I've never heard of "X" College. Who are they?

Just because you've never heard of the school doesn't mean you will not get a quality education there. Nor does it mean you'll have less competition to play against, fewer crowds to play in front of, or receive a lesser level of quality coaching. Studies have shown that many of the "non Division 1" schools around the country actually lead the nation in a variety of educational standards. And let's be honest, except for a selected few Division 1 schools, the crowds just haven't been that great yet. Although most of these quote "smaller schools" may not offer full athletic scholarships, usually they work out very good financial packages that end up paying for most, if not all, of the athlete's tuition, books, and living expenses.
Many student athlete's are choosing Division 2, Division 3, NAIA and or Community College to continue their athletic careers after high school, and they're very happy. So when you get that letter from Tim-Buck-Two Tech, don't just throw it out. Check it out, ask around, go to the website, call the coach. It may be the perfect fit for what you're looking for. Good luck, happy hunting, and I wish you all success.

DIVISION 2
Conferences - Prospectus for this year

Great Northwest Athletic Conference should be lead this year by Alaska Anchorage.
Click the links to find out more.

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) is so big it's broken into two divisions, this seasons polls have the expectations of a very close race.

The Summit League a fairly new conference and although South Dakota State is pick as the favorite it will be a very tight this year.

California Collegiate Athletic Association, obviously made up of California schools has Chico State as the preseason top team.

NAIA
Conferences - Preseason polls
Many of these schools normally play Division 1 schools in the exhibition season

Frontier Conference preseason poll

Cascade Conference Southern Oregon is rank 19 nationally and pick a top the conference preseason poll.

Dakota Athletic Conference preseason poll is out

Our local Community Colleges and Division 3 schools haven't release much information yet, but as they do I'll get it to you.