Post by Big Ern on Sept 26, 2006 11:10:03 GMT -6
jimmylemke said:
If the club team gets supported by the school, and they make a move from the club level to D-III or NAIA, then that's a BIG step. We'll probably get slapped around every time we move up a division, but it's realistic to see a Division I-AA team at UWM 10 years from the time they get into D-III.That's a realistic look.
IF UWM would ever be able to get a football team thru the athletic department, it can only be Division I-A or I-AA ... not D-III, not D-II and definitely not NAIA (we're an NCAA school, you can't be both).
20.4 MULTIDIVISION CLASSIFICATION
20.4.1 Multidivision -- Classification Options
A member institution may have a sport classified in a division other than the one in which it is a member only in the following circumstances:
20.4.1.1 Division I Member
A member of Division I may petition to be classified in football in Division I-A or Division I-AA. (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 9/1/93, 4/28/05)
20.4.1.2 Divisions II and III Members -- Classification of a Sport in Division I
A member of Division II or Division III may petition to be classified in Division I in any one men's sport, other than football or basketball, and in any one women's sport, other than basketball, and in any single sport in which the only NCAA championships opportunity is the National Collegiate Championship. In addition, a member of Division II may be classified in Division I in a sport in which there is a Division I and a Division III championship, but no Division II championship. (Revised: 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94)
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