2, that certain details of the plan would eventually become known. //settings jQuery(window).scroll(function() { Students First! The WAC will undergo major alterations next season, with Chicago State departing without a known conference destination, Lamar heading back to the Southland, and New Mexico State and short-timer Sam Houston both joining Conference USA. All 3 of my kids (23,. Future league footprints for each affected conference are included, as well as the latest on the timetable for the forthcoming moves. The American Collegiate Athletic Association is a newer conference spanning the country and has 5 members in the sport of mens basketball. They are losing Valley Forge (PA) to the Colonial States Athletic Conference. The chronological steps in this plan are: The ASUN 7 join the CCSA (July 1, 2023) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference. Houston, Cincinnati and Central Florida have reached an exit agreement with their current league, the American Athletic Conference, and will be members of the Big 12 beginning with the 2023 football season. No current member is required to add football or change its current football standing. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and will begin sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. The league has thus far countered by adding Little Rock, which comes over from the Sun Belt in 2022-23, Southern Indiana, which is moving up from Division II in 2022 and Lindendwood University, also ascending from D-II in 2022. The candidates are Dr. Jeff Jochems, retired president of Ozarks Technical Community College-Richwood . 2011-12 ACC men's basketball conference . Our primary BEAM is Students First. This will occur by having seven current ASUN institutions (the ASUN 7), which meet the NCAA continuity requirement, join the CCSA for all sports. "Throughout our history, football status and affiliation has driven schools in and out of the ASUN. >> What if the ASUN expands to some number fewer than 20, and the ASUN 7 don't all agree to join the CCSA? Conference-shopping Chicago State would be a plug-and-play regional fit to replace UIC, though the Cougars (327th or worse in KenPom for the past eight seasons) would not help the Horizon in men's hoops and do not seem like a practical or desired fit. The MEAC also lost some schools to the SWAC and Big South. Lamar, which was previously a member of the Southland from 1963-1987 and 1999-2021, is scheduled to return for the 2022-23 season. 1, the interested schools would need NCAA confirmation that the policies allow for this activity, and No. The conference preempted that move-that-wasn't by extending an invitation to Division II Texas A&M-Commerce, which is scheduled to join the league and begin its four-year transition to Division I in 2022. The Trojans and Mavericks began this season as the only remaining Sun Belt teams without a football program, and their departure was largely characterized as being in the mutual interests of both the universities and the Sun Belt. Rise. Now news has emerged that with Oklahoma and Texas not leaving until after the 2024 season, its slated to be a 14-team league for 2 years. - NCAA member schools may join together to form a conference (3.02.3.2 Member Conference, 3.3.3.2 Member Conference Election). ASUN Conference, Atlanta, Ga. -the only DI conference headquartered in the ATL, our footprint's primary media, sports, business, transportation and cultural hub The framework of the merged conferences has not been laid out at this time, but at this times seems to include the remaining members of the Capital Athletic Conference in Christopher Newport (VA), Mary Washington (WA), and Salisbury (MD) plus Finlandia (MI), Pine Manor (MA), Pratt Institute (NY), and Cal-Santa Barbara. The league officially announced in a video Friday morning the additions of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State beginning in 2021-22. The three incoming ASUN members joined the four incoming WAC members in a round-robin schedule branded as the ASUNWAC Challenge. Schools must have played together for eight consecutive years to become part of the "continuity" group that can start a new conference. The ASUN statement, however, did not specify when conference competition in football would begin. A week later, the league announced that it would add Stonehill College of Easton, Massachusetts, with the Skyhawks beginning their transition from Division II in 2022. - On December 13, 2019, the ASUN released a public statement regarding expansion candidates. Disseminating campaign materials in these areas will be considered in . As a nimble adaptive conference, unafraid to blaze a national pathway for better service to our student-athletes, teams, and institutions, the ASUN has a proud history of firsts, national academic and athletic achievements and a conference culture that walks the walk with its four ASUN Beams. As reported by Dave McHugh of Hoopsville, the American Collegiate Athletic Association and the Capital Athletic Conference have agreed to merge to form one conference. Future look: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah, Washington, Washington State. WAC: finally getting back football, and scooping up the national champs. Oklahoma and Texas announced late last summer that they were leaving the Big 12 to become members of the Southeastern Conference. The ASUN plans to do this first by expanding from 10 to 20 members by June 2023. - There are multiple precedents for starting a new conference and being immediately recognized by the NCAA with eligibility for automatic