Quote Originally Posted by UAalum72 View Post
Even more odd, the MEAC history page says "On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the NCAA; prior to that year, the conference had operated on the Division II level. "
https://meacsports.com/sports/2017/9...908173619.aspx
Just as odd, Florida A&M didn't join the MEAC until 1980 and played in a D2 conference through 1979, yet they were classified as 1-AA and won the national championship in 1979 despite all of their conference games being against D2s.