Today we say goodbye to Heartland Conference, Long Island-Post, and Merrimack College.
The Heartland Conference disbands. LIU-Post leaves the East Coast Conference to consolidate with LIU-Brooklyn in D1 as the Long Island University Sharks. The LIU Sharks will retain LIU-Brooklyn's membership in the D1 Northeast Conference. Merrimack leaves the NE10 to move to the D1 Northeast Conference.
Heartland orphans Arkansas-Fort Smith, Dallas Baptist, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma Christian, St. Edward's, St. Mary's, and Texas A&M International join the LSC with D2 newcomer Texas-Tyler who is moving from D3.
Fellow Heartland orphans Newman and Rogers State join the MIAA to replace Lindenwood and Southwest Baptist who left for the GLVC.
The MEC loses Shepherd to the PSAC and Virginia-Wise to the SAC while gaining Davis & Elkins from the G-MAC and Frostburg State from D3.
Chowan completes their move from the CIAA to Conference Carolinas and Savannah State returns to the SIAC from D1.
Four conferences will have new championship sports. The GLVC adds Women's Lacrosse. The GSC adds Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor. The LSC returns Men's Soccer. The MEC adds Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor and Wrestling.
The GAC-MIAA Men's Soccer and Men's Tennis partnership begins. All Men's Soccer teams in both conferences will compete for the GAC Championship and all Men's Tennis teams in both conferences will compete for the MIAA Championship.
A total of 32 schools have combined to add 52 teams with 10 schools dropping 16 teams. These numbers are based on what is currently known and will likely change by the time the fall season begins.
Other changes include.
Claflin Baseball moving from Independent to the PBC.
Mercy, Molloy, and St. Thomas Aquinas Field Hockey moving from Independent to the NE10.
Lincoln (MO) Football returns to the MIAA from the GLVC.
Notre Dame de Namur Men's Lacrosse moving from Independent to the RMAC.
Shorter Men's Lacrosse moving from the GLVC to Independent.
Upper Iowa Men's Soccer moving from the MIAA to the GLIAC.
North Carolina-Pembroke Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor, and Wrestling move from Independent to the MEC.
D1 said goodbye to the Eastern Wrestling League with Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Lock Haven Wrestling joining the D1 Mid-American Conference.
California-San Diego Women's Water Polo moving from the Western Water Polo Association to the D1 Big West Conference.
Davis & Elkins Men's Lacrosse will remain in the G-MAC as an affiliate.
Frostburg State Field Hockey will be an Independent while Men's Lacrosse will join the ECC.
Savannah State Women's Golf and Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor will be Independent.
School name changes. Coker College is now Coker University. Western State Colorado University is now Western Colorado University.
The DII Membership Committee meets on July 9-11 to evaluate the provisional members and determine the membership applications from Frostburg State, joining the MEC in 2019, and College of Staten Island, joining the ECC in 2020.
The Heartland Conference disbands. LIU-Post leaves the East Coast Conference to consolidate with LIU-Brooklyn in D1 as the Long Island University Sharks. The LIU Sharks will retain LIU-Brooklyn's membership in the D1 Northeast Conference. Merrimack leaves the NE10 to move to the D1 Northeast Conference.
Heartland orphans Arkansas-Fort Smith, Dallas Baptist, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma Christian, St. Edward's, St. Mary's, and Texas A&M International join the LSC with D2 newcomer Texas-Tyler who is moving from D3.
Fellow Heartland orphans Newman and Rogers State join the MIAA to replace Lindenwood and Southwest Baptist who left for the GLVC.
The MEC loses Shepherd to the PSAC and Virginia-Wise to the SAC while gaining Davis & Elkins from the G-MAC and Frostburg State from D3.
Chowan completes their move from the CIAA to Conference Carolinas and Savannah State returns to the SIAC from D1.
Four conferences will have new championship sports. The GLVC adds Women's Lacrosse. The GSC adds Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor. The LSC returns Men's Soccer. The MEC adds Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor and Wrestling.
The GAC-MIAA Men's Soccer and Men's Tennis partnership begins. All Men's Soccer teams in both conferences will compete for the GAC Championship and all Men's Tennis teams in both conferences will compete for the MIAA Championship.
A total of 32 schools have combined to add 52 teams with 10 schools dropping 16 teams. These numbers are based on what is currently known and will likely change by the time the fall season begins.
Other changes include.
Claflin Baseball moving from Independent to the PBC.
Mercy, Molloy, and St. Thomas Aquinas Field Hockey moving from Independent to the NE10.
Lincoln (MO) Football returns to the MIAA from the GLVC.
Notre Dame de Namur Men's Lacrosse moving from Independent to the RMAC.
Shorter Men's Lacrosse moving from the GLVC to Independent.
Upper Iowa Men's Soccer moving from the MIAA to the GLIAC.
North Carolina-Pembroke Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor, and Wrestling move from Independent to the MEC.
D1 said goodbye to the Eastern Wrestling League with Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Lock Haven Wrestling joining the D1 Mid-American Conference.
California-San Diego Women's Water Polo moving from the Western Water Polo Association to the D1 Big West Conference.
Davis & Elkins Men's Lacrosse will remain in the G-MAC as an affiliate.
Frostburg State Field Hockey will be an Independent while Men's Lacrosse will join the ECC.
Savannah State Women's Golf and Men's and Women's Track & Field Indoor will be Independent.
School name changes. Coker College is now Coker University. Western State Colorado University is now Western Colorado University.
The DII Membership Committee meets on July 9-11 to evaluate the provisional members and determine the membership applications from Frostburg State, joining the MEC in 2019, and College of Staten Island, joining the ECC in 2020.
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