Request For: College Basketball
Request Title: CBEL Realignment 2025
Description
It should be a smaller list than last year's major realignment. Here are the moves I am aware of:
- Delaware: Colonial Athletic -> Conference USA
- Missouri St: Missouri Valley -> Conference USA
- Sacred Heart: Northeast -> Metro Atlantic Ath (missed this change last year)
- Seattle: Western Athletic -> West Coast
- Massachusetts: Atlantic Ten -> Mid American
New team:
- New Haven: Northeast
Conference name change:
- Colonial Athletic -> Coastal Athletic
Changes would take effect in CBEL in late winter 2026.
Category: Enhancement
Status: In Review (last updated Sep 12 11:42:58 2025
)
Priority: Under Discussion
Admin Notes
Updated list of team name changes:
Maryland BC -> UMBC
NJ Tech -> NJIT
AL Birmingham -> UAB
NC Charlotte -> Charlotte
TX San Antnio -> UT San Ant
S Methodist -> SMU
Loyola Chicgo -> Loyola Chi
St Bonaventre -> St Bonavn
St Louis -> Saint Louis
VA Commonwlth -> VCU
St Johns -> Saint Johns
USC Upstate -> SC Upstate
Southern Cal -> USC
Brighm Young -> BYU
C Florida -> UCF
Texas Christn -> TCU
Co Charleston -> Charleston
Jacksnvlle St -> Jax State
TX El Paso -> UTEP
IP Ft Wayne -> Purdue Fort W
IU Indy -> Indiana Indy
St Peters -> Saint Peters
C Connctct St -> Central Conn
Fgh Dickinson -> Fairleigh Dck
Long Is Brkln -> Long Island
AR Little Rck -> Little Rock
SE Missri St -> SE Missouri
Boston Univ -> Boston U
Mississppi St -> Miss St
E Tennssee St -> E Tenn State
TN Chattnooga -> Chattanooga
Houston Chr -> Houston Chrn
Northwest St -> Northwstrn St
Stephen Austn -> S F Austin
Missppi Vl St -> Miss Vall St
MO Kansas Cty -> Kansas City
NE Omaha -> Omaha
Appalachn St -> App State
Cst Carolina -> Coastal Car
Georgia Sthrn -> Ga Southern
St Marys -> Saint Marys
Utah Vlly St -> Utah Valley
Submitted Sep 7 10:06:07 2025
by Andy Dolphin
Coaches In Favor of Change: Andy Dolphin, Eric O
Coaches Opposed to Change: none
Comments
Eric O (Sep 8 22:27:12 2025
): I would vote Abilene Chr if that fits, rather than Abln Christian, and I think I like Incarnate Wrd better than Incarnate W. On board with everything else.
