The NCAA is experiencing significant upheaval due to conference realignment, starting largely with Texas and Oklahoma's shift to the SEC in 2021. This situation has led to changes across 11 conferences, as evidenced by recent moves like Utah Valley joining the Big West. Big Sky's commissioner, Tom Wistrcill, is actively preparing for potential shifts that could impact his conference, discussing various scenarios and response strategies with his team. The urgency to adapt reflects a broader trend, questioning how long this realignment wave will continue.
We do have plans together... It's kind of a decision-making tree: If this happens, then we look at these three options; if this happens, it's these two options.
The realignment wave that began... has touched 11 conferences, altered the future for dozens of schools and shifted the balance of power within the NCAA.
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