Moving Day 2025

[Bballfan]

It's just more filler games with the way transfers and NIL are concentrating the talent to the most powerful teams. Stability at the lower levels is gone unless things really change.

Not just filler. Just gives more spots for the mediocre teams in the power conferences. Are they better than some of the ridiculous little D1 schools that get into the tournament? Absolutely. But they should at least do something to make it in. But no, they think this will allow the power schools who are always begging for money to be competitive to say "see...we made the NCAA tournament...progress". Who cares if they are not even 0.500 in their league. So ridiculous.

[laker]

These are the eight teams that would have been added for the women's tournament if it had been at 76.

BYU, NDSU, Utah, Texas A&M, Mississippi St, Stanford, Kansas and Indiana.

Note- only one school- NDSU- is from a non-power conference. So it is terribly slanted for the big schools.

I saw NDSU play twice in person in the post season. Columbia, which isn't even listed in the top eight, blew they away in Fargo. The game was over before half. The Lions were extremely impressive but they would have been left out.

I haven't seen a list for the men's teams yet, but I imagine it would be similar.

[zimmy21]

Not just filler. Just gives more spots for the mediocre teams in the power conferences. Are they better than some of the ridiculous little D1 schools that get into the tournament? Absolutely. But they should at least do something to make it in. But no, they think this will allow the power schools who are always begging for money to be competitive to say "see...we made the NCAA tournament...progress". Who cares if they are not even 0.500 in their league. So ridiculous.

I'm content with adding 8 more teams to the tournament, with the caveat that they have to be above .500 in league play. Nobody deserves to be in if under that.

[Bballfan]

I'm content with adding 8 more teams to the tournament, with the caveat that they have to be above .500 in league play. Nobody deserves to be in if under that.

I agree with that. That absolutely should be a stipulation. For a number of conferences, there should also be an automatic qualifier for the regular and tournament champs. Miami of Ohio is a good example of that. You go undefeated in the regular season (at that level anyhow), you deserve a shot. That wouldn't be the case for every conference, but some should be guaranteed two if there is a different winner of the regular season vs. conference tournament.

[crixus]

Moving from the Sun Belt to the American seems like a downgrade to me.

This is how Yahoo! Scout ranked the G6 conferences for the 2025 season: 1. American 2. Mountain West 3. Sun Belt 4. Mid American 5. Conference USA 6. PAC 12 (just Oregon State and Wazzu)

A possible G6 playoff is being discussed by those conferences, I heard about it on a Big Mountain podcast episode last month.

[Tech Boys]

I'm content with adding 8 more teams to the tournament, with the caveat that they have to be above .500 in league play. Nobody deserves to be in if under that.

I've long held the belief that all at-large teams must have 20 overall wins and above .500 in conference.

[Sec10-A-14]

Private schools going broke and shutting down is not a new thing. It's been happening since there have been private schools. Many nearly went under like Lafayette College.

Are you talking about Lafayette College of Easton Pa?

These are all i read about

• Siena Heights University (Adrian, MI) — announced June 30, 2025; closing at the end of the 2025–26 academic year.
• Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL) — announced November 4, 2025; final commencement May 8, 2026.
• Sterling College (Craftsbury Common, VT) — announced November 13, 2025; final commencement May 16, 2026.
• Providence Christian College (Pasadena, CA) — announced February 7, 2026; closing at end of 2025–26 academic year.
• Lourdes University (Sylvania, OH) — announced February 11, 2026; closing at end of spring 2026 semester.
• Labouré College of Healthcare (Milton, MA) — announced February 2026; operations ceasing August 31, 2026.
• Hampshire College (Amherst, MA) — announced April 14, 2026; closing at the end of fall 2026.
• Anna Maria College (Paxton, MA) — announced April 23, 2026; ceasing academic operations at the end of spring 2026, with full wind-down by year-end.
• source : article 4/27/26
• https://thecollegeinvestor.com/79342...t-of-closures/

[crixus]

I've long held the belief that all at-large teams must have 20 overall wins and above .500 in conference.

Sounds good to me.

[crixus]

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Are you talking about Lafayette College of Easton Pa?

