RE: NCAA orders Division I Conferences to realign
Well, all 32 conferences held a realignment draft, and they had to adhere to these rules:
-The conferences were not allowed, under any circumstances, to select a current member of their conference. They were allowed to select former members.
-Conferences could select members from adjoining states that comprise their current footprint. The Ivy League was exempt from this requirement.
-Football was exempt from the new alignments.
During the drafting process, it was also announced that 4 new conferences were to be added.
America East: Albany, Dartmouth, Delaware, Lehigh, Manhattan, UMBC, NJIT, Quinnipiac, Rhode Island, Rutgers, Stony Brook, Vermont
American: Arkansas, UCF, Dallas Baptist, Houston, Memphis, Mercer, Missouri State, Nicholls State, North Alabama, South Florida, TCU, Youngstown State
American South(New Conference): UA-Huntsville, Anderson(SC), Barry, Birmingham-Southern, Eckerd, Florida Southern, Lee, Mississippi College, Rollins, Savannah State, Tampa, West Georgia
ACC: Charleston Southern, Clemson, Columbia, Duke, George Mason, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Rider, Temple, Virginia, West Florida, West Virginia
Atlantic Sun: Bethune-Cookman, FGCU, Florida State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Lipscomb, Nova Southeastern, South Carolina State, Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee State, Troy, Western Carolina
Atlantic 10: Butler, UConn, Davidson, Dayton, Kent State, Loyola Maryland, Marist, UMass, Niagara, VCU, Wagner, Xavier
Big East: Bryant, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Fordham, Georgetown, Indiana, UMass Lowell, Pittsburgh, St. Bonaventure, St. John's, Toledo, Villanova
Big Sky: Cal Poly, Colorado, Colorado College, Dixie State, Idaho, Montana, Montana State, Pacific, San Diego, Utah, Utah Valley, Weber State
Big South: The Citadel, Elon, Hampton, High Point, Marshall, UMES, UNC Asheville, NC State, Old Dominion, Queens(NC), VMI, Wintrhop
B1G: Central Michigan, Green Bay, Iowa State, Kentucky, Michigan, UM Duluth, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue Fort Wayne. SE Missouri State, Wisconsin
Big 12: Arkansas State, Baylor, Florida International, Incarnate Word, Kansas, McNeese State, Missouri, NW Missouri State, Northwestern State, Oklahoma, SMU, Texas
Big West: California, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, Chico State, Fresno State, Idaho State, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Portland, San Francisco, Washington State
Colonial: Appalachian State, Duquesne, Gardner-Webb, Hofstra, James Madison, Longwood, Morgan State, St. Francis(PA), South Carolina, Towson, Wake Forest, William & Mary
Conference USA: UAB, Auburn, Augusta, Georgia Tech, Houston Baptist, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Florida, Oral Roberts, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, TAMU-CC
East Coast(New Conference): Adelphi, Le Moyne, Mount Union, Muhlenberg, College of New Jersey, Pace, Southern Connecticut State, Springfield, Walsh, Wayne State(MI), West Chester, Westminster(PA)
Horizon: Bowling Green, Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, IUPUI, Iowa, Michigan State, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, St. Thomas, Valparaiso, Western Illinois, Wright State
Ivy: American, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Long Island, New Hampshire, New York University, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton, Rice, Tulane, Yale
MAAC: American International, Boston University, Brown, Fairfield, FDU, Hartford, Iona, Merrimack, Monmouth, Seton Hall, Siena, Syracuse
Mid-American: Ball State, Buffalo, Cleveland State, Cornell, Detroit, Eastern Kentucky, Grand Valley State, Illinois, Miami(OH), Notre Dame, Ohio, Southern Illinois
MEAC: Campbell, Charlotte, Erskine, George Washington, Georgia Southern, Howard, Lafayette, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, USC Upstate, Virginia Tech
Missouri Valley: Bradley, Chicago State, Creighton, Drake, UIC, Indiana State, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Milwaukee, Omaha, Purdue, SIUE
Mountain West: Air Force, Boise State, UCLA, Eastern Washington, MSU Denver, Nevada, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma State, Sacramento State, San Diego State, UTSA, West Texas A&M
North Central(New Conference): Bemidji State, Calvin, Hope, Illinois Wesleyan, Lewis, Luther, Mary, St. Benedict/St. John's(MN), St. Cloud State, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater
NEC: Akron, Binghamton, CCSU, Colgate, Coppin State, Drexel, La Salle, Maryland, Mount St. Mary's, Robert Morris, St. Francis Brooklyn, Western Michigan
Ohio Valley: Alabama A&M, UAPB, Austin Peay, Belmont, Cincinnati, Evansville, Indianapolis, Jacksonville State, Murray State, Radford, Tennessee, Western Kentucky
Pac-12: UC Riverside, UC San Diego, Colorado Mines, Colorado Mines, UNLV, New Mexico, Oregon, Santa Clara, Southern California, Southern Utah, Stanford, Washington
Patriot: Army, Boston College, Bucknell, Canisius, Holy Cross, Maine, Navy, Northeastern, Providence, Sacred Heart, Saint Joseph's, Saint Peter's
SEC: Alabama, Central Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Lindenwood, LSU, Louisville, Miami(FL), Mississippi Valley State, Presbyterian, Tennessee Tech, Texas State
Southern: Bellarmine, Charleston, Chattanooga, Delaware State, East Carolina, Furman, Morehead State, UNCG, UNCW, Richmond, Vanderbilt, Wofford
Southland: Abilene Christian, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Lamar, UL Monroe, Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston State, Southern Nazarene, Stephen F. Austin, UT Martin, UT Arlington, Texas Tech
SWAC: Alabama State, Florida A&M, Grambling, Little Rock, Mary Hardin-Baylor, New Orleans, Samford, Southern, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, Tulsa, Wichita State
Summit: Augustana(SD). Kansas State, Minnesota, Minnesota State, UMKC, Nebraska, North Dakota, North Dakota State, UNI, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Wyoming
Sun Belt: Coastal Carolina, ETSU, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, Louisiana, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Texas, South Alabama, Stetson, UTRGV, Valdosta State
Trans-America(New Conference)Arkansas Tech, Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Drury, Fort Hays State, Hardin-Simmons, Midwestern State, UMSL, Tarleton State, TAMU-Commerce, Washburn, Washington-St. Louis
WCC: Arizona State, BYU, CSU Bakersfield, CSUN, Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's, Simon Fraser, UTEP
WAC: Arizona, Azusa Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, California Baptist, Central Washington, Denver, Grand Canyon, New Mexico State, Portland State, San Jose State, Seattle, Utah State
OK, I don't expect this to be taken serious. I just did this to prove that the actual realignment draft taking place is dumb as far as I'm concerned.
(This post was last modified: 05-17-2019 11:10 AM by Rube Dali.)
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