NMU remained in Division II while YSU departed for the Ohio Valley Conference in Division I - AA .
Northern Michigan and Youngstown State , who had been members of the Mid-Continent the previous season , departed the league before the shift .
NMU remained in Division II while Youngstown State departed for the Ohio Valley Conference in Division I - AA .
Northern Michigan and Youngstown State , who had been members of the Mid-Continent the previous season , departed the league before the shift .