Conference changes

[KnightSlappy]

(couple of stranglers on the men's side in the Atlantic - half of the women in the Atlantic)

Sleeping with the fishes, no doubt.

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UW-Superior is leaving the WIAC for the UMAC in the '15-'16 academic year. I know everyone knows that, I never get a scoop, but it's not on the list.

Is this for sure, for sure now? I saw it was a possibility but hadn't seen it confirmed.

[hickory_cornhusker]

(couple of stranglers on the men's side in the Atlantic - half of the women in the Atlantic)

Sleeping with the fishes, no doubt.

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UW-Superior is leaving the WIAC for the UMAC in the '15-'16 academic year. I know everyone knows that, I never get a scoop, but it's not on the list.

Is this for sure, for sure now? I saw it was a possibility but hadn't seen it confirmed.

Confirmed as of last Wednesday

http://umacathletics.com/news/2014/5/7/GEN_0507140430.aspx

[KnightSlappy]

Thanks!

Please feel free to make additions and/or corrections.

Conference Changes Starting in 2014-2015
Bryn Athyn joins the NEAC (1st year provisional member in 2014-15)
Elizabethtown leaves the MACC for the LAND
McMurry rejoins Division III and the ASC (Year 1 reclassifying member in 2014-25)
Mississippi College leaves the ASC for Division II  (Going to the D-2 Gulf South Conference)
Penn College joins the NEAC (1st year provisional member in 2014-15)
Sarah Lawrence joins the SKY (3rd year provisional in 2014-15)
Wilson to add Men's basketball and join the NEAC.
Midwest Region renamed Central Region in Men's Basketball
CAC realigned from multi-region to Mid-Atlantic Region
CSAC realigned from Mid-Atlantic to Atlantic Region
HCAC realigned from Central to Great Lakes Region
LAND realigned from multi-region to Atlantic Region
MACF realigned from Mid-Atlantic to Atlantic Region
NEAC realigned from mult-region to East Region
WIAC realigned from West to Central Region

Provisional Pipeline for 2014-2015
(First year of full membership: Centenary (La.)
4th year provisional members: none
3rd year provisional members: Houghton, Sarah Lawrence, Southern Virginia, SUNY-Canton, Valley Forge Christian
2nd year provisional members: Alfred State, Iowa Wesleyan, Illinois Tech
1st year provisional members: Bryn Athyn, Penn College, Berea, McMurry (reclassifying)
Exploratory members: Belhaven, St. Michael's

Conference Changes Starting in 2015-2016
Belhaven joins the ASC (should be Year 1 Provisional Member in 2015-16)
UW-Superior leaves the WIAC for the UMAC

Conference Changes Starting in 2016-2017
Carroll leaves the MWC for the CCIW

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I am so not looking forward to relearning the regions.  I'm glad they're changing, but I'm going to be making a lot of mistakes the next couple years.

[Pat Coleman]

Believe we can take the caveat off Bryn Athyn. Got a release from them recently saying they had been accepted into Provisional Year 1.

[John Gleich]

Thanks!

Please feel free to make additions and/or corrections.

Conference Changes Starting in 2014-2015
Bryn Athyn joins the NEAC (should be a 1st year provisional member in 2014-15)
Elizabethtown leaves the MACC for the LAND
McMurry rejoins Division III and the ASC (should be Year 1 reclassifying member in 2014-25)
Mississippi College leaves the ASC for Division II  (Going to the D-2 Gulf South Conference)
Penn College joins the NEAC (should be a 1st year provisional member in 2014-15)
Sarah Lawrence joins the SKY (should be a 3rd year provisional in 2014-15)
Wilson to add Men's basketball and join the NEAC.
Midwest Region renamed Central Region in Men's Basketball
CAC realigned from multi-region to Mid-Atlantic Region
CSAC realigned from Mid-Atlantic to Atlantic Region
HCAC realigned from Central to Great Lakes Region
LAND realigned from multi-region to Atlantic Region
MACF realigned from Mid-Atlantic to Atlantic Region
NEAC realigned from mult-region to East Region
WIAC realigned from West to Midwest Region Central Region

Provisional Pipeline for 2014-2015
(First year of full membership: Centenary (La.)
4th year provisional members: none
3rd year provisional members: Houghton, Sarah Lawrence, Southern Virginia, SUNY-Canton, Valley Forge Christian
2nd year provisional members: Alfred State, Iowa Wesleyan, Illinois Tech
1st year provisional members: Bryn Athyn, Penn College, Berea, McMurry (reclassifying)
Exploratory members: Belhaven, St. Michael's

Conference Changes Starting in 2015-2016
Belhaven joins the ASC (should be Year 1 Provisional Member)
UW-Superior leaves the WIAC for the UMAC

Conference Changes Starting in 2016-2017
Carroll leaves the MWC for the CCIW

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Also keep in mind the overall conference/region changes.

