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June 10, 2022
With Growing Number of Independents, New Conference Talks Heat Up
by Adam Wodon/Managing Editor ..
The bevy of independent programs scheduled to play this year, have been talking to each other about the possibility of forming a new conference or conferences. But simply due to the logistics of wrangling everyone together, the probability of it happening soon is currently low. Not impossible, however.
Last season, Alaska, Long Island and Arizona State played as independents. This coming season, Alaska-Anchorage, Stonehill and Lindenwood gets added to the mix. There's also Utica, potentially.
Playing an independent schedule is possible, as we've seen, but teams/schools want to guarantee home games. That's what a conference schedule brings. Although six schools are needed for a conference to be eligible for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, teams appear willing to create conferences with fewer than six teams, just to ensure the schedule and home games.
There have been multiple permutations of schools getting together on various calls. ...
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