Great Lakes Valley Conference

Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC)

Established	1978
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	16
Sports fielded	21 (men's: 11; women's: 10)
Region	Central United States
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana
Commissioner	Jim Naumovich (since 2001)
Website	www.glvcsports.com
Locations

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II level. Member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

The GLVC is considered one of the top small college basketball conferences in the nation and placed a team in the men's NCAA Division II final over 11 straight years from 1994 to 2004.

History

Old logo

In October 2008, Maryville University and The University of Illinois at Springfield accepted invitations to join the GLVC and began competing in the conference in the fall of 2009. For men's and women's basketball, the league split into three divisions based on geography (East, North, and West) for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and reverted to two divisions when William Jewell College joined in 2011. Baseball and Tennis operate in a two-division format, while all other sports run a single table.

On January 19, 2010 the GLVC announced the addition of football as a league championship sport, beginning with the 2012 season. Kentucky Wesleyan, Missouri S&T and Saint Joseph's moved from the Great Lakes Football Conference, McKendree University and Quincy University from the Mid-States Football Association of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Indianapolis ended its affiliate membership in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) to join William Jewell and form the seven-team league. ^[1]

On October 6, 2010 it was announced that McKendree University accepted an invitation to the GLVC as the 17th member of the GLVC and begin participating in the conference in 2012.^[2] The following day, the conference announced that it had approved Central State University and Urbana University for associate membership in football, increasing the number of teams which will compete in the initial season of football to nine. ^[3]

On October 18, 2011 it was announced that a new league, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC; not to be confused with the former Division I Great Midwest Conference), was forming for 2013. Charter members include Kentucky Wesleyan from the GLVC along with Central State and Urbana (GLVC members in football). Joining them are Ursuline, Notre Dame College, and Cedarville, with the G-MAC hoping to expand to 10 members. The new conferences' sponsored sports were not immediately announced. Kentucky Wesleyan, with its eight national basketball titles, is the biggest loss for the GLVC, but, with only 680 students, the school had trouble competing in the other sports against much larger schools.

On December 8, 2011 Northern Kentucky University officially accepted an invitation from the Division I Atlantic Sun Conference, effective July 1, 2012.^[4] It was announced on June 8, 2012 that the GLVC Council of Presidents had voted unanimously to accept Truman State University, located in Kirksville, Missouri into the conference. The "Bulldogs" will begin competition in the GLVC effective Fall, 2013. Truman was a founding member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, and becomes the seventh Missouri school to join the GLVC since 1995.^[5]

On August 27, 2012 it was announced that Central State University would leave the GLVC football conference to join the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) as a football-only member, effective July 1, 2013.^[6] (Two years later, Central State would become an all-sports SIAC member.)

On November 4, 2015 Drury University announced it would begin sponsorship of wrestling in the 2016–17 season becoming the sixth conference member with a wrestling program. They will join current wrestling-only independents Indianapolis, Maryville, McKendree, Truman State, and Wisconsin–Parkside in GLVC competition, giving the conference an eleventh men's championship sport.

Membership

A divisional format is used for baseball, basketball (M / W), softball, tennis (M / W), and volleyball.

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
East Division
Bellarmine University	Louisville, Kentucky	1950	3,846	Knights	1978
Illinois-Springfield !University of Illinois at Springfield	Springfield, Illinois	1969	5,174	Prairie Stars	2009
Indianapolis !University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	1902	4,300	Greyhounds	1978
Lewis University	Romeoville, Illinois	1932	5,200	Flyers	1980
McKendree University	Lebanon, Illinois	1828	3,500	Bearcats	2012
Saint Joseph's College	Rensselaer, Indiana	1889	1,033	Pumas	1978
Southern Indiana !University of Southern Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	1965	10,540	Screaming Eagles	1978
Wisconsin-Parkside !University of Wisconsin–Parkside	Kenosha, Wisconsin	1968	5,000	Rangers	1994
West Division
Drury University	Springfield, Missouri	1873	5,100	Panthers	2005
Maryville University	Saint Louis !St. Louis, Missouri	1872	3,400	Saints	2009
Missouri S&T !Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, Missouri	1870	7,000	Miners	2005
Missouri-St. Louis !University of Missouri–St. Louis	Saint Louis !St. Louis, Missouri	1963	15,548	Tritons	1995
Quincy University	Quincy, Illinois	1860	1,269	Hawks	1994
Rockhurst University	Kansas City, Missouri	1910	3,000	Hawks	2005
Truman State University	Kirksville, Missouri	1867	6,100	Bulldogs	2013
William Jewell College	Liberty, Missouri	1849	1,050	Cardinals	2011

Affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joined	Sport	Primary Conference
Lincoln University	Jefferson City, Missouri	1866	3,043	Blue Tigers		2014	football	Mid-America
Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar, Missouri	1878	3,656	Bearcats		2014	football	Mid-America

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Ashland University	Ashland, Ohio	1878	Eagles	1978	1994	Great Lakes
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne, Indiana	1964	Mastodons	1984	2001	The Summit (NCAA D-I)
Kentucky State University	Frankfort, Kentucky	1886	Thorobreds & Thorobrettes	1989	1994	Southern Intercollegiate
Kentucky Wesleyan College	Owensboro, Kentucky	1858	Panthers	1978	2012	Great Midwest
Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	1968	Norse	1985	2012	Horizon (NCAA D-I)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois	1957	Cougars	1994	2008	Ohio Valley (NCAA D-I)

Kentucky Wesleyan — football was an affiliate member from 2012–2014.

