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Some news on Conference Realignment

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Well-known member
Sacramento State (basketball, and all other sports except FB) is leaving the Big Sky Conference,
to become the 12th member of the Big West Conference.
Sacramento State has long been a regional rival of Jim Les & UC-Davis, as they are located just 20 minutes away from each other,
and they have played each other almost every year, so now they'll get to play each other twice every season!

UC-Davis football already plays in the Big Sky where Sacramento State played, but Sacramento State will go independent,
thus they won't be conference rivals there any longer.
 
awww.. tough break for Missouri State- just as they prepare to join CUSA (Missouri State joins CUSA next Tuesday, July 1, 2025)
...the conference's best teams are bolting for greener pastures.
Charlotte, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA, & FAU all left for the American Athletic Conf., Southern Miss, ODU & Marshall all left for the Sun Belt, UTEP now is leaving for the Mountain West, and also now Louisiana Tech, who was a solid 20-win squad in 2024-25, is leaving.
 
The WAC (Western Athletic Conference) is regarding itself and will become the United Athletic Conference (UAC). And it is forming some kind of "alliance" with the ASUN conference.
Eastern Kentucky to join this new alliance-
ekusports.com

EKU to Transition All Sports to United Athletic Conference in New Realignment Structure - Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Pending approval by the Board of Regents, Eastern Kentucky University Athletics plans to transition to the newly-expanded United Athletic Conference
ekusports.com ekusports.com
 
Da Coach said:
The WAC (Western Athletic Conference) is regarding itself and will become the United Athletic Conference (UAC). And it is forming some kind of "alliance" with the ASUN conference.
Eastern Kentucky to join this new alliance-
ekusports.com

EKU to Transition All Sports to United Athletic Conference in New Realignment Structure - Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Pending approval by the Board of Regents, Eastern Kentucky University Athletics plans to transition to the newly-expanded United Athletic Conference
ekusports.com ekusports.com
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More on this Alliance
fbschedules.com

ASUN, UAC officially announce strategic alliance

The ASUN and United Athletic Conference (UAC) will enter a strategic alliance in 2026, the leagues announced Thursday.
fbschedules.com
 
podcast with interview of College basketball guru Rocco Miller...
He talks scheduling, compliments Bradley's schedule, then scroll to 32:00...
they talk about expanding the MVC and point to St. Thomas as the best choice to be the 12th MVC member.
Denver mentioned as a 2nd choice.
 
yoda said:
podcast with interview of College basketball guru Rocco Miller...
He talks scheduling, compliments Bradley's schedule, then scroll to 32:00...
they talk about expanding the MVC and point to St. Thomas as the best choice to be the 12th MVC member.
Denver mentioned as a 2nd choice.
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Da Coach said:
Denver is a consideration, but IMO there are several better options. Denver would spread the MVC over 3 time zones.
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Just a couple months ago, there were rumors that the MVC could consider Denver University as an expansion target for the MVC. They are a non-football school currently in the Summit League. But today, there are multiple reports that Denver will join the West Coast Conference in 2026-27-
https://twitter.com/x/status/1984264006241300709
https://twitter.com/x/status/1984265141933002793
 
DII news, the only Canadian school that is a member of NCAA is DII Simon Fraser, they have been a DII member since 2010.
Starting in Fall 2027, they are leaving NCAA and will rejoin their league in Canada.
They state it is mainly a financial decision due to the cost of maintaining all their DII sports.
www.sfu.ca

Simon Fraser University to pursue U SPORTS membership

www.sfu.ca www.sfu.ca
theprovince.com

SFU Red Leafs moving forward with plan to leave NCAA, return to Canadian competition

If accepted, the SFU Red Leafs will leave NCAA Div. II and compete regularly against the likes of UBC and Trinity Western in 2027-28.
theprovince.com theprovince.com
 
64NIT said:
St. Francis University is dropping down to D3 beginning next year.
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This refers to the Division I St. Francis University of Loretto, Pennsylvania. They compete in the Northeast Conference, and ironically, they won their first Northeast Conference Basketball Championship last year (2024-25) since 1991, and played in the NCAA Tournament First Four last March.
As expected, students and athletes are surprised and disappointed by this decision by the university. The university leadership has said that continuing in Division I with the current environment of NIL and the transfer portal was "unsustainable".
www.sportico.com

Saint Francis Abandons ‘Unsustainable’ Division I for D-III

Saint Francis has announced its plans to reclassify as a Division III school, just a week after its men's basketball program made the NCAA Tournament.
www.sportico.com www.sportico.com
troubadour.francis.edu

Saint Francis Student-Athletes React to News that School Will Transition from Division I to Division III Athletics

At 11:19 a.m. on March 25, all current Saint Francis University student-athletes received an email from Father Malachi Van Tassell – president of the University – that triggered shockwaves across the institution and social media. The SFU president shared the news that the University will...
troubadour.francis.edu
 
Da Coach said:
This refers to the Division I St. Francis University of Loretto, Pennsylvania. They compete in the Northeast Conference, and ironically, they won their first Northeast Conference Basketball Championship last year (2024-25) since 1991, and played in the NCAA Tournament First Four last March.
As expected, students and athletes are surprised and disappointed by this decision by the university. The university leadership has said that continuing in Division I with the current environment of NIL and the transfer portal was "unsustainable".
www.sportico.com

Saint Francis Abandons ‘Unsustainable’ Division I for D-III

Saint Francis has announced its plans to reclassify as a Division III school, just a week after its men's basketball program made the NCAA Tournament.
www.sportico.com www.sportico.com
troubadour.francis.edu

Saint Francis Student-Athletes React to News that School Will Transition from Division I to Division III Athletics

At 11:19 a.m. on March 25, all current Saint Francis University student-athletes received an email from Father Malachi Van Tassell – president of the University – that triggered shockwaves across the institution and social media. The SFU president shared the news that the University will...
troubadour.francis.edu
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And the first domino falls.
 
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