superman7515
February 1st, 2013, 10:14 AM
A lot of movement going on at the D2 level, new conferences coming on board, schools from Mexico trying to get approval to enter the NCAA, schools jumping in from D3 and the NAIA... and for some reason they feel the need to watch Nicholls and Central Arkansas?
http://www.theseniorreports.com/ncaad2.htm
The following is a list of schools we will be watching to see if they apply for D2 membership in 2013. This is only a projected list and the list will be updated during the year.
LAST UPDATED - 1-31-13
Emmanuel College (1-23-13)
Southern Wesleyan University (1-15-13)
Auburn University Montgomery (12-8-12)
Mississippi College (currently D3)
Spring Hill College – will apply this year (confirmed 10-2-12)
++Davenport University
***Schools Below***
**WILL NOT APPLY IN 2013**
**CONFIRMED**
*Cal State - San Marcos - confirmed 1-31-13
Indiana Wesleyan University - confirmed 1-31-13
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – will not apply this cycle
Middle Georgia State - is also looking at NAIA – cannot move
directly to NCAA from NJCAA due to NCAA scheduling requirements that MGS does not meet
Loyola University of New Orleans – will not apply this cycle, looking at 2014
Purdue University Calumet – will not apply this cycle
Northern New Mexico College – do not mean minimum sport requirements to be accepted into NCAA
####(UPDATED 1-24-13)above schools information came from reliable sources
University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Monterrey Tech (Mexico)
(The vote on No. 2013-9 to extend the international member pilot
program to Mexico was equally close, failing 138-141 with 14 abstentions.)
Olivet Nazarene University (will remain NAIA - confirmed 8-3-12)
Xavier University (La) - will not apply this year and is pursuing
membership in the Southern State Athletic Conference (8-24-12)
- 2 sources
*Georgetown (Ky) College (has decided not to apply - 11-1-12)
++West Virginia Institute of Technology (12-30-12 - school confirms will not apply)
Concordia University (Oregon) - 1-4-13 - Concordia University
will not apply for NCAA D-II membership in February 2013 and
will continue to evaluate options moving forward.
Nicholls State University - 12-30-12 - School officials say they will remain D1
University of Central Arkansas (currently D1)
- will not return to D2, confirmed by school- 1-3-13
University of Texas - Dallas (currently D3)
1-4-13 - committed member of the American Southwest Conference
and the NCAA Division III at this time. per school will
not apply
Louisiana College (currently D3)
1-4-13 - Louisiana College is not contemplating a move from
the American Southwest Conference. Louisiana College is
comfortable at the Division III level and have forged
good working relationships in athletics with other schools
in our conference. You can remove our school from your watch list.
++ - did not apply last year, but has been turned down in the past
*- denotes school was denied D2 membership in 2012
Now, both schools have denied they will move back down, but was there ever a rumor or reason to believe they were moving out of D1?
http://www.theseniorreports.com/ncaad2.htm
The following is a list of schools we will be watching to see if they apply for D2 membership in 2013. This is only a projected list and the list will be updated during the year.
LAST UPDATED - 1-31-13
Emmanuel College (1-23-13)
Southern Wesleyan University (1-15-13)
Auburn University Montgomery (12-8-12)
Mississippi College (currently D3)
Spring Hill College – will apply this year (confirmed 10-2-12)
++Davenport University
***Schools Below***
**WILL NOT APPLY IN 2013**
**CONFIRMED**
*Cal State - San Marcos - confirmed 1-31-13
Indiana Wesleyan University - confirmed 1-31-13
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – will not apply this cycle
Middle Georgia State - is also looking at NAIA – cannot move
directly to NCAA from NJCAA due to NCAA scheduling requirements that MGS does not meet
Loyola University of New Orleans – will not apply this cycle, looking at 2014
Purdue University Calumet – will not apply this cycle
Northern New Mexico College – do not mean minimum sport requirements to be accepted into NCAA
####(UPDATED 1-24-13)above schools information came from reliable sources
University of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Monterrey Tech (Mexico)
(The vote on No. 2013-9 to extend the international member pilot
program to Mexico was equally close, failing 138-141 with 14 abstentions.)
Olivet Nazarene University (will remain NAIA - confirmed 8-3-12)
Xavier University (La) - will not apply this year and is pursuing
membership in the Southern State Athletic Conference (8-24-12)
- 2 sources
*Georgetown (Ky) College (has decided not to apply - 11-1-12)
++West Virginia Institute of Technology (12-30-12 - school confirms will not apply)
Concordia University (Oregon) - 1-4-13 - Concordia University
will not apply for NCAA D-II membership in February 2013 and
will continue to evaluate options moving forward.
Nicholls State University - 12-30-12 - School officials say they will remain D1
University of Central Arkansas (currently D1)
- will not return to D2, confirmed by school- 1-3-13
University of Texas - Dallas (currently D3)
1-4-13 - committed member of the American Southwest Conference
and the NCAA Division III at this time. per school will
not apply
Louisiana College (currently D3)
1-4-13 - Louisiana College is not contemplating a move from
the American Southwest Conference. Louisiana College is
comfortable at the Division III level and have forged
good working relationships in athletics with other schools
in our conference. You can remove our school from your watch list.
++ - did not apply last year, but has been turned down in the past
*- denotes school was denied D2 membership in 2012
Now, both schools have denied they will move back down, but was there ever a rumor or reason to believe they were moving out of D1?