Division 2 Realignment Thread

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:58 pm

From the Senior Reports facebook page. UNO staying D-I and currently going to be Indy.

President Fos Announces UNO Athletics Will Remain Division I

(March 8, 2012, New Orleans, La.)- University of New Orleans President Peter J. Fos announced that UNO’s athletic program will remain NCAA Division I, instead of transitioning to Division II. UNO is currently competing as a Division I independent.

“After great deliberation and the acquisition of information from various sources, I believe that this is the best course of action for UNO,” President Fos said. “We are striving for excellence at the University in all facets, and that is why I think it’s important that our teams are competing at the highest level possible. This decision is not simply about winning games; it’s about the future of the University. This will result in increased enrollment and community involvement.”

“President Fos has worked tirelessly to research and understand the issues and long-term implications of remaining in NCAA Division I athletics,” said University of Louisiana System President Randy Moffett. “I respect the careful consideration he has employed in making this decision and believe it is in the best interest of the University.”

UNO currently competes in 10 sports under a sport-sponsorship waiver received from the NCAA in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They are: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball.

“I realize this has been a tumultuous couple of years for Privateer fans,” President Fos said. “But I want to assure them that we will put our athletic program on solid ground, we will give our student athletes the tools they need to succeed, we will compete for championships and we will give our supporters something they can take pride in.”

In April 2011, UNO received permission from the NCAA to begin the transition from Division I to Division II. In 2010, UNO withdrew from the Division I Sun Belt Conference with the intention of moving to NCAA Division III.

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:52 pm

Update on conf. rule changes in from the NCAA on D-II

Require a new member conference to contain at least 10 institutions, effective Aug. 1, 2013.
Require a new member conference to contain at least 10 active members to become an active conference, effective Aug. 1, 2013.

Provide the Management Council with the authority to place an annual limit on the number of applicant conferences that could be invited to active membership.

Require member conferences, effective Aug. 1, 2017, to be composed of at least eight active member institutions (waiver provision provided).

Require member conferences, effective Aug. 1, 2022, to be composed of at least 10 active member institutions (waiver provision provided).

Increase from two years to five the waiting period for a new Division II conference to become eligible for automatic qualification (two years for an active conference adding a sport), effective Aug. 1, 2013.

Create a three-year grace period for conferences falling no more than one institution below the minimum membership requirement during which the conference would continue to qualify for full membership privileges.

Require that an active Division II conference (or a conference applying for Division II membership) must have taken action to allow an institution to join the conference as a full member before that institution can be considered for active membership.

tute79 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:25 pm **Posts:** 1490

The new rules above put several D-2 conferences on notice that they will need to expand to 10 (and maybe a bit more to have a "buffer")
(although it appears there is plenty of time to do it).

Currently:

new Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) is at 6 (will Notre Dame (OH) come back, now that they have been certifiied ?)
Sunshine Stare (SSC) is at 9.
Heartland is at 9, and has invited Oklahoma Chrisitian U. for #10.
Gulf South Conference (GSC) is at 11 (with UNO and UNA poised to leave for D-1, once they find a home).
East Coast (ECC) is sitting at 10.
South Atlantic (SAC) is sittting at 10.
Great Northwest Athletic (GNAC) is sitting at 10.
Great American Conference is at 10, plans to add NW Ok. St for #11, and will look to go to 12.
Lone Star Conference is at 11, but could lose 1 or 2 to D-1 move-ups to SLC.

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:30 pm

You'd think Mcmurry will eventually be in the LSC. I don't get being in the Heartland and Indy in fb.

PBAU could/should be #10 in the SSC.

Notre Dame(OH) bailed because they got fb and a few other sports in the GLIAC w/ the possibility for full membership down the road.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Release from Cedarville site with announcement that UVA-Wise has been accepted by the NCAA D-2 GMAC as a provisional member.Link at http://www.yellowjackets.cedarville.edu ... 20040.aspx

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Article out of Nashville with report that NAIA member Georgetown College has announced that it intends to apply for NCAA D-2 membership later this year. Link at http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/Ge ... 75835.html
(Trouble with WKYT link.I will try to get an alternate link.)