- WIAC (men) move to the Central Region (renamed) - women are already there
- HCAC (men) move to the Great Lakes Region - women already there
- CSAC and MAC Freedom conferences moved to the Atlantic Region
- Landmark and CAC conferences officially placed in Mid-Atlantic Region (couple of stranglers on the men's side in the Atlantic - half of the women in the Atlantic)
- NEAC officially moved into the East Region (had been spread across many regions)

I think that is it off the top of my head...

Is that why there are fewer chatters this year on those websites?

Does Coach Donohue(Catholic) lose his national board spot because his school changes regions?

He was in his fourth year as it was... so it doesn't affect him or the school as he comes off the board due to years served.

[KnightSlappy]

Believe we can take the caveat off Bryn Athyn. Got a release from them recently saying they had been accepted into Provisional Year 1.

Thanks, I did find the chart and it looks like all advanced as expected.

WIAC realigned from West to Midwest Region Central Region

Guh, already I'm so bad at this.

[gordonmann]

I didn't know this was possible, but Sarah Lawrence will skip its third year provisional status and enter the fourth year in 2014-2015.

http://www.gogryphons.com/news/2014/7/23/GEN_0723143557.aspx

[Gregory Sager]

I guess that it's possible if you apply for, and are granted, a waiver by the NCAA to skip a provisional year. What I don't get is under what criteria they could measure that you've gone above and beyond what is normally demanded of a provisional D3 athletic department working its way towards full D3 status.

[sac]

They also used the word pedagogy in their press-release.   Clearly they are ready.

[Mr. Ypsi]

They also used the word pedagogy in their press-release.   Clearly they are ready.

Sounds like they should be dinged for plagiarism to me!

(Besides, 'ped' is a prefix for child [e.g., 'pediatrics'] - do we really want a K-8 school in D3? )

[Gregory Sager]

Well, the press release did say that Sarah Lawrence has a "unique" pedagogy.

Of course, pedagogy long ago dropped the specific meaning of referring to a child's academic tutoring and has come to be a more general term with regard to the profession of teaching. Chuck's predilection for taking a literal approach to the etymology of English words derived from Greek no doubt caused him to regularly inform his second-year EMU statistics students whether they were more wise than foolish, or vice-versa.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Well, the press release did say that Sarah Lawrence has a "unique" pedagogy.

Of course, pedagogy long ago dropped the specific meaning of referring to a child's academic tutoring and has come to be a more general term with regard to the profession of teaching. Chuck's predilection for taking a literal approach to the etymology of English words derived from Greek no doubt caused him to regularly inform his second-year EMU statistics students whether they were more wise than foolish, or vice-versa.

Alas, the evidence was pretty clear that most were more foolish than wise.

I also revealed to them that the origin of the word 'student' was a shortening of 'stupid rodent'.

[KnightSlappy]

Please feel free to make additions and/or corrections.

Conference Changes Starting in 2014-2015
Bryn Athyn joins the NEAC (should be a 1st year provisional member in 2014-15)
Elizabethtown leaves the MACC for the LAND
McMurry rejoins Division III and the ASC (should be Year 1 reclassifying member in 2014-25)
Mississippi College leaves the ASC for Division II  (Going to the D-2 Gulf South Conference)
Penn College joins the NEAC (should be a 1st year provisional member in 2014-15)
Sarah Lawrence joins the SKY (should be a 4th year provisional in 2014-15, skipping Provisional Year 3 via NCAA waiver)
Wilson to add Men's basketball and join the NEAC.
Midwest Region renamed Central Region in Men's Basketball
CAC realigned from multi-region to Mid-Atlantic Region
CSAC realigned from Mid-Atlantic to Atlantic Region
HCAC realigned from Central to Great Lakes Region
LAND realigned from multi-region to Mid-Atlantic Region
MACF realigned from Mid-Atlantic to Atlantic Region
NEAC realigned from mult-region to East Region
WIAC realigned from West to Central Region

Provisional Pipeline for 2014-2015
(First year of full membership: Centenary (La.))
4th year provisional members: Sarah Lawrence
3rd year provisional members: Houghton, Southern Virginia, SUNY-Canton, Valley Forge Christian
2nd year provisional members: Alfred State, Iowa Wesleyan, Illinois Tech
1st year provisional members: Bryn Athyn, Penn College, Berea, McMurry (reclassifying)
Exploratory members: Belhaven, St. Michael's

Conference Changes Starting in 2015-2016
Belhaven joins the ASC (should be Year 1 Provisional Member)
UW-Superior leaves the WIAC for the UMAC

Conference Changes Starting in 2016-2017
Carroll leaves the MWC for the CCIW