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- ↑ "Division III Members". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Conference History". American Rivers Conference.
- 1 2 "Scholarships Will Continue For D-III 'Play Up' Schools". USCHO.com. January 12, 2004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Member Institutions". North Atlantic Conference.
- ↑ "UTD To Begin NCAA Division II Move, Join Lone Star Conference" (Press release). University of Texas at Dallas. July 20, 2023.
- ↑ "C2C Welcomes Regent University as Newest Member". Coast-To-Coast (Press release). November 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Report of the NCAA Division III Membership Committee February 26, 2024, videoconference" (PDF). NCAA.
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