The league's other move, announced in September, was the addition of Austin Peay from the OVC for the 2022-23 season. Bryant, a member of the NEC, was officially named as a member of America East on March 29 and will begin play in the 2022-23 season. The NEC is guaranteed a new champion in men's basketball in 2022-23, as Bryant announced March 29 it was leaving the conference for the America East. The Sun Belt was mostly a buyer in this wave of realignment, adding Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss from Conference USA and James Madison from the CAA. Plus, it would renew its in-state rival Eastern Illinois (also a former pre-Summit League member back when it was the Mid-Con). We are proud to have Liberty University and Jacksonville State University as ASUN Conference members and we will wish them much success when they transition out of the ASUN at the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year. The CCSA is considered a Division 1 Conference by the NCAA and sponsors beach volleyball, swimming, and diving. 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. This page will be continuously updated as further changes occur. NEWPORT (Ark.) Future look: FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky. The steps of the plan include the Atlantic Sun expanding to 20 members by June, 2023. The ASUN, a Division I conference member of the NCAA, boasts a membership of institutions that share visionary leadership, bold ambition and creative innovation. 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) d) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference e) The remaining ASUN members adopt the name United Athletic Conference Clear as mud, right? 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). It also represents the brilliance of our student-athletes, who are at the heart of all we do. Makes it ones of the most complete FCS conferences. Impact. e) The remaining ASUN members adopt the name United Athletic Conference. The NAIA is a smaller association than the NCAA, with just over 60,000 students. ASUN Sports. The three incoming ASUN members joined the four incoming WAC members in a round-robin schedule branded as the ASUNWAC Challenge. The ASUN is indeed expanding. Our Presidents' Council emphasized that we will not back off any of our conference emphasis on basketball, but that ongoing strength and sustainability required us to address football. Ultimately, the conference will have a balance of potential Division 2 call-ups and members looking to bail from other conferences. - The ASUN has built its expansion plan options over the past 15 months. The Daily Nebraskan asked senate candidates about why students should elect them. - 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 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. For more information, please see our Hearing the news their conference mates were leaving. 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. The Big 12 Conference will officially expand on July 1, 2023. 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. In their new conference they would automatically get a NCAA tournament bid. Future look: Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island U., Merrimack, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis, Stonehill, Wagner. Additional References: Currently, Louisiana is the only school in the Sun Belt who doesnt have a costumed mascot. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and will begin sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. Additionally, Southern Virginia will be leaving at the same time for the USA South Conference. Meet the 2023 ASUN president, vice president, senator candidates. } They are such a dominant conference in comparison to the MEAC. Current members Liberty, North Alabama, and future member Bellarmine would adopt the name United Athletic Conference. Additionally, this week came reports that North Carolina A&T will join the Big South in 2021. Contact: Jeff Hankins, 501-660-1004. Let me know if I left anyone out and your thoughts! 1, the interested schools would need NCAA confirmation that the policies allow for this activity, and No. jQuery('#uberbar').bind('mouseleave',topbarML); They are losing Valley Forge (PA) to the Colonial States Athletic Conference. In October, the American announced it would add six former members of Conference USA: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA, bringing the basketball membership of the conference to 14 schools, pending the departure of the Big 12 defectors. //do 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 . The ASUN expansion plan considered football a central point. ", 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. 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. - The consideration of expanding to 20 schools became a reasonable proposal based on private exploration of multiple ASUN expansion options. It makes this an exciting day and a logical move for EKU.". Connect. The ASUN plans to do this first by expanding from 10 to 20 members by June 2023. On September 17, 2021, the ASUN announced Austin Peay State University as a new member for the 202223 season. 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 CCSA will change status from a single sport conference member of the NCAA to a multisport conference entity. >> What schools will join the ASUN to enable it to expand from 10 to 20 members? 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. In the additions category, Southern Utah (Big Sky) is on its way in for 2022-23, and UT Arlington (Sun Belt) will also rejoin the WAC after previously being a member in the 2012-13 season. In response, the CAA banned the Dukes from winning any more conference titles for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. (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. jQuery('#uberbar').unbind('mouseenter',topbarME); The ASUN has a very strong membership and our Presidents' Council supports the forward-looking actions outlined in our membership plan. On April 7, the Lake Charles American Press reported that Lamar was headed back to the Southland after just one season in the WAC in which the Cardinals did not win a conference game in men's basketball. There has been mention in some reports about three possible candidates being the larger schools in the southeast that compete in Division 2. 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. ATLANTA, Ga. - Ten months ago the ASUN announced plans to explore a major expansion plan. "Joining the ASUN Conference provides Eastern Kentucky University the opportunity to share our story with a rapidly growing, more geographically diverse audience. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on April 27 that current NEC member Mount Saint Mary's would depart for the MAAC in 2022-23, bringing the conference back to 11 members. 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. In 2018, the University of North Alabama arrived from the Division II Gulf South Conference, and Liberty University left the Big South for the ASUN. Meeting the required membership and sponsored sports for eight consecutive years is termed "continuity.". 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. >> What defines a "multisport conference member" of the NCAA (such as the ASUN) as opposed to just a "conference member" (such as the CCSA Swimming and Diving Conference)? Western Illinois would be a suitable fit for the OVC. 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. b) The ASUN transfers rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA Wallpapers, Coloring Pages & Trading Cards, Six Selected to Join Stetson Athletics Hall of Fame, Stetson Partners With BTM For Team Travel, Stetson Athletics Smashes Records During Fall Campaign, ASUN Hall of Fame Broadcast Scheduled for Monday. Students First! All 3 of my kids (23,. This will occur by having seven current ASUN institutions (the ASUN 7), which meet the NCAA "continuity" requirement, join the CCSA for all sports. 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. Eight of the twelve full member institutions are located in Florida, with three in Georgia and one in South Carolina. We agreed that maintaining all of our current nine members was the primary motivation in any conference expansion. The MEAC now hinges upon Howards decision to join CAA, a portion of the tweet read. There was immediate speculation that an exit could be negotiated for the schools to depart the Big 12 and join the SEC by 2023, but no known progress has been made in those negotiations. Our overall graduation rate stands at the second-highest in our state, and our student-athletes are 20 points higher than our overall population. 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. Eastern Kentucky University is known as the "School of Opportunity." Mo, Charity & Kayla discussed why expansion was impor. The school emphasizes experiential learning through research, study abroad, and service learning. 2, that certain details of the plan would eventually become known. On Feb. 18, Hampton's fellow ex-MEAC member North Carolina A&T was poached by the CAA as well, with both moves expected to happen in July 2022. >> What if the ASUN expands and then the legislative proposal to acknowledge the CCSA as a Core Conference fails? Re: OVC Expansion & Realignment. 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. 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. The league officially announced in a video Friday morning the additions of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State beginning in 2021-22. Austin Peay, based in Clarksville, Tenn., is set to join the league in the 2022-23 academic year. The western C-USA teams with the WAC, and the eastern ones with the ASUN would be a good idea. It was fully anticipated that at some point two things would happen; No. At this point there is no specifics of targeted members. 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. topbarML(); Extra Points reported that Division II Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina was a potential expansion target for the Big South, but the school announced on May 10th it would join the ASUN. The ASUN has built its expansion plan options over the past 15 months. 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