University of California, Merced

             

Year	Progress*	Status
Nov. 2023	CCAA Acceptance	CCAA Board of Presidents voted unanimously to admit UC Merced into CCAA
Jan. 2024	WWPA Acceptance	WWPA Executive Councils voted unanimously to admit UC Merced into WWPA
Feb. 2024	NCAA Application	UC Merced submits application to NCAA
July 2024	NCAA Announcement	UC Merced accepted into NCAA Division II
2024-25	Year 1 of Division II Candidacy Period	UC Merced's final season in the NAIA, will appear on WWPA schedules
2025-26	Year 2 of Division II Candidacy Period	CCAA conference schedules to include UC Merced, eligible for WWPA Championships
2026-27	Active Membership in Division II	UC Merced to gain NCAA Division II active membership status (Fall 2026) Bobcats eligible for CCAA Championships Bobcats eligible for NCAA Championships

*as long as benchmarks are met during transition process

UC Merced was accepted into the two-year expedited provisional membership process. The timeline is above.