RE: Conference Realignment for D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and USCAA 2018 and Beyond
Chowan rumored to leave Conference Carolinas.
PSU Schuylkill is applying to NAIA this year.
Middle Georgia State is rumored to turn their club football team to a varsity team.
Bentley and Southern New Hampshire have been on and off in talks with an eastern D1 conference to join from D2.
Wayne State, Michigan have been in talks with Horizon League in case Horizon loses Oakland. Both parties seemed to be interested with each other. Could land their football in MVFC with Youngstown State.
Murray State to MVC and MVFC in the cards in the future?
Chicago State's issues could forced them out of D1.
Lamar, Sam Houston State and SFA have eyed FBS.
JacksonVille State and Eastern Kentucky wants FBS.
AAC have Dayton, VCU, UMass. Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi on their radar in case they get raided by the Big 12.
Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, BYU, New Mexico State, UTEP, Rice, and Grand Canyon all have been rumored to go MWC. Many news articles mentioned them for the past couple of years.
Saint Louis, VCU, Richmond, Gonzaga for Big East expansion talks.
Villanova, Georgetown, Navy and Saint John's all have been mentioned in a news article to go to the ACC along with Navy.
Texas to the ACC and football independent.
Oklahoma to the SEC talks.
Kansas to the Big 10.
Big 12 accepted applications from the AAC, MWC, Arkansas State, Rice, BYU and northern Illinois for their expansion from hell two years ago.
Only schools right now that could move this year are:
SALISH KOOTENAI College could join the nAIA next year and Frontier Conference.
Five Towns just started their sports.
University of Bahamas is applying to NAIA.
New Hven
St. Thomas, Minn.
Augustana, SD.
Cumberland and Georgetown, KY. still listed as possible D2 schools in the GMAC.
Other schools that mentioned they could go to D1.
Augusta A-SUN target
Bentley AEc or NEC
Colorado Mesa, they scream D1 when they made some major upgrades and added sports. Big Sky or WAC.
Minn. Duluth, Minn. State Mankato and St. Cloud State are on the list for the Summit League.
Southern New Hampshire same as Bentley
Rowan wants D1. AEC
OKCU wants D1. Summit League
Texas A&M-Kingsville WAC or southland.
Wayne State, Michigan Horizon/MVFC.
West Texas A&M WAC
Angelo State WAC
Augustana, SD Summit/MVFC
Columbus State A-Sun
Indiana, PA. Big South
Southern Indiana seems to want D1. OVC
Texas A&M-Commerce Southland
UTPB WAC
Tuskegee hints to be SWAC
Valdosta State A-Sun/Big South
West Georgia A-Sun/Big South
Targets"
Alaska if both schools merged. WAC
Azusa Pacific WAC
Colorado Mesa Big Sky/WAC
Dallas Baptist WAC
Lindenwood Horizon
Minnesota State-Mankato Summit
Minn.-Duluth Summit
North georgia A-Sun
St. Cloud State Summit
Tampa A-Sun
UAH A-Sun
Wayne State Mich. Horizon
West Texas A&M WAC
Academy of Art U. San Francisco WAC
Angelo State Southland
Arkansas Tech Southland
Augustana, SD Summit
Central Oklahoma Southland
Central Washington Big Sky if Big Sky loses schools.
Colorado State-Pueblo WAC
Colorado-Colorado springs WAC
Columbus State A-Sun
Florida Tech A-Sun/Big South
Indiana Pa. Big south with Monmouth as full members.
Metro State WAC
Southern Indiana Horizon/OVC
Tampa A-Sun
Commerce Southland
UTPB WAC
Washburn Summit
West Florida A-Sun
West georgia A-sun./Big south
Western Washington WAC
News articles with some ideas of where conferences will be going at, but some are verbal news articles mentioned these schools are looking at to D1 or are in talks with D1 conferences. Most are in secret that we do not know right now.
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2019 03:08 PM by DavidSt.)
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