Future look: Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Queens, Stetson. The candidates are Dr. Jeff Jochems, retired president of Ozarks Technical Community College-Richwood . - There are clearly defined criteria that separate the status of a conference member vs a "multisport" conference member (20.02.5 Multisport Conference). } Changing from its previous name of Indians in 2008, Howl the red wolf is the costumed mascot of Arkansas State. They might cancel the celebrity bowl (Usual Bowl Game with MEAC champ) to compete for national championships. Why is the ASUN considering creating two . The conference did suffer some attrition, with Little Rock announcing in December that it would move to the OVC in 2022-23. The Valley is now at 12 schools, though its additions would not necessarily prevent further expansion. Additionally, this week came reports that North Carolina A&T will join the Big South in 2021. This expansion plan does not exclude any current ASUN member or ASUN affiliate member in any sport. 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). Glossary of Terms. That move was made official in March. Maximus the Trojan refers to himself on Twitter as the mild-mannered mascot of Little Rock. Our membership with the ASUN is an opportunity to raise our athletic profile, enhance our alumni connections, expand our brand, and transform our student experience. topbarME(); We have received great interest from outstanding universities in our region about joining the ASUN. The ASUN plans to do this first by expanding from 10 to 20 members by June 2023. Eastern Kentucky University is known as the "School of Opportunity." - That is a reasonable question that has already been discussed in our expansion talks with multiple parties. The WAC also has some schools transitioning to D1 like: (The School formally known as Dixie State) Tarleton State The Mountain West Conference was formed by eight institutions that withdrew from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Privacy Policy. Makes it ones of the most complete FCS conferences. The moves would end Bruins and Trojans relationships with the league that reach back to the 1920s for both schools, and could have a major ripple effect not only for the Pac-12 but throughout college sports. 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. //settings Illinois-Chicago's departure for the Missouri Valley leaves the Horizon at 11 schools, and it's unknown how aggressive the conference will be in getting back to 12. 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. #ASUNBuiltby Bellarmine (Louisville), FGCU (Fort Myers), Jacksonville (Fla.), Kennesaw State (Ga.), Liberty (Lynchburg, Va.), Lipscomb (Nashville), North Alabama (Florence), North Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.), and Stetson (DeLand, Fla.). Originally established as the Trans America Athletic Conference ( TAAC) in 1978, it was renamed as the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2001, and then rebranded as the ASUN Conference in 2016. As we would be following the policies established by the membership, meeting the precedent established by other members, and only proceeding based on the desire of multiple NCAA member institutions to build a better setting for their student-athletes, we project that the legislation would pass. Future look: Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Green Bay, IUPUI, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, Wright State, Youngstown State. 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). SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school boys' basketball teams in the 2022-23 season, earth-shaking moves to come in college football, 2021-22 would be the school's final year in the conference, CAA announced that it would be adding Stony Brook, The America East subsequently banned Stony Brook from winning its automatic bids, was officially named as a member of America East, Conference realignment tracker: Remaining questions, next steps after latest shake-up, Bracketology: Where fortunes are made and lost on 60-foot buzzer-beaters, Women's Bracketology: Lady Vols inch closer to hosting as top 16 takes shape, Extra Points reported that Division II Queens University, Loyola Chicago accepted an invitation from the A-10, CAA was targeting relative Big South newbie Hampton, but the school announced on May 10th it would join the ASUN, reports surfaced that UCLA and USC intended to move to the Big Ten as early as 2024, accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt, North Carolina A&T would come over from the Big South, HBCU Gameday reported that Howard would join its former MEAC colleagues Hampton at North Carolina A&T in the CAA. 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). January 29, 2021 They and the Southland are bare bones right now. We defined basketball as our primary sport, but we recognize that football dictates conference affiliation. Rise. The ASUN 7 join the CCSA (July 1, 2023) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference. The conference has undergone significant growth in membership in recent years. >> Is there any precedent to what the CCSA and ASUN are doing? Conference-USA has found a way to keep moving forward, even after losing so many schools due to realignment around college football in recent weeks. It makes this an exciting day and a logical move for EKU.". This meant the men's basketball Dukes (who started the season 9-2, including a win over Virginia) and a fourth-place CAA women's basketball team were unable to earn their way into the NCAA tournament in the school's final go-round in the league. 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 remaining teams kicked them out the conference. announced their intention to leave C-USA following the 2021-22 season. Southland: lost its top teams and is left with McNeese leading the charge. 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. This page will be continuously updated as further changes occur. Schools must have played together for eight consecutive years to become part of the "continuity" group that can start a new conference. In an article by Matt Brown, he suggests schools with enrollment over 10,000 would be potential candidates which would point to schools such as West Florida, Valdosta St., and West Georgia. So this year, they have a scheduling alliance to make it through the year on short notice. The conference headquarters are located in Macon, Georgia. - In the case of the ASUN and CCSA working together to build a new multisport conference, both conference entities are already formed. Loyola Chicago accepted an invitation from the A-10 in November, announcing it will depart the Missouri Valley and expand its new conference to 15 schools. App State alums and fans refer to themselves as Yosef, making it the ideal name for their costumed mountaineer mascot. However, as a voted issue, each voter has the right to vote yes or no. