If you've been following my blog (all 1 of you), then you know I'm a die-hard supporter of Wabash College. In the fall, I keep up with the weekly outcome as the Little Giants play other members of the NCAC. And I anguish over whether Wabash will make the playoffs.
I also work at a school that is a member of the NCAA and am familiar with its workings: everything is conference-based. To join Division I, for example, you must now be invited to do so by a conference. This has its advantages. On the other hand, rewarding colleges for being members of conferences has its negatives, such as this DIII conference which includes the University of Maine-Presque Isle and Mills College in Oakland as its members! (only a mere 3000 miles apart) Why such a far-flung conference? To increase the chances of qualifying for the post-season NCAA tournament. (h/t Deadspin)
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