bids. That's why you have the ASUN 7 (North Florida, Stetson, NJIT, FGCU, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, and Kennesaw State) joining the CCSA, while the three newer ASUN institutions, (Liberty, North Alabama, and starting next season, Bellarmine) would be in the other league, joined by the expansion candidates. ATLANTA, Ga. -ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart released the following statement on Friday's expansion announcement from Conference USA that includes the additions of Jacksonville State and Liberty as members on July 1, 2023. Maximus the Trojan refers to himself on Twitter as the mild-mannered mascot of Little Rock. According to the conference release, the chronological steps in the plan are: ASUN Conference expands to 20 members (by June 2023) The ASUN transfers rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA. Current AAC members Cincinnati, Houston and UCF accepted invitations to the Big 12 in September and will depart the American after the 2022-23 season. 2) The ASUN 7 (plus UNA and Bellarmine, and maybe a few others D-II expansion candidates) join the CCSA. If the market dynamics that motivate institutional realignment do not present the opportunity to expand to 20, then the ASUN has alternate options, including the continued growth and success of the ASUN as a 10-member conference. While realignment in college sports has largely been centered on the earth-shaking moves to come in college football, men's and women's college basketball have hardly been immune to imminent change. Campaigning started on Feb. 8 and voting starts on March 15 at 8 a.m. to March 16 at 5 p.m. Editor's Note: Quotes have been shortened/edited for clarity purposes. jQuery('#uberbar').unbind('mouseleave',topbarML); To keep track of the changes, ESPN put together a conference-by-conference guide to the pending movement throughout Division I. Meet the 2023 ASUN president, vice president, senator candidates. This process elected the CCSA to Division I Conference membership. Impact. The Bears, Colonels and Gamecocks all become members of the ASUN Conference starting with the 2021-22 season and increases the ASUN membership to 12 institutions. Right now the ASUN and CCSA are separate entities. Over the years, the Ragin Cajuns have had several, and most recently, Cayenne the Pepper. College basketball realignment tracker: Which schools are changing conferences in Division I? The ASUN officially announced the addition of the University of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky University and Jacksonville State University, as incoming members on January 29, 2021, also announcing the addition of football in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). If the vote was negative, we would certainly appeal. ", President David McFaddin (Eastern Kentucky University) The ASUN is known for academic success, as more than 70 percent of ASUN student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better GPA each of the past three years. Contact: Jeff Hankins, 501-660-1004. In one of the future scenarios, the current ASUN members partner with expansion members to form a new DI multisport conference. Why is the ASUN considering creating two . Jacksonville University sits on a 198-acre campus along the St. Johns River. The implementation of this plan will include ALL ASUN members equally, and providing a conference setting that is equal to, or better than, the status quo is a requisite part of the plan. President Dr. Houston Davis (Central Arkansas University) Is there an agreement in place that all seven are committed to join for 2023? Then, on July 1 of that year, the seven longest-tenured full ASUN members, which it called the ASUN 7, would have joined the CCSA, which would officially adopt the ASUN name as an all-sports conference. In February, the three Sun Belt-bound schools -- Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss -- announced their intention to leave C-USA following the 2021-22 season. Hearing the news their conference mates were leaving. Liberty and Jacksonville State remain fully eligible for ASUN Championships, ASUN automatic bids, and all team and student-athlete honors while they remain members of the ASUN. As sure as the sun will rise, the ASUN will be leading the way. The CCSA is now a multisport conference. The Flames secured a total of 39 first-place votes combined between the two polls while Bellarmine, Eastern Kentucky and North Florida also received first-place nods. With our partnership with the Big South, we can continue to grow, maintain AQ access for all our football members, and build the most valuable schedule possible for the ASUN Football members. The FAQ section below pertains to the specific steps on how the ASUN would collaborate with the CCSA (Coastal Collegiate Sports Association) to build a new multisport conference. var fadeSpeed = 200, fadeTo = 0.9, topDistance = 30; Andrew Donesky, an Advance candidate, asked members of a Graduate Student Association meeting to vote for Advance, which is not allowed under ASUN rules, Baker said. When the ASUN announced the July 2021 entry of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State, it also stated that it would launch a scholarship FCS football league, but did not specify when football competition will begin. Additionally, schools from the Big South which currently have shared history with the Atlantic Sun in football partnerships. So this year, they have a scheduling alliance to make it through the year on short notice. Expansion Candidates Below. