Horizon League Expansion & Realignment

Oakland Expected to Join Horizon League

Oakland will leave the Summit to join the Horizon League on July 1, 2013. The school will replace Loyola which left the Horizon to join the Missouri Valley Conference. Oakland has hoped to join the Horizon in the past, but faced opposition from Detroit-Mercy. The loss of Oakland is a difficult one for the Summit. [...]

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Loyola to the Missouri Valley Conference

Apr 14th, 2013 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Featured News, Horizon League Expansion & Realignment, Missouri Valley Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

Loyola will join the Missouri Valley Conference this July. The Chicago school was selected over other candidates to replace the departing Creighton, which will join the Big East. Illinois-Chicago has been falsely reported as being the first school selected as Creighton’s replacement, but ultimately Loyola was selected first. Schools such as Illinois-Chicago, Missouri-Kansas City and [...]

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Butler to Join the A10

May 2nd, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Atlantic 10 Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, Horizon League Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

As expected, Butler is finally ready to join the Atlantic 10, to replace departing Temple who is headed to the Big East. Butler will join the A10 for the 2013-2014 season, which would be the first without Temple in the A10. The addition of Butler comes at a time when the conference has also considered adding [...]

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Valpo Joins Horizon League

May 17th, 2006 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Featured News, Horizon League Expansion & Realignment, Summit League Expansion & Realignment

Valparaiso University, notably known for its recent success in men’s basketball, accepted an invitation to join the basketball-rich Horizon League on Wednesday. The Crusaders will begin Horizon League competition in 17 intercollegiate sports beginning with the 2007-08 academic year, vying for a league title in all sports but men’s and women’s golf. Valparaiso will make [...]

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A Look Back at Conference Realignment 2003

A Look Back at Conference Realignment 2003 -1/21/04 In the fall of 1999, this site, a unique meeting place for those interested in the topic of NCAA conference realignment was formed for fans from across the country to discuss the potential scenarios of conference realignment. Without any bells and whistles, without even a website domain [...]

The Conference Realignment & Expansion Chronicles

The Conference Realignment & Expansion Chronicles -5/12/03 -by Matthew Peloquin Over the past few weeks every major publication has included their predictions as to how the recent conference expansion rumors will play out. For the past 3 years, we’ve all participated on the Conference Realignment and Expansion Forum, making it the most popular and regularly [...]