Conference changes

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Didn't realize it was a contest, but if it is... am I allowed to include all the info I have been supplying on Twitter this off season? LOL

This is like my four year old daughter who tells my seven year old son she "won" only when she actually won or shortly after saying she wasn't playing. She never plays unless she wins LOL.

[Ralph Turner]

Didn't realize it was a contest, but if it is... am I allowed to include all the info I have been supplying on Twitter this off season? LOL

This is like my four year old daughter who tells my seven year old son she "won" only when she actually won or shortly after saying she wasn't playing. She never plays unless she wins LOL.

She is learning quickly!  LOL
+1! Dad. It is only beginning.    

[Gregory Sager]

It's probably not wise to compare a man to a four-year-old girl when his legal representation consists of small, extraordinarily vicious predators.

[AppletonRocks]

Will Carroll dominate CCIW football as a precursor to their dominance in MBB?   

[gordonmann]

Shifting this forward. In the process of entering schedules, I was also reminded that New Rochelle now plays men's hoops, presumably as an Independent with membership in the USCAA's Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They seem to be a good fit for the Skyline in terms of geography and similar institutions.

http://www.cnrathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&

I'll create a page for them at some point. It would be great if the New School joined Division III someday given its excellent mascot.

Conference Changes Starting in 2016-2017
Carroll leaves the MWC for the CCIW
Merchant Marine leaves the LAND for the SKY (exploratory committee for potential joining with the SEA)
Nebraska Wesleyan leaves the independednt ranks (and the NAIA) for the IIAC
St. Elizabeth adds Men's Basketball (NEAC)

Provisional Pipeline for 2016-2017
First year full members: Houghton, Southern Virginia, Valley Forge
*4th year provisional members:  Berea, Bryn Athyn, Penn College (all three received expedited waivers)
*3rd year provisional members: Alfred State, Illinois Tech, Iowa Wesleyan, McMurry (reclassifying)
2nd year provisional members: Belhaven
1st year provisional members: none
Exploratory: Brevard, Dean, Pfeiffer, Saint Anselm's
*Games against Year 3 and 4 provisional members count the same as games against full-members for regional-ranking and tournament selection purposes

Conference Changes Starting in 2017-2018
Ithaca leaves the E8 for the LL
Regis leaves the NECC for the GNAC
Sage leaves the SKY for the E8
Berea joins the USAC (Year 4 Provisional in 2016-17)
Pfeiffer joins the USAC (Exploratory in 2016-17)

Conference Changes Starting in 2018-2019
Colby-Sawyer leaves the NAC for the GNAC

[KnightSlappy]

Thanks Gordon!

Conference Changes Starting in 2016-2017
Carroll leaves the MWC for the CCIW
Merchant Marine leaves the LAND for the SKY (exploratory committee for potential joining with the SEA)
Nebraska Wesleyan leaves the independednt ranks (and the NAIA) for the IIAC
New Rochelle Rochelle adds Men's Basketball (IND)
St. Elizabeth adds Men's Basketball (NEAC)

Provisional Pipeline for 2016-2017
First year full members: Houghton, Southern Virginia, Valley Forge
*4th year provisional members:  Berea, Bryn Athyn, Penn College (all three received expedited waivers)
*3rd year provisional members: Alfred State, Illinois Tech, Iowa Wesleyan, McMurry (reclassifying)
2nd year provisional members: Belhaven
1st year provisional members: none
Exploratory: Brevard, Dean, Pfeiffer, Saint Anselm's
*Games against Year 3 and 4 provisional members count the same as games against full-members for regional-ranking and tournament selection purposes

Conference Changes Starting in 2017-2018
Ithaca leaves the E8 for the LL
Regis leaves the NECC for the GNAC
Sage leaves the SKY for the E8
Berea joins the USAC (Year 4 Provisional in 2016-17)
Pfeiffer joins the USAC (Exploratory in 2016-17)

Conference Changes Starting in 2018-2019
Colby-Sawyer leaves the NAC for the GNAC

[Greek Tragedy]

So Nebraska Wesleyan will be eligible for IIAC and NCAA post season this season, I presume?

[Pat Coleman]

So Nebraska Wesleyan will be eligible for IIAC and NCAA post season this season, I presume?

They're a full NCAA member and have been all along, so unless the IIAC inserted a Chapman Clause making them ineligible for the conference title, they should be eligible for both.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Neb Wes is not only a full member of D3, they were runner-up in the 1997 men's national basketball tourney!  It's easy to forget their D3 membership, because geography has dictated they go more with their (former) NAIA dual membership.

My reading of the IIAC boards suggests that everyone there at least assumes that NWC is eligible for the titles.  Whether or not anyone there knows for sure, I can't say.

[Greek Tragedy]

I knew Nebraska Wesleyan University      had duel membership.  I just wasn't sure about their eligibility because they were also NAIA and joining a conference that may have restrictions on new members. Thanks for the clarification! Bet the IIAC is glad Bardsley and Giesselmann graduated. They put up monster numbers last year.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I knew Nebraska Wesleyan University      had duel membership.  I just wasn't sure about their eligibility because they were also NAIA and joining a conference that may have restrictions on new members. Thanks for the clarification! Bet the IIAC is glad Bardsley and Giesselmann graduated. They put up monster numbers last year.

They usually made a choice every May about whether they would be eligible for the DIII tournament... in recent years it usually was a "no," but there were some years earlier this century it was more "yes." I can't imagine they would want to enter the IIAC and not be eligible. They are making a bold decision to stick with Division III.

It should be noted, they didn't offer scholarships in the NAIA so they could maintain their Division III status, so they had less hurdles to get through than most in their "transition."

[Greek Tragedy]

Reminds me of when Point had duel affiliation in the 80s. They played NAIA without scholarships while conference foes like Whitewater played DIII.

[Gregory Sager]

Neb Wes is not only a full member of D3, they were runner-up in the 1997 men's national basketball tourney!

Nebraska Wesleyan's participation in D3 goes back much, much further than that, Chuck. NWU was a charter member of D3, and the program has appeared in the D3 men's basketball tourney 14 times, the earliest being 1977 and the most recent in 2001. The Prairie Wolves (né Plainsmen) have been to the Final Four four times, finishing second once and third three times.

[gordonmann]

The New Rochelle men's page is now created...

http://www.d3hoops.com/teams/New_Rochelle/Men/2016-17/index

Daniel Nigro, who was the last coach at Polytechnic before that school merged with NYU, is the first for the Blue Angels. Circle November 22nd on your calendar -- New Rochelle plays fellow first year St. Elizabeth and someone has to win!

[Gregory Sager]

It would be great if the New School joined Division III someday given its excellent mascot.

I'd rank Narwhals as one of the top half-dozen nicknames in college sports.