Conference Realignment Discussion

[njhoya78]

Here's a breakdown as to who's going where and when (updated April 5, 2022); updated information is indicated in bold:

2022
Arkansas Little Rock departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins ASUN Conference
Belmont departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference 
Chicago State departs Big West Conference, and becomes a Division I independent
Dixie State renames as "Utah Tech," and remains in Western Athletic Conference
Hampton depart Big South Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Hartford departs America East Conference, and reclassifies to Division III status by 2025
Illinois Chicago departs Horizon League, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Incarnate Word departs Southland Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference
James Madison departs Colonial Athletic Association, and joins Sun Belt Conference.
Lindenwood reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Loyola (Illinois) departs Missouri Valley Conference, and joins Atlantic 10 Conference
Monmouth departs Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Murray State departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
New York Stony Brook departs America East Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Indiana reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Southern Utah departs Big Sky Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference.
Stonehill reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Northeast Conference.
Texas A&M-Commerce reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Southland Conference
Texas Arlington departs Sun Belt Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference

2023
Alabama Birmingham departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Liberty departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Marshall departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
New Mexico State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
North Carolina Charlotte departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
North Texas departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Old Dominion departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Rice departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
Southern Mississippi departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Texas San Antonio departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference

2024
Brigham Young departs West Coast Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Central Florida departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Cincinnati departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Houston departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference

2025
Oklahoma departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference
Texas departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference

By conference:

AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
Subtracts Hartford and New York Stony Brook in 2022

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Alabama Birmingham, Florida Athletic, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Rice and Texas San Antonio in 2023; subtracts Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston in 2023.

ASUN CONFERENCE
Adds Austin Peay in 2022; subtracts Jacksonville State and Liberty in 2023.

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
Adds Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Adds Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston in 2023; subtracts Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Subtracts Southern Utah in 2022.

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Subtracts Hampton in 2022.

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Adds Hampton, Monmouth and New York Stony Brook in 2022; subtracts James Madison in 2022.

CONFERENCE USA
Adds Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2023; subtracts Alabama Birmingham, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Mississippi and Texas San Antonio in 2023.

HORIZON LEAGUE
Subtracts Illinois Chicago in 2022.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Subtracts Monmouth in 2022.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Belmont, Illinois Chicago and Murray State in 2022; subtracts Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Stonehill in 2022.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Arkansas Little Rock, Lindenwood and Southern Indiana in 2022; subtracts Austin Peay, Belmont and Murray State in 2022.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
Adds Texas A&M-Commerce in 2022; subtracts Incarnate Word in 2022.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Adds James Madison in 2022; adds Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi in 2023; subtracts Arkansas Little Rock and Texas Arlington in 2022.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Subtracts Brigham Young in 2023.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Incarnate Word, Southern Utah and Texas Arlington in 2022; Dixie State becomes Utah Tech in 2022; subtracts Chicago State, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2022.

CONFERENCES WITH NO MEMBERSHIP CHANGES
Big East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, Mid-American Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pacific 12 Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference and Summit League.

[DFW HOYA]

This literally all started when Texas A&M spilled the beans that Texas and OU were negotiating privately to get an SEC invite. There is no honor among thieves or in college realignment.

Winners:
SEC, but of course.
Sun Belt: Leaps past the C-USA (and probably the MAC) on the G5 food chain.

Losers:
America East: Down to eight schools.
AAC: Trades their better schools for most of Conference USA as SMU and Memphis get left behind.
Big 12: Loses its top schools thanks to ESPN but is still functioning...kind of like the Big East.
Big South: Football is growing increasingly unstable.
Conference USA: Loses nine, adds thee FCS schools. Now the weakest FBS conference.
Missouri Valley: Gained more than it lost.
MEAC: On life support.
WAC: On life support.

A wash:
Atlantic 10: A total of 15 schools is approaching a point where the A-10 will struggle to avoid a future split.
ASUN: Still has some changes ahead of it.
Big Sky: Southern Utah was always an outlier.
Colonial: Getting too big. A wide ranging mix of institutions.
Horizon: Likely to add one more before all is said and done.
MAAC: Yawn.
Ohio Valley: Just seven schools left.
Southland: Adding D-II schools to stay solvent.
WCC: Won't skip a beat without BYU, gets to add Sunday games back to the schedule.

[hoyarooter]

Yeoman job, njhoya. This was a lot of work.

[njhoya78]

Feb 10, 2022 20:42:05 GMT -5 hoyarooter said:

Yeoman job, njhoya. This was a lot of work.

