List of NAIA conferences
The following is a list of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics's conferences as of the 2015–16 school year.
Football conferences
| Conference | Nickname | Founded | Members | Sports | Headquarters | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central States Football League | CSFL | 2000 | 7 [FB 1] | 1 | Waco, Texas |  |
| Frontier Conference | Frontier | 1952 | 7 [FB 2] | 16 | Billings, Montana |  |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | GPAC | 1969 | 12 [FB 3] | 19 | Sioux City, Iowa |  |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | HAAC | 1971 | 12 [FB 4] | 20 | Overland Park, Kansas |  |
| NAIA Independents | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | KCAC | 1928 | 11 [FB 5] | 21 | Wichita, Kansas |  |
| Mid-South Conference | MSC | 1995 | 9 [FB 6] | 22 | Louisville, Kentucky |  |
| Mid-States Football Association | MSFA | 1993 | 13 | 1 | Findlay, Ohio |  |
| North Star Athletic Association | NSAA | 2013 | 9 [FB 7] | 18 | Jamestown, North Dakota |  |
| The Sun Conference | The Sun | 1990 | 11 [FB 8] | 16 | Daytona Beach, Florida |  |
- Notes
- ↑ 8 members with alliance member Oklahoma Panhandle State University.
- 7 members in 2016 with loss of Oklahoma Panhandle State University
- 8 members in 2017 with addition of Texas Wesleyan University
- ↑ 7 members; 8 football members with football affiliates Eastern Oregon University, College of Idaho, and Southern Oregon University.
- ↑ 12 members; 10 football members.
- 11 members; 9 football members in 2016 with loss of Nebraska Wesleyan University.
- ↑ 14 members; 12 football members in 2016 with addition of Clarke University and Mount Mercy University.
- ↑ 11 members; 10 football members.
- 12 members; 10 football members in 2016 with addition of York College.
- ↑ 9 members; 12 football members with football affiliates Bethel University, Bluefield College, Faulkner University, Kentucky Christian University, Reinhardt University, and Union College.
- ↑ 9 members; 7 football members
- ↑ 11 members; 6 football members with football affiliates Edward Waters College and Point University.
Non-football conferences
- Notes
- ↑ 13 members in 2016 with addition of Allen.
- ↑ 19 sports in 2016 with addition of men's and women's swimming.
- ↑ 16 members in 2016 with addition of Governors State.
- ↑ 8 members in 2016 with addition of Stillman.
- ↑ 26 members in 2016 with loss of Allen (SC), Clarke (IA), Governors State (IL), Mount Mercy (IA), and York (NE), and addition of Crowley's Ridge (AR), Silver Lake (WI), and Virgin Islands (VI).
- ↑ 12 members in 2016 with loss of Auburn–Montgomery.
Defunct conferences
- American Mideast Conference (1949–2012)
- Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (1928–1995)
- Dakota Athletic Conference (2000–2012)
- Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (closed in 2003)
- Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (1994–2015)
- Midwest Collegiate Conference (1988–2015)
- North Dakota College Athletic Conference (closed in 2000), merged with South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference to form Dakota Athletic Conference
- South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (closed in 2000), merged with North Dakota College Athletic Conference to form Dakota Athletic Conference
- South East Atlantic Conference (2004–2008), football only, members became NAIA football independents
- Sunrise Athletic Conference (2002–2011)
- TranSouth Athletic Conference (1996–2013)
- Volunteer State Athletic Conference (1940s–early 1980s)
See also
References
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.