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What the Future Holds for the Summit League
Over the past decade, the Summit League received a much needed boost to it’s profile. As the Mid-Continent conference and then re-branded as the “Summit League”, the conference grew from being just a...
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South Dakota Passes on Big Sky, Will Join Missouri Valley for Football
In a last second move suggested multiple times on this site, the University of South Dakota got their hail mary pass to keep them from leaving for the Big Sky. USD had appeared in line to join the Big...
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Summit League Expansion: Tom Douple Radio on WDAY, UNO mention
Per Jeff Kolpack, it appears that the idea of Nebraska-Omaha joining the Summit League could be closer to reality. On his site, he gives a recap of the interview Summit League commissioner Tom Douple...
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Summit League Visits Nebraska-Omaha
The Summit League is back in expansion exploratory mode. Following the Summit League conference tournament, officials headed south for a visit to Nebraksa-Omaha. UNO is currently in Division 2, but has...
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Nebraska-Omaha to Join Summit, Drop Football
Discussions between the Summit League and UNO have been going on for some time. The Omaha based school made plenty of sense for the Summit, with nearby UMKC as well as three of the 4 Dakota schools. So...
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Northern Kentucky University Plans Division 1 Upgrade
With the moratorium on Division 1 upgrades coming to an end soon, NKU is planning to follow in the footsteps of Nebraska-Omaha and rise to Division 1. Always thought to be a strong upgrade candidate,...
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NKU to Atlantic Sun
While the Summit League had looked like a likely destination for Northern Kentucky University, the school ultimately opted to join the Atlantic Sun. NKU will pay the Atlantic Sun $200,000 over the span...
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Denver to Join Summit League
Denver will have a short stay in the WAC, leaving the conference to join the Summit League. With the recent Summit addition of Nebraska-Omaha, the Summit has become a more attractive geographic option...
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UMKC To Join WAC
UMKC will join the WAC for the 2013 season. They will leave the Summit, a conference that had it’s most recent addition come from the same WAC conference via Denver. The move comes as a bit of a...
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Oakland Expected to Join Horizon League
Oakland will leave the Summit to join the Horizon League on July 1, 2013. The school will replace Loyola which left the Horizon to join the Missouri Valley Conference. Oakland has hoped to join the...
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Oral Roberts to Return to Summit League
It’s been an interesting couple of days in the world of conference realignment. It appeared that business would be as usual, and that there were no sudden shifts on the horizon. And then, the Summit...
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UMKC To Return to the Summit League
After 2 years of contemplating their athletic future, UMKC has opted to leave the WAC and rejoin the Summit. UMKC originally left the Summit in 2013. The move was questioned by many at the time, as...
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Purdue Fort Wayne leaving Summit League to join Horizon League
Purdue Fort Wayne announced today that they will be leaving the Summit League to join the Horizon League. The move will happen for the 2020-2021 season and bring the Horizon League membership to 11...
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St. Thomas (MN) Invited to Summit League
According to the Washington Post on October 5, 2019 the St. Thomas (MN) school that recently had been kicked out of the Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in Division...
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NCAA Conference Realignment Rumblings
So many have been put to sleep by the lack of realignment news in Division 1 lately. As of yesterday, it was confirmed on a local radio show that Augustana (SD) has officially applied to the Summit...
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