Future of NAIA

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7057

NAIA school Berry College in Rome Georgia has recently announced that it plans to apply for NCAA D-3 membership by this June.Link at http://www.romenewswire.com/index.php/2 ... -join-ncaa

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:21 pm

I think Convenant applied for D-III also. I think both will join the GSAC which only has 4 schools with men's sports. Also PSU-Abington is supposed to move to D-III. My guess is that they will go to the NEAC.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7057

FresnoStAlum,thanks for the post.
As anticipated NAIA and AMC member Mount Vernon Nazarene has announced that they will apply by June to join NCAA D-2.Link at http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/ ... d=10006980

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:25 pm

Thanks, I put the link up on the NAIA & D-II board.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7057

Fresno St Alum,thanks for the post.
I am still looking for NAIA school movement.

Thanks
Freaked

naranjo32 · **Joined:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:51 am **Posts:** 20

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE LOOKING OR HAVE APPLIED FOR NCAA II FROM NAIA:

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
CARROLL COLLEGE OF MONTANA
CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
LEHMAN COLLEGE OF CUNY
MALONE UNIVERSITY
MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE OF OHIO
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
ST.CLAIR COLLEGE OF ONTARIO
SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
UNIVERTSITY OF VIRGINIA AT WISE
WALSH UNIVERSITY

naranjo32 · **Joined:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:51 am **Posts:** 20

EXPLORATORY NCAA III ARE:

BERRY COLLEGE
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
COVENTANT COLLEGE
DOANE COLLEGE
HASTINGS COLLEGE
PENN STATS ABINGTON

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:16 pm

Naranjo, did you get that off the NCAA site? could you post the link so I could put it up on the D-II and NAIA board.
D-III
I heard the Nebraska schools were going to stay in the NAIA.

I've heard rumors on Montreat move to D-III

D-II
I've heard nothing about APU, Virginia-Wise, Frostburg St., St. Clair.

I've heard rumors on Carroll, SOU, UBC, Lehman, Northwood(FL) (no facts though)

The rest of the D-II you have listed have already applied.

I've heard rumors on Sioux Falls moving to D-II.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7057

Naranjo and Fresno StAlum,thanks for the posts.

Couple of NAIA MB threads with speculation regarding the possible movement of NAIA schools to the NCAA at http://football.victorysportsnetwork.co ... hp?t=19341

and at http://football.victorysportsnetwork.co ... hp?t=19542

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7057

Article regarding the severe financial problems at Lambuth University.Unclear as to how this will affect that schools planned move to NCAA.Link at http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090 ... 1/90415011

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:23 pm

All the money went to the Lambuth President's rug on his head. You can see the gap.

The Lambuth guy on the D-II board says they are still moving up but that was a week ago so he may think differently now.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7057

FresnoStAlum,thanks for the post.

Article updating the Lambuth financial situation.Unclear how they will be pursuing NCAA membership until they get their finances in order. Link at http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20090 ... 40311/1002

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7057

Article indicating that Lambuth still plans to submit additional documents to the NCAA by June to join NCAA D-2 and the GSAC for 2010-2011.Link at http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20090 ... /904280321

Edit:That should be the GSC=Gulf South Athletic Conference.

Thanks
Freaked

tute79 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:25 pm **Posts:** 1491

Believe the GSAC (Great South Athletic Conference) is Div. III. Perhaps Lambuth is best suited for Div. III, although I think previous articles suggested they were exploring Div. II.

If the target is indeed Div. II, the conferences in mind could be
South Atlantic (SAC),
3 Tennessee schools, 5 from North Carolina, and 1 from South Carolina

OR

Gulf South (GSC).
16 schools (largely in Arkansas and gulf coast states (may lose up to 4 to D-IAA (Atlantic Sun)).
Perhaps that's it and GSAC instead of GSC is a typo.

Apparently Lambuth is currently living hand-to-mouth financially. The President seems Gung-ho on the NCAA, and maybe this would increase their profile and help the bottom line.
Does anyone know if being an NCAA Div. II or Div. III member necessarily requires a greater athletics budget than NAIA ?
I have no idea.... Maybe the answer is NO, in which case Lambasting the Lambuth President is not justified....

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:41 pm

Lambuth is looking at D-II and the GSC. That is the only conf. I've heard.

There are 14 members in the GSC. Montavello left for the PBC. I don't know who else you had in there.

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