(07-23-2023 12:30 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  The surprise moved ups were Stonehill and Queens, NC.

I was looking back at the schools from D2 that have been mentioned for D1 in the passed from newspaper articles, commentary and from the different forums like here.

Alabama:
UAH
Montevallo
Tuskegee
West Alabama

Alaska:
Alaska
Alaska-Anchorage

Arkansas:
Arkansas Tech
UAFS
Harding
Southern Arkansas

Canada:
Simon Fraser
I would throw in these schools as well.
British Columbia
Victoria
Calgary
McGill
Toronto

California:
Azusa Pacific
Cal. Poly Pomona
CSU-Dominguez Hills
CSU-East Bay
CSU- LA
San Francisco State
Sonoma State

Colorado:
Colorado Mesa
Colorado Mines
CSU-Pueblo
Colo.-Colorado Springs
Metro State
Regis

Conn.:
New Haven
Post

Delaware:
Wilmington

DC:
District Columbia

Florida:
Flager
Florida Southern
Florida Tech
Lynn
Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic
Rollins
Saint Leo
Tampa
West Florida

Georgia:
Albany State
Augusta
Clark Atlanta
Columbus State
North Georgia
West Georgia
Valdosta State

Hawaii:
Chaminade
Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii-Hilo

Idaho:
Northwest Nazarene

Illinois:
Illinois-Springfield
Lewis
Roosevelt (future)

Indiana:
UIndy
Purdue-Northwest future

Kansas:
Fort Hays State
Newman
Pittsburgh State
Washburn

Kentucky:
Kentucky State

Maryland:
Bowie State
Frostburg State

Mass.:
American International
Bentley

Michigan:
Ferris State
Grand Valley State
Davenport
Hillsdale
Michigan Tech
Northern Michigan
Saginaw Valley
Wayne State

Minnesota:
Minnesota State-Mankato
Minn.-Duluth
St. Cloud State

Missouri:
Maryville
Missouri S&T
Missouri Southern
Missouri Western
UMSL
NW Missouri State

Montana:
Montana State-Billings

New Hampshire:
Southern New Hampshire

New Jersey:
Montclair State-Bloomfield

New Mexico:
Eastern New Mexico

New York:
Queens
Staten Island
I could see Pace, Daemon, D'Youville and Mercy moving up as well.

North Carolina:
Fayetteville State
Mount Olive
UNC-Pembroke
Wingate
Winston-Salem (try again as the southern schools are gone, and the MEAC is more smaller in footprint.

North Dakota:
Minot State

Oklahoma:
Cameron
Central Oklahoma
Northeast Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Baptist
Southwest Oklahoma State

Oregon:
Western Oregon

Penn.:
Bloomsburg
Gannon
Indiana, PA.
Kutztown
Mercyhurst
Slippery Rock
West Chester

South Carolina:
Francis Marion

South Dakota:
Augustana

Tenn:
Christian Brothers
Lee
Lincoln Memorial
Union

Texas:
Angelo State
Dallas Baptist
Midwestern State
Kingsville
West Texas A&M
Possible candidates?
Texas A&M International in Lorado
Texas Woman's in Denton needs to renamed from Woman's since it is co-ed now, UTPB, UTT and UTD.

Virginia:
Virginia State

Washington:
Central Washington
Western Washington

West Virginia:
University of Charleston

Wisconsin:
Wisconsin-Parkside

D3:
Hendrix or Lyon
UC-Santa Cruz
Colorado College
Coast Guard
Catholic
U. of Chicago
Illinois Tech
Rose-Hulman
Grinnell
Bates
Bowdoin
Husson
Southern Maine
Johns Hopkins
Salisbury
Amherst
Brandies
UMass.-Boston
MIT
Salem State
Tufts
St. Johns' Minn.
Washington, MO.
Montclair State
Rowan
NYU
Rochester
Brooklyn
Merchant Marine
Yeshiva 1st Jewish school in D1.
Methodist
Case Western Reserves
Mount St. Joseph's
Mount Union
George Fox
Lewis and Clark
Linfield
Willamette
Carnegie Mellon
Washington and Jefferson
Widener
RIC
U. of Dallas
Hardin-Simmons
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Southwestern
Norwich
Christopher Newport
Randolph Macon
Washington & Lee
The Wisconsin public schools.

