https://www.d3sports.com It started in the Mid-Atlantic, then spread to the East, Northeast and South. Which schools are moving where, when? en-us https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/04/castleton-moving-to-mascac Vermont State Castleton, currently a core member of the Little East Conference, will join the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference in the fall of 2027. Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/04/castleton-moving-to-mascac https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/04/st-anselm-coming-to-d3-newmac The Hawks tried to come to Division III in 2015-16, but didn't make it through the process. This time, they have a conference partner in the NEWMAC, and will be starting the Division III transitional process in 2027-28. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/04/st-anselm-coming-to-d3-newmac https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/04/keuka-to-join-amcc The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference is now slated to have nine full conference members in the fall of 2027, as Keuka will be making the move from the Empire 8. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/04/keuka-to-join-amcc https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/03/st-elizabeth-to-newnyac The new iteration of the City University of New York athletic conference -- let's call it the NEWNYAC for now -- has added St. Elizabeth, from Morristown, New Jersey. For St. Elizabeth, it will be the third conference in four years, and for the Atlantic East, it's another departure. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/03/st-elizabeth-to-newnyac https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/02/cunyac-takes-another-shot-at-expansion Almost a year after the ill-fated announcement that New Jersey City was joining the CUNYAC, the conference has found another expansion partner. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2026/02/cunyac-takes-another-shot-at-expansion https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/09/cuw-to-cciw Ever since the conference membership said it was showing WashU the door following this fall's football season, there has been speculation as to who would replace them, and it was announced that it would be Concordia (Wis.). Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/09/cuw-to-cciw https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/06/marywood-adds-to-mac-expansion The MAC has added another school, and it's another member of the America East, as Marywood will be joining the ever-growing Middle Atlantic Conference as school No. 18 in the fall of 2026. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/06/marywood-adds-to-mac-expansion https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/06/sunyac-to-add-three-suny-schools The loss of Brockport and Geneseo made the SUNYAC a little smaller, but the conference is restocking with Alfred State from the AMCC and Cobleskill and Delhi from the NAC for the fall of 2026. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/06/sunyac-to-add-three-suny-schools https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/06/luther-leaves-arc-for-mwc The Norse will be leaving the American Rivers Conference to become the third Iowa school in the Midwest Conference, starting in the fall of 2026. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/06/luther-leaves-arc-for-mwc https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/05/st-elizabeth-moving-east Another move in the Conference Shuffle, as St. Elizabeth swaps one conference for another, moving from the United East to the Atlantic East this fall. Thu, 01 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/05/st-elizabeth-moving-east https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/04/neumann-to-the-mac In 2026-27, Neumann will leave the Atlantic East Conference for the Middle Atlantic Conference, as the conference shuffle continues. Neumann would be the 17th full member of the MAC, if there are no further changes. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/04/neumann-to-the-mac https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/04/njcu-heading-to-new-york-city The City University of New York Athletic Conference cannot simply be contained by the five boroughs, and is bringing in its first full conference member from outside the city, as New Jersey City University will cross the Hudson River and become a full CUNYAC member in the fall of 2026, D3sports.com has learned. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/04/njcu-heading-to-new-york-city https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/rosemont-merging-with-villanova Another D-III school is lost to Villanova, as Rosemont, which is adjacent to Villanova, will become part of the institution in the next few years. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/rosemont-merging-with-villanova https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/st-francis-coming-to-d3 Another Division I school is coming to NCAA Division III, as St. Francis, of the Northeast Conference, will be reclassifying and joining the Presidents' Athletic Conference. The news, analysis, and a recent history of D-I to D-III. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/st-francis-coming-to-d3 https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/two-schools-return-to-asc McMurry, which just left a few months ago, and Schreiner, which has been gone for a little more than a decade, are returning to the American Southwest Conference, amid a promise of a 10-year commitment. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/two-schools-return-to-asc https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/sciac-gains-member Azusa Pacific, a member of the NAIA in the greater Los Angeles area, is coming to Division III, joining the SCIAC, and bringing football back in the process. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/03/sciac-gains-member https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/01/c2c-adds-school The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference continues to hang on, announcing it will add another school which won't be a full D-III member until the fall of 2028. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2025/01/c2c-adds-school https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/07/maryville-moving-to-saa Maryville has accepted an invitation to join the Southern Athletic Association, and one of the drivers of the creation of the College Conference of the South has announced a new home after just two years in its new league. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/07/maryville-moving-to-saa https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/07/njac-expands-north-of-border The New Jersey Athletic Conference is adding a full member for the first time in more decades, and that new member is from New York, rather than New Jersey. SUNY New Paltz will be joining the NJAC ... in two years. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/07/njac-expands-north-of-border https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/07/clarks-summit-joins-closures-list The list grows ever longer as some of the smallest schools in NCAA Division III are unable to hang on until the fall. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/07/clarks-summit-joins-closures-list https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/06/hendrix-goes-back-to-scac After a little more than a decade away, the Warriors are returning to the conference they called home for 20 years and will bolster the SCAC's claim to a football automatic bid. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/06/hendrix-goes-back-to-scac https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/wells-college-to-close "Revenues, unfortunately, are not projected to be sufficient for Wells’ long-term financial stability." Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/wells-college-to-close https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/letourneau-follows-asc-scac-pipeline Concordia (Texas), McMurry and the University of the Ozarks have all announced moves from the American Southwest Conference to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, and it turns out LeTourneau will join them as well, as the ASC continues to dissolve. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/letourneau-follows-asc-scac-pipeline https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/hiram-comes-back-to-pac The conference shuffle continues to hit the former Great Lakes region, as in the fall of 2025, Hiram will return to the Presidents' Athletic Conference after more than 35 years away. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/hiram-comes-back-to-pac https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/ferrum-to-d2 A member of NCAA Division III since the 1980s, Ferrum announced that it has accepted a bid to join Conference Carolinas in NCAA Division II. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/04/ferrum-to-d2 https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/01/ncac-to-gain-member-from-oac The North Coast Athletic Conference was formed by members leaving the Ohio Athletic Conference in the early 1908s. One school made that transition as recently as 2000, and John Carroll will be joining them soon. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2024/01/ncac-to-gain-member-from-oac https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/08/brockport-geneseo-to-join-e8 In an era where few conferences mix state and private schools, the Empire 8 is bringing in two SUNY schools to join its nine private institutions, starting in the fall of 2024. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/08/brockport-geneseo-to-join-e8 https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/07/ut-dallas-to-d2 Texas-Dallas, the largest school in the American Southwest Conference and one of the two non-football schools that had not yet announced a new home, is choosing the Lone Star Conference and NCAA Division II. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/07/ut-dallas-to-d2 https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/06/pratt-to-join-atlantic-east An eighth school expands the Atlantic East's footprint, as the AEC will now span from suburban D.C. to Brooklyn. The move cuts into the size of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference for the fall of 2024. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/06/pratt-to-join-atlantic-east https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/06/berea-jumps-to-hcac Berea, which just ended its first academic year in the brand-new Collegiate Conference of the South, will be joining the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in the fall of 2024. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2023/06/berea-jumps-to-hcac