Thanks. It started as a point of curiosity (in part because I was working on setting up the conference tournament sections for the Games of Interest threads and wanted to note those teams that are ineligible for the post-season), and mushroomed from there.

I'll update this if/when further realignments occur.

[hoya73]

Not sure what merits updating til a final conclusion is reached, but several Conference USA departures may be accelerated:

www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33269116/sun-belt-bound-marshall-old-dominion-southern-miss-announce-plans-depart-conference-usa-june?device=featurephone

[njhoya78]

Here's a breakdown as to who's going where and when (updated April 7, 2022); updated information is indicated in bold:

2022
Arkansas Little Rock departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins ASUN Conference
Belmont departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Chicago State departs Big West Conference, and becomes a Division I independent
Dixie State renames as "Utah Tech," and remains in Western Athletic Conference
Hampton depart Big South Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Hartford departs America East Conference, and reclassifies to Division III status by 2025
Illinois Chicago departs Horizon League, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Incarnate Word departs Southland Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference
James Madison departs Colonial Athletic Association, and joins Sun Belt Conference.
Lamar departs Western Athletic Conference, and rejoins Southland Conference (one year after leaving).
Lindenwood reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Loyola (Illinois) departs Missouri Valley Conference, and joins Atlantic 10 Conference
Monmouth departs Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Murray State departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
New York Stony Brook departs America East Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Indiana reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Southern Utah departs Big Sky Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference.
Stonehill reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Northeast Conference.
Texas A&M-Commerce reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Southland Conference
Texas Arlington departs Sun Belt Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference

2023
Alabama Birmingham departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Liberty departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Marshall departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
New Mexico State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
North Carolina Charlotte departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
North Texas departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Old Dominion departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Rice departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
Southern Mississippi departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Texas San Antonio departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference

2024
Brigham Young departs West Coast Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Central Florida departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Cincinnati departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Houston departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference

2025
Oklahoma departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference
Texas departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference

By conference:

AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
Subtracts Hartford and New York Stony Brook in 2022

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Alabama Birmingham, Florida Athletic, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Rice and Texas San Antonio in 2023; subtracts Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston in 2023.

ASUN CONFERENCE
Adds Austin Peay in 2022; subtracts Jacksonville State and Liberty in 2023.

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
Adds Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Adds Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston in 2023; subtracts Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Subtracts Southern Utah in 2022.

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Subtracts Hampton in 2022.

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Adds Hampton, Monmouth and New York Stony Brook in 2022; subtracts James Madison in 2022.

CONFERENCE USA
Adds Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2023; subtracts Alabama Birmingham, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Mississippi and Texas San Antonio in 2023.

HORIZON LEAGUE
Subtracts Illinois Chicago in 2022.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Subtracts Monmouth in 2022.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Belmont, Illinois Chicago and Murray State in 2022; subtracts Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Stonehill in 2022.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Arkansas Little Rock, Lindenwood and Southern Indiana in 2022; subtracts Austin Peay, Belmont and Murray State in 2022.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
Adds Lamar and Texas A&M-Commerce in 2022; subtracts Incarnate Word in 2022.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Adds James Madison in 2022; adds Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi in 2023; subtracts Arkansas Little Rock and Texas Arlington in 2022.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Subtracts Brigham Young in 2023.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Incarnate Word, Southern Utah and Texas Arlington in 2022; Dixie State becomes Utah Tech in 2022; subtracts Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2022.

CONFERENCES WITH NO MEMBERSHIP CHANGES
Big East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, Mid-American Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pacific 12 Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference and Summit League.

[DFW HOYA]

One to add: Bryant to America East.
www.bryantbulldogs.com/general/2021-22/releases/20220329qsgsm4

Next one to watch moving up: Division II Indianapolis, who is sniffing around the Ohio Valley Conference.
reflector.uindy.edu/2022/03/09/announcements-leaving-questions-the-university-of-southern-indiana-lindenwood-university-declare-for-division-i-athletics/

Also in discussion: Mt. St. Mary's to the MAAC.

Chicago State is really twisting in the wind. Less than 90 days until their WAC membership ends, and no takers.

