<p>Realistically, Union and NESCAC aren’t a fit any more. The problem (as in the 1970s) comes down to hockey.</p>
<p>Union is in NCAA Division III, but holds a special exemption from NCAA to compete at the Division I level in men’s and women’s ice hockey. In fact, several other Liberty League schools (RPI, Clarkson, RIT, SLU) have such exemptions. </p>
<p>However, the Liberty League is Division III. Since the hockey schools in the Liberty League want to play in Division I, rather than in Division III, ice hockey is not actually sponsored as a Liberty League sport. Union and the others play ice hockey in the ECAC Hockey League, which is Division I. </p>
<p>The Liberty League is obviously comfortable with this arrangement, but I doubt that NESCAC would go for it. NESCAC has more stringent rules than the NCAA, and probably would not be comfortable with member schools playing any sports in Division I.</p>