Breaking news is the University of Hartford has completed a study which recommends, due to fiscal issues that can't be fixed, that the school seek D-III membership. No word yet if the decision has been made and what the timeline might be.
https://www.wtnh.com/news/news-8-exc...letic-program/
Playing devil's advocate here- that would drop America East to 9 members (4 of which have football teams in the CAA):
1. Albany (CAA Football)
2. Binghamton
3. Maine (CAA Football)
4. UMBC
5. UMass-Lowell
6. New Hampshire (CAA Football)
7. NJIT
8. Stony Brook (CAA Football)
9. Vermont
Replacing Hartford with Central Connecticut would return the league to 10 teams and a 18-game basketball schedule. It would also give the AE another football school. There are an additional 3 football schools in the region that already have affiliate football membership outside of their home conference that would be very interested in AE football:
1. Monmouth (MAAC / Big South football)
2. Rhode Island (A-10 / CAA Football)
3. Robert Morris (Horizon / Big South football)
If the AE sees any value in sponsoring football (which I'm not sure they do), I think they would be immediately eligible for the AQ since they would have had 5 members together in the CAA.
America East Football:
1. Albany
2. Central Connecticut
3. Maine
4. Monmouth
5. Rhode Island
6. Robert Morris
7. New Hampshire
8. Stony Brook
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