With more conferences changes in the Mid-Atlantic and Atlantic regions, this seems like a good time to summarize where everyone stands…at least for now. Below is a listing of who will be where in 2007-2008 (new members in bold).

I hypothesized on Hoopsville that, when all the moves are finished, the little conferences will hurt the most. The Interstate 8 (now 7) pulled members from the CAC, MAC Commonwealth and Freedom and Skyline. As those conferences scramble to fill spots and protect their AQs, they are pulling members from the PAC, NEAC and Skyline.

The PAC lost Wesley to the CAC and Arcadia to the MAC-Commonwealth. The Reading Eagle reports that Alvernia could also move soon.

I don’t think the PAC will approach the same endangered status as the AWCC. But the Skyline could be in trouble, at least for the women’s AQ. They lost King’s Point, Manhattanville and Stevens Tech, leaving just 7 members. And SUNY-Maritime is struggling as a program after dropping out of conference play for last season.

The Reading Eagle article cited above also says the MAC is immediately considering four teams – Arcadia, Alvernia, Manhattanville and a mystery team. Alvernia might be a natural fit for the MAC Commonwealth since it’s very close to current member Albright. Perhaps the fourth team has football, which is a concern given the departure of Juniata, Moravian and Susquehanna.

AWCC (Lost 4)

Notre Dame
Trinity (DC)
Wilson

Chatham will join the Presidents Athletic Conference. Mary-Baldwin will join the USAC.

CAC (Added 3, lost 2)

Gallaudet
Hood
Marymount
Mary Washington
Salisbury
St. Mary’s (Md.)
Villa Julie
York (Pa.)
Wesley

Hood men will join the CAC in 2006 since they are independent.

Interstate 7 (Added 8, lost 1)

Drew
Catholic
Goucher
Juniata
King’s Point
Moravian
Susquehanna

Stevens Tech ducked out of this new entity to join the Empire 8.

MAC-Commonwealth (Added 1, lost 3)

Albright
Elizabethtown
Lebanon Valley
Lycoming
Messiah
Widener

MAC-Freedom (Added 2, lost 2)

Arcadia
Delaware Valley
DeSales
FDU-Florham
King’s
Manhattanville
Scranton
Wilkes

PAC (Lost 2)

Alvernia
Cabrini
Cedar Crest (Women’s only)
Eastern
Gwynedd-Mercy
Immaculata
Marywod
Misericordia
Neumann
Rosemont (Women’s only)

NEAC (Added Chestnut Hill women, lost 1)

Baptist Bible
Bard
Cazenovia
Chestnut Hill (Women added)
D’Youville
Keuka
Keystone
Penn State-Berks
Philadelphia Bible
Polytechnic
SUNY-Purchase

Skyline (Lost 3)

Centenary
Mount St. Mary
Mt. St. Vincent
St.Joseph’s (L.I.)
SUNY-Farmingdale
SUNY-Maritime (Men only?)
SUNY-Old Westbury

The SUNY-Maritime women did not compete in the Skyline Conference last season.