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Hartford announced in May that it was departing Division I, with the school planning to apply for reclassification into Division III in January 2022. Although Hartford's move to D-III is not expected to be completed until 2025, outgoing America East commissioner Amy Huchthausen told the Lowell Sun in July that 2021-22 would be the school's final year in the conference after a 38-season affiliation. On Jan. 25, the CAA announced that it would be adding Stony Brook, already a member of the football side of the conference, to further reduce the size of the America East footprint.(The America East subsequently banned Stony Brook from winning its automatic bids for the rest of 2021-22, joining the CAA as the only leagues to take such a measure in this round of realignment). The CAA, also adding Monmouth (MAAC) and Hampton (Big South) in 2022-23, is reportedly still considering further expansion. It should be noted that like Stony Brook, Albany, Maine and New Hampshire are current America East members who play football as part of the CAA. Bryant, a member of the NEC, was officially named as a member of America East on March 29 and will begin play in the 2022-23 season. Future look: Albany, Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, UMBC, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire, NJIT, Vermont
