Moving to a new team in the college leagues can happen for one of two reasons. First is the promotion and demotion of coaches that happens each season. Coaches who have proven themselves may get promoted to tougher conferences if they wish; coaches who have not maintained their level of play will be demoted. Note that a coach may decline a promotion, but demotion is mandatory. The criteria for promotion and demotion are given here. In all cases, multi-year winning totals and percentages are calculated only for seasons at your current team. So if you changed teams two seasons ago, only the past two seasons count towards promotion or demotion. However, ranking criteria are measured only at the instant that the promotion/demotion determination is made. (This happens following conference tournaments or championship games, but before national tournaments or bowl games.) If you change teams, AutoGM will be set; you will likely want to clear this before the next season initializes. Criteria for Promotion to Tier II (must meet one of the two): One full season, and currently ranked in top third of Tier III. A coach with less than a full season can be eligible for promotion with a sufficiently high ranking. At least 1 1/3 full seasons, and currently ranked in top three-fourths of Tier III Criteria for Promotion to Tier I: Currently ranked in top third of Tier II For ECHL, it is also necessary to have coached a full season and at least ten games of the previous season. Criteria for Demotion to Tier II (must meet all three): Four or more full seasons at your current school Less than N wins over past four seasons (80 CMEL, 12 CCEL, 36 CBEL, 60 ECHL). Note that in ECHL, a draw counts as half a win. Currently ranked in bottom sixth of Tier I Criteria for Demotion to Tier III (must meet all of the three): Four full seasons at your current school Less than N wins over past four seasons (80 CMEL, 12 CCEL, 36 CBEL, 60 ECHL). Note that in ECHL, a draw counts as half a win. Currently ranked in bottom tenth of Tier II Occasionally a coach who has been in DEL will quit and later re-join. Generally this is done at the bottom tier, although the commissioner may allow a coach to join at a higher tier at his discretion. The CBEL (basketball) commissioner has posted the following criteria: Joining at tier 2: 100 career wins and at least a 0.500 winning average. Joining at tier 1: 300 career wins and at least a 0.650 winning average. The CCEL (football) commissioner has posted the following criteria: Joining at tier 2: Any returning veteran CCEL coach may join directly at Tier 2 but will be required to select an open Tier 2 team outside the top 25% of Tier 2 teams in the standard rankings. Joining at tier 1: A returning CCEL coach with at least 125 career wins and a 0.650 winning average may rejoin the league at Tier 1. Further, a returning CCEL coach who had been promoted to Tier 1 and who has only been absent from CCEL for one season may rejoin the league at Tier 1. In addition to promotion and demotion, a coach may elect to move to a new team in the same tier as his current team, with the limitation that the new team has a worse national ranking than the current team. This is most often done when a coach's alma mater or other personal favorite becomes available. In keeping with the simulation of the college game, a move to a new school is treated as a job change, meaning that a coach moving will inherit whatever program is at the school instead of taking his old team with him. All changes are made during the off-week between seasons.