A little while back at Stony Brook in Smith (D- prestige school, A+/A+ loyalty/rep) I had two 150ish-RPI seasons, above .500 records, but no postseason action.
I tried to move to another D- team in a lowly-rated conference, got rejected. I contacted customer service, and was told I needed to have more success in D1 to move.
I considered this inability to lateral silly, but what can ya do.