(03-21-2024 08:33 AM)Mid-Major Hoops Enthusiast Wrote:  

(03-20-2024 02:43 PM)Illinoisking91 Wrote:  Could it be Tampa?

Yep, that's who first came to mind for me. They've been rumored to move up for a few years now and don't have football which fits the criteria above.

If its not someone as obvious maybe Lincoln Memorial but that's a shot in the dark. Not sure they are interested in going D1 with the amount of success they have in Division 2.

Lincoln Memorial was a name when Josh Schertz was there. With the stud coach gone and administrative change right before it, it’s likely never in the cards…but the Railsplitters and that iconic mascot would be a welcome addition.

I have a feeling we will never know

(03-21-2024 08:49 AM)tf8693 Wrote:  

(03-17-2024 06:00 AM)whittx Wrote:  

(03-15-2024 01:56 PM)tf8693 Wrote:  Close to home, I'd like to see RIT move up. Already D1 for hockey, and they're a national power in lacrosse at the D3 level.

That said, I doubt there is any appetite to move up. And even if there were, D3 to D1 is too big a jump in one fell swoop.

Problem is that St Thomas was kicked out of their league. The Liberty League isn't going to do the same to RIT. I could see them as an ECAC hockey school well before joining Roberts Wesleyan in D2, much less in D1 (went to school and was a sportscaster at Brockport so know the area well.)

They're already D1 in both men's and women's hockey. I'd like to see them play men's lacrosse at the D1 level as well. If it were possible to play more than one men's sport at the D1 level while still maintaining D3 status, I'd be happy with that. Unfortunately, NCAA rules don't permit that.

Quite aware they're D1 in hockey considering I was living in town when they made the Frozen Four. The big thing that helps RIT down the road is that they don't have football so there's no need to fund more women's scholarships. Because of this and the size of the school, they would be a good fit in America East.

(03-21-2024 08:33 AM)Mid-Major Hoops Enthusiast Wrote:  

(03-20-2024 02:43 PM)Illinoisking91 Wrote:  Could it be Tampa?

Yep, that's who first came to mind for me. They've been rumored to move up for a few years now and don't have football which fits the criteria above.

If its not someone as obvious maybe Lincoln Memorial but that's a shot in the dark. Not sure they are interested in going D1 with the amount of success they have in Division 2.

Tampa was D1 until early 1970s when Abilene Christian and CSU-LA left D1.

California should make Cal Poly-Pomona as the flagship for the new system in the state. They would be like the Texas Tech in California. Big West could expand with San Francisco State, Cal. Poly -Pomona, Cal. Poly-Humboldt and Hawaii-Hilo/Hawaii-Pacific/Chaminade that way you can play 4 Hawaii teams in winter sports in one trip.

Cal. Poly-Pomona 27,173
CSU-LA 26,029
San Francisco State 24,765
CSU-San Bernardino 19467
CSU-Dominguez State 15,530
CSU-East Bay 15,198
Chico State 13,840
CSU-San Marcos 13,469
CSU-Stanislaus 10,154
Post U. in Conn. 18,486
Wilmington in Delaware 13,124
Queens, Ny 17,001
Staten Island 10,238
Wayne State, Mich. 23.788
Grand Valley State 22,406
Ferris State 10,072
UMSL 12,431
Western Washington 14,747
Alaska Anchorage-10,530
West Florida 13,542
Valdosta State 10,225
Texas Woman's 15,877 Texas Woman's are getting two new branch campuses in Dallas and Houston.
Angelo State 10,928
UTD 31,570
Fort Hays State 14,102
UCO 13,250
Central Missouri 11,637
Pace 13,609
Minn. State-Mankato 14,482
St. Cloud State 10,093
North Georgia the Texas A&M type school in Georgia 18,046
West Chester 17,275
Metro State 16,995
Colo. - Colorado Springs 11,439
Nova Southeastern 20,948
Tampa 10,560
U. PR- Rio Piedris 13, 226
U. PR- Mayaguez 12,260
UC-Merced 9104
Arkansas Tech 9445
Central Washington 9355
UAH 9237
UTT 9317
west Texas A&M 9241
Minn.-Duluth 9675
Augusta 9158
Thomas Jefferson 8286
Mercy 8615
Texas A&M-International 8505
NW Missouri State 8505
S. Conn. State 8889
New Haven 8819
Indiana, PA. 8825
Slippery Rock 8243
Colo. Christian 8964
Colo. Mesa 8905
Embry Riddle 8370
Fayetteville State 6787 MEAC
Bowie State 6275 MEAC
Virginia State 4592 MEAC
Winston-Salem State 5226 MEAC
UNC-Pembroke 7666 Big South
Davenport 5384
Lewis 3933
UIndy 3613
Ashland 6431
Cedarville 4960
Findlay 4885
Simon Fraser 26,981
U. Alaska 6826
Montana State-Billings 4075
NW Nazarene 1778
Western Oregon 3752
Mississippi College 3946
Lee 3927
Union Tenn. 2730
Dallas Baptist 4348
Cameron 3418
UAFS 5379
Adelphi 7252
Bentley 5165
Southern New Hampshire 2966
Mary 3794
Augustana SD 2086
Azusa Pacific 7130
Biola 5387
Hawaii Pacific 4586
Concordia Irvine 3747
Columbus State 7500
Colorado Mines 7408
CSU-Pueblo 6617
Regis 4668
Lincoln Memorial 5488
Carson-Newman 2586
Albany State 6358
Central State Ohio 5434
Clark Atlanta 4000
Tuskegee 2570
Barry 6958
Saint Leo 2755

All I think are possible targets to try and get to move up to D1. Some of these schools do have better facilities than schools in D1 already.