(03-21-2018 12:51 AM)Fresno St. Alum Wrote:  

(03-21-2018 12:37 AM)teamvsn Wrote:  I'm not sure Cheyney can go NAIA. Apparently they are retaining only men's and women's basketball, and I think there needs to be more than that. Is their accreditation in good standing? That might be an issue too. Maybe it will be club level sports, or maybe USCCA.

Well they can't be D-II Indy either, did that poster mean Indy Indy? Like play whoever wherever?

Cheyney is leaving the NCAA at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season. I guess their only option and best option is the USCAA otherwise they would have no athletic affiliation. Maybe that's what was meant; an unaffiliated program like UVA Lynchburg. It's too late for 2018-19 NAIA membership and they are on NCAA probation through August 2019. There are only 5 NAIA schools within 400 miles so travel costs would skyrocket in NAIA.

To answer your earlier question Fresno St. Alum:

Quote:why are they going to 13?

Claflin is non-football so there is no issue there; conference bylaws were changed to allow admittance to non-football schools. The CIAA can work around 13 in basketball but the big reasons are baseball and men's tennis. The CIAA dropped those sports for 2017-18 because there were not enough teams and Claflin has both sports. Claflin will be the 6th baseball and 5th men's tennis school allowing the conference to bring baseball back after just a 1 year hiatus. The CIAA will not be at 13 long, look for another non-football (with baseball and men's tennis) school to be announced sometime this year.