D-III and NAIA Conference Realignments

dgreco · **Joined:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:57 pm **Posts:** 78

tute79 wrote:

And I think they may be due to lose yet another school.

The NCAA D-2 Great American Conference is now at 6 Arkansas schools and 5 Oklahoma schools.
One would think they would fill out the conference by inviting a 6th Oklahoma school.

They've been pulling them out of the NAIA Sooner Athletic Conference, and I seem to recall that OCU (Oklhoma City University) is a potential invitee.

Anyone know anything more on that ?

OCU doesn't have football so I do not know if they would be a fit.

munichcfbfan · **Joined:** Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:20 am **Posts:** 4

Can Oklahoma City as full member work and Oklahoma Panhandl State as a football affiliate?

tute79 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:25 pm **Posts:** 1589

You're right. OK football schools that might be candidates would seem to include OPSU (already D-2), or NAIA Bacone and Langston (an HBCU).

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7209

Article out of Claremore reporting that the NAIA SAC has announced they will add 4 new members for 2013-2014.Link at http://claremoreprogress.com/sports/x10 ... ew-members

tute79 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:25 pm **Posts:** 1589

I know nothing about these little schools, so forgive my ignorance.

The moves here put the
Midlands collegiate Athletic Conf. (MCAC) at 8,
Sooner Athletic Conf. (SAC) at 11, and the
Red River Athletic Conf. (RRAC) at 12.

Since they are fighting over schools in the area, I'm wondering about the following:
Oklahoma Wesleyan (lone OK school in MCAC) - would they be attractive to SAC ?
Houston - Victoria (NAIA - Independent) - would they be attactive to RRAC ?
Northern New Mexico (NAIA - Independent) - I have a note that says they are looking at NCAA D-2 - presumably the RMAC or Lone Star (LSC) ?

Anyone out there know much about these schools ?

Thanks.

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:11 pm

tute79 wrote:

I know nothing about these little schools, so forgive my ignorance.

The moves here put the
Midlands collegiate Athletic Conf. (MCAC) at 8,
Sooner Athletic Conf. (SAC) at 11, and the
Red River Athletic Conf. (RRAC) at 12.

Since they are fighting over schools in the area, I'm wondering about the following:
Oklahoma Wesleyan (lone OK school in MCAC) - would they be attractive to SAC ?
Houston - Victoria (NAIA - Independent) - would they be attactive to RRAC ?
Northern New Mexico (NAIA - Independent) - I have a note that says they are looking at NCAA D-2 - presumably the RMAC or Lone Star (LSC) ?

Anyone out there know much about these schools ?

Thanks.

SAC 11, RRAC 12(11 w/basketball), MCAC 8. UT-Brownsville no bball.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7209

Article out of Huntsville(previously posted in another thread)discussing NAIA SSAC member Spring Hill College's planned move to apply for NCAA D-2 membership with SIAC sponsorship at http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012 ... _to_j.html

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7209

Article out of Aberdeen with comments from NCAA D-3 Indy Presentation College AD who says his school has applied for NAIA membership.Link at http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2012-1 ... aret-huber

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:46 pm

Martin Methodist leaves the Trans-South doe the SSAC

wbyeager · **Posted:** Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:02 am

Spring Hill leaving the NAIA and The University of Mobile (Mobile College when I was growing up) is a rather significant development-Spring Hill and Mobile have been together for decades.

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:33 am

SSAC adds Martin Methodist, Bethel(TN), Blue Mountain

TSAC down to Freed-Hardman, Life. So they are basically Indy now.

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7209

Article out of Jackson with comments from Bethel AD and others regarding movement of NAIA TSAC schools like Bethel to the NAIA SSAC at http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20121 ... /311160021

Fresno St. Alum · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:18 am

Senior Reports List of schools looking at D-II
The following is a list of schools we will be watching to see if they apply for D2 membership in 2013. This is only a projected list and the list will be updated during the year.
LAST UPDATED - 12-1-12

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (12-1-12)
Middle Georgia State (10-30-12) is also looking at NAIA
Loyola University of New Orleans (10-25-12)
Louisiana College (currently D3)
University of Texas - Dallas (currently D3)
Purdue University Calumet - 10-2-12
Mississippi Colege (currently D3)
Concordia University (Oregon) - 9-15-12
Spring Hill College – will apply this year (confirmed 10-2-12)
University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Monterrey Tech (Mexico)
Northern New Mexico College
*Cal State - San Marcos
Indiana Wesleyan University
++Davenport University
++West Virginia Institute of Technology
*Georgetown (Ky) College (has decided not to apply - 11-1-12)
++ - did not apply last year, but has been turned down in the past
*- denotes school was denied D2 membership in 2012

I wonder what happens to Georgetown's GMAC invite?

freaked4collegefb · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:37 pm **Posts:** 7209

Article out of Sunbury discussing interest of Penn College to explore NCAA D-3 membership.Link at http://dailyitem.com/0200_sports/x16334 ... -III-level

aztec37 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:30 pm **Posts:** 1

The following is a list of schools we will be watching to see if they apply for D2 membership in 2013. This is only a projected list and the list will be updated during the year.

LAST UPDATED - 1-4-13

Auburn University Montgomery (12-8-12)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (12-1-12)
Middle Georgia State (10-30-12) is also looking at NAIA
Loyola University of New Orleans (10-25-12)
Purdue University Calumet - 10-2-12
Mississippi College (currently D3)
Spring Hill College – will apply this year (confirmed 10-2-12)
University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Monterrey Tech (Mexico)
Northern New Mexico College
*Cal State - San Marcos
Indiana Wesleyan University
++Davenport University

**WILL NOT APPLY IN 2013**
**CONFIRMED**
Olivet Nazarene University (will remain NAIA - confirmed 8-3-12)

Xavier University (La) - will not apply this year and is pursuing
membership in the Southern State Athletic Conference (8-24-12)
- 2 sources

*Georgetown (Ky) College (has decided not to apply - 11-1-12)

++West Virginia Institute of Technology (12-30-12 - school confirms will not apply)

Concordia University (Oregon) - 1-4-13 - Concordia University
will not apply for NCAA D-II membership in February 2013 and
will continue to evaluate options moving forward.

Nicholls State University - 12-30-12 - School officials say they will remain D1

University of Central Arkansas (currently D1)
- will not return to D2, confirmed by school- 1-3-13

University of Texas - Dallas (currently D3)
1-4-13 - committed member of the American Southwest Conference
and the NCAA Division III at this time. per school will
not apply

Louisiana College (currently D3)
1-4-13 - Louisiana College is not contemplating a move from
the American Southwest Conference. Louisiana College is
comfortable at the Division III level and have forged
good working relationships in athletics with other schools
in our conference. You can remove our school from your watch list.

++ - did not apply last year, but has been turned down in the past

*- denotes school was denied D2 membership in 2012

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