Conference changes

[Greek Tragedy]

So the CSAC and UEC are merging. Are they becoming a new conference, like the IIAC and the LMC a few years ago, where they lose the AQ for 4 years?

"A few years ago"? That was seventeen years ago.

Face it ... we're both getting old.

Ugh!

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

So the CSAC and UEC are merging. Are they becoming a new conference, like the IIAC and the LMC a few years ago, where they lose the AQ for 4 years?

"A few years ago"? That was seventeen years ago.

Face it ... we're both getting old.

Ugh!

I was in college at that time and that was just a few years ago right?

[KnightSlappy]

Medaille will be merging into Trocaire College. Current plan is to retain nickname and athletics. It sounds like they will be the Trocaire Maverics beginning in the summer/fall.

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/medaille-university-announces-merger-with-trocaire-college/article_dca6bb4a-d359-11ed-b462-e365815e0c8f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

It's not clear to me if this is the long-term plan (to retain athletics) or if it's part of retaining the "legacy" Medaille students.

[Caz Bombers]

Medaille will be merging into Trocaire College. Current plan is to retain nickname and athletics. It sounds like they will be the Trocaire Maverics beginning in the summer/fall.

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/medaille-university-announces-merger-with-trocaire-college/article_dca6bb4a-d359-11ed-b462-e365815e0c8f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

It's not clear to me if this is the long-term plan (to retain athletics) or if it's part of retaining the "legacy" Medaille students.

What I think happens here is because rebranding and buying a bunch of new uniforms is expensive, they will change nothing in 23-24, same logos, Medaille Mavericks. By spring 2024, Trocaire will have decided whether or not athletics is part of its model going forward. Either they unveil a rebrand after that or shut the whole thing down.

[Caz Bombers]

NVU Johnson leaving the NCAA is now on hold. The president resigned and the interim guy is reevaluating all previously announced plans, including the athletics move and the digitizing/closing of the libraries.

[Gregory Sager]

NVU Johnson leaving the NCAA is now on hold. The president resigned and the interim guy is reevaluating all previously announced plans, including the athletics move and the digitizing/closing of the libraries.

Good. They should've never let German nihilists take charge of their school.

[Caz Bombers]

Medaille will be merging into Trocaire College. Current plan is to retain nickname and athletics. It sounds like they will be the Trocaire Maverics beginning in the summer/fall.

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/medaille-university-announces-merger-with-trocaire-college/article_dca6bb4a-d359-11ed-b462-e365815e0c8f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

It's not clear to me if this is the long-term plan (to retain athletics) or if it's part of retaining the "legacy" Medaille students.

What I think happens here is because rebranding and buying a bunch of new uniforms is expensive, they will change nothing in 23-24, same logos, Medaille Mavericks. By spring 2024, Trocaire will have decided whether or not athletics is part of its model going forward. Either they unveil a rebrand after that or shut the whole thing down.

The Medaille-Trocaire merger is off, Trocaire backed out. Medaille is having an emergency board meeting - I've been told they will close.

[KnightSlappy]

Medaille will be merging into Trocaire College. Current plan is to retain nickname and athletics. It sounds like they will be the Trocaire Maverics beginning in the summer/fall.

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/medaille-university-announces-merger-with-trocaire-college/article_dca6bb4a-d359-11ed-b462-e365815e0c8f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

It's not clear to me if this is the long-term plan (to retain athletics) or if it's part of retaining the "legacy" Medaille students.

What I think happens here is because rebranding and buying a bunch of new uniforms is expensive, they will change nothing in 23-24, same logos, Medaille Mavericks. By spring 2024, Trocaire will have decided whether or not athletics is part of its model going forward. Either they unveil a rebrand after that or shut the whole thing down.

The Medaille-Trocaire merger is off, Trocaire backed out. Medaille is having an emergency board meeting - I've been told they will close.

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/education/medaille-university-announces-they-will-be-closing-in-august-trocaire-education/71-6a5839c0-b530-4505-8f09-a21d09feacfe

It is now being reported that Medaille will close in August.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Ozarks and CTX to the SCAC in 24-25.

[KnightSlappy]

Updating this. Check me if I missed any of the news.

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

Provisional Pipeline for 2023-24 (Expected)
Full membership fall 2023: Bob Jones, Mississippi University for Women
3rd year provisional members (full membership fall 2024): Asbury, Warren Wilson
2nd year provisional members: Hartford, Lyon
1st year provisional members: Carlow
Exploratory: Penn State-Brandywine

* 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 2023-2024
Carlow joins the AMCC
Cazenovia (NAC) closes
Eastern Nazarene leaves the NECC for the NAC
Finlandia (C2C) closes
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
Medaille (E8) closes
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
Concordia (Texas) leaves the ASC for the SCAC
Johnson & Wales leaves the GNAC for the CCC
McMurry leaves the ASC for the SCAC
NVU-Johnson (NAC) leaves D3 for the USCAA [ON HOLD?]
University of the Ozarks leaves the ASC for the SCAC

Conference Changes Starting in 2025-2026
Southwestern leaves the SCAC for the SAA
Trinity (Texas) leaves the SCAC for the SAA

[Inkblot]

Added the Berea news.

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

Provisional Pipeline for 2023-24 (Expected)
Full membership fall 2023: Bob Jones, Mississippi University for Women
3rd year provisional members (full membership fall 2024): Asbury, Warren Wilson
2nd year provisional members: Hartford, Lyon
1st year provisional members: Carlow
Exploratory: Penn State-Brandywine

* 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 2023-2024
Carlow joins the AMCC
Cazenovia (NAC) closes
Eastern Nazarene leaves the NECC for the NAC
Finlandia (C2C) closes
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
Medaille (E8) closes
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
Berea leaves the CCS for the HCAC
Concordia (Texas) leaves the ASC for the SCAC
Johnson & Wales leaves the GNAC for the CCC
McMurry leaves the ASC for the SCAC
NVU-Johnson (NAC) leaves D3 for the USCAA [ON HOLD?]
University of the Ozarks leaves the ASC for the SCAC

Conference Changes Starting in 2025-2026
Southwestern leaves the SCAC for the SAA
Trinity (Texas) leaves the SCAC for the SAA

[gordonmann]

Berea moving to the HCAC is a good pick up for the HCAC and a big hit to the CCS from a women's hoops perspective.

From a men's basketball perspective, it makes the conference's ability to get an automatic bid more tenuous, dropping to just six members. Does that cause any of the other members to go back to the USA South or can they add someone else?

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

I wonder with the Berea announcement, could Asbury soon be joining as well to make it an even 12?

[Gregory Sager]

I wonder with the Berea announcement, could Asbury soon be joining as well to make it an even 12?

That was my first thought as well, particularly since it adds another Kentucky school to the HCAC.

An even dozen would allow the HCAC to realign itself into two balanced divisions.

[Ralph Turner]

I wonder with the Berea announcement, could Asbury soon be joining as well to make it an even 12?

That was my first thought as well, particularly since it adds another Kentucky school to the HCAC.

An even dozen would allow the HCAC to realign itself into two balanced divisions.

I also thought about travel concerns for Asbury in the HCAC versus the CCS. Wilmore KY to Montgomery AL (484 miles) or to Macon GA (464 miles) is a long drive.