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Date Posted: 05:48:10 06/23/24 Sun
Author: David S.
Author Host/IP: 173.216.87.236
Subject: Re: 2024 realignment
In reply to: Dustin 's message, "Re: 2024 realignment" on 23:32:31 06/18/24 Tue

>The Division I (FBS and FCS) will be on another post,
>but I'm going to go with Division III and NAIA here.
>
>Division III
>
>-Hilbert joins Empire 8 as a football only member
>-Castleton joins the MSCAC as a football only member
>-Maine Maritime will play a shortened 2024 schedule to
>prepare for their 2025 debut in the Commonwealth Coast
>Conference. They are considered to be an Independent
>for this season only.
>-Calvin will make their debut this season. They play
>in the MIAA.
>-The SCAC will bring back football this season with
>Austin, Centenary, Lyon, McMurry and Texas Lutheran.
>Four of the five members are currently members of the
>SCAC with Lyon being an affiliate member. Hendrix
>joins this group for 2025.
>-Three schools are leaving Division III: Sul Ross
>State moves up to Division II; Defiance drops down to
>the NAIA level and Birmingham Southern closed their
>doors.
>
>NAIA
>
>-Jamestown joins the North Star for their final season
>as a conference. After this season, the North Star
>will cease operations with Jamestown moving up to
>Division II while the remaining members will all join
>the Frontier Conference.
>-St. Ambrose and William Woods are joining the Heart
>of America Conference this season. St. Ambrose is an
>affiliate member while William Woods is an affiliate
>for this season only as they (along with fellow
>affiliate Missouri Baptist) will officially join the
>conference in 2025. They're also playing their first
>season.
>-Simpson (CA) will make their debut as an Independent
>program this season before joining the Frontier
>Conference in 2025.
>-Defiance (OH) joins the MSFA's Mideast League this
>season. To make room for them, Marian and St. Francis
>(IN) were moved over to the Midwest League. This
>creates an imbalance of 7 teams in the Mideast League
>and 6 teams in the Midwest League. That imbalance will
>only last for this season as Concordia (Ann Arbor)
>will pull the plug on their athletic department after
>this season.
>-There is a name change here as Southwestern
>Assemblies of God (SAGU), a member of the Sooner
>Athletic Conference, is now Nelson University


This would be the last year of Concordia, Michigan's athletics as well since 24/25 will be their last as the school will closed down.

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