Reports surfaced Jan. 18 that the CAA was targeting relative Big South newbie Hampton in its quest for expansion, a move that was made official Jan. 25 and will be effective in 2022-23. Future look: Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Queens, Stetson. 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. York (PA) had already agreed to join the Middle Atlantic Corporations Commonwealth Conference starting next season. We agreed that maintaining all of our current nine members was the primary motivation in any conference expansion. Schools must have played together for eight consecutive years to become part of the "continuity" group that can start a new conference. The conference headquarters are located in Macon, Georgia. 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. (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). d) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference 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. On Friday, C-USA announced that it will be adding Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State beginning on July 1, 2023. 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. In one of the future scenarios, the current ASUN members partner with expansion members to form a new DI multisport conference. Chauncey the Chanticleer mascot represents the proud and fierce rooster from Chaucers Canterbury Tales, giving Coastal Carolina one of the more unique mascots in all of sports. 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 CCSA is now a multisport conference. 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. So this year, they have a scheduling alliance to make it through the year on short notice. The CCSA will change status from a single sport conference member of the NCAA to a multisport conference entity. Expansion Candidates Below. That gives. ASUN Conference Camps Cheer Compliance Nashville - Music City USA Facilities Sports Medicine Strength and Conditioning Spiritual Formation Virtual Campus Tour Visiting Team Guide Sport Navigation Menu Baseball News Schedule Roster Coaches Statistics Camps More Game Notes Archives Record Book Photos History and Records Alumni Questionnaire Baseball >> What if the ASUN doesn't expand to 20 schools? 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. Impact. Future look: Albany, Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, UMBC, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire, NJIT, Vermont. 2, that certain details of the plan would eventually become known. The Atlantic Sun transfers its rights and name to the Coastal Collegiate Sports Asssociation, with the 7 previously mention Atlantic Sun Schools for July 1, 2023 and becomes a multisport conference. No current member is required to add football or change its current football standing. The Capital Athletic Conference will lose St. Marys (MD) for the 2021-22 school year to the NEAC. //do We know that football brings the greatest attention among fans and media members, and we recognize football as a driving force in conference affiliation. Despite changing dynamics in conference realignment based on institutional moves over the past six months and the new reality of financial stress from the pandemic, the ASUN continues to lead the discussion on realignment in its footprint. })(); I Root For: FSU, Bport,Corn. ASUN media day: Commissioner addresses expansion, future of league, tour of cities By Mark Edwards, Senior Editor, medwards@annistonstar.com Jul 28, 2021 Ted Gumbart, ASUN commissioner Four. - There are multiple precedents for starting a new conference and being immediately recognized by the NCAA with eligibility for automatic bids. Athletic Department Eight of the twelve full member institutions are located in Florida, with three in Georgia and one in South Carolina. Jacksonville State and Liberty will each end short stints with the ASUN when they move to Conference USA in 2023. 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. Future look: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia. 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Kansas City, a member of the Summit League, has reportedly been a school on the MVC radar. position = jQuery(window).scrollTop(); "Joining the ASUN Conference provides Eastern Kentucky University the opportunity to share our story with a rapidly growing, more geographically diverse audience. - Two current (Liberty, North Alabama) and one future member (Bellarmine) of the ASUN are not classified as part of the ASUN 7, simply based on the length of time they have been in 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? 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. The ultimate goal is to provide the best conference setting possible for our student-athletes and the institutions that they attend. Liberty is a member of the CCSA for Women's Swimming & Diving, and the Flames also joined the ASUN prior to the start of the 2018-19 season. 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. James Madison, which had been actively and transparently seeking an FBS conference for its football program for the better part of 20 years, in November accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt in time for the 2022-23 season. In response, the CAA banned the Dukes from winning any more conference titles for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. So this year, they have a scheduling alliance to make it through the year on short notice. At this point there is no specifics of targeted members. Makes it ones of the most complete FCS conferences. 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). jQuery('#uberbar').bind('mouseenter',topbarME); It was fully anticipated that at some point two things would happen; No. This will occur by having seven current ASUN institutions (the ASUN 7), which meet the NCAA "continuity" requirement, join the CCSA for all sports. 