Originally posted by Try II
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Here are a few of the national champions recently who shouldn't be D1 because they aren't in a Power 5 conference.
2022-2023 Men's Basketball (UCONN) (I do think the Big East is absolutely a power conference for basketball, but they aren't a "Power 5"
2022-2023 Cross Country - Northern Arizona
2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Quinnipiac (a former DII school who has what Boise State and UCF don't have).
2022-2023 Rifle - UA Fairbanks (a DII school)
Yes, some of these sports are not "mainstream" sports, but many of them do have a large representation among Power 5 conference schools, such as men's cross country, but teams that "shouldn't be competing at the D1 level" because they can't compete for natty's can not only compete, but also win them.
This doesn't include the teams like Coastal Carolina baseball, Loyola Chicago Basketball, Butler Basketball, or other sports which have competed quite well for national championships in major sports.
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