In what amounts to the first domino to fall following the NCAA's conference championship game referendum, the Sun Belt Conference announced this week that both Idaho and New Mexico State will be dropped from the league after the 2017 season.
The Sun Belt Conference announced it would drop the two schools following a league referendum to move forward with a conference championship game with 10 schools. The recent NCAA ruling allows leagues to play a conference championship game even if they don't have the 12 schools formerly required. Without a formal vote, the SBC announced it would drop the two affiliate schools.