No other four-year University uses Red Wolves as its nickname. The ASUN Conference, a member of NCAA Division I, boasts nine member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. 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. Both conferences proposed an amendment to NCAA bylaws that would allow the alliance to receive an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. And, it's an opportunity to join a conference that shares a bold and innovative vision for college athletics and student-athletes. The ASUN plans to do this first by expanding from 10 to 20 members by June 2023. What if the ASUN had started sponsoring football by adding D2 members instead? As recently reported by the release from the Atlantic Sun Conference the league will be merging with the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. The biggest moves -- all driven by football -- will reportedly occur in the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, AAC, Conference USA and the Sun Belt, but frequent multibid basketball conferences including the Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley and WCC will also be undergoing alterations to their footprints. 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. The ability to start a new conference is one of those options and it is under construction. 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 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. Sumner: UAB and FAU. It also represents the brilliance of our student-athletes, who are at the heart of all we do. The plan is CEO driven and it is designed to provide the best possible setting for student-athlete and institutional success. If the vote was negative, we would certainly appeal. The western C-USA teams with the WAC, and the eastern ones with the ASUN would be a good idea. ASUN Fall '22 Chancellor / Vice-Chancellor Lists ASUN Nursing grads earn 90% board pass rate ASUN to join athletic association (NJCAA) See the Mission in Action Let's Do This: Talk to us Schedule a visit Apply online Flexible and FAST! To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer.#N#Cancel#N#Confirm#N#Switch camera#N#Share#N#Include playlist#N#An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. RE: ASun Committed to Expansion. 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Future look: Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Queens, Stetson. So this year, they have a scheduling alliance to make it through the year on short notice. The ASUN Conference and Commissioner Ted Gumbart announced on Wednesday afternoon that the league membership has committed to a full exploration of multiple expansion opportunities. Copyright 2002-2023 Collegiate Sports Nation Bulletin Board System (CSNbbs), All Rights Reserved. Future look: Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McNeese State, New Orleans, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. ATLANTA, Ga. - Ten months ago the ASUN announced plans to explore a major expansion plan. >> Why did the CCSA have to file a letter now with the NCAA? We agreed that maintaining all of our current nine members was the primary motivation in any conference expansion. 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. >> What schools will join the ASUN to enable it to expand from 10 to 20 members? This process elected the CCSA to Division I Conference membership. If the opportunity to build a new conference does not provide a better setting for the interested schools, then the plan will not be executed. College basketball realignment tracker: Which schools are changing conferences in Division I? The ASUN and WAC are both trying to restart conference sponsored football. a) ASUN Conference expands to 20 members (by June, 2023) The decision to leave the conference was a mutual one made between Sun Belt and UTA officials, according to documents obtained by UTAs student newspaper, The Shorthorn, and the schools lack of a football program likely played a role in that decision. Southern Utah announced in January 2021 that it would join the WAC in July 2022. 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. Additionally, schools from the Big South which currently have shared history with the Atlantic Sun in football partnerships. The most recent case, executed under the current NCAA conference membership rules, was the case of the Big East and the Catholic 7. 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. >> What happens to the other current ASUN members - the ones that are not part of the ASUN 7? Current AAC members Cincinnati, Houston and UCF accepted invitations to the Big 12 in September, and will depart the American in 2023-24. topbarME(); February 3, 2023 ASU-Newport has options that fit your life; your schedule. All six incoming schools are reportedly planning to start AAC play in 2023-24. The reason for the blueprint including the specific schools is the NCAAs requirement that schools would need to play together for eight consecutive years to start a new conference. - 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. So who is left in the Southland and who should they add? 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? 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. We defined basketball as our primary sport, but we recognize that football dictates conference affiliation. The MEAC's presidents and athletic directors have reportedly been divided on the subject of Chicago State's addition to the league. 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. 