College athletics is an expensive proposition for smaller schools. While the past decade has seen a wide range of new additions to the Division I landscape, a handful of teams have reclassified in an attempt to curtail expenses and find a more competitive landscape.
St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, has been a member of the Northeast Conference since its inception in 1981. It won’t be part of the league for the 2023-2024 season. It won’t be part of any league, because the institution is dropping all its athletic programs once this spring’s schedules come to a close.
