CUSA response (football)
Code:
15 Houston replaced with 48 La.Tech
51 SMU 94 FIU
77 UCF 121 UNT
182 Memphis 123 ODU
200 UTSA
247 Charlotte (assigned them last slot)
Sun Belt response (football)
Code:
94 FIU 178 Tex State
121 UNT 208 Georgia State
Possibles
81 Georgia Southern
131 App
133 NMSU
141 Idaho
Averaging ranking of CUSA departures 81.25 average ranking of replacements 138.8 Average drop in ranking of 57.55
Average ranking of Sun Belt departures 107.5 average ranking of known replacements 193, drop of 85.55
If GaSouthern and App come in, average ranking of new members is 150.25 drop of 42.75
No way either league calls these moves a win.
Basketball
CUSA
18 Memphis
111 UCF
178 Houston
196 SMU
Average ranking of departures 125.75
Ranking of additions
112 ODU
149 Charlotte
166 UNT
173 UTSA
191 La Tech
238 FIU
Average ranking of additions 171.5 average difference 45.75
Sun Belt Basketball
Departures
166 UNT
238 FIU
Average ranking of departures 202
Known Additions
87 Georgia State
108 Arlington
173 Tex State
Average ranking of additions 122.7 increase in average of 79.3
With rumored App and GaSouth
235 Georgia Southern
254 App
Combined average of newcomers with them. 171.4 improvement in average of 30.6
Sun Belt should be improved in basketball out of the change. The amount of improvement is determined by how much of a football hit we are prepared to take. The football hit can be reduced but it will cost basketball.