star2city Posted October 18, 2008 Author Posted October 18, 2008 This won't have much of an effect on UND, but Simon Fraser U intends to join Div II of the NCAA in all sports. Seems UBC's entry into DII and it's hockey teams into DI may not be too distant. National Post: Simon Fraser ready to jump to NCAA While the University of B.C. has been stealing the NCAA headlines, Simon Fraser University has quietly gone about its business. SFU athletic director Dr. David Murphy acknowledged Thursday that his department is ready to make the move to NCAA Division II and is awaiting board approval. The board of governors meet in January, when they will be asked to approve a plan that could see all Clan teams playing south of the border by the 2010-11 season. Currently, SFU has 15 varsity teams competing either in Canadian Interuniversity Sport or the U.S.-based, small college National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Quote
star2city Posted April 17, 2009 Author Posted April 17, 2009 UBC NCAA membership and DI Hockey delayed at least another year: UBC defers NCAA decision over costly, 'inappropriate' accreditation issue The University of British Columbia is deferring its decision to apply for NCAA Division II membership until next year at the earliest. ... Simon Fraser University confirmed last month that it will apply for NCAA Division II membership by this year's June 1 deadline and plans to move all its teams there in the next three years. In a statement Thursday, UBC said too many critical questions remain unanswered, especially the issue of academic accreditation. NCAA members need to be accredited by a U.S. agency, a costly process for UBC, and "inappropriate," according to Professor David Farrar, provost and vice president, academic. UBC was ranked the world's 34th best public university in the Times Higher Education Supplement in 2008 and has routinely been among the top 40 in other rankings. One way around the accreditation issue would be an exemption from the NCAA. The debate within Canadian Interuniversity Sport about dual membership is another hurdle. UBC Athletics, which is pushing for the move to the NCAA, has teams in CIS and in the U.S.-based NAIA league. The department has indicated it would consider keeping some sports in CIS -- though likely just one or two. The CIS will vote on dual membership at this June's AGM, after the June 1 NCAA application deadline. "CIS decisions on these matters will be critical to informing how UBC proceeds in certain sports," said UBC vice president, students, Brian Sullivan. Quote
star2city Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 New Policy Complicates UBC move to NCAA UBC Quote
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