- D3Playbook
- Posts
- Doing The Conference Shuffle
Doing The Conference Shuffle
Membership changes for next year and beyond


JULY 1, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH
What administrators, coaches, parents and fans are reading. #whyD3
Send tips to [email protected] and/or via DM
😃 Good Morning DIII. And welcome to the new fiscal year.
📆 What’s Happening Today. The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee will hold a virtual meeting, while the College Sports Communicators will release their Academic All-America baseball team.
📰 Are You Enjoying D3Playbook? Support our work with a subscription.
TOP STORY
1. Conference Changes for 2025-26

A new year begins for NCAA Division III as the calendar flips from June to July, signaling for many the start of FY26.
It also means that the shuffling of conference members over the past two years becomes a reality beginning today.
This special edition of the D3Playbook takes a look at the changes for this year and a glance into additional changes coming in 2026-27.
Fact-based news without bias awaits. Make 1440 your choice today.
Overwhelmed by biased news? Cut through the clutter and get straight facts with your daily 1440 digest. From politics to sports, join millions who start their day informed.
CONFERENCES
2. Full-Time Changes
Additions
Atlantic East (AEC): Saint Elizabeth
Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C): Johnson & Wales-Charlotte
North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC): John Carroll
Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC): Hiram
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC): Hendrix and LeTourneau
Departures
American Southwest Conference (ASC): LeTourneau
North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC): Hiram
Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC): John Carroll
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC): Ferrum
Southern Athletic Association (SAA): Hendrix
United East Conference (UEC): Saint Elizabeth
CONFERENCES
3. Single-Sport Additions
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC): Elmira and John Carroll as women’s wrestling members
Centennial Conference (CC): Carnegie Mellon as football member
City of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC): New Jersey City as men’s volleyball member
Colonial Women’s Golf Conference (CWGC): Babson, Carlow, Christopher Newport, Kean, Penn State Altoona, Salisbury and Stockton form
Southern Athletic Association (SAA): Southwestern and Trinity (Texas) as football members. Maryville as football and women’s golf members
State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC): SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Delhi as cross country members. Penn State Altoona, Penn State Behrend, Pitt-Bradford, and SUNY Delhi as swimming members. Elmira as men’s wrestling member. Salisbury as field hockey member
A LOOK AHEAD
4. Future Changes
Additions (2026-27)
American Southwest Conference (ASC): McMurry and Schreiner as full members
City of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC): New Jersey City as full member
Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC): Marywood and Neumann from Atlantic East as full members
Midwest Conference (MWC): Luther as full member
New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC): New Paltz as a full member
Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC): St. Francis (Pa.) as full member
Southern Athletic Association (SAA): Maryville
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC): Will integrate Azusa Pacific into conference scheduling in 2026-27. Expected to become full-fledged member in 2028-29
State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC): Alfred State, SUNY Cobleskill, and SUNY Delhi as full members
United East Conference (UEC): Rosemont athletics will transition to club status after 2025-26
Departures (2026-27)
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC): Alfred State
American Rivers Conference (A-R-C): Luther
Atlantic East Conference (AEC): Marywood, Neumann
Collegiate Conference of the South. (CCS): Maryville
New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC): New Jersey City
North Atlantic Conference (NAC): SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Delhi
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC): McMurry, Schreiner
State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC): New Paltz
NEWS YOU CAN USE
5. Lightning Round ⚡️
» New Day. “The revenue-sharing era in college sports officially begins Tuesday, when Division I athletic departments can directly pay student-athletes.”
TRANSACTIONS
6. Comings and Goings
ALBION - Noah Tylutki named assistant sports information director
ALVERNIA - Clay Allen named head tennis coach
BETHANY - Brian Sansom will depart as VP for enrollment and athletics
BRIDGEWATER - Nick Schlickenrieder named head golf coach
CENTRAL - Jaime Miranda named head women’s wrestling coach
CONCORDIA-CHICAGO - Kolin Conner resigned as head baseball coach
CURRY - Cassandra Nelson named head women’s lacrosse coach
GENEVA - Geno DeMarco announced his retirement as head football coach after the 2025 season
GORDON - Matt Antonelli named head baseball coach
JOHN JAY - Austin Voges named head women’s volleyball coach
KING’S - Cheryl Ish will step down as associate vice president/athletic director and transition to a faculty role
LYON - Michael Peckham named head women’s basketball coach
MACALESTER - AD Donovan named head women’s basketball coach
THIEL - Jessi Jaurez named director of cross country/track and field
WESTMINSTER (Mo.) - Jessica Brown named director of athletics
📬 Thanks for starting your July with us.
Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook
Copyright © 2025, D3Playbook.com All rights reserved
Reply