Oral Roberts University plans to leave the Summit League in July 2012 to join the Southland Conference. ORU, a member of the Summit League since 1997, will move from a geographically dispersed league to one with members contained in a three-state area. 

The Summit League includes Oral Roberts, Nebraska-Omaha, Missouri-Kansas City, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Western Illinois, Southern Utah, Oakland, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne and Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis.

It stretches from Utah in the West, Michigan in the East and Oklahoma in the South. As you can well imagine, travel is extensive.

The ORU Golden Eagles have be...

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