No one should want Stony Brook to be a full-time member of the CAA. It’s a lateral move. It’s still a one-bid conference for basketball and in the FCS for football. We’d be in the same hellhole.
Much better competition in terms of Basketball. Vermont is an America East powerhouse. Every team in the CAA is good, not top-heavy. And there's not another conference with numerous teams close enough that should and would want SBU.
A10? Enjoy getting whooped by VCU, Rhode Island, Dayton and UMass
ASUN- that's a step down
Big East? Funny joke
Not even going to touch ACC
C-USA is too far away and most of those schools would beat SBU
MAAC is like ASUN, step down
MAC is too far away, and too good
Maybe Patriot league, but I only know them for FCS football, not basketball.
Seriously, aside from CAA, where else do you think SBU could go? They're not good enough to join a league with plenty of good teams, and don't have the money to fly to every game.