[DanMcQ]

[njhoya78]

Here's a breakdown as to who's going where and when (updated April 27, 2022); updated information is indicated in bold:

2022
Arkansas Little Rock departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins ASUN Conference
Belmont departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Bryant departs Northeast Conference, and joins America East Conference
Chicago State departs Big West Conference, and becomes a Division I independent
Dixie State renames as "Utah Tech," and remains in Western Athletic Conference
Hampton depart Big South Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Hartford departs America East Conference, and reclassifies to Division III status by 2025
Illinois Chicago departs Horizon League, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Incarnate Word departs Southland Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference
James Madison departs Colonial Athletic Association, and joins Sun Belt Conference.
Lamar departs Western Athletic Conference, and rejoins Southland Conference (one year after leaving).
Lindenwood reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Loyola (Illinois) departs Missouri Valley Conference, and joins Atlantic 10 Conference
Monmouth departs Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Murray State departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
New York Stony Brook departs America East Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Southern Indiana reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Southern Utah departs Big Sky Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference.
Stonehill reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Northeast Conference.
Texas A&M-Commerce reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Southland Conference
Texas Arlington departs Sun Belt Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference

2023
Alabama Birmingham departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Central Florida departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Cincinnati departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Florida Atlantic departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Houston departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Jacksonville State departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Liberty departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Marshall departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
New Mexico State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
North Carolina Charlotte departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
North Texas departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Old Dominion departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Rice departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
Southern Mississippi departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Texas San Antonio departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference

2024
Brigham Young departs West Coast Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference

2025
Oklahoma departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference
Texas departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference

By conference:

AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
Adds Bryant; subtracts Hartford and New York Stony Brook in 2022

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Alabama Birmingham, Florida Athletic, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Rice and Texas San Antonio in 2023; subtracts Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston in 2023.

ASUN CONFERENCE
Adds Austin Peay in 2022; subtracts Jacksonville State and Liberty in 2023.

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
Adds Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Adds Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston in 2023; subtracts Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Subtracts Southern Utah in 2022.

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Subtracts Hampton in 2022.

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Adds Hampton, Monmouth and New York Stony Brook in 2022; subtracts James Madison in 2022.

CONFERENCE USA
Adds Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2023; subtracts Alabama Birmingham, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Mississippi and Texas San Antonio in 2023.

HORIZON LEAGUE
Subtracts Illinois Chicago in 2022.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Subtracts Monmouth in 2022.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Belmont, Illinois Chicago and Murray State in 2022; subtracts Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Stonehill in 2022; subtracts Bryant in 2022.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Arkansas Little Rock, Lindenwood and Southern Indiana in 2022; subtracts Austin Peay, Belmont and Murray State in 2022.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
Adds Lamar and Texas A&M-Commerce in 2022; subtracts Incarnate Word in 2022.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Adds James Madison in 2022; adds Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi in 2023; subtracts Arkansas Little Rock and Texas Arlington in 2022.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Subtracts Brigham Young in 2023.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Incarnate Word, Southern Utah and Texas Arlington in 2022; Dixie State becomes Utah Tech in 2022; subtracts Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2022.

CONFERENCES WITH NO MEMBERSHIP CHANGES
Big East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, Mid-American Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pacific 12 Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference and Summit League.

[njhoya78]

Here's a breakdown as to who's going where and when (updated May 7, 2022); updated information is indicated in bold:

2022
Arkansas Little Rock departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins ASUN Conference
Belmont departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Bryant departs Northeast Conference, and joins America East Conference
Chicago State departs Big West Conference, and becomes a Division I independent
Dixie State renames as "Utah Tech," and remains in Western Athletic Conference
Hampton depart Big South Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Hartford departs America East Conference, and reclassifies to Division III status by 2025
Illinois Chicago departs Horizon League, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Incarnate Word departs Southland Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference
James Madison departs Colonial Athletic Association, and joins Sun Belt Conference.
Lamar departs Western Athletic Conference, and rejoins Southland Conference (one year after leaving).
Lindenwood reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Loyola (Illinois) departs Missouri Valley Conference, and joins Atlantic 10 Conference
Monmouth departs Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Murray State departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
New York Stony Brook departs America East Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Queens University of Charlotte reclassifies from Division II status, and joins ASUN Conference
Southern Indiana reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Southern Utah departs Big Sky Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference.
Stonehill reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Northeast Conference.
Texas A&M-Commerce reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Southland Conference
Texas Arlington departs Sun Belt Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference

2023
Alabama Birmingham departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Central Florida departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Cincinnati departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Florida Atlantic departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Houston departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Jacksonville State departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Liberty departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Marshall departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
New Mexico State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
North Carolina Charlotte departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
North Texas departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Old Dominion departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Rice departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
Southern Mississippi departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Texas San Antonio departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference

2024
Brigham Young departs West Coast Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference

2025
Oklahoma departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference
Texas departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference

By conference:

AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
Adds Bryant; subtracts Hartford and New York Stony Brook in 2022

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Alabama Birmingham, Florida Athletic, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Rice and Texas San Antonio in 2023; subtracts Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston in 2023.

