Since Southwestern already announced it was leaving, Trinity every other year would be the only large cost for football. Centre, Berry, Sewanee are 3 hours or under. Rhodes is in Memphis ~6 hours away. The aggregate travel of all the other sports annually is pretty costly, too.

Region II - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   Roger Williams University   NR   9-1-5
2   Babson College   NR   7-2-4
3   Wheaton College (Mass.)   NR   7-2-4
4   Endicott College   NR   6-2-6
5   Salem State University   NR   12-1-1
6   Suffolk University   NR   8-3-4
7   Gordon College   NR   7-5-2
8   Massachusetts Maritime Academy   NR   6-1-5

Region III - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   St. Lawrence University   NR   10-0-3
2   Hobart College   NR   10-2-2
3   SUNY Cortland   NR   11-2-1
4   Ithaca College   NR   8-1-7
5   SUNY Oneonta   NR   10-1-2
6   Manhattanville University   NR   10-3-3
7   Clarkson University   NR   6-4-3
8   Plattsburgh State University   NR   8-3-3

Region VI - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   University of Lynchburg   NR   10-1-3
2   Emory University   NR   11-1-2
3   Washington & Lee University   NR   9-2-2
4   Salisbury University   NR   11-1-3
5   Christopher Newport University   NR   7-2-1
6   Sewanee-University of the South   NR   11-2-2
7   Hampden-Sydney College   NR   10-2-2
8   Rhodes College   NR   6-1-5

Region VII - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   Case Western Reserve University   NR   10-0-2
2   Kenyon College   NR   11-2-0
3   Denison University   NR   6-1-6
4   Otterbein University   NR   7-2-2
5   Carnegie Mellon University   NR   9-3-2
6   Ohio Northern University   NR   9-3-4
7   DePauw University   NR   9-3-1
8   Penn State University-Behrend   NR   7-1-6

Region VIII - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   University of Chicago   NR   10-3-0
2   Calvin University   NR   11-1-2
3   North Park University   NR   9-1-4
4   Washington University (Mo.)   NR   9-2-2
5   Hope College   NR   8-2-3
6   North Central College   NR   10-2-3
7   Illinois Wesleyan University   NR   7-2-3
8   Aurora University   NR   10-3-1

Region IX - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   St. Olaf College   NR   13-0-2
2   Saint John's University   NR   13-1-2
3   Luther College   NR   8-2-2
4   Gustavus Adolphus College   NR   8-3-2
5   Wartburg College   NR   8-2-3
6   University of Wisconsin-Platteville   NR   7-4-2
7   University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire   NR   5-3-5
8   University of Wisconsin-Whitewater   NR   9-2-4

Region IV - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   Rowan University   NR   10-0-3
2   Montclair State University   NR   12-2-2
3   The College of New Jersey   NR   6-0-8
4   Lebanon Valley College   NR   10-2-2
5   Rutgers University-Newark   NR   6-3-4
6   New York University   NR   8-3-1
7   SUNY New Paltz   NR   8-4-2
8   Stevens Institute of Technology   NR   6-3-3

Great question. It took a couple months for this to come to light, although it's been widely spoken about for a few weeks.

https://d3sports.com/notables/2026/10/maryville-bouncing-back-to-ccs

Region V - Poll 6 - October 20, 2026
Rank   School   Prev   W-L-T
1   University of Scranton   NR   10-1-3
2   Messiah University   NR   12-1-1
3   Catholic University   NR   9-1-4
4   Johns Hopkins University   NR   9-3-2
5   Haverford College   NR   11-3-1
6   Neumann University   NR   10-3-1
7   York College (Pa.)   NR   9-5-2
8   Moravian University   NR   7-3-5