31.3.3.1.1.1 Exception. A member conference that has been a member conference of the Association for two years, but has not satisfied the conditions set forth in Bylaw 31.3.3.1.1(a)-(2) or (3), may be immediately eligible for automatic qualification if:

(a) At least seven core per Bylaw 31.3.3.1.4 conference members sponsor the sport on a varsity intercollegiate basis;

(b) Those seven conference members have been core conference members for at least two academic years; and

(c) Those seven members are eligible for the NCAA Division III championship in the sport, per Bylaw 31.2.1.