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What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
Found two schools that play as an affiliate in another conference when their own conference sponsors the sport. Possibly was much more common in the past when conference brands were not so important.
Fairfield plays in the CAA for men’s lacrosse, when the MAAC has the sport too. Fairfield men’s lacrosse moved to the CAA in 2016 to keep it at six members.
Quinnipiac plays Big East Field Hockey when the MAAC already has the sport.
Providence used to play women’s volleyball in the America East, but moved it to the Big East.
Are there more examples?
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
(07-08-2018 04:21 PM)NoDak Wrote: Found two schools that play as an affiliate in another conference when their own conference sponsors the sport. Possibly was much more common in the past when conference brands were not so important.
Fairfield plays in the CAA for men’s lacrosse, when the MAAC has the sport too. Fairfield men’s lacrosse moved to the CAA in 2016 to keep it at six members.
Quinnipiac plays Big East Field Hockey when the MAAC already has the sport.
Providence used to play women’s volleyball in the America East, but moved it to the Big East.
Are there more examples?
The Quinnipiac move is interesting, insomuch as field hockey conference realignment can be interesting. The Big East wasn't in danger of losing their auto bid. I guess maybe they wanted to get to 8 since they were also inviting Liberty, and 7 is a weird number for a conference, but why would the MAAC let them go?
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
I looked into it once and there were less than 5. I can’t imagine there’s more than what you’ve found.
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
I think you could look at the D3 schools that play D1 hockey when their conference mates play hockey in D3.
Dallas Baptist might be one as well to look into.
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
Navy and the AAC.
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
(07-08-2018 04:59 PM)DavidSt Wrote: I think you could look at the D3 schools that play D1 hockey when their conference mates play hockey in D3.
Dallas Baptist might be one as well to look into.
DII and DIII schools don’t count. Even in Minnesota, only DIII schools play hockey in their main conference. DII schools all have to upgrade to DI to play the sport as it is too expensive to play at DII. DII’s like Minn-Crookston have dropped hockey to avoid the DI expense. NY and Massachusetts area DII and DIII’s might be different.
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
(07-08-2018 05:09 PM)oliveandblue Wrote: Navy and the AAC.
Navy and Army are FBS, so technically, by NCAA regulations, they can’t play that sport in the FCS Patriot League.
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
A fair amount of the schools in tje Pioneer Football League (Morehead, Drake, Valpo, Presby soon) play in conferences with football.
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
(07-08-2018 06:10 PM)TDenverFan Wrote: A fair amount of the schools in tje Pioneer Football League (Morehead, Drake, Valpo, Presby soon) play in conferences with football.
They used to play in DIII conferences and for the DII championship until the NCAA forbid it. The disparity is so gross, that scholarship FCS conferences rightly don’t allow it. San Diego has good teams though, and they beat NAU last year in the playoffs. Jim Harbaugh must have a protege there.
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RE: What schools play a sport in another conference when their own conf sponsors it?
I don't think lacrosse was a fully funded MAAC sport when Fairfield left. Improved conference commitment and competition were issues. The MAAC made lacrosse a core sport in 2014. I suppose they could force Fairfield to go all in but they haven't yet.
gosports1 could clarify but I believe PC volleyball left the Big East when it stopped fully funding it but returned to the Big East when it restored funding.
Don't know the reasons for Quinnipiac field hockey to move but might have been competitiveness reasons too.
(This post was last modified: 07-08-2018 11:31 PM by trephin.)
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