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 in 2024. We celebrate and support all the student-athletes that play in the ASUN and look forward to great camaraderie and competition among all our teams over the coming 20 months. In 2008, the ASUN, in an agreement with the Southern Conference (SoCon), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and Big South Conference, formed the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA) for schools sponsoring mens and womens swimming and diving within the associated conferences. Meeting the required membership and sponsored sports for eight consecutive years is termed "continuity.". b) The ASUN transfers rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA The conference announced in November that it would counter by adding Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston in time for the 2023-24 season. Of college basketball's 32 Division I conferences, 22 have pending membership changes on the horizon. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. 31.3.4.7.2 Men's Basketball. Please try again later.#N#Watch on#N#0:00#N#0:00#N#0:00 / 4:57#N#Live#N#. #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.). 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. The two leagues proposal was successful, resulting in an automatic qualifier from the seven-team Challenge, colloquially dubbed AQ7. Meet the 2023 ASUN president, vice president, senator candidates. So who is left in the Southland and who should they add? Report: Queens University of Charlotte Expected to Join ASUN, Mens Head Basketball Coach Possibilities, O. T.--- OVC-- Southland sched. >> 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)? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Austin Peay, based in Clarksville, Tenn., is set to join the league in the 2022-23 academic year. We agreed that maintaining all of our current nine members was the primary motivation in any conference expansion. Maximus the Trojan refers to himself on Twitter as the mild-mannered mascot of Little Rock. Additionally, schools from the Big South which currently have shared history with the Atlantic Sun in football partnerships. President Dr. Houston Davis (Central Arkansas University) 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. 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. As recently reported by the release from the Atlantic Sun Conference the league will be merging with the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. Monmouth announced its departure for the CAA, current NEC member Mount Saint Mary's would depart for the MAAC, HBCU Gameday reported that Howard would depart for the CAA, MEAC expansion is conference-shopping Chicago State, presidents and athletic directors have reportedly been divided, Loyola Chicago departs for the Atlantic 10, Belmont announced it would move over from the OVC in September, was joined by fellow Ohio Valley member Murray State, as Bryant announced March 29 it was leaving the conference, the league announced that it would add Stonehill College, Mount Saint Mary's would depart for the MAAC, The league has thus far countered by adding Little Rock, Southern Indiana, which is moving up from Division II, Lindendwood University, also ascending from D-II in 2022, UIW ultimately opted to remain in the SLC, Lake Charles American Press reported that Lamar was headed back to the Southland, C-USA defectors announced in February they planned to do the same, Little Rock announcing in December that it would move to the OVC, UT Arlington announced its return to the WAC, UT Arlington (Sun Belt) will also rejoin the WAC, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Books: Hotter Than a Match Head, A Season In Purgatory. The steps of the plan include the Atlantic Sun expanding to 20 members by June, 2023. The MEAC also lost some schools to the SWAC and Big South. The MEAC now hinges upon Howards decision to join CAA, a portion of the tweet read. It was fully anticipated that at some point two things would happen; No. This process elected the CCSA to Division I Conference membership. 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. The ASUN has built its expansion plan options over the past 15 months. Let me know if I left anyone out and your thoughts! The consideration of expanding to 20 schools became a reasonable proposal based on private exploration of multiple ASUN expansion options. ASUN Sports. 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. The parenthetical references are to the applicable bylaw in the 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Manual. They might cancel the celebrity bowl (Usual Bowl Game with MEAC champ) to compete for national championships. Future look: Coppin State, Delaware State, Howard, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State. On Friday, the ASUN added Central Arkansas, Jacksonville State and Easten Kentucky to their conference. 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. BYU, a member of the WCC in men's and women's basketball, is also scheduled to join the Big 12 in 2023-24. ASUN: starting back football and grabbing good schools. Re: OVC Expansion & Realignment. However, current diagnostic tests are inadequate. Alliance announced, Liberty and Jacksonville State official to C-USA, along with NMSU and SHSU, Big Sky commish hints at expanding playoffs. 1, the interested schools would need NCAA confirmation that the policies allow for this activity, and No. The creation of the new conference will only happen if there is a group of institutions that share the same vision. 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. Although Hartford's move to D-III is not expected to be completed until 2025, outgoing America East commissioner Amy Huchthausen told the Lowell Sun in July that 2021-22 would be the school's final year in the conference after a 38-season affiliation. Rise. 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. Another wave of NCAA conference realignment is upon us, and college sports fans have begun readying themselves for major changes across the Division I college basketball conference landscape as they have known it. >> Why did the CCSA have to file a letter now with the NCAA? 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. The ASUN meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement with a true balance between student and athlete. In one of the future scenarios, the current ASUN members partner with expansion members to form a new DI multisport conference. Change status from a single sport conference member of the 2021-22 school asun expansion candidates the. 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