Dissecting the Chicago State to NEC Possibility
Editor’s Note: On December 5, 2023, Chicago State joined the Northeast Conference as a full member. In April 2021, we posted an article titled What Will the Future Hold for Chicago State After the WAC? and we appear to be getting closer to an…
James Madison and Fixing the FCS-To-FBS Transition Rules
Editor’s Note: The NCAA denied James Madison’s latest waiver request to be eligible for a bowl on Wednesday, November 15. In the same ruling, the waivers requested by Jacksonville State and Tarleton State to participate in the postseason were…
NCAA Partners With Hudl to Stream Division 2 Championship Events
The NCAA has agreed to an exclusive partnership that will have more than 200 NCAA Division 2 Championship events streamed by Hudl. The partnership will be managed by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports with WBD Sports already holding the Division 1 NCAA…
College Realignment Report for October 31, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since October 15 and provide updates on previously discussed…
Quantifying the Impact of the New NIT Rules on Bid Distribution
College football is in high gear but there was an interesting development that happened right before the college basketball season tipped off. The NIT has a new method of selecting its 32 teams. The NIT will no longer award automatic qualifying bids to…
College Realignment Report for October 15, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since September 30 and provide updates on previously discussed…
How Does the Big South Conference Approach Realignment Right Now?
College sports realignment can be cruel in the best of times and in the worst times it can lead to a conference disbanding altogether like it did to the Southwest Conference in the 1990s or the current challenges faced by the Pac-12 2Pac. Realignment can…
NCAA Sets New Requirements For FBS Teams
The NCAA has adopted a new set of Division 1 membership requirements that will have an impact on future realignment changes at the Football Bowl Subdivision level as well as impacts on current FBS teams. The NCAA has increased the application fee from…
College Realignment Report for September 30, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since September 15 and provide updates on previously discussed…
College Realignment Report for September 15, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since August 31 and provide updates on previously discussed topics.…