NAIA: The future
Arizona Christian
UC-Merced
Cal. State Maritime
Keiser
Coastal Georgia
Georgia Gwinnett
College of Idaho
Lewis & Clark State
Governor's State
St. Francis, Ill.
Saint Xavier
Indiana Tech
Indiana-Northwest
Saint Francis, IN.
Grand View
LSU-Alexandria
LSU-Shreveport
Mich.-Dearborn
Carroll Montana
Bellevue
OKCU
Eastern Oregon
Oregon Tech
Southern Oregon
Dakota State
Houston-Victoria
North Texas-Dallas
Texas A&M-San Antonio
Texas A&M-Texarkana

The realignment is always revolving, but we will not sure who will be next since there are going be some schools that would jump up that were not on the radar.

DavidSt,

Are there any community colleges you could see in D1 in the future?

(07-24-2023 08:07 AM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  

Quote:Alabama:
UAH
Montevallo

Currently in D2 Gulf South Conference. Neither sponsor football nor is there any push to start a program so I don’t see why they’d want to move up or what conference they would join.

Quote:Tuskegee

Currently D2 SIAC. A private university with 2,100 students. Would be welcome in the MEAC, not sure if they would want to move up.

Quote:West Alabama

Currently D2 GSC. Never heard of a desire to move up. Small school in the middle of nowhere. Don’t know if they would have a place to go.

Tuskegee's AD in a local paper last year was talking about moving up to join the SWAC one day. The talk was that SWAC at the time want to add Clark Atlanta and Tennessee State.

UAH would fit in with the ASUN's non-football schools.

(07-24-2023 08:32 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(07-23-2023 12:30 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  The surprise moved ups were Stonehill and Queens, NC.

I was looking back at the schools from D2 that have been mentioned for D1 in the passed from newspaper articles, commentary and from the different forums like here.

Alabama:
UAH
Montevallo
Tuskegee
West Alabama

Alaska:
Alaska
Alaska-Anchorage

Arkansas:
Arkansas Tech
UAFS
Harding
Southern Arkansas

Canada:
Simon Fraser
I would throw in these schools as well.
British Columbia
Victoria
Calgary
McGill
Toronto

California:
Azusa Pacific
Cal. Poly Pomona
CSU-Dominguez Hills
CSU-East Bay
CSU- LA
San Francisco State
Sonoma State

Colorado:
Colorado Mesa
Colorado Mines
CSU-Pueblo
Colo.-Colorado Springs
Metro State
Regis

Conn.:
New Haven
Post

Delaware:
Wilmington

DC:
District Columbia

Florida:
Flager
Florida Southern
Florida Tech
Lynn
Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic
Rollins
Saint Leo
Tampa
West Florida

Georgia:
Albany State
Augusta
Clark Atlanta
Columbus State
North Georgia
West Georgia
Valdosta State

Hawaii:
Chaminade
Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii-Hilo

Idaho:
Northwest Nazarene

Illinois:
Illinois-Springfield
Lewis
Roosevelt (future)

Indiana:
UIndy
Purdue-Northwest future

Kansas:
Fort Hays State
Newman
Pittsburgh State
Washburn

Kentucky:
Kentucky State

Maryland:
Bowie State
Frostburg State

Mass.:
American International
Bentley

Michigan:
Ferris State
Grand Valley State
Davenport
Hillsdale
Michigan Tech
Northern Michigan
Saginaw Valley
Wayne State

Minnesota:
Minnesota State-Mankato
Minn.-Duluth
St. Cloud State

Missouri:
Maryville
Missouri S&T
Missouri Southern
Missouri Western
UMSL
NW Missouri State

Montana:
Montana State-Billings

New Hampshire:
Southern New Hampshire

New Jersey:
Montclair State-Bloomfield

New Mexico:
Eastern New Mexico

New York:
Queens
Staten Island
I could see Pace, Daemon, D'Youville and Mercy moving up as well.

North Carolina:
Fayetteville State
Mount Olive
UNC-Pembroke
Wingate
Winston-Salem (try again as the southern schools are gone, and the MEAC is more smaller in footprint.

North Dakota:
Minot State

Oklahoma:
Cameron
Central Oklahoma
Northeast Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Baptist
Southwest Oklahoma State

Oregon:
Western Oregon

Penn.:
Bloomsburg
Gannon
Indiana, PA.
Kutztown
Mercyhurst
Slippery Rock
West Chester

South Carolina:
Francis Marion

South Dakota:
Augustana

Tenn:
Christian Brothers
Lee
Lincoln Memorial
Union

Texas:
Angelo State
Dallas Baptist
Midwestern State
Kingsville
West Texas A&M
Possible candidates?
Texas A&M International in Lorado
Texas Woman's in Denton needs to renamed from Woman's since it is co-ed now, UTPB, UTT and UTD.

