https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/bryn-athyn-college-sports-teams-montgomery-county-pennsylvania/4144492/

Bryn Athyn dropping all sports teams at end of 24-25 school year

Rosemont to cease intercollegiate athletics after the 2025-26 academic year after being merged into Villanova.

https://d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/rosemont-merging-with-villanova

Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 31, 2025, 01:21:36 PMRosemont to cease intercollegiate athletics after the 2025-26 academic year after being merged into Villanova.

https://d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/rosemont-merging-with-villanova

Next question. Who will "merge" with Villanova next?

Quote from: mailsy on March 31, 2025, 05:35:30 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 31, 2025, 01:21:36 PMRosemont to cease intercollegiate athletics after the 2025-26 academic year after being merged into Villanova.

https://d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/rosemont-merging-with-villanova

Next question. Who will "merge" with Villanova next?

Umm ... UW-Stout?

That United East/Colonial States merger is looking like a genius move. Four UEC colleges going under or dropping all athletic programs in less than 3 years!

Provisional Pipeline for 2024-25 (Now confirmed)
Full membership: Asbury, Warren Wilson
3rd year provisional members: Hartford, Lyon
2nd year provisional members: Carlow
1st year provisional: Penn State-Brandywine

Exploratory: Regent, Johnson and Wales (NC)

Provisional Pipeline for 2025-26
Applications approved: Regent, Johnson and Wales (NC)

Provisional Pipeline for 2026-27
Applications expected: Azusa Pacific (reclassification from D2), St. Francis (PA) (reclassification from D1)

*Games against Year 3 provisional members count the same as games against full-members for NPI and tournament selection purposes (possibly changing to include provisionals that conform to all D3 bylaws but may be earlier in the pipeline)

Conference Changes Starting in 2024-2025
Asbury joins the CCS
Berea leaves the CCS for the HCAC
Birmingham-Southern (SAA) closes
Brockport leaves the SUNYAC for the E8
Cabrini (AEC) closes
Clarks Summit (UEC) closes
Concordia (Texas) leaves the ASC for the SCAC
Defiance (HCAC) leaves D3 for NAIA
Eastern Nazarene (NAC) closes
Fontbonne athletics in limbo? (closing in 2025-26)
Keystone (UEC) have accreditation revoked; cannot enroll students during the appeal process.
McMurry leaves the ASC for the SCAC
Morrisville State leaves the NAC for the SUNYAC
Penn State-Brandywine joins the UEC (provisional pending)
Pratt leaves the C2C for the AEC
SUNY Canton leaves the NAC for the SUNYAC
SUNY Geneseo leaves the SUNYAC for the E8
SUNY Poly leaves the NAC for the E8
Texas-Dallas leaves the ASC for D2 (application accepted)
University of the Ozarks leaves the ASC for the SCAC
Wells (AMCC) closes
CCS expected to gain Pool A bid
Expecting 43 Pool A bids, 0 Pool B bids, 21 Pool C bids

Conference Changes Starting in 2025-2026
Anna Maria leaves GNAC for the MASCAC
Bryn Athyn (UEC) drops athletics
Ferrum leaves the ODAC for D2
Fontbonne (SLIAC) closes
Hendrix leaves the SAA for the SCAC
Hiram leaves the NCAC for the PAC
John Carroll leaves the OAC for the NCAC
Johnson & Wales (NC) joins the C2C
Johnson & Wales (RI) leaves the GNAC for the CNE
LeTourneau leaves the ASC for the SCAC
Regent joins the C2C
Southwestern leaves the SCAC for the SAA
Trinity (Texas) leaves the SCAC for the SAA
Expecting 43 Pool A bids, 0 Pool B bids, 21 Pool C bids

Conference Changes Starting in 2026-2027
Asuza Pacific joins the SCIAC (full NCAA member 2028-29 academic year)
Maryville leaves the CCS for the SAA
McMurry leaves the SCAC for the ASC
Rosemont (UEC) ceases athletics (merging into Villanova)
St. Francis (PA) joins the PAC (full NCAA member 2028-29 academic year)
Schreiner leaves the SCAC for the ASC
SUNY New Paltz leaves the SUNYAC for the NJAC

Quote from: KnightSlappy on Yesterday at 11:44:42 AMProvisional Pipeline for 2026-27
Applications expected: Asuza Pacific (reclassification from D2), St. Francis (PA) (reclassification from D3)

That should be from D1 - correct?

Keystone's pause on enrolling new students was revoked, but not sure how the multiple months of limbo will affect the institution from an athletics standpoint.

I inquired last week with Keystone to find out what they are doing with football next year. Since they were removed from the Landmark Conference master schedule for 2025, it's not clear who Keystone will be able to play.

... and typo Azusa Pacific ...

Keystone is still required to tell all applicants that their accreditation is in limbo, since they have this fall deadline still in place to prove they should keep it.  That's definitely going to hurt recruiting.  I suspect they won't have sports anyway - looks like this non-profit takeover if their exit strategy and I can't imagine that includes keeping sports, but I've been surprised before.

Their basketball HC resigned in Mid March...reading the tea leaves?

Quote from: NEPAFAN on Today at 11:48:27 AMTheir basketball HC resigned in Mid March...reading the tea leaves?

But they also hired a new WBB coach already, so who knows?