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. The ASUN Conference, a member of NCAA Division I, boasts nine member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. We agreed that maintaining all of our current nine members was the primary motivation in any conference expansion. jQuery('#uberbar').unbind('mouseenter',topbarME); 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. The ASUN becomes the 15th NCAA Division I Conference to sponsor FCS Football. Early reports said the Southland was targeting the SWAC for schools. 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. (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. Since Oklahoma and Texas made arrangements to leave for the SEC, the Big 12 lured Cincinnati, Houston, UCF and BYU to join the league in 2023. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections . The addition of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., will bring the ASUN membership to ten for the 2020-21 academic year. In one of the future scenarios, the current ASUN members partner with expansion members to form a new DI multisport conference. The steps of the plan include the Atlantic Sun expanding to 20 members by June, 2023. The CCSA will change status from a single sport conference member of the NCAA to a multisport conference entity. Belmont announced it would move over from the OVC in September, and in January it was joined by fellow Ohio Valley member Murray State and Illinois-Chicago from the Horizon League. Oklahoma and Texas announced late last summer that they were leaving the Big 12 to become members of the Southeastern Conference. The CAA, also adding Monmouth (MAAC) and Hampton (Big South) in 2022-23, is reportedly still considering further expansion. We defined basketball as our primary sport, but we recognize that football dictates conference affiliation. 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. - We are in the process of building options for our member institutions. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with 20 years of experience helping students transition to college. Is there an agreement in place that all seven are committed to join for 2023? 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. The ASUN and WAC are both trying to restart conference sponsored football. >> What schools will join the ASUN to enable it to expand from 10 to 20 members? Future look: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah, Washington, Washington State. 31.3.4.7.2 Men's Basketball. 12 Vols lose starting PG Zeigler to torn ACL, Tide's Oats takes blame for Miller's 'TSA' intro, Davis within 25 points of tying Maravich's mark, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, Scheyer makes history as Duke sweeps at home, USC, OU, Seton Hall, Iowa in new hoops tourney, Houston, Alabama remain atop AP Top 25 poll, Sizing up the player of the year winners in all 32 Division I men's conferences. Oklahoma and Texas announced in July 2021 that they would leave the Big 12 for the SEC in July 2025. >> What if the ASUN doesn't expand to 20 schools? Future look: Charlotte, East Carolina, FAU, Memphis, North Texas, Rice, SMU, South Florida, Temple, UTSA, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, Wichita State. - There are multiple precedents for starting a new conference and being immediately recognized by the NCAA with eligibility for automatic bids. President Dr. Houston Davis (Central Arkansas University) Alliance announced, Liberty and Jacksonville State official to C-USA, along with NMSU and SHSU, Big Sky commish hints at expanding playoffs. Future league footprints for each affected conference are included, as well as the latest on the timetable for the forthcoming moves. 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. jQuery(document).ready(function() { For the ASUN 7, the ultimate decision on whether to accept the CCSA invitation will rest on the ability of the plan to succeed in the marketplace. Julie Fernandez for Walled Lake School Board, White Lake, Michigan. It is not likely SU, PVAMU or Grambling would leave. Austin Peay, based in Clarksville, Tenn., is set to join the league in the 2022-23 academic year. While we refrain from naming any potential future membership candidate, the ASUN will have multiple options to expand and continue its growth and achievement. In men's basketball, subject to the championships-access guarantee afforded to the subdivisions as set forth in Constitution 4.01.2.3.1 (e.g., all contests that are part of the championship shall be administered and funded by the NCAA and broadcast on television and any team that participates in the championship shall be awarded at least one financial unit), there shall be a minimum of 34 at-large selections and the remainder of the championship field automatic-qualifying positions. Extra Points reported that Division II Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina was a potential expansion target for the ASUN, and the school and league made the marriage, which will begin in 2022-23, official on May 10th. As sure as the sun will rise, the ASUN will be leading the way. At this point there is no specifics of targeted members. The parenthetical references are to the applicable bylaw in the 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Manual. 2, that certain details of the plan would eventually become known. The decision to file the letter is to formally go on record with the NCAA to preserve the opportunity before any change in rules or moratorium on new conference development could be put in place. The alliance had seven members, one more than the six normally required for an automatic bid, but were not in the same league for an adequate period to meet the current NCAA continuity requirement. ", President David McFaddin (Eastern Kentucky University) We have a number of options under construction. Future look: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin. and our To me, those schools are Charlotte, Marshall, and UTSA. jQuery('#uberbar').bind('mouseleave',topbarML); A conference that had already seen major recent attrition with the defection of Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M to the SWAC, Hampton and North Carolina A&T to the Big South (and now CAA) and Savannah State back to Division II appeared set to sustain another blow in 2022-23 when HBCU Gameday reported that Howard would depart for the CAA, but the Bison ultimately opted to remain in the MEAC. 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. inside = false; Gus the Eagle was once an ESPN favorite mascot nominee, and according to Georgia Southern, makes over 300 appearances each year at athletics, university, and community events. We agreed that maintaining all of our current nine members was the primary motivation in any conference expansion. Plus, it would renew its in-state rival Eastern Illinois (also a former pre-Summit League member back when it was the Mid-Con). //do The ability to start a new conference is one of those options and it is under construction. 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