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Greg Sankey and the rest of the Division 1 transformation committee have been working on transforming the division. I believe that is short-hand for a shrinking of Division 1. There have already been whiskers that Sankey has hinted at eliminating AQs in the NCAA tournament and/or thinning out the heard.
I, however, am not one of those who believe that that means a P2 or P5 breakaway in all sports or even in football. There is too much money in an expanded CFP and the current NCAA tournament structure. I do however believe that we will see a split in Division 1 like we did in the early 1980s, only this time it will be for all sports.
Here are the conferences and teams who I believe will make the cut for the new Division 1:
The ten FBS conferences:
SEC
B1G
Pac-12
ACC
Big 12
MW
AAC
Sun Belt
MAC
C-USA
The four prominent non-FBS basketball leagues:
Big East
A-10
WCC
MVC
The two leagues housing FBS programs and also for academic reasons:
Big West (Hawaii)
Patriot (Army and Navy)
You know who:
Ivy League
The two leagues who will get in for political/geographic reasons:
CAA
SWAC
The three leagues who get in for geographic (state flagship) reasons:
America East (UVM, Maine, UNH)
Big Sky (Montana, Montana State, Idaho, Idaho State)
Summit (NDSU, SDSU, UND, USD)
The remaining leagues do not make the cut (the top three making an argument for inclusion but falling short; some of their members find homes in Division 1 leagues):
MAAC
Southern
WAC
Horizon
A-Sun
MEAC
Big South
Southland
NEC
OVC
If this happens, 262 schools would remain in Division 1. There would be 22 conferences. That would mean the tournament could in theory go back to 64 and there would be 22 AQs and 42 at large bids- a win for everyone who makes the cut.
I, however, am not one of those who believe that that means a P2 or P5 breakaway in all sports or even in football. There is too much money in an expanded CFP and the current NCAA tournament structure. I do however believe that we will see a split in Division 1 like we did in the early 1980s, only this time it will be for all sports.
Here are the conferences and teams who I believe will make the cut for the new Division 1:
The ten FBS conferences:
SEC
B1G
Pac-12
ACC
Big 12
MW
AAC
Sun Belt
MAC
C-USA
The four prominent non-FBS basketball leagues:
Big East
A-10
WCC
MVC
The two leagues housing FBS programs and also for academic reasons:
Big West (Hawaii)
Patriot (Army and Navy)
You know who:
Ivy League
The two leagues who will get in for political/geographic reasons:
CAA
SWAC
The three leagues who get in for geographic (state flagship) reasons:
America East (UVM, Maine, UNH)
Big Sky (Montana, Montana State, Idaho, Idaho State)
Summit (NDSU, SDSU, UND, USD)
The remaining leagues do not make the cut (the top three making an argument for inclusion but falling short; some of their members find homes in Division 1 leagues):
MAAC
Southern
WAC
Horizon
A-Sun
MEAC
Big South
Southland
NEC
OVC
If this happens, 262 schools would remain in Division 1. There would be 22 conferences. That would mean the tournament could in theory go back to 64 and there would be 22 AQs and 42 at large bids- a win for everyone who makes the cut.