You're probably right as both are in the same division as me, and with their addition the division becomes much tougher.
Last season there were clearly a few teams in tank mode.
This season the teams appear a lot more even then in previous seasons. II.2 has a number of teams ranked from the 30's to the 50's and only a couple in the around the 20's - 30's. Not sure what the make up is on other leagues, but I think II.2 is tougher now with those two in it.