As if competing in Division III wasn't enough of a stigma for college athletes, the NCAA has announced that it's considering the creation of a Division IV.
The NCAA currently has three divisions for intercollegiate athletics: Division I, Division II and Division III.
There are 440 member institutions of NCAA Division III. But the NCAA has proposed creating Division IV in order to better serve the needs of the smallest Division III schools.
Having been a Division III athlete, I'm well aware that there are two tiers of Division III athletics. Although Division III athletes aren't allowed to receive athletic scholarships, and although Division III schools play to little fanfare, there's clearly a top level within Division III that's made up of conferences in which the athletes and teams are bigger, better and more competitive than the athletes and teams from other (lower level) conferences.
I think that the creation of an NCAA Division IV would be a good thing.
It would allow schools from the smaller conferences a legitimate chance to compete for national championships.
As Division III is presently constituted, the schools from those lower level conferences simply don't stack up against D3's "big boys."
I like the idea of Division IV.
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division 4 is a great idea. it would be a perfect fit for the illanoy cheating ill-whine-i.
but they wood still prolly be in last place, even in division 4!!!!!!
Go Hawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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