Back when the whole prop 48 thing was being debated the SWAC and MEAC were strong opponents because they argued it interfered with their academic mission serving students who had impaired academic backgrounds and argued that the testing was racially biased.

I really thought at the time that if they believed it was interfering with their mission that they should have considered NAIA membership where the eligibility standards would be consistent with their admission practices.

The ego factor of being Division I results in schools aligning in ways that don't fit who they are as an institution.