Virginia:
Virginia State

Washington:
Central Washington
Western Washington

West Virginia:
University of Charleston

Wisconsin:
Wisconsin-Parkside

D3:
Hendrix or Lyon
UC-Santa Cruz
Colorado College
Coast Guard
Catholic
U. of Chicago
Illinois Tech
Rose-Hulman
Grinnell
Bates
Bowdoin
Husson
Southern Maine
Johns Hopkins
Salisbury
Amherst
Brandies
UMass.-Boston
MIT
Salem State
Tufts
St. Johns' Minn.
Washington, MO.
Montclair State
Rowan
NYU
Rochester
Brooklyn
Merchant Marine
Yeshiva 1st Jewish school in D1.
Methodist
Case Western Reserves
Mount St. Joseph's
Mount Union
George Fox
Lewis and Clark
Linfield
Willamette
Carnegie Mellon
Washington and Jefferson
Widener
RIC
U. of Dallas
Hardin-Simmons
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Southwestern
Norwich
Christopher Newport
Randolph Macon
Washington & Lee
The Wisconsin public schools.

NAIA: The future
Arizona Christian
UC-Merced
Cal. State Maritime
Keiser
Coastal Georgia
Georgia Gwinnett
College of Idaho
Lewis & Clark State
Governor's State
St. Francis, Ill.
Saint Xavier
Indiana Tech
Indiana-Northwest
Saint Francis, IN.
Grand View
LSU-Alexandria
LSU-Shreveport
Mich.-Dearborn
Carroll Montana
Bellevue
OKCU
Eastern Oregon
Oregon Tech
Southern Oregon
Dakota State
Houston-Victoria
North Texas-Dallas
Texas A&M-San Antonio
Texas A&M-Texarkana

The realignment is always revolving, but we will not sure who will be next since there are going be some schools that would jump up that were not on the radar.

DavidSt,

Are there any community colleges you could see in D1 in the future?

Arizona Western, Santa Rosa, Bellevue in Washington, Kennedy-King in Chicago. It would be mostly out west. There is already one in Georgia going to 4 year and moving into NAIA.

Do we really need to quote David's 200-school lists?

Need to start giving negative rep to those that don't cut the posts down.

Who cares seriously. Let him post what he wants.

(07-24-2023 08:32 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(07-23-2023 12:30 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  The surprise moved ups were Stonehill and Queens, NC.

I was looking back at the schools from D2 that have been mentioned for D1 in the passed from newspaper articles, commentary and from the different forums like here.

Alabama:
UAH
Montevallo
Tuskegee
West Alabama

Alaska:
Alaska
Alaska-Anchorage

Arkansas:
Arkansas Tech
UAFS
Harding
Southern Arkansas

Canada:
Simon Fraser
I would throw in these schools as well.
British Columbia
Victoria
Calgary
McGill
Toronto

California:
Azusa Pacific
Cal. Poly Pomona
CSU-Dominguez Hills
CSU-East Bay
CSU- LA
San Francisco State
Sonoma State

Colorado:
Colorado Mesa
Colorado Mines
CSU-Pueblo
Colo.-Colorado Springs
Metro State
Regis

Conn.:
New Haven
Post

Delaware:
Wilmington

DC:
District Columbia

Florida:
Flager
Florida Southern
Florida Tech
Lynn
Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic
Rollins
Saint Leo
Tampa
West Florida

Georgia:
Albany State
Augusta
Clark Atlanta
Columbus State
North Georgia
West Georgia
Valdosta State

Hawaii:
Chaminade
Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii-Hilo

Idaho:
Northwest Nazarene

Illinois:
Illinois-Springfield
Lewis
Roosevelt (future)

Indiana:
UIndy
Purdue-Northwest future

Kansas:
Fort Hays State
Newman
Pittsburgh State
Washburn

Kentucky:
Kentucky State

Maryland:
Bowie State
Frostburg State

Mass.:
American International
Bentley

Michigan:
Ferris State
Grand Valley State
Davenport
Hillsdale
Michigan Tech
Northern Michigan
Saginaw Valley
Wayne State

Minnesota:
Minnesota State-Mankato
Minn.-Duluth
St. Cloud State

Missouri:
Maryville
Missouri S&T
Missouri Southern
Missouri Western
UMSL
NW Missouri State

Montana:
Montana State-Billings

New Hampshire:
Southern New Hampshire

New Jersey:
Montclair State-Bloomfield

New Mexico:
Eastern New Mexico

New York:
Queens
Staten Island
I could see Pace, Daemon, D'Youville and Mercy moving up as well.

