George Mason opts to stay in CAA
George Mason University officials decided Friday not to move the school from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Atlantic-10 Conference.
The school, which advanced to the men's basketball Final Four in 2006, had been discussing the move, but have opted to stay in the CAA, according to the Washington Post.
"We felt it was in our best interests to stay," George Mason athletic director Tom O'Connor said.
Tom Yeager, the CAA commissioner, said he was happy the George Mason programs would stay in the conference it joined in 1985.
"We respected the process George Mason University went through and are pleased it decided that continued membership in the CAA is in the best interest of the university and its athletic programs," Yeager said in a statement.
While Mason is staying, the CAA could be losing other schools. Virginia Commonwealth may leave for the Atlantic-10, Old Dominion has been talking to Conference USA and Georgia State will leave for the Sun Belt Conference in 2013.