ASUN CONFERENCE
Adds Austin Peay and Queens University of Charlotte in 2022; subtracts Jacksonville State and Liberty in 2023.

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
Adds Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Adds Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston in 2023; subtracts Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Subtracts Southern Utah in 2022.

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Subtracts Hampton in 2022.

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Adds Hampton, Monmouth and New York Stony Brook in 2022; subtracts James Madison in 2022.

CONFERENCE USA
Adds Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2023; subtracts Alabama Birmingham, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Mississippi and Texas San Antonio in 2023.

HORIZON LEAGUE
Subtracts Illinois Chicago in 2022.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Subtracts Monmouth in 2022.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Belmont, Illinois Chicago and Murray State in 2022; subtracts Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Stonehill in 2022; subtracts Bryant in 2022.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Arkansas Little Rock, Lindenwood and Southern Indiana in 2022; subtracts Austin Peay, Belmont and Murray State in 2022.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
Adds Lamar and Texas A&M-Commerce in 2022; subtracts Incarnate Word in 2022.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Adds James Madison in 2022; adds Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi in 2023; subtracts Arkansas Little Rock and Texas Arlington in 2022.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Subtracts Brigham Young in 2023.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Incarnate Word, Southern Utah and Texas Arlington in 2022; Dixie State becomes Utah Tech in 2022; subtracts Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2022.

CONFERENCES WITH NO MEMBERSHIP CHANGES
Big East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, Mid-American Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pacific 12 Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference and Summit League.

[DanMcQ]

[njhoya78]

Question #1: The Big Ten goes sea-to-shining-sea with Rutgers and Maryland on the Atlantic and USC and UCLA on the Pacific. How long before Stanford, Cal Berkeley, Washington and Oregon also migrate to the Big Ten...and we see an Eastern and Western Division?

Question #2: What happens to the Pac-12? Losing Los Angeles from the self-appointed "Conference of Champions" is a major hit...and if Stanford and Cal Berkeley also leave, there's no California school in the conference. Do Colorado and Arizona look to the Big 12?

Question #3: This would certainly seem to open up the idea of Gonzaga to the Big East, as a twelfth entry. If it happens, does the conference likewise split East (GU, UConn, PC, St. John's, the Hall and 'Nova) and West (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, 'Zaga, Marquette and Xavier)?

[njhoya78]

Steve Politi of the Newark Star-Ledger called this (in part) eleven months ago.

www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2021/07/big-ten-needs-to-go-big-with-expansion-and-target-the-pac-12-politi.html

[DFW HOYA]

Jun 30, 2022 13:09:10 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

Question #1: The Big Ten goes sea-to-shining-sea with Rutgers and Maryland on the Atlantic and USC and UCLA on the Pacific. How long before Stanford, Cal Berkeley, Washington and Oregon also migrate to the Big Ten...and we see an Eastern and Western Division?

Question #2: What happens to the Pac-12? Losing Los Angeles from the self-appointed "Conference of Champions" is a major hit...and if Stanford and Cal Berkeley also leave, there's no California school in the conference. Do Colorado and Arizona look to the Big 12?

Question #3: This would certainly seem to open up the idea of Gonzaga to the Big East, as a twelfth entry. If it happens, does the conference likewise split East (GU, UConn, PC, St. John's, the Hall and 'Nova) and West (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, 'Zaga, Marquette and Xavier)?

1. Stanford and Cal OR Washington and Oregon -- the Big Ten doesn't need both.

2. Pac 10 can chase the best of the Big 12 (some combo of Kansas, TCU. Baylor, Texas Tech or OK State). It doesn't have to be the target.

3. NO on Gonzaga. When Mark Few leaves, what is left? (Answer: Butler.) I'd sooner take BC back, and that's a saying a lot.

But what do all three questions have in common? Fox controls each of them.

[njhoya78]

This would be a pretty big deal.

[Lethal_Interjection]

Really off topic.

[hoyasaxa2003]

Jun 30, 2022 14:26:59 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

This would be a pretty big deal.