North Carolina:
Fayetteville State
Mount Olive
UNC-Pembroke
Wingate
Winston-Salem (try again as the southern schools are gone, and the MEAC is more smaller in footprint.

North Dakota:
Minot State

Oklahoma:
Cameron
Central Oklahoma
Northeast Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Baptist
Southwest Oklahoma State

Oregon:
Western Oregon

Penn.:
Bloomsburg
Gannon
Indiana, PA.
Kutztown
Mercyhurst
Slippery Rock
West Chester

South Carolina:
Francis Marion

South Dakota:
Augustana

Tenn:
Christian Brothers
Lee
Lincoln Memorial
Union

Texas:
Angelo State
Dallas Baptist
Midwestern State
Kingsville
West Texas A&M
Possible candidates?
Texas A&M International in Lorado
Texas Woman's in Denton needs to renamed from Woman's since it is co-ed now, UTPB, UTT and UTD.

Virginia:
Virginia State

Washington:
Central Washington
Western Washington

West Virginia:
University of Charleston

Wisconsin:
Wisconsin-Parkside

D3:
Hendrix or Lyon
UC-Santa Cruz
Colorado College
Coast Guard
Catholic
U. of Chicago
Illinois Tech
Rose-Hulman
Grinnell
Bates
Bowdoin
Husson
Southern Maine
Johns Hopkins
Salisbury
Amherst
Brandies
UMass.-Boston
MIT
Salem State
Tufts
St. Johns' Minn.
Washington, MO.
Montclair State
Rowan
NYU
Rochester
Brooklyn
Merchant Marine
Yeshiva 1st Jewish school in D1.
Methodist
Case Western Reserves
Mount St. Joseph's
Mount Union
George Fox
Lewis and Clark
Linfield
Willamette
Carnegie Mellon
Washington and Jefferson
Widener
RIC
U. of Dallas
Hardin-Simmons
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Southwestern
Norwich
Christopher Newport
Randolph Macon
Washington & Lee
The Wisconsin public schools.

NAIA: The future
Arizona Christian
UC-Merced
Cal. State Maritime
Keiser
Coastal Georgia
Georgia Gwinnett
College of Idaho
Lewis & Clark State
Governor's State
St. Francis, Ill.
Saint Xavier
Indiana Tech
Indiana-Northwest
Saint Francis, IN.
Grand View
LSU-Alexandria
LSU-Shreveport
Mich.-Dearborn
Carroll Montana
Bellevue
OKCU
Eastern Oregon
Oregon Tech
Southern Oregon
Dakota State
Houston-Victoria
North Texas-Dallas
Texas A&M-San Antonio
Texas A&M-Texarkana

The realignment is always revolving, but we will not sure who will be next since there are going be some schools that would jump up that were not on the radar.

DavidSt,

Are there any community colleges you could see in D1 in the future?

So Upper Iowa's going D1 but not Roberts Wesleyan?

(07-24-2023 11:47 AM)Illinoisking91 Wrote:  Who cares seriously. Let him post what he wants.

Because quoting the whole post when you are reading on a cellphone is annoying and pointless.

(07-24-2023 08:12 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  Joe's trucking academy.

Tulsa Welding School.

I believe there is thought that Lincoln Memorial is looking to make the move.

(07-24-2023 11:50 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(07-24-2023 11:47 AM)Illinoisking91 Wrote:  Who cares seriously. Let him post what he wants.

Because quoting the whole post when you are reading on a cellphone is annoying and pointless.

So are half the things we post on here?

(07-24-2023 11:53 AM)whittx Wrote:  

(07-24-2023 08:12 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  Joe's trucking academy.

Tulsa Welding School.

Appalachian Bible College

There are three schools that will start moving up to D1:

Central Missouri - to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Western Washington - to the Big Sky Conference.
Indianapolis - Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
As I mentioned earlier, one of the most straightforward paths to becoming a D1 athletic director is to elevate the entire athletic program from Division 2 (D2) to Division 1 (D1).

(07-24-2023 11:20 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Do we really need to quote David's 200-school lists?

Need to start giving negative rep to those that don't cut the posts down.

Not as bad as people quoting 15 generations of quoted posts.

(07-31-2023 10:57 AM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  

(07-24-2023 11:20 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Do we really need to quote David's 200-school lists?

