The exact process of moving an entire conference to the FBS level is unknown, Thamel reported - there is a moratorium in Division 1 on single sport conferences - but ESPN sources expressed optimism that the move will work and be supported by the NCAA. UT Rio Grande Valley, which just started a football program, will join the newly formed conference in 2025 as the tenth member (the other nine schools are expected to form the new conference starting in 2024). Per Thamel, the founding documents for the league state the group means to move “from what is currently known as FCS football to what is currently known as FBS football at the earliest practicable date.” It will be a football-only conference, sources told Thamel, and would move to the FBS ranks as soon as it is viable. ^ UC Merced competes in women's water polo both as an NAIA independent and as a member of the club division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association.Sources: Ten schools have come to an agreement to form a new football-only conference with the stated goal of moving from FCS to FBS “at the earliest practicable date.” - Pete Thamel December 9, 2022.^ The CalPac (in full, California Pacific Conference) does not officially sponsor men's water polo, but its members that sponsor the sport hold a season-ending round-robin event that serves as a de facto conference championship. The NCAA's top-level men's volleyball championship is open to members of Divisions I and II, and the NCAA water polo championships for both men and women are open to members of all three NCAA divisions. ^ a b c UC Merced will begin a transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II in 2024–25, and will align fully with the NCAA in 2025–26.The NCAA's top-level men's volleyball championship is open to members of Divisions I and II. ^ Jamestown is set to start a transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II in 2024–25, and will align fully with the NCAA in 2025–26.^ When the addition of beach volleyball was announced, Sam Houston was a member of the Western Athletic Conference, but had already announced its move to Conference USA effective in 2023.^ Women's triathlon does not have an NCAA-sanctioned championship, but is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.^ Stunt does not have an NCAA-sanctioned championship, but is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.^ a b Before announcing their moves to the MAAC, Merrimack and Sacred Heart had been announced as members of the NEC's reinstated men's lacrosse league.^ a b Menlo and Vanguard began transitions from the NAIA to NCAA Division II in 2023–24, and will align fully with the NCAA in 2024–25.
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