Kansas to the Big East would be fantastic. The Big East exercising restraint in NOT expanding other than UConn in the last few years has been really been beneficial. The conference has remained strong and we haven't added mid major/weak programs. Better to stay small and pick up bigger pieces like Kansas, if they ever become available.

[njhoya78]

Here's a breakdown as to who's going where and when (updated June 30, 2022); updated information is indicated in bold:

2022
Arkansas Little Rock departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Austin Peay departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins ASUN Conference
Belmont departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Bryant departs Northeast Conference, and joins America East Conference
Chicago State departs Big West Conference, and becomes a Division I independent
Dixie State renames as "Utah Tech," and remains in Western Athletic Conference
Hampton depart Big South Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Hartford departs America East Conference, and reclassifies to Division III status by 2025
Illinois Chicago departs Horizon League, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
Incarnate Word departs Southland Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference
James Madison departs Colonial Athletic Association, and joins Sun Belt Conference.
Lamar departs Western Athletic Conference, and rejoins Southland Conference (one year after leaving).
Lindenwood reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Loyola (Illinois) departs Missouri Valley Conference, and joins Atlantic 10 Conference
Monmouth departs Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Murray State departs Ohio Valley Conference, and joins Missouri Valley Conference
New York Stony Brook departs America East Conference, and joins Colonial Athletic Association
Queens University of Charlotte reclassifies from Division II status, and joins ASUN Conference
Southern Indiana reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Ohio Valley Conference.
Southern Utah departs Big Sky Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference.
Stonehill reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Northeast Conference.
Texas A&M-Commerce reclassifies from Division II status, and joins Southland Conference
Texas Arlington departs Sun Belt Conference, and joins Western Athletic Conference

2023
Alabama Birmingham departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Central Florida departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Cincinnati departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Florida Atlantic departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Houston departs American Athletic Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
Jacksonville State departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Liberty departs ASUN Conference, and joins Conference USA
Marshall departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
New Mexico State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
North Carolina Charlotte departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
North Texas departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Old Dominion departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Rice departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference
Sam Houston State departs Western Athletic Conference, and joins Conference USA
Southern Mississippi departs Conference USA, and joins Sun Belt Conference
Texas San Antonio departs Conference USA, and joins American Athletic Conference

2024
Brigham Young departs West Coast Conference, and joins Big 12 Conference
California Los Angeles departs Pacific 12 Conference, and joins Big Ten Conference
Southern California departs Pacific 12 Conference, and joins Big Ten Conference

2025
Oklahoma departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference
Texas departs Big 12 Conference, and joins Southeastern Conference

By conference:

AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
Adds Bryant; subtracts Hartford and New York Stony Brook in 2022

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Alabama Birmingham, Florida Athletic, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Rice and Texas San Antonio in 2023; subtracts Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston in 2023.

ASUN CONFERENCE
Adds Austin Peay and Queens University of Charlotte in 2022; subtracts Jacksonville State and Liberty in 2023.

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
Adds Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Adds Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston in 2023; subtracts Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Subtracts Southern Utah in 2022.

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Subtracts Hampton in 2022.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Adds California Los Angeles and Southern California in 2024.

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Adds Hampton, Monmouth and New York Stony Brook in 2022; subtracts James Madison in 2022.

CONFERENCE USA
Adds Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2023; subtracts Alabama Birmingham, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, North Carolina Charlotte, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Mississippi and Texas San Antonio in 2023.

HORIZON LEAGUE
Subtracts Illinois Chicago in 2022.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Subtracts Monmouth in 2022.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Belmont, Illinois Chicago and Murray State in 2022; subtracts Loyola (Illinois) in 2022.

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Stonehill in 2022; subtracts Bryant in 2022.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
Adds Arkansas Little Rock, Lindenwood and Southern Indiana in 2022; subtracts Austin Peay, Belmont and Murray State in 2022.

PACIFIC 12 CONFERENCE
Subtracts California Los Angeles and Southern California in 2024.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Adds Oklahoma and Texas in 2025.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
Adds Lamar and Texas A&M-Commerce in 2022; subtracts Incarnate Word in 2022.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Adds James Madison in 2022; adds Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi in 2023; subtracts Arkansas Little Rock and Texas Arlington in 2022.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Subtracts Brigham Young in 2023.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Adds Incarnate Word, Southern Utah and Texas Arlington in 2022; Dixie State becomes Utah Tech in 2022; subtracts Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in 2022.

CONFERENCES WITH NO MEMBERSHIP CHANGES
Big East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, Mid-American Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference and Summit League.

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