Former affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Sport	Primary Conference
Central State University	Wilberforce, Ohio	1887	Marauders	2012	2013	football	Southern Intercollegiate
Urbana University	Urbana, Ohio	1850	Blue Knights	2012	2013	football	Mountain East

Membership timeline

Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)

Sports

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming & diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y
Wrestling	Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Wrestling	Total GLVC Sports
Bellarmine	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		9
Drury	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Illinois-Springfield	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y			7
Indianapolis	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Lewis	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		9
Maryville	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	9
McKendree	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Missouri S&T	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y		8
Missouri-St. Louis	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y				6
Quincy	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		9
Rockhurst	Y	Y			Y	Y		Y				5
Saint Joseph's	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		9
Southern Indiana	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		8
Truman	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
William Jewell	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		10
Wisconsin-Parkside	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	8
Totals	16	16	14	7	14	16	10	13	14	13	6	139
Affiliate Members
Lincoln (MO)				Y								1
Southwest Baptist				Y								1

Illinois-Springfield — Track & Field Outdoor (M) begins play in 2016.^[7]

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total GLVC Sports
Bellarmine	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Drury	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Illinois-Springfield	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Indianapolis	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Lewis	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Maryville	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
McKendree	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Missouri S&T	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	7
Missouri-St. Louis	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	7
Quincy	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Rockhurst	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y			Y	7
Saint Joseph's	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Southern Indiana	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Truman	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
William Jewell	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Wisconsin-Parkside	Y	Y		Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	16	15	14	16	16	10	14	14	14	16	145

Other sponsored sports by school

School	Men		Women			Co-ed
School	Lacrosse	Volleyball ^‡	Bowling ^‡	Field Hockey	Lacrosse	Fencing ^‡
Bellarmine	SoCon ^‡			ECAC
Indianapolis	ECAC				GLIAC
Lewis		MIVA
Maryville			IND
McKendree		MIVA	IND		GLIAC	MFC
Quincy		MIVA
Rockhurst	RMAC				RMAC

^‡ — D-I sport
Maryville (IND) — Lacrosse (M) begins play in 2016.^[8]
Quincy (IND) — Lacrosse (W) begins play in 2017; Lacrosse (M) begins play in 2018.^[9]

National Champions

GLVC schools have won 13 NCAA Division II national championships:^[10]

1987 men's basketball — Kentucky Wesleyan
1990 men's basketball — Kentucky Wesleyan
1995 men's basketball — Southern Indiana
1999 men's basketball — Kentucky Wesleyan
2000 women's basketball — Northern Kentucky
2001 men's basketball — Kentucky Wesleyan
2007 softball — SIU Edwardsville
2008 women's basketball — Northern Kentucky
2010 baseball — Southern Indiana
2010 men's soccer — Northern Kentucky
2011 men's basketball — Bellarmine
2013 men's basketball — Drury
2014 baseball — Southern Indiana

References

↑ GLVC Establishes Timeline for Football Sponsorship - Press release - Jan. 19, 2010
↑ Staff (October 7, 2010). "GLVC adds McKendree". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
↑ GLVC Welcomes Two Associate Members for Football - Press release - Oct. 8, 2010
↑ "Northern Kentucky to Join Atlantic Sun" (Press release). Atlantic Sun Conference. December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
↑ "Truman moving to GLVC". The Kirksville Daily Express. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
↑ "SIAC Approves Central State University For Conference Membership" (Press release). Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. August 27, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
↑ "UIS Announces Cross Country, Track & Field". University of Illinois Springfield. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
↑ "Maryville Adds Men's Lacrosse as NCAA DII Championship Sport". Maryville University Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
↑ "QU Secures $4 Million Investment to Renovate QU Stadium". Quincy University. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
↑ http://www.ncaa.com/

External links

Official website

Great Lakes Valley Conference

East Division	Bellarmine Knights Illinois–Springfield Prairie Stars Indianapolis Greyhounds Lewis Flyers McKendree Bearcats Saint Joseph's Pumas Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers

West Division	Drury Panthers Maryville Saints Missouri S&T Miners Missouri–St. Louis Tritons Quincy Hawks Rockhurst Hawks Truman Bulldogs William Jewell Cardinals

Affiliates	Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers Southwest Baptist Bearcats

NCAA Division II

Atlantic	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Independent — Bluefield State College

Central	Great American Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

East	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference

Midwest	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference Independent — Oakland City University

South	Gulf South Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference

South Central	Heartland Conference Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Southeast	Conference Carolinas Peach Belt Conference South Atlantic Conference

West	California Collegiate Athletic Association Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pacific West Conference

Division II	Independents ECAC Division II Lacrosse League

NCAA	Conferences Institutions Baseball (Championship) Basketball (Men, Women) Cross Country (Men, Women) Field Hockey (Championship) Football (Championship) Golf (Men, Women) Lacrosse (Men, Women) Rowing (Championship) Soccer (Men, Women) Softball (Championship) Swimming & Diving (Men, Women) Tennis (Men, Women) Track & Field (Men's indoor and outdoor, Women's indoor and outdoor) Volleyball (Championship) Wrestling (Championship) Discontinued — Ice Hockey (Championship)

NCAA Division II football conferences

Super Region 1	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Northeast-10 Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Super Region 2	Gulf South Conference South Atlantic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Independent — Limestone College University of North Carolina at Pembroke North Greenville University

Super Region 3	Great American Conference Great Northwest Athletic Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Super Region 4	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Independent — Alderson Broaddus University Kentucky Wesleyan College Malone University

Division II	Independents

Future	Great Midwest Athletic Conference (2017)

NCAA	Conferences Institutions Football (Championship)

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