Purdue Fort Wayne announced today that they will be leaving the Summit League to join the Horizon League. The move will happen for the 2020-2021 season and bring the Horizon League membership to 11 members.



The move is not unexpected for the Summit League as the conference geography has changed in recent years. The loss of Purdue Fort Wayne will be replaced with the return of Missouri – Kansas City in 2020. The Summit will remain on alert though as the loss of Purdue Fort Wayne leaves Western Illinois as the lone school outside the immediate Summit League footprint. Schools often mentioned as potential Summit members include current Division 2 schools Augustana, St. Cloud State, MSU-Mankato and Minnesota Duluth.