12-team Mid Con - 4 new conference members?

metropolitan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:20 pm **Posts:** 794

Which 4-teams would be picked by the Mid Con if they went to a 12-team league? Would there be divisions, and if so, how would they look? Why did you choose your selection?

Key:

UVSC = Utah Valley State College
NDSU = North Dakota State University
SDSU = South Dakota State University
UTPA = University of Texas Pan American
IPFW = Indiana University-Purdue University-Ft. Wayne
NJIT = New Jersey Institute of Technology
UND = University of North Dakota (move up)
SIU-Edwardsville = Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

sportskc · **Joined:** Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:18 pm **Posts:** 758

3 Dakotas plus IPFW.

wbyeager · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:40 pm

Here's one from left field:

UTPA
Tarleton State (Div II upgrade, previously applied for the Southland)
NDSU
SDSU

Mid-Con South:
UPTA, TSU, SUU, ORU, Cent, UMKC

Mid-Con :
NDSU, SDSU, Oakland, IUPUI, Valpo, WIU

tman080808 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:17 am **Posts:** 147

SUU and UVSC would be nice travel partners.

ncaanopaawaa2000 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:34 pm

By the way, is any current conference member of the Mid-Con going to leave soon?

P.S.: Add South Dakota in the polls, too.

metropolitan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:20 pm **Posts:** 794

The University of South Dakota would be a great school to add to the list. However, there have been enough articles and opinion pieces posted here and elsewhere that indicates, at least at this time, not any official interest in moving up to D I.

I think they should be a part of a conference alignment with the other Dakota flagships/land grant schools, but that isn't going to happen soon and is mainly very long term conjecture at this point in time. Unless things change.

There is an option to vote "Other." You could vote other and include USD in the mix of 4 teams that you think is most likely for the Mid Con.

metropolitan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:20 pm **Posts:** 794

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By the way, is any current conference member of the Mid-Con going to leave soon?

Don't know how official or even possible it is, but I have seen it mentioned on other boards that you might answer Centenary for your question.

They wanted to get into the Southland. Not sure how likely that would ever be, and I believe they were turned down for the Southland Conference recently.

skippyhandleman · **Joined:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:12 pm **Posts:** 48

Yes, TAMCC took the spot Centenary had hoped for as the non football playing addition. UCA got the other slot as a football playing addition. UTPA was shut out also in the Southlands recent expansion. All four had applied along with Tarleton State of DII.

tman080808 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:17 am **Posts:** 147

USD need major facility upgrades to consider going DI.

If they got those upgrades, they certainly could make the jump.

They need more money put into the Dakota Dome and they need a basketball arena.

ncaanopaawaa2000 · **Posted:** Mon May 01, 2006 7:03 pm

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The University of South Dakota would be a great school to add to the list. However, there have been enough articles and opinion pieces posted here and elsewhere that indicates, at least at this time, not any official interest in moving up to D I.

I think they should be a part of a conference alignment with the other Dakota flagships/land grant schools, but that isn't going to happen soon and is mainly very long term conjecture at this point in time. Unless things change.

There is an option to vote "Other." You could vote other and include USD in the mix of 4 teams that you think is most likely for the Mid Con.

But when or how will South Dakota will reach some requirements before upgrading to Division I?

metropolitan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:20 pm **Posts:** 794

Quote:

The University of South Dakota would be a great school to add to the list. However, there have been enough articles and opinion pieces posted here and elsewhere that indicates, at least at this time, not any official interest in moving up to D I.

I think they should be a part of a conference alignment with the other Dakota flagships/land grant schools, but that isn't going to happen soon and is mainly very long term conjecture at this point in time. Unless things change.

There is an option to vote "Other." You could vote other and include USD in the mix of 4 teams that you think is most likely for the Mid Con.

But when or how will South Dakota will reach some requirements before upgrading to Division I?

Its hard to say. They have a debt problem right now that they need to overcome.

ncaanopaawaa2000 · **Posted:** Tue May 02, 2006 8:59 am

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But when or how will South Dakota will reach some requirements before upgrading to Division I?

Its hard to say. They have a debt problem right now that they need to overcome.

That might explain why.

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