Member schools
Final members
| Institution | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[5] | Left | Subsequent conference |
Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State Teachers College[a] | Emporia, Kansas | Public | 5,887 | Hornets | 1927 | 1968[6] | various[b] | Mid-America (MIAA)[c] (1991–present) |
| Kansas State Teachers College in Hays[d] | Hays, Kansas | 14,658 | Tigers | 1927 | 1968[7] | various[e] | Mid-America (MIAA)[c] (2006–present) | |
| Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg[f] | Pittsburg, Kansas | 7,102 | Gorillas | 1927 | 1968[8] | various[g] | Mid-America (MIAA)[c] (1989–present) | |
| University of Omaha[h] | Omaha, Nebraska | 15,431 | Indians[i] | 1959 | 1968 | various[j] | Summit[k] (2012–present) | |
| Washburn University | Topeka, Kansas | 7,971 | Ichabods | 1927, 1940 |
1933, 1968[6] |
various[l] | Mid-America (MIAA)[c] (1989–present) |
- Notes
- ^ Currently known as Emporia State University since 1977.
- ^ Emporia State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; and as an NCAA D-II Independent from 1989–90 to 1990–91.
- ^ a b c d Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- ^ Currently known as Fort Hays State University since 1977.
- ^ Fort Hays State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72 (also from 1989–90 to 2005–06 on its second stint); the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
- ^ Currently known as Pittsburg State University since 1977.
- ^ Pittsburg State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
- ^ Currently known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha since 1968.
- ^ Nebraska–Omaha is now competing as the Mavericks since the 1971–72 school year.
- ^ Nebraska–Omaha had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; the North Central Conference (NCC) from 1976–77 to 2007–08; the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) from 2008–09 to 2010–11; and as an NCAA D-I Independent during the 2011–12 school year.
- ^ Currently an NCAA Division I non-football athletic conference.
- ^ Washburn had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: as an Independent from 1933–34 to 1939–40; the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72; the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
Former members
| Institution | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined[5] | Left | Subsequent conference |
Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Emporia | Emporia, Kansas | Presbyterian | N/A | Fighting Presbies | 1927 | 1940[6] | various[a] | Closed in 1974 |
| Rockhurst College[b] | Kansas City, Missouri | Catholic (Jesuit/0 |
2,746 | Hawks | 1948 | 1951 | various[c] | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)[d] (2005–present) |
| St. Benedict's College[e] | Atchison, Kansas | Catholic (Benedictines) |
2,189 | Ravens | 1937 | 1962 | NAIA Independent (1962–91) |
Heart of America (HAAC) (1991–present) |
| Southwestern College | Winfield, Kansas | United Methodist | 1,650 | Moundbuilders | 1927 | 1958[9] | Kansas (KCAC) (1958–present) | |
| Municipal University of Wichita[f] | Wichita, Kansas | Public | 15,778 | Shockers | 1927 | 1940[10] | various[g] | The American[h] (2017–present) |
- Notes
- ^ The College of Emporia had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1940–41 to 1970–71; and the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1971–72 to 1973–74.
- ^ Currently known as Rockhurst University since 1999.
- ^ Rockhurst had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: as an NAIA Independent from 1951–52 to 1997–98; as an NCAA D-II Independent during the 1998–99 school year; and the Heartland from 1999–2000 to 2004–05.
- ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- ^ Currently known as Benedictine College since 1971.
- ^ Currently known as Wichita State University since 1964.
- ^ Wichita State had joined various subsequent conference affiliations: as an NAIA Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45; and the Missouri Valley Conference from 1945–46 to 2016–17.
- ^ Currently an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision athletic conference.
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