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Division III Conference Realignment Beau Schmitz Griffin Weihe Taylor Heinrichs

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Division III Conference Realignment. Beau Schmitz Griffin Weihe Taylor Heinrichs. Introduction. Began the process by ranking all the Midwest D-III Schools Tactics for Rankings stemmed from: Learfield Director’s Cup Rankings (Athletics) U.S. News & World Report Rankings (Academics) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Division III Conference RealignmentBeau SchmitzGriffin WeiheTaylor Heinrichs

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Introduction• Began the process by ranking all the Midwest D-III Schools

• Tactics for Rankings stemmed from:• Learfield Director’s Cup Rankings (Athletics)• U.S. News & World Report Rankings (Academics)

• Final decisions were based upon a variety of reasons:• Location• Academic Standing• Athletic Success• Type of Institution (Public or Private)

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Midwest D-III Conferences• Missouri River Conference- 8 members• Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference- 10 members• North Woods Athletic Conference- 12 members• Iowa & Illinois Athletic Conference- 10 members• Northern Wisconsin Athletic Association- 8 members• Lake Michigan Athletic Conference- 9 members• Chicagoland Conference- 9 members• Heartland Athletic Conference- 12 members• Great Lakes Athletic Conference- 10 members• Grain Belt Conference- 12 members• Plains Superior Conference- 9 members

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Missouri River Athletic Conference

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Reasoning• Wanting to include these independents in a automatic

qualifying conference

• Travel Expenses may be high, but we feel the benefits these schools will receive outweigh that

• Weaker conference both academically and athletically

• Able to get exposure in 4 different markets

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Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Reasoning• Minnesota schools in the Minneapolis St. Paul Area

• Two all girls schools, but are still meet the requirements for an automatic bid

• Many compete already in the same conference and have similar academic and athletic profiles

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North Woods Athletic Conference

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Reasoning• Wanted to keep all of Wisconsin Public Schools together

• Added three large and athletically superior schools from Minnesota

• All rank in the top 120 in the Learfield Director’s Cup besides one school

• Powerhouse Conference to compete on a national level

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Iowa & Illinois Athletic Conference

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Reasoning• Majority of the schools are in Eastern Iowa

• Added the schools in Western Illinois• Knox College• Monmouth College• Augustana College

• Fit academically and athletically

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Northern Wisconsin Athletic Association

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Reasoning• Majority of these schools are better academically and

athletically than the LMAC

• Northland College was not included because it would be major traveling expense

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Lake Michigan Athletic Conference

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Reasoning• Too many Wisconsin schools to fit into one conference

• All schools based near the Milwaukee Area or within 2 hours

• Majority of schools are weaker both academically and athletically

• Two girl schools are included but there still is 7 boys schools meeting the standards for an automatic birth to postseason events

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Chicagoland Conference

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Reasoning• Large amount of schools in the Chicagoland Area

• Reduce on travel across Illinois

• Diverse athletically and academically

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Heartland Athletic Conference

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Reasoning• Schools in southern Illinois were separated from the

Chicagoland Area schools

• The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was spread out

• Decided to combine the two to create one conference with two division, East and West

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Great Lakes Athletic Conference

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Reasoning• Two schools in Indiana and Ohio seemed to be distant from

the others and closer to Michigan so they included into the conference

• Kept Findlandia College independent due to their lack of ranking in both of our tools

• Similar conference with two new additions

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Grain Belt Conference

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Reasoning• Wanted to combine southern Indiana and western Ohio into

one conference

• Many schools already compete in the same conference

• Similar academic and athletic success

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Plains Superior Conference

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Reasoning• Wanted to make a D-III conference that is recognized

nationwide for academic standards

• All of these schools are hard to get into • All have acceptance rates below 60% except one school

• All rank well in the Director’s Cup and include 4 schools ranking inside the Top 50

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Conclusion• We did our best as D-III Commissioners to create competitive

conferences both academically and athletically

• There are some stretches that are going to be made by schools, but the benefits that they can receive are far greater