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Included among potential (and necessary) targets for MEAC expansion is conference-shopping Chicago State, though football-playing members for a conference down to six gridiron members will have to be the major priority for MEAC stakeholders. The new Big East that was previously referred to as the Catholic 7 in the amalgamation of the old Big East, and the formation of the Mountain West Conference after the divide from the Western Athletic Conference. On September 17, 2021, the ASUN announced Austin Peay State University as a new member for the 202223 season. Future look: Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. ", With the addition of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State, the ASUN Conference expands its geographic footprint to seven states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia) and now features 12 of the top-80 media markets in the nation and seven of the top-50. The MAAC was untouched by this round of realignment until January, when Monmouth announced its departure for the CAA, effective in 2022-23. The ASUN has built its expansion plan options over the past 15 months. (01-22-2020 09:10 PM)Wedge Wrote: (01-22-2020 07:54 PM)spenser Wrote: Those 7 would pull a Catholic 7 and leave the conference to the new schools. >> Why did the CCSA have to file a letter now with the NCAA? But with the SWACs raid of the MEAC. Athletic Department The western C-USA teams with the WAC, and the eastern ones with the ASUN would be a good idea. (The football side of the league will also have 14 programs, minus non-football Wichita State and including affiliate member Navy, which will continue to serve as a core member of the Patriot League for other sports). In the press release there were mentions of 2 previous conferences forming in a similar way. Future look: Belmont, Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, UIC, Valparaiso. Those are the conventional and accepted answers to me. The Sun Conference (TSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. The parenthetical references are to the applicable bylaw in the 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Manual. a) ASUN Conference expands to 20 members (by June, 2023) b) The ASUN transfers rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA c) The ASUN 7 join the CCSA (July 1, 2023). announced their intention to leave C-USA following the 2021-22 season. JMU immediately announced its intention to join the basketball side of the league in 2022-23, while the three C-USA defectors announced in February they planned to do the same, a move that was made official in March. I.E: Houston Baptist, TAMUCC and Incarnate Ward. This page will be continuously updated as further changes occur. The timing of the submission coincides with the knowledge that the plan is no longer confidential. The ASUN, a Division I conference member of the NCAA, boasts a membership of institutions that share visionary leadership, bold ambition and creative innovation. Austin Peay, based in Clarksville, Tenn., is set to join the league in the 2022-23 academic year. The diverse student body comes from 45 states and 50 countries. Rumors are they have a goal to go to FBS eventually although no schools meet the attendance or capacity requirements. Privacy Policy. Contractual agreements will be signed with every current ASUN member to guarantee their conference slot, without any buy-in, buy-out or loss of AQ access benefits. 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The MEAC now hinges upon Howards decision to join CAA, a portion of the tweet read. The key elements are having a minimum of seven active members who play men's and women's basketball and have played the required minimum number of sports (six men's sports & six women's sports) together for the previous eight years. It includes two divisions (Division I and II) and Division I in the NAIA is comparable to Division II in the NCAA. The Sun Conference competes in the NAIA in all sponsored sports.Sun ConferenceWebsitethesunconference.comLocations11 more rows. Rise. The biggest realignment moment since the Oklahoma/Texas decision to move to the SEC took place on June 30, when reports surfaced that UCLA and USC intended to move to the Big Ten as early as 2024. College of Business. On December 16, 2022, the ASUN Judicial Council granted the request from the Co-Directors of Elections for a temporary rule designating the residence halls as off-limits for campaigning in the 2023 ASUN elections. Incarnate Word, which had previously pledged to join the league, changed its mind and opted to remain in the Southland. The Big 12 is engaged in plans to split into two seven-team divisions in football beginning in 2023 to temporarily restructure as a 14-team league as the realignment process unfolds, league sources tell CBS Sports. Those moves bring the league to 10 schools, with potential targets for further expansion reportedly including Western Illinois (Summit League) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC) along with current Division II members Hillsdale, Grand Valley State and Lincoln Memorial. On Friday, the ASUN added Central Arkansas, Jacksonville State and Easten Kentucky to their conference. } //add events - This is addressed generally in article 18 of the championship bylaws (18.5 Automatic Qualification by Conference), and specifically in the Executive Regulations (31.3.4 Automatic Qualification). The ASUN officially announced the addition of the University of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky University and Jacksonville State University, as incoming