York.

In the case of the NAC, if any of the SUNYAC schools would like be next in line to be future expansion members, then it would solidify a newer NAC West (and the rest of the other schools that are east of the NY state boundary line (mostly the New England ones) be a newer NAC East).

As in general, many conferences are on the verge to be squandered with under 6 full members, and lesser than that to keep automatic bids alive, thanks to recent conference realignment changes in this decade alone. So I wonder if somewhat of a 'superconference' format would work on some of the growing conferences like the E8 or the NAC or the UEC, at least in the Northeast U.S. region. Or if any of the schools would like to move upto D-II, which that division hadn't had a school from the SUNY system in ages (the last ones were also former SUNYAC members Albany, Stony Brook and Binghamton before all eventually moved to D-I and compete in the AmEast (I mean America East)).

None of the current UEC members are from New York. Wells and SUNY Morrisville left this summer.  The UEC has 3 affiliates from New York, although that might change with the UEC/CSAC merger.  One of the stated reasons for the merger was having to find affilates to flesh out some sports numbers. And Sweet Briar is no longer a field hockey affiliate as of this fall. UEC's footprint has shifted south, so the New York schools might not be attractive to the UEC.

As far as superconferences go, I figure it's inevitable. When Division 3 conferences see the number of schools closing or on the verge of closing, they have to be thinking that they need numbers. All the talk about "like-minded" colleges, national academic rankings, and sticking with schools of your particular religious affiliation (or lack thereof) will go out the window when the conferences are in danger of losing automatic bids in sports.
#8
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
August 09, 2023, 10:42:11 AM
Quote from: CNU85 on August 09, 2023, 08:11:30 AM
Quote from: jlog3000 on July 30, 2023, 10:56:10 AM
Also, even with certain safe perks in terms of automatic qualifiers for some sports, hope the C2C and the ASC (both having 6 and 5 respectively, in the C2C's case it has 5 men's & women's and 1 women's-only) would need to find member schools as expansion candidates to remain alive in the long term; or otherwise they are in the brink to be squandered and be in favor to join more nearby regional friendly conferences.

Ummm....the sole reason the C2C exists is because this has already been explored and there is no place to go. But hey - I'm open for suggestions!

I have two suggested conferences for CNU, but it involves jumping to NCAA Division 2. CNU is just too isolated to get an invite from a D3 conference that wants state schools.
#9
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
August 23, 2022, 11:06:43 AM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on August 23, 2022, 10:58:29 AM

Our list has MUW in the SLIAC this year, but the Lyon announcement has them joining in 2023-24 (along with Lyon) - plus, the MUW MBB schedule is posted and it doesn't include conference games, so it's likely they're still a year off.
Yep, MUW's other sports schedules still finish with the respective USCAA championships, and MUW isn't listed in the SLIAC standings for any sport.
#10
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
August 01, 2022, 11:29:08 AM
The Collegiate Conference of the South now has an official website.
https://collegiateconferenceofthesouth.com/index.aspx
#11
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
August 01, 2022, 11:28:02 AM
Quote from: Caz Bombers on July 27, 2022, 02:31:17 PM
Coast 2 Coast adds Warren Wilson: https://c2csports.com/general/2022-23/releases/20220718odnmbk
This one surprised me. I thought USA South or CCS would have grabbed Warren Wilson. Maybe those conferences wanted to see how the USAS/CCS split played out before they added new members, or perhaps they wanted to wait until WWC became a full NCAA member.
#12
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
July 01, 2022, 02:22:25 PM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on July 01, 2022, 12:10:06 AM

Salve Regina to the NEWMAC.

Got a link? I'm not seeing it on the NEWMAC or SR websites.
#13
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
February 16, 2022, 10:21:57 PM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on February 16, 2022, 03:04:17 PM


https://d3sports.com/notables/2022/02/usa-south-to-split-in-two

So, if the split happens, Bob Jones and Asbury to the CCS? Warren Wilson and Johnson & Wales to the USA South?
#15
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Conference changes
April 09, 2021, 11:23:10 AM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on April 08, 2021, 10:05:08 PM
Everybody left would fit fine in the GNAC (other than Bay Path, which isn't really a good fit anywhere) it's just whether the GNAC wants to be accommodating or that large.

The NEWMAC and Commonwealth Coast would be good fits for Bay Path. The NEWMAC has three schools that are within 25 miles of Bay Path and 3 women's colleges. Plus now, it's a matter of survival. You need numbers to keep your conference active, especially when it's pretty much a given that small liberal arts colleges will be closing in the foreseeable future. All of the conferences with 7 or 8 members are probably exploring expansion.