These are all i read about

• Siena Heights University (Adrian, MI) — announced June 30, 2025; closing at the end of the 2025–26 academic year.
• Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL) — announced November 4, 2025; final commencement May 8, 2026.
• Sterling College (Craftsbury Common, VT) — announced November 13, 2025; final commencement May 16, 2026.
• Providence Christian College (Pasadena, CA) — announced February 7, 2026; closing at end of 2025–26 academic year.
• Lourdes University (Sylvania, OH) — announced February 11, 2026; closing at end of spring 2026 semester.
• Labouré College of Healthcare (Milton, MA) — announced February 2026; operations ceasing August 31, 2026.
• Hampshire College (Amherst, MA) — announced April 14, 2026; closing at the end of fall 2026.
• Anna Maria College (Paxton, MA) — announced April 23, 2026; ceasing academic operations at the end of spring 2026, with full wind-down by year-end.
• source : article 4/27/26
• https://thecollegeinvestor.com/79342...t-of-closures/

I looked it up and Lafayette College in Easton, PA is facing financial challenges (like a lot of schools), but they're not on the brink of closure. They've recently extended the contract of their President through 2030.

I'm all in favor of getting rid of trolls, except the one's from Trinity Christian College. Sad to see them on that closures list.

[njmav1]

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Are you talking about Lafayette College of Easton Pa?

These are all i read about

• Siena Heights University (Adrian, MI) — announced June 30, 2025; closing at the end of the 2025–26 academic year.
• Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL) — announced November 4, 2025; final commencement May 8, 2026.
• Sterling College (Craftsbury Common, VT) — announced November 13, 2025; final commencement May 16, 2026.
• Providence Christian College (Pasadena, CA) — announced February 7, 2026; closing at end of 2025–26 academic year.
• Lourdes University (Sylvania, OH) — announced February 11, 2026; closing at end of spring 2026 semester.
• Labouré College of Healthcare (Milton, MA) — announced February 2026; operations ceasing August 31, 2026.
• Hampshire College (Amherst, MA) — announced April 14, 2026; closing at the end of fall 2026.
• Anna Maria College (Paxton, MA) — announced April 23, 2026; ceasing academic operations at the end of spring 2026, with full wind-down by year-end.
• source : article 4/27/26
• https://thecollegeinvestor.com/79342...t-of-closures/

Yes I was. Lafayette has faced financial hardship a couple of times in their history. Like I said, colleges face financial hardships all the time. Some make it and thrive, others don't and fade from memory. We seem around here to be horrified when a school ends up closing when things like this are nothing new. Lafayette survived and has a billion dollar endowment, and a beautiful campus.

[zimmy21]

I agree with that. That absolutely should be a stipulation. For a number of conferences, there should also be an automatic qualifier for the regular and tournament champs. Miami of Ohio is a good example of that. You go undefeated in the regular season (at that level anyhow), you deserve a shot. That wouldn't be the case for every conference, but some should be guaranteed two if there is a different winner of the regular season vs. conference tournament.

I agree, first priority for these new slots should go to Mid-Majors to low majors that were conference regular season champs who did not win their conference tournament.

[Bballfan]

Honestly I am not a fan of conference tournaments to begin with. They of course are just a money grab, and it cheapens the whole season. A team just has to get hot for one week out of the year and then earns an automatic bid to the tournament. Sorry. It is much more impressive to win the regular season over the scope of 2+ months.

[SW_Mustang]

Honestly I am not a fan of conference tournaments to begin with. They of course are just a money grab, and it cheapens the whole season. A team just has to get hot for one week out of the year and then earns an automatic bid to the tournament. Sorry. It is much more impressive to win the regular season over the scope of 2+ months.

I'm not either - it makes the early rounds of the tournament practically unwatchable for me. Granted, I'm not a huge basketball fan to begin with, but there's a handful of conferences that aren't ever going to produce a top 64 team but they still get invited to the tournament. Just creates a bunch of warm up games for the real college basketball teams.

Then you get situations like the MAC where the NCAA is forced to give a pity invite to the non-conference tournament winner. Just makes the whole thing tough to watch, for me.

[SW_Mustang]

University of North Dakota cuts both of their tennis programs - did we cover that already?

[SW_Mustang]

Just saw this on Twitter- the schools that have dropped tennis in the last 45 days. Remember, some of these are men's programs, not the women's.

Illinois State Univ.
St. Louis University
Univ. Of Arkansas
Colorado St. - Pueblo William
Jewell College
Lakeland University
Jessup University

Add UND to the list.