Link to release from Georgetown College site at http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/news/2 ... ffiliation

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:37 pm

Roberts Wesleyan changes its name from Raiders to Redhawks

http://www.roberts.edu/home/news.aspx?news_id=1761

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Release from Cedarville site reporting that Georgetown College will join the NCAA D-2 GMAC in 2012-2013 as a provisional member.Link at http://yellowjackets.cedarville.edu/new ... 22947.aspx

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7048

Article out of Pryor Creek with comments from NAIA member Rogers State AD regarding possibility that RSU will be applying for NCAA D-2 membership prior to the 6-1-2012 deadline.According to article,RSU already has a provisional Heartland Conference membership lined up if they can get NCAA D-2 approval.If they go ahead with app they look to be with about 17 other schools eyeing 8 D-2 slots.Link at http://pryordailytimes.com/sports/x4744 ... ure-of-RSU

rcs1014 · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 12:39 pm

freaked4collegefb wrote:

Article out of Pryor Creek with comments from NAIA member Rogers State AD regarding possibility that RSU will be applying for NCAA D-2 membership prior to the 6-1-2012 deadline.According to article,RSU already has a provisional Heartland Conference membership lined up if they can get NCAA D-2 approval.If they go ahead with app they look to be with about 17 other schools eyeing 8 D-2 slots.Link at http://pryordailytimes.com/sports/x4744 ... ure-of-RSU

Anyone have the list of schools eyeing D2?

SJSUFan2010 · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:52 pm **Posts:** 467

rcs1014 wrote:

freaked4collegefb wrote:

Article out of Pryor Creek with comments from NAIA member Rogers State AD regarding possibility that RSU will be applying for NCAA D-2 membership prior to the 6-1-2012 deadline.According to article,RSU already has a provisional Heartland Conference membership lined up if they can get NCAA D-2 approval.If they go ahead with app they look to be with about 17 other schools eyeing 8 D-2 slots.Link at http://pryordailytimes.com/sports/x4744 ... ure-of-RSU

Anyone have the list of schools eyeing D2?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NAIA_institutions

I kid I kid. Starting to seem that way though.

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2012 6:34 pm

The list, from Senior Reports on schools looking at D-II

LAST UPDATED - 5-5-12

Rogers State University - confirmed they will apply (5-5-12)
Lee University (added to watch list 4-27-12)
(considering adding football as well - 2013 probable year to apply)
Georgetown (Ky) College - confirmed they will apply (4-28-12)
++Cal State - San Marcos - confirmed they will apply (12-28-11)
Xavier University (La)
University of Virginia-Wise
(3-8-12 - denied membershhip in WVIAC 4-23-12 - accepted for membership in G-MAC)
Olivet Nazarene University (decided to remain in NAIA - Feb. 7, 2012)
Indiana Wesleyan University (decided to remain in NAIA - Oct. 3, 2011)
*Davenport University (decided to remain in NAIA - March 4, 2012)
*Daemen College - confirmed they will apply (1-4-12)
*Holy Names University - confirmed they will apply (1-4-12)
*Northwestern Oklahoma State University - 1-23-12 (confirmed in recent article)
*Oklahoma Christian University (2-7-12 - will apply)
*West Virginia Institute of Technology (may apply this year, joined USCAA- 11-18-11)
++ - did not apply last year, but has been turned down in the past
*- denotes school was denied D2 membership in 2011

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 6:24 pm

Senior Reports added Lubbock Christian to the list of possible D-II hopefuls

dgreco · **Joined:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:57 pm **Posts:** 74

UAAnchorage is building a 109m 5,000 seat basketball arena. Is there a chance they may move up? I know Fairbanks is the "main campus" but that's a big investment; Especially since the Hockey team isn't using the new arena.

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2012 6:28 pm

I only see them moving up if the WAC lives and can't find an 8th member.

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