The ASUN will add three new members in July 2021, all of which play football in Division I FCS, the second level of the NCAA sport. While four current ASUN members play football, two will not play in any potential ASUN football league. Stetson plays in FCS, but does not award football scholarships, unlike all other present and future ASUN football-playing schools. It will continue to play in the Pioneer Football League, a football-only conference that does not allow its members to award football scholarships. Liberty plays in the top tier of NCAA football, Division I FBS. Also, another ASUN member with football, North Alabama, is currently moving from NCAA Division II and will not be eligible for the FCS championship until 2022. Even after North Alabama completes this move, the ASUN will have only five members for its future football league—one shy of the six needed to earn an automatic place in the FCS championship tournament.