Well I've got two schools in roughly the same situation. Both were conference champs this past season, one made the 2nd round of NT, and the NT has not yet started in the second world but I expect to make it, and probably lose in the 1st round.
I *should* have the best team in my conference in both worlds for next season, which means hopefully another 2 NT berths. After that, both would graduate a lot of players and need a couple more seasons to have a shot at the NT. So after next season, before the rebuild, is when I would be looking to jump to a better conference.
Do you think I would be eligible for a bottom-tier Big 6 conference in another season, assuming I am coming off 2 NT berths and 2 conference championships in each world? And if I am, would that be a better move than going to a job like Marquette or another B prestige mid major?