Over the last decade, the NCAA has gone through more adjustments than a chiropractor (cc: Jon Rothstein & Kevin Willard).

This week is no different, with the announcement that Fairfield is leaving the Metro (formerly the MAAC) for the Coastal Athletic Association in 2027. Fairfield will become the league's 14th member, replacing Delaware, which left for Conference USA last season.

With the move to the CAA, all 17 of Fairfield's sports will compete under one conference banner for the first time in school history. The Stags will maintain their eligibility for all Metro Conference tournaments, but will not be able to host any postseason competitions on campus.

Later this week, several previously announced conference changes will become official.

North Dakota State will join the Mountain West in football only. Sacramento State will join the MAC (not a typo) in football only.

The revitalized PAC12 will feature incumbent members Oregon State and Washington State, with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State joining from the Mountain West. Texas State joins from the Sun Belt, and Gonzaga will compete as a non-football member.

The Mountain West replaced the outgoing PAC12 schools with North Dakota from the FCS, UTEP from CUSA, and Northern Illinois from the MAC. They will join incumbent teams: Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, and Wyoming.

There are no power conference changes this time around, but there is always the looming threat of teams doing whatever they can to join the Big Ten and SEC. If Congress can pass the Protect College Sports Act, however, power conference league memberships will be frozen as they are.

Basket Under Review

Links, news, and notes over the weekend:

Texas Tech landed a commitment from 2026 guard Amari Barrett.

Florida head coach Todd Golden says Denzel Aberdeen will sue the NCAA if his waiver is denied.

2027 guard Camden Cooper committed to Florida A&M, making him the highest-ranked recruit in program history.

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