Post by The Cats on Jan 27, 2020 23:27:17 GMT -5
ASUN Announces Exploration of Expansion & Building New NCAA Division I Multisport Conference
The ASUN Conference and Commissioner Ted Gumbart announced on Wednesday afternoon that the league membership has committed to a full exploration of multiple expansion opportunities. In one of the future scenarios, the current ASUN members partner with expansion members to form a new DI multisport conference.
The FAQ section below pertains to the specific steps on how the ASUN would collaborate with the CCSA (Coastal Collegiate Sports Association) to build a new multisport conference. The parenthetical references are to the applicable bylaw in the 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Manual.
>> How do NCAA Division I institutions form a new conference?
- NCAA member schools may join together to form a conference (3.02.3.2 Member Conference, 3.3.3.2 Member Conference Election). This process elected the CCSA to Division I Conference membership. This Q&A deals specifically with how the ASUN and CCSA will create a "Multisport" conference. Once multisport status is achieved, the conference is eligible for legislative approval to be classified as a Core Conference; core conference status permits automatic qualification (AQ) into NCAA Championships.
The chronological steps in this plan are:
a) ASUN Conference expands to 20 members (by June, 2023)
b) The ASUN transfers rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA
c) The ASUN 7 join the CCSA (July 1, 2023)
d) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference
e) The remaining ASUN members adopt the name United Athletic Conference
asunsports.org/general/2019-20/releases/20200122lh6utq
The ASUN Conference and Commissioner Ted Gumbart announced on Wednesday afternoon that the league membership has committed to a full exploration of multiple expansion opportunities. In one of the future scenarios, the current ASUN members partner with expansion members to form a new DI multisport conference.
The FAQ section below pertains to the specific steps on how the ASUN would collaborate with the CCSA (Coastal Collegiate Sports Association) to build a new multisport conference. The parenthetical references are to the applicable bylaw in the 2019-2020 NCAA Division I Manual.
>> How do NCAA Division I institutions form a new conference?
- NCAA member schools may join together to form a conference (3.02.3.2 Member Conference, 3.3.3.2 Member Conference Election). This process elected the CCSA to Division I Conference membership. This Q&A deals specifically with how the ASUN and CCSA will create a "Multisport" conference. Once multisport status is achieved, the conference is eligible for legislative approval to be classified as a Core Conference; core conference status permits automatic qualification (AQ) into NCAA Championships.
The chronological steps in this plan are:
a) ASUN Conference expands to 20 members (by June, 2023)
b) The ASUN transfers rights to the ASUN name and marks to the CCSA
c) The ASUN 7 join the CCSA (July 1, 2023)
d) The CCSA adopts the ASUN name as a multisport conference
e) The remaining ASUN members adopt the name United Athletic Conference
asunsports.org/general/2019-20/releases/20200122lh6utq
