Tracking College Rugby Changes

Here is a list of the all the changes to DI-A and DI-AA since last season. Bear in mind that lots of things on this list can change. In particular, a few conferences are down to only one or two members and will most likely be dissolved. Anyways, take a look:

RED=Subtraction, BLUE=Addition

DI-A

Before: 25 Teams, 4 Conferences
After: 37 Teams, 6 Conferences (1 Independent)

East:

• Old: Army, Delaware, Kutztown, Navy, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers
• Changes: Navy (Varsity Cup), Ohio State (DI-A Big Ten), Rutgers (DI-AA Empire)
• New: Army, Delaware, Kutztown, Penn State

Mid-South:

• Old: Arkansas State, Life, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Notre Dame
• Changes: Oklahoma (DI-A Allied), Texas A&M (DI-A Allied), Notre Dame (Varsity Cup), Davenport (from DI-AA Mid-Eastern)
• New: Arkansas State, Life, Davenport

Allied:

• Old: Didn’t exist
• Changes: Texas (DI-AA Soutwest), Texas A&M (DI-A Mid-South), Baylor (DI-AA Southwest), Oklahoma (DI-AA Mid-South), Texas Tech (??), Sam Houston State (DI-AA Southwest)
• New: Texas, Texas A7M, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Sam Houston State

Big Ten: (I know they won’t be called Big Ten, but until they get a name, that is what I’m calling them.)

• Old: Didn’t exist
• Changes: Illinois (??), Indiana (DI-AA Mid-Eastern), Iowa (DI-AA Midwest), Minnesota (DI-AA Midwest), Wisconsin (DI-AA Midwest), Michigan (??), Michigan State (DI-AA Mid-Eastern), Purdue (DI-AA Mid-Eastern), Nebraska (DI-AA Midwest), Ohio State (DI-A East)
• New: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Nebraska, Ohio State

West:

• Old: Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Wyoming
• Changes: Air Force (Varsity Cup), Arizona (PAC-12), Arizona State (PAC-12), BYU (Varsity Cup), Utah (PAC-12/Varsity Cup), New Mexico (DI-AA Independent), Northern Colorado (??)
• New: Colorado, Colorado State, New Mexico, Northern Colorado, Wyoming

Pacific (now California):

• Old: Cal Poly, Central Washington, St. Mary's, UC Davis, UCLA
• Changes: Central Washington (DI-A Independent), UCLA (DI-AA PAC-12), Sacramento State (DI-AA Northern California), San Diego State (DI-AA Pacific Mountain West), Santa Clara (DI-AA Northern California), Stanford (DI-AA Northern California), UC Santa Barbara (DI-AA Pacific Mountain West)
• New: Cal Poly, St. Mary's, Sacramento State, San Diego State, Santa Clara, UC Davis, Stanford, UC Santa Barabra

Independent: Central Washington

DI-AA

Before: 107 teams, 14 Conferences (1 Independent)
After: 99 teams, 15 Conferences Atlantic Coast:

• Old: Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
• Changes: Georgia Tech (DI-AA South Independent), Navy (DI-A East)
• New: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, Navy, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Eastern Pennsylvania (now Keystone):

• Old: Millersville, Shippensburg, St. Joseph’s, Temple, West Chester
• Changes: West Virginia (DII), Pitt (DII)
• New: Millserville, Pitt, Shippensburg, St. Joseph’s, Temple, West Chester, West Virginia.

Empire:

• Old: Binghampton, Brockport, Buffalo, Fordham, Iona, Merchant Marine Academy, St. Bonaventure, Stony Brook, Syracuse
• Changes: Rutgers (DI-A East)
• New: Binghampton, Brockport, Buffalo, Fordham, Iona, Merchant Marine Academy, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, Stony Brook, Syracuse

East Coast:

• Old: Albany, Boston College, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Middlebury, Northeastern, South Connecticut State
• Changes: None

Ivy League:

• Old: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale
• Changes: None

Midwest:

• Old: Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Wisconsin, Wisconsin-Stout
• Changes: Iowa (DI-A Big Ten), Minnesota (DI-A Big Ten), Nebraska (DI-A Big Ten), Wisconsin (DI-A Big Ten)
• New: Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Wisconsin-Stout

Mid-Eastern:

• Old: Bowling Green, Davenport, Indiana, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Purdue
• Changes: Davenport (DI-A Mid-South), Indiana (DI-A Big Ten), Michigan State (DI-A Big Ten), Purdue (DI-Big Ten), Bowling Green (DI-AA Mid-America), Miami (OH) (DI-AA Mid-America)
• New: Doesn’t exist

Mid-America:

• Old: Didn’t exist
• Changes: Ball State (??), Bowling Green (DI-AA Mid-Eastern), Central Michigan (??), Dayton (??), Miami (OH) (DI-AA Mid-Eastern), Northern Illinois (??). Ohio (??), Western Michigan (??)
• New: Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Dayton, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Western Michigan

Southwest:

• Old: Baylor, Houston, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston State, TCU, Texas, Texas State
• Changes: Baylor (DI-A Allied), Sam Houston State (DI-A Allied), Texas (DI-A Allied)
• New: Houston, North Texas, Rice, TCU, Texas State

Southeastern:

• Old: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi, Mississippi Sate, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
• Changes: None

South Independent:

• Old: Central Florida, Emory, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Florida State, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Life B, Middle Tennessee State, South Florida
• Changes: Emory (DII), Florida International (DII), Memphis (DII), Georgia Tech (DI-AA Atlantic Coast)
• New: Central Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Life B, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, South Florida

Heart of America:

• Old: Arkansas, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Truman State
• Changes: None

Pacific Mountain:

• Old: Claremont Colleges, Loyola Marymount, San Diego, San Diego State, USC, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara
• Changes: San Diego State (DI-A California), UC Santa Barbara (DI-A California)
• New: Claremont Colleges, Loyola Marymount, San Diego, USC, UC Irvine

PAC-12:

• Old: Didn’t exist
• Changes: Cal (Independent), Utah (DI-A West), Oregon State (DI-AA Northwest), Arizona (DI-A West), Arizona State (DI-A West), UCLA (DI-A Pacific)
• New: Cal, Utah, Oregon State, Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA

Northern California:

• Old: Chico State, Sacramento State, Santa Clara, Stanford
• Changes: Sacramento State (DI-A California), Santa Clara (DI-A California), Stanford (DI-A California)
• New: Chico State

Northwest:

• Old: British Columbia, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Oregon State, Simon Fraser, Washington, Washington State, Western Washington
• Changes: British Columbia (Canada), Oregon State (DI-AA PAC-12), Simon Fraser (Canada), Boise State (??), Western Oregon (??)
• New: Eastern Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Washington State, Western Washington, Boise State, Western Oregon