members on January 29, 2021, also announcing the addition of football in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). No one school will be committed to move without the accompanying commitment from the others that would make the UAC possible. Cookie Notice topbarML(); With the 2022 arrival of Austin Peay providing the ASUN its sixth scholarship FCS program, the ASUN is now all but certain to start its football league in the 2022 season. They are such a dominant conference in comparison to the MEAC. Additionally, this week came reports that North Carolina A&T will join the Big South in 2021. The school emphasizes experiential learning through research, study abroad, and service learning. The Atlantic Sun Conference is an NCAA Division I athletic conference with members coming mostly from the southeastern United . Southland: lost its top teams and is left with McNeese leading the charge. The creation of the new conference will only happen if there is a group of institutions that share the same vision. ATLANTA, Ga. - Lipscomb is favored to capture the 2020-21 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball title after being selected to the top spot in both the Coaches & Media Polls, announced by the league office Thursday.The Bisons secured a total of 21 first-place votes combined between the two polls while Liberty, North Florida and Stetson also received first-place nods. The CCSA will change status from a single sport conference member of the NCAA to a multisport conference entity. The league currently only has Finandia (MI), Pine Manor (MA), Pratt Institute (NY), Cal-Santa Cruz, plus the departing Valley Forge. It should be noted that like Stony Brook, Albany, Maine and New Hampshire are current America East members who play football as part of the CAA. It was fully anticipated that at some point two things would happen; No. >> Is there any precedent to what the CCSA and ASUN are doing? (function() { Though there has been speculation that an exit could be negotiated for the schools to leave by 2023, no known progress has been made in those negotiations. At a press conference on February 23, 2021, the ASUN announced that it had entered into a separate football partnership with the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had previously announced the relaunch of its football league at the FCS level in fall 2021 with the arrival of four new FCS member schools. Oklahoma and Texas announced in July 2021 that they would leave the Big 12 for the SEC in July 2025. ASUN: starting back football and grabbing good schools. The league would then transfer rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA. The addition of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., will bring the ASUN membership to ten for the 2020-21 academic year. Ultimately, the conference will have a balance of potential Division 2 call-ups and members looking to bail from other conferences. The CCSA is considered a Division 1 Conference by the NCAA and sponsors beach volleyball, swimming, and diving. 1, the interested schools would need NCAA confirmation that the policies allow for this activity, and No. The Southland believed it was losing lost one of its newest programs when Incarnate Word announced it would join the WAC in 2022-23, but UIW ultimately opted to remain in the SLC. The "new" conference negotiated to use the Big East name and logo; the remaining group continued operation under a new name, the American Athletic Conference. Although no further expansion appears to be on the table for the SEC, reports of UCLA's and USC's intended moves from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten as early as 2024 could change the paradigm in an era that appears to be trending toward superconferences. We agreed that maintaining all of our current nine members was the primary motivation in any conference expansion. 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Additional References: That move was made official in March. BYU is scheduled to move from the WCC to the Big 12 in 2023-24, reducing the WCC to nine schools in men's and women's basketball. I Root For: FSU, Bport,Corn. jQuery(document).ready(function() { NCAA Tournament Bracket Projection Matrix, CollegeAD: Austin Peay to jump to FBS in 2025, EKU To Announce Historic Corporate Partnership, State Approves $31m For EKU Renovation of Alumni Coliseum, Queens University of Charlotte Possibly Coming To The Asun. All Rights Reserved | View Desktop Version. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. On Jan. 25, the CAA announced that it would be adding Stony Brook, already a member of the football side of the conference, to further reduce the size of the America East footprint. Losing two teams from Los Angeles, the second largest city and media market in the U.S., is viewed as having a potentially devastating effect for the Pac-12. We defined basketball as our primary sport, but we recognize that football dictates conference affiliation. The ultimate goal is to provide the best conference setting possible for our student-athletes and the institutions that they attend. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The Big 12 Conference will officially expand on July 1, 2023. In the first major shot across the realignment bow, Oklahoma and Texas announced in July 2021 that they would leave the Big 12 for the SEC in the summer of 2025. "Joining the ASUN Conference provides Eastern Kentucky University the opportunity to share our story with a rapidly growing, more geographically diverse audience. 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