July 1 - Moving Day 2023

[Tech Boys]

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In Memoriam (Part 2): Nyack College / Alliance University in Nyack, NY / Jersey City, NJ will close on August 31; the Warriors were CACC members in 1961-2023. It was announced today that the school had lost accreditation Monday.

[laker]

D2 Alliance University (Nyack from 1972-2012) of the CACC to close.

A Heartbreaking Farewell: Alliance University Faces Accreditation Withdrawal and Campus Closure | Alliance University

[UNALions]

Such an excellent post! Wow!! Nice job.

[KleShreen]

Might want to specify that Roosevelt would be joining the GLIAC and not the GLVC, since they both start with "Great Lakes" =)

[ctrabs74]

14. Holy Names shut down their athletics department this past spring. But yeah, for a conference that was down to an emergency waiver as recently as 2007, it's a remarkable comeback. And for those of us who remember the old NAIA days, for the most part the old Golden State Athletic Conference has become the current PacWest (Azusa Pacific, Biola, Concordia, Fresno Pacific, Point Loma, Westmont, now Vanguard and for a while Cal Baptist)

Yeah, I had a brain cramp re: Holy Names. I corrected my post. And it's strange to see Cal Baptist competing in D1.

[SGAstumpJ]

Presuming Jessup, Menlo and Vanguard are added, that brings the PacWest to 15 schools. I seem to remember when they were struggling to find schools several years ago (unless I'm misremembering).

14. Holy Names shut down their athletics department this past spring. But yeah, for a conference that was down to an emergency waiver as recently as 2007, it's a remarkable comeback. And for those of us who remember the old NAIA days, for the most part the old Golden State Athletic Conference has become the current PacWest (Azusa Pacific, Biola, Concordia, Fresno Pacific, Point Loma, Westmont, now Vanguard and for a while Cal Baptist)

[the Northeasterner]

Been waiting all summer for the post. Thanks for the work in doing it

[ctrabs74]

The Membership Committee meets on July 11-12. The 2023 applicants are,
* Jessup - Pacific West
* Menlo College - Pacific West
* Roosevelt - Great Lakes
* Sul Ross State - Lone Star
* Talladega College - Southern Intercollegiate
* Vanguard - Pacific West

Presuming Jessup, Menlo and Vanguard are added, that brings the PacWest to 14 (not 15) schools. I seem to remember when they were struggling to find schools several years ago (unless I'm misremembering).

[laker]

The Membership Committee meets on July 11-12. The 2023 applicants are,
* Jessup - Pacific West
* Menlo College - Pacific West
* Roosevelt - Great Lakes
* Sul Ross State - Lone Star
* Talladega College - Southern Intercollegiate
* Vanguard - Pacific West

Thanks for posting this thread, especially the last one. Amazing how many changes there are.

[Tech Boys]

This has been a very busy year. So many changes it has been a little hard to keep up; it didn't help that I moved twice since last year. You already know the three schools changing D2 conferences this year but the number of new programs scheduled to begin play in 2023 is incredible. It is by far the most in the six years I have been tracking D2 movement. Summer hasn't stopped the announcements; there was another just two days ago affecting 2024 changes.

Bluefield State moves from Independent to the CIAA. Baseball, (W) Golf, (W) Soccer, and (M) Tennis will remain Independent while (M) Wrestling affiliates with the CC. Bowling may begin play in 2023 in the CIAA.

Upper Iowa moves from the NSIC to the GLVC. (M) Soccer will move over from the GLIAC where they had been an affiliate since 2019. UIU is also dropping five sports.

Young Harris College moves from the PBC to the CC. (W) Lacrosse will move over from the GSC where they had been an affiliate since 2015.

Thomas More joins the GMAC from NAIA. (M) Volleyball will play as an Independent.

Westmont College joins the PWC from NAIA. (M) Track & Field Indoor and (W) Track & Field Indoor will play as an Independent. (W) Swimming & Diving remains in the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference.

In Memoriam: Holy Names University in Oakland, CA closes; the Hawks were PWC members in 2012-2023.

The CC and the SAC were intending for each conference to begin sponsoring (M) Wrestling. Instead, the CC adds (M) Wrestling as a championship sport adding the SAC schools (Coker, Emory & Henry College, Limestone, Lincoln Memorial, and Newberry College) as affiliates. Allen and Bluefield State also affiliate with the CC, both were previously Independent; and they will be joined by the new program from Montevallo.

The ECC adds (M) Volleyball as a championship sport. They begin with ECC members Roberts Wesleyan and St. Thomas Aquinas College and affiliates Alliance and Dominican (NY); all four are new programs for 2023-24. American International College will also be an affiliate. ECC members D'Youville and Daemen will remain affiliates of the Northeast Conference.

The RMAC adds the NCAA Emerging Sport of (W) Wrestling as a championship sport. Chadron State College and Colorado Mesa will be joined by the new program from Adams State and affiliates Simon Fraser and Texas Woman's.

Logos that debuted in 2022-23.

Arkansas Tech	Bentley	Bluefield State
Mississippi College	North Georgia	North Greenville

Gannon, McKendree, Mercyhurst, and Salem (M) Water Polo move from the Collegiate Water Polo Association to the Western Water Polo Association.

Chowan Football moves from the CIAA to the GSC.

Lincoln (MO) Football moves from the MIAA to IND.

Ouachita Baptist (M) Wrestling moves from the GLVC to the MIAA.