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. Future look: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy. As sure as the sun will rise, the ASUN will be leading the way. It makes this an exciting day and a logical move for EKU.". The league was linked to D-I newbie Southern Indiana, but USI announced it would join the OVC on Feb. 9. topbarML(); Julie Fernandez for Walled Lake School Board, White Lake, Michigan. MEAC: Lost best schools and lost its equalness with the SWAC. That move was made official in March. We know that football brings the greatest attention among fans and media members, and we recognize football as a driving force in conference affiliation. The CCSA is considered a Division 1 Conference by the NCAA and sponsors beach volleyball, swimming, and diving. Future look: Charleston, Delaware, Drexel, Elon, Hampton, Hofstra, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, Stony Brook, Towson, UNC Wilmington, William & Mary. jQuery('#uberbar').bind('mouseleave',topbarML); The ASUN includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Liberty University, Lipscomb University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of North Alabama, University of North Florida and Stetson University. Which 16 teams should you buy or fade ahead of March Madness? 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. 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. Early reports said the Southland was targeting the SWAC for schools. Right now the ASUN and CCSA are separate entities. d) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference (function() { announced their intention to leave C-USA following the 2021-22 season. 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. 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. Eastern Kentucky University is known as the "School of Opportunity." 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. 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. They have the facilities, the pedigree, the community buy-in, and recent success. Future look: FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky. The addition of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., will bring the ASUN membership to ten for the 2020-21 academic year. The moves, fueled by football and furthering a trend toward superconferences, helped the B1G add the second-largest media market in the U.S. and it's possible the conference isn't done. App State alums and fans refer to themselves as Yosef, making it the ideal name for their costumed mountaineer mascot. ASUN Elections 2023 Candidate Packet (Updated 02/06/2023). There is no pre-existing contract that dictates the future for any ASUN member institution. "Joining the ASUN Conference provides Eastern Kentucky University the opportunity to share our story with a rapidly growing, more geographically diverse audience. The OVC will lose three programs in 2022-23, with Austin Peay (ASUN), Belmont (Missouri Valley) and Murray State (Missouri Valley) leaving a conference that lost Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State to a previous round of realignment. Future look: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin. 2, that certain details of the plan would eventually become known. Yosef is Hebrew for Joseph, but at App State, Yosef is mountain talk for Yourself. 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. 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. Future look: Albany, Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, UMBC, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire, NJIT, Vermont. ASUN: starting back football and grabbing good schools. Illinois-Chicago's departure for the Missouri Valley, USI announced it would join the OVC on Feb. 9. do not seem like a practical or desired fit. A tweet published by Major Madness Monday night indicated that school presidents voted 6-2 against adding Chicago State University to the MEAC. Future look: Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Diego. 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. 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. Future look: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah, Washington, Washington State. Rise. It is not likely SU, PVAMU or Grambling would leave. Shout out to the Southland. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with 20 years of experience helping students transition to college. 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 . We have a number of options under construction. No one school will be committed to move without the accompanying commitment from the others that would make the UAC possible. At this point there is no specifics of targeted members. Future league footprints for each affected conference are included, as well as the latest on the timetable for the forthcoming moves. })(); Today, we have two of our ASUN members celebrating the announcement of their planned transition to Conference USA. Interview with ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart The conference has undergone significant growth in membership in recent years. The Missouri Valley will lose one of its top men's basketball brands in the summer of 2022, as Loyola Chicago departs for the Atlantic 10, but the Valley has been active on the expansion front as well. var fadeSpeed = 200, fadeTo = 0.9, topDistance = 30; If you guys didnt already know, the Southland saw some top programs bolt the conference last year. 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? In one of the future scenarios, the current ASUN members partner with expansion members to form a new DI multisport conference. 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 Capital Athletic Conference will lose St. Marys (MD) for the 2021-22 school year to the NEAC. 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. ASUN Sports. 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. Current members Liberty, North Alabama, and future member Bellarmine would adopt the name United Athletic Conference. 2, that certain details of the plan would eventually become known. >> How do NCAA Division I institutions form a new conference? 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.
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