Realignment question

[hebmskebm]

Who were the five most recent schools to leave the NAIA that now have NCAA DI athletics? I know schools cannot go straight from NAIA to DI, and are often stuck in DII for a lengthy period of time before they can choose to move up.

[melloware13]

Using Wikipedia, here's a list of former NAIA members now in D-I that I could find:

-Arkansas State
-Arkansas - Little Rock
-Arkansas - Pine Bluff
-Belmont
-Central Arkansas
-Chicago State
-Eastern Kentucky
-Houston Baptist
-Illinois - Chicago
-Lipscomb
-Louisville
-Morehead State
-Western Kentucky
-Wichita State

It's in alphabetical order, and in no way do I think it's complete.

[PaladinFan]

I believe both Wofford and Elon made that jump.

[FUBeAR]

I believe both Wofford and Elon made that jump.

PC was NAIA too...back in the day.

[dgtw]

Birmingham-Southern College went straight from NAIA to DI back in the 1990s. They have since dropped down to DIII after they started having financial problems.

[Grizalltheway]

This seems like the perfect opportunity for MSU fans to tell us about their NAIA national title from the 50s. :)