Ncaa Conference Realignments

Download or read book Ncaa Conference Realignments written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: 1996 NCAA conference realignment, 2005 NCAA conference realignment, 2010-12 NCAA conference realignment, NCAA Division I conference realignment. Excerpt: The 2010-12 NCAA conference realignment refers to several proposed and actual conference expansion plans among various NCAA conferences, beginning in the 2010-11 academic year and continuing into the next academic year. While conferences in all three NCAA divisions-Division I, Division II, and Division III-experienced change during this period, media attention focused on extensive conference movement in Division I. Most of these changes involved conferences in the top Football Bowl Subdivision, with all of the current eleven FBS conferences, as well as the ranks of FBS independents, either gaining or losing football members. Most significantly, the Western Athletic Conference became the first Division I FBS conference to drop football since the Big West Conference dropped football in 2000. Two other conferences discussed a merger, but due to likely revenue losses resulting from specific provisions in NCAA rules, these leagues are now planning to enter into an alliance that falls short of a full merger. In addition, one school announced it would start a football program in advance of a move to Conference USA. The second-tier Football Championship Subdivision also saw changes, with 13 schools changing their football affiliation, and four other schools announcing that they would establish football programs at that level. The most significant change to the FCS landscape was the demise of the Great West Conference as a football entity after the 2011 season, as all five of its football members departed for more established conferences. Four schools accepted invitations to join the Big Sky Conference-two as full members and two as affiliate members in football...