Conference changes

[monsoon]

I'm glad to hear ENC has found a landing spot.

[Gregory Sager]

Congrats on your alma mater avoiding its impending orphanhood, Ryan.

It makes sense for the league to add ENC to balance out the divisions, although even the divisions themselves each occupy a pretty sizeable geographical footprint. Of course, any league that includes UMPI is almost by definition going to require a lot of road time (often under difficult road conditions). But it's nice to know that nobody's expecting a home-and-home between schools located in Presque Isle, ME and Delhi, NY.

no home and home but oddly enough Delhi did make the crossover trip to Husson and UMPI this past weekend. Lost by 7 to Husson and by 3 in 2OT to UMPI on a buzzer beater. Long ride home after that.

That's putting it mildy. Ten hours on a bus from Presque Isle to Delhi? Yikes.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Talk about driving, ENC is going to slot into Cazenovia's schedule for next season, before switching back to the East Division.  They're going to be logging a lot of road miles, for sure.

[smedindy]

Sometimes, the GNAC (D2 version) buses over to Billings for baseball, softball, and soccer. At least they do from Ellensburg. I don't know about Western from Bellingham, or Western Oregon, from Monmouth, but still, that's a while on a bus.

[Ralph Turner]

Talk about driving, ENC is going to slot into Cazenovia's schedule for next season, before switching back to the East Division.  They're going to be logging a lot of road miles, for sure.

... and probably happy to do it.

[Inkblot]

In case anyone missed it, Sul Ross State has applied to Division II. We won't get word until July on whether they've been accepted.

[CNU85]

In case anyone missed it, Sul Ross State has applied to Division II. We won't get word until July on whether they've been accepted.

Any experts out there that can help me out? I read an article and it stated that the initial scholarship pool would be offset by travel costs as the team has to travel quite a bit. I looked at maps of the current D3 American Southwest conference and also of the D2  Lone Star Conference. I don't see much difference geographically other than a couple of schools in LSC a little closer. Both have teams in Ark.

[Inkblot]

Johnson (VT) is leaving D3 in 2024. https://transformation.vsc.edu/announcing-changes-to-vermont-state-university-athletics-and-libraries/

[Inkblot]

Provisional Pipeline for 2022-23
Full membership fall 2022: Pratt, University of St Thomas (Texas)
3rd year provisional members (full membership fall 2023): Bob Jones, Mississippi University for Women
2nd year provisional members: Asbury, Warren Wilson
1st year provisional members: Hartford, Lyon
Exploratory: Carlow

* Games against Year 3 provisional members count the same as games against full-members for regional-ranking and tournament selection purposes

Conference Changes Starting in 2022-2023
Allegheny leaves the NCAC for the PAC
Averett leaves the USAC for the ODAC
Medaille leaves the AMCC for the Empire 8
Warren Wilson joins the C2C
Belhaven leaves the ASC for the Collegiate Conference of the South
Agnes Scott, Berea, Covenant, Huntingdon, LaGrange, Maryville, Piedmont, and Wesleyan (GA) leave the USAC for the Collegiate Conference of the South

Conference Changes Starting in 2023-2024
Carlow joins the AMCC
Cazenovia (NAC) closes
Eastern Nazarene leaves the NECC for the NAC
Hartford joins the CCC
Lebanon Valley shifts from the MAC Commonwealth to the MAC Freedom
Lesley leaves the NECC for the NAC
Lycoming leaves the MAC Freedom for the Landmark
Lyon joins the SLIAC
Mississippi University for Women (MUW) joins the SLIAC
Mitchell leaves the NECC for the GNAC
Morrisville State leaves the UEC for the NAC
New England College leaves the NECC for the GNAC
Notre Dame (MD) adds men's sports and competes in the CSAC/UEC
Salve Regina leaves the CCC for the NEWMAC
Sul Ross State (ASC) begins reclassification period to D2, if accepted (would be ineligible for D3 postseason even if still in the ASC)
Wells leaves the UEC for the AMCC
Wilkes leaves the MAC Freedom for the Landmark
CSAC (Bryn Athyn, Cairn, Clarks Summit, Keystone, Notre Dame (MD), Rosemont, St. Elizabeth, Valley Forge, Wilson, plus Cedar Crest in women's sports) and UEC (Gallaudet, Lancaster Bible, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary's (MD)) merge

Conference Changes Starting in 2024-2025
Johnson (NAC) leaves D3 for the USCAA
Johnson & Wales leaves the GNAC for the CCC
McMurry leaves the ASC for the SCAC

[Gregory Sager]

Penn State Brandywine will begin a D3 exploratory year next fall: https://www.psubrandywineathletics.com/general/2022-23/releases/20230222eakf4k

[monsoon]

Penn State Brandywine will begin a D3 exploratory year next fall: https://www.psubrandywineathletics.com/general/2022-23/releases/20230222eakf4k

Seeing that they don't have, or at least aren't announcing, conference affiliation yet got me wondering if Bob Jones or Asbury are any closer to finding a landing spot. It's strange for those two to be as far along as they are while still being independent.

[Caz Bombers]

Penn State Brandywine will begin a D3 exploratory year next fall: https://www.psubrandywineathletics.com/general/2022-23/releases/20230222eakf4k

Interesting, I figured they would join us eventually. They're significantly larger than the other PSUAC campuses, yet only have around 1200 undergrads themselves.

C2C or the UEC/CSAC merged entity is the likely home. Down the line you might see a new conference of all 6 Penn State Somewheres, perhaps taking Pitt Bradford and Pitt Greensburg in the deal. Pitt Johnstown leaving D2 for such an arrangement might be on the table as well.

[KnightSlappy]

Penn State Brandywine will begin a D3 exploratory year next fall: https://www.psubrandywineathletics.com/general/2022-23/releases/20230222eakf4k

Seeing that they don't have, or at least aren't announcing, conference affiliation yet got me wondering if Bob Jones or Asbury are any closer to finding a landing spot. It's strange for those two to be as far along as they are while still being independent.

I'm thinking Asbury will have a conference home to announce soon, but I don't get the sense Bob Jones will.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Bob Jones has a lot of scheduling challenges, making it hard for conferences to bring them in.

[Greek Tragedy]

Bob Jones has a lot of scheduling challenges, making it hard for conferences to bring them in.

They can go join the C2C because they don't play each other anyway.