Simon Fraser (M) Swimming & Diving, (W) Swimming & Diving, and (M) Wrestling move from IND to the RMAC.

College of Staten Island (M) Swimming & Diving and (W) Swimming & Diving move from the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference to the NE10.

Le Moyne College leaves the NE10 for the D1 Northeast Conference.

There are currently 45 schools adding 92 teams, including 15 new Emerging Sport teams. Of interest among the new team announcements was the wording by Barry about adding five teams. It gave the impression of a good possibility of the SSC adding sponsorship of Beach Volleyball. Sadly, five schools have dropped 17 teams.

Six sports have a future net gain of 5 or more new teams,
* (M) Lacrosse - 8
* (M) Swimming & Diving - 5
* (M) Wrestling - 6
* (W) Lacrosse - 8
* Acrobatics & Tumbling - 10
* (W) Wrestling - 10

New teams

Barton College	Bowling
Emmanuel College	Beach Volleyball — (IND)
Alliance	(M) Volleyball — (ECC)
Dominican (NY)	Bowling Rowing — (IND) (M) Volleyball — (ECC)
Felician	(M) Track & Field Indoor — (IND) (M) Track & Field Outdoor
Holy Family	Baseball (M) Lacrosse
Virginia State	(M) Lacrosse — (IND) (W) Lacrosse — (IND) (W) Soccer — (IND)
Roberts Wesleyan	Field Hockey — (IND) (M) Volleyball
St. Thomas Aquinas College	(M) Volleyball (W) Volleyball
Northwestern Oklahoma State	(M) Track & Field Outdoor
Southeastern Oklahoma State	(W) Golf
Grand Valley State	(M) Wrestling — (IND)
Lake Superior State	(M) Swimming & Diving (W) Swimming & Diving
Wisconsin-Parkside	(W) Golf
Rockhurst	(M) Swimming & Diving (W) Swimming & Diving (M) Track & Field Indoor (W) Track & Field Indoor (M) Track & Field Outdoor (W) Track & Field Outdoor
William Jewell College	(M) Lacrosse (W) Lacrosse
Malone	(W) Lacrosse
Tiffin	(M) Lacrosse
Trevecca Nazarene	(W) Lacrosse
Montevallo	(M) Wrestling — (CC)
St. Edward's	(M) Soccer
Nebraska-Kearney	(M) Tennis
Frostburg State	(M) Wrestling
Notre Dame College	(M) Cross Country (W) Cross Country (M) Track & Field Indoor (W) Track & Field Indoor (M) Track & Field Outdoor (W) Track & Field Outdoor
West Virginia State	(M) Cross Country (W) Cross Country (M) Track & Field Indoor (W) Track & Field Indoor (M) Track & Field Outdoor (W) Track & Field Outdoor
Assumption	(M) Swimming & Diving (W) Ice Hockey — (New England Women's Hockey Alliance)
Saint Anselm College	(M) Track & Field Indoor (W) Track & Field Indoor (M) Track & Field Outdoor (W) Track & Field Outdoor
Augustana	(M) Ice Hockey — (Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
Sioux Falls	(M) Wrestling
Chaminade	Baseball Beach Volleyball — (IND)
Concordia-Irvine	(M) Lacrosse
Dominican (CA)	(M) Lacrosse — (IND) (W) Lacrosse — (IND)
Fort Lewis College	(M) Track & Field Indoor (W) Track & Field Indoor
Emory & Henry College	(W) Lacrosse
Virginia-Wise	(M) Track & Field Indoor (W) Track & Field Indoor (M) Track & Field Outdoor (W) Track & Field Outdoor
Edward Waters	(W) Tennis
Barry	Beach Volleyball (M) Cross Country (W) Cross Country (M) Swimming & Diving (W) Swimming & Diving
Nova Southeastern	Rowing

New Emerging Sport teams

Barton College	Acrobatics & Tumbling
Erskine College	Acrobatics & Tumbling
Francis Marion	Acrobatics & Tumbling
Felician	Acrobatics & Tumbling — (IND)
Georgian Court	Acrobatics & Tumbling — (IND)
Holy Family	Acrobatics & Tumbling — (IND)
D'Youville	(W) Wrestling — (IND)
Roberts Wesleyan	Triathlon — (IND)
Frostburg State	(W) Wrestling — (IND)
Grand Valley State	(W) Wrestling — (IND)
Lake Superior State	Triathlon — (IND)
Sioux Falls	(W) Wrestling — (IND)
Adams State	(W) Wrestling
Wingate	Acrobatics & Tumbling— (CC)
Allen	(W) Wrestling — (IND)

Dropped teams

Upper Iowa	Bowling— (GLVC) (M) Cross Country (M) Track & Field Indoor (M) Track & Field Outdoor (W) Tennis
Simon Fraser	Football — (LSC)
Academy of Art	Baseball
Limestone	(M) Volleyball — (IND) (W) Wrestling — (IND)
Saint Leo	(M) Cross Country (W) Cross Country (M) Swimming & Diving (W) Swimming & Diving (M) Track & Field Indoor — (IND) (W) Track & Field Indoor — (IND) (M) Track & Field Outdoor — (IND) (W) Track & Field Outdoor — (IND)

The Membership Committee meets on July 11-12. The 2023 applicants are,
* Jessup - Pacific West
* Menlo College - Pacific West
* Roosevelt - Great Lakes
* Sul Ross State - Lone Star
* Talladega College - Southern Intercollegiate
* Vanguard - Pacific West