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 | 11 [FB 3] | 19 | Sioux City, Iowa |  |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | HAAC | 1971 | 14 [FB 4] | 20 | Overland Park, Kansas |  |
| NAIA Independents | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | KCAC | 1928 | 12 [FB 5] | 21 | Wichita, Kansas |  |
| Mid-South Conference | MSC | 1995 | 8 [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 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.
- ↑ 11 members; 9 football members.
- ↑ 14 members; 12 football members.
- ↑ 12 members; 10 football members.
- ↑ 8 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
| Conference | Nickname | Founded | Members | Sports | Headquarters | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Midwest Conference | AMC | 1998 | 13 | 17 | St. Louis, Missouri |  |
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC | 1985 | 13 | 19 | Asheville, North Carolina |  |
| California Pacific Conference | CalPac | 1996 | 12 | 10 | Oakland, California |  |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | CCC | 1988 | 11 | 13 | Clackamas, Oregon |  |
| Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | CCAC | 1949 | 16 | 16 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |  |
| Crossroads League | CL | 1959 | 10 | 15 | Hartford City, Indiana |  |
| Golden State Athletic Conference | GSAC | 1986 | 9 | 13 | Azusa, California |  |
| Gulf Coast Athletic Conference | GCAC | 1981 | 8 | 16 | Liberty, Missouri |  |
| NAIA Independents | 24 | 21 |  | |||
| Red River Athletic Conference | RRAC | 1998 | 13 | 15 | Dallas, Texas |  |
| River States Conference | RSC | 1916 | 13 | 15 | Florence, Kentucky |  |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | SAC | 1978 | 10 | 15 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |  |
| Southern States Athletic Conference | SSAC | 1999 | 12 | 15 | Atlanta, Georgia |  |
| Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference | WHAC | 1992 | 12 | 21 | Livonia, Michigan |  |
Defunct conferences
- American Mideast Conference (1949–2012)
- Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (1928–1995)
- Central States Intercollegiate Conference (1976-1989)
- 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 11/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.