Need to start giving negative rep to those that don't cut the posts down.

Not as bad as people quoting 15 generations of quoted posts.

Not sure which is worse.

Software fixes are available - my Arizona sports board that uses same software:

Any post quoted over 12 lines only shows first part, then you have to click to expand

Nested quotes are only 3 deep - drops the older quotes.

(07-31-2023 10:49 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  There are three schools that will start moving up to D1:

Central Missouri - to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Western Washington - to the Big Sky Conference.
Indianapolis - Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
As I mentioned earlier, one of the most straightforward paths to becoming a D1 athletic director is to elevate the entire athletic program from Division 2 (D2) to Division 1 (D1).

1) Big Sky isn't looking to expand
2) Big Sky is especially not looking to expand with a non-football school (exception would be made for former member Gonzaga )

(07-31-2023 11:15 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 10:49 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  There are three schools that will start moving up to D1:

Central Missouri - to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Western Washington - to the Big Sky Conference.
Indianapolis - Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
As I mentioned earlier, one of the most straightforward paths to becoming a D1 athletic director is to elevate the entire athletic program from Division 2 (D2) to Division 1 (D1).

1) Big Sky isn't looking to expand
2) Big Sky is especially not looking to expand with a non-football school (exception would be made for former member Gonzaga )

Do you have any evidence? I do. PM me, if you want.

(07-31-2023 11:32 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 11:15 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 10:49 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  There are three schools that will start moving up to D1:

Central Missouri - to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Western Washington - to the Big Sky Conference.
Indianapolis - Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
As I mentioned earlier, one of the most straightforward paths to becoming a D1 athletic director is to elevate the entire athletic program from Division 2 (D2) to Division 1 (D1).

1) Big Sky isn't looking to expand
2) Big Sky is especially not looking to expand with a non-football school (exception would be made for former member Gonzaga )

Do you have any evidence? I do. PM me, if you want.

Present your evidence openly.

Gonzaga was the only non-football team the Big Sky has ever done, and they were a charter member. Cal State Northridge left when they dropped football.

WWU adds nothing to the Big Sky.

(07-31-2023 11:36 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 11:32 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 11:15 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 10:49 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  There are three schools that will start moving up to D1:

Central Missouri - to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Western Washington - to the Big Sky Conference.
Indianapolis - Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
As I mentioned earlier, one of the most straightforward paths to becoming a D1 athletic director is to elevate the entire athletic program from Division 2 (D2) to Division 1 (D1).

1) Big Sky isn't looking to expand
2) Big Sky is especially not looking to expand with a non-football school (exception would be made for former member Gonzaga )

Do you have any evidence? I do. PM me, if you want.

Present your evidence openly.

Gonzaga was the only non-football team the Big Sky has ever done, and they were a charter member. Cal State Northridge left when they dropped football.

WWU adds nothing to the Big Sky.

Central Washington and Western Oregon make sense in the Big Sky. They would be good replacements for Eastern Washington and Portland State should those two schools drop football.

(07-31-2023 12:01 PM)andybible1995 Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 11:36 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 11:32 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 11:15 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(07-31-2023 10:49 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  There are three schools that will start moving up to D1:

Central Missouri - to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Western Washington - to the Big Sky Conference.
Indianapolis - Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
As I mentioned earlier, one of the most straightforward paths to becoming a D1 athletic director is to elevate the entire athletic program from Division 2 (D2) to Division 1 (D1).

1) Big Sky isn't looking to expand
2) Big Sky is especially not looking to expand with a non-football school (exception would be made for former member Gonzaga )

Do you have any evidence? I do. PM me, if you want.

Present your evidence openly.

Gonzaga was the only non-football team the Big Sky has ever done, and they were a charter member. Cal State Northridge left when they dropped football.

WWU adds nothing to the Big Sky.

Central Washington and Western Oregon make sense in the Big Sky. They would be good replacements for Eastern Washington and Portland State should those two schools drop football.

I think some Big Sky schools would move to the MWC in the future. EWU and Portland State won't drop football since it is part of them being part of the Big Sky Conference in the first place.

(07-31-2023 10:49 AM)Pastasevensamurai Wrote:  There are three schools that will start moving up to D1:

Central Missouri - to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
Western Washington - to the Big Sky Conference.
Indianapolis - Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
As I mentioned earlier, one of the most straightforward paths to becoming a D1 athletic director is to elevate the entire athletic program from Division 2 (D2) to Division 1 (D1).

You for real?