(05-17-2016 04:30 AM)dxdtdemon Wrote: (05-16-2016 11:29 PM)utpotts Wrote: At least he took Dayton off of his delusional list.
That's because it's in Division 1 already, and therefore doesn't apply to this thread.
I don't think there's any way that Central State will be in Division I unless it merges with Wilberforce, and gets a whole lot more money. They are having so much financial trouble right now that any move in the forseeable future would be unrealistic. Not only that, but it's not like there isn't a cautionary tale in the same county about what happens when Division II success leads to Division I failure. In the 80's, Wright State made the national semifinals or finals in a few different sports multiple times, including winning a Division II men's basketball title in 1983, and being a baseball and soccer DII powerhouse. After moving up to Division I, they've made the NCAA men's basketball tournament twice in 29 years, the women's tournament once, and haven't moved beyond the first weekend in the baseball tournament. I think DavidSt doesn't realize that some schools would rather have successful DII programs that mediocre DI programs.
I listed schools that either are rumored or have mentioned that they want D1.
Plus, there were plenty of former D2 schools that are now D1 that are having successful being at D1.
Fresno State CCAA and NCAC
Fullerton State CCAA
Long Beach State CCAA
Pacific CCAA and NCAC
Pepperdine CCAA
San Diego State CCAA
Cal-Davis, Cal-Poly, Sacramento State and San Jose State were members as well along with Northridge State.
Howard, North Carolina A&T and NC Central.
Appalachian State Conference Carolina
East Carolina
Western Carolina
GLIAC Oakland
Gulf South: Central Arkansas, Jacksonville State, SE LA., Troy and Tenn.-Martin.
MIAA:Missouri State
Lonestar:Houston, Lamar, Sam Houston State, SFA and Texas State
PWC:Grand Canyon
SIAC:Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Jackson State, Tenn. State.
MCAA:Eastern Illinois, Youngstown State, Akron, Northern Iowa
PBC:Kennesaw State, North Florida
Sunshine State:UCF, Nortn Florida
New England:UConn., Maine, New Hampshire, Northeastern
North Central:Creighton, North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Northern Iowa.
Dixie:Samford. Chattanooga, Mercer, Florida State.
NCAC:Fresno State, Saint Mary's, UNR, Pacific.
WVIAC:West Virginia, Marshall
Northeast 10:Quinnipiac
RMAC:BYU, Colorado, Colorado State, Denver, Montana State, Utah, Utah State, Wyoming.
ICC:Butler, Evansville, Indiana State, Valparaiso State
IIC:Butler, Evansville, Indiana State, Valparaiso
Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, La.-Lafayette, La.-Monroe, Texas State, Troy, Coastal Carolina
UCF, UConn., East Carolina, USF, Houston
Florida State, Boston College, Louisville, NC State, Wake Forest, Miami, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Maryland, Rutgers
Oklahoma State, West Virginia
UMass
FAU, FIU, Marshall, Mid. Tenn. State, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Western Kentucky, La. Tech, North Texas, Southern Mississippi, UTEP, UTSA, UAB
Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Buffalo, Miami, Ohio, Ball State, CMU, EMU, Northern Illinois, Toledo, W. Michigan,
All of MWC
Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah
Cal-Riverside, Cal.- Santa Barbara, Creighton, Denver, Detroit, Dayton, Davidson, Drake,Elon, Fullerton State, Fordham, Hofstra, Georgetown, Illinois State, James Madison, FGCU, Long Beach State, Liberty, Montana State, Murray State, Northridge State, Northeastern, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Prairie View, Richmond, Saint Bonaventure, Saint John's NY, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Diego, Southern Illinois, Tenn. Tech, Texas Southern, Villanova, Weber State, Wichita State, Stony Brook
You could add more from who have success in the money making sports like football, basketball, baseball and so forth. What I listed are the ones who had success in post season play and who won their conference, and titles as national champs.
Remember, Florida State was an all female college. These types of colleges was never part of a major university. They are newer to D1 than most of their brothers except for Louisville.