Liberty , which had started a transition to FBS football in the 2017 season , had initially reached an agreement with the Big South that it would continue to house all of its other sports ( except for field hockey and women 's swimming , neither of which is sponsored by the Big South ) in that conference after becoming classified as an FBS independent from the 2018 season forward . However , in May 2018 , Liberty changed course , announcing that all of its other Big South sports would instead move to the ASUN
FBS independent
NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
2018–19 Big South Conference men's basketball season