List of NCAA conferences

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is divided into three divisions, based roughly on school size. Each division is made up of several conferences for regional league play. Unless otherwise noted, changes in conference affiliation will occur on July 1 of the given year.

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Division I [edit]

Football Bowl Subdivision [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members Sports Headquarters Map
Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1953 12[FBS 1] 25 Greensboro, North Carolina ACC overview map 2012-13.png
Big East Conference (1979-2013)
American Athletic Conference, 2013		 Big East
The American		 1979 15[FBS 2] 24 Providence, Rhode Island Big East-USA-states.PNG
Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1896 12[FBS 3] 25[FBS 4] Park Ridge, Illinois Big 10 map.png
Big 12 Conference Big 12 1996 10 23 Irving, Texas Big 12 Conference Map.svg
Conference USA C-USA 1995 12[FBS 5] 21 Irving, Texas C-USA-USA-states.PNG
Division I FBS Independents 4[FBS 6] 1 Ind.-USA-states.png
Mid-American Conference MAC 1946 12[FBS 7] 23 Cleveland, Ohio Mid-American Conference map.png
Mountain West Conference MW / MWC 1999 9[FBS 8] 18 Colorado Springs, Colorado Mountain West for 2012-13.png
Pacific-12 Conference Pac-12 1915[FBS 9] 12 22 Walnut Creek, California Pac 10 +2 USA states.svg
Southeastern Conference SEC 1932 14 21 Birmingham, Alabama SEC-USA-states2011.png
Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 1976 11[FBS 10] 19 New Orleans, Louisiana Sun Belt Map 2012.xcf
Western Athletic Conference WAC 1962 10[FBS 11] 19[FBS 12] Greenwood Village, Colorado WAC-USA-states2.png
Notes
  1. ^ 15 all-sports members and 14 football members in 2013 with the addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse (all-sports) and Notre Dame (remaining a FBS football Independent)
    • 15 members in 2014 with loss of Maryland; and addition of Louisville
  2. ^ 8 schools with football programs in the Big East (including football-only member Temple); 3 other schools have football programs that play outside the Big East
    • 10 schools, all with football, in 2013 with loss of DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pitt, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, and Villanova; and the addition of Houston, Memphis, SMU, UCF, and the rest of Temple's athletic teams
    • 11 schools in 2014 with loss of Louisville and Rutgers, and addition of East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa
    • 12 football schools in 2015 with the addition of Navy (football only)
  3. ^ 14 members in 2014 with addition of Maryland and Rutgers
  4. ^ 26 sports in 2013 with the addition of men's ice hockey
  5. ^ 16 members (14 football) in 2013 with loss of Houston, Memphis, SMU, and UCF; and addition of Charlotte (starting football in 2013 as FCS Independent), FIU, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Old Dominion (transitional FCS school), Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, and UTSA
    • 14 members (12 football) in 2014 with loss of East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa, and addition of Western Kentucky
    • 14 football members in 2015 when Charlotte and Old Dominion complete their FBS transitions
  6. ^ 6 members in 2013 with Idaho and New Mexico State (both of the WAC) becoming football Independents
    • 4 members in 2014 with Idaho and New Mexico State joining the Sun Belt as football-only affiliates
    • 3 members in 2015 with Navy joining The American as a football-only affiliate
  7. ^ 13 members with Massachusetts as a football-only affiliate
  8. ^ 10 football-playing members with Hawaii as a football-only member
    • 11 members (12 football) in 2013 with the addition of San Jose State and Utah State
  9. ^ The charter of the Pac-12 dates only to the 1959 formation of the Athletic Association of Western Universities. However, the Pac-12 considers the Pacific Coast Conference, founded in 1915 and disbanded in 1959, as part of its own history.
  10. ^ Only 10 schools with football programs (Arkansas–Little Rock does not have a football program)
    • 10 total members and 8 football members in 2013 with loss of FIU, North Texas, Florida Atlantic, and Middle Tennessee; and addition of UT–Arlington (no football), Georgia State, and Texas State
    • 11 total members and 11 football members in 2014 with loss of Western Kentucky, addition of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern in all sports, and addition of Idaho and New Mexico State for football only
  11. ^ Only 7 schools with football programs (Seattle, Denver, and UT–Arlington do not have football programs)
    • 9 members in 2013 with the loss of Denver, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State, Texas State, Utah State, UTSA, and UT–Arlington; and addition of Cal State Bakersfield, Chicago State, Grand Canyon, Texas–Pan American, UMKC, and Utah Valley.
    • With the membership changes, the WAC will become a non-football, multi-sport conference in 2013.
    • 8 members in 2014 with the loss of Idaho
  12. ^ 18 sports in 2013 with dropping of football and women's gymnastics, and addition of men's soccer, after the 2012–13 school year. Idaho and New Mexico State will play football as Independents in 2013.

Football Championship Subdivision [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Full Members Sports Headquarters Map
Big Sky Conference Big Sky / BSC 1963 11[FCS 1] 15 Ogden, Utah Big Sky Map.svg
Big South Conference Big South 1983 12[FCS 2] 19 Charlotte, North Carolina BigSouthMap.PNG
Colonial Athletic Association CAA 1983 11[FCS 3] 25 Richmond, Virginia ColonialAthleticAssociationFootballMap.png
Division I FCS Independents 2[FCS 4] 1 Ind. IFCS-USA-states.PNG.png
Ivy League Ivy League 1954 8 33 Princeton, New Jersey Ivy League map.png
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 1970 13 15 Virginia Beach, Virginia MEACstates.PNG.png
Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 1985[FCS 5] 10 1 St. Louis, Missouri Missouri Valley Football Conference map.png
Northeast Conference NEC 1981 12[FCS 6] 23 Somerset, New Jersey MapNEC (Football).PNG
Ohio Valley Conference OVC 1948 12[FCS 7] 19 Brentwood, Tennessee Ohio Valley Conference map.png
Patriot League Patriot 1986 8[FCS 8] 21 Center Valley, Pennsylvania PatriotLeagueMap (Football).PNG
Pioneer Football League PFL 1991 10[FCS 9] 1 St. Louis, Missouri PioneerFootballLeagueMap.PNG
Southern Conference SoCon 1921 12[FCS 10] 19 Spartanburg, South Carolina SOCONstates.PNG
Southland Conference Southland 1963 10[FCS 11] 16 Frisco, Texas Southland Conference map.png
Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 1920 10 18 Birmingham, Alabama SWACstates.PNG
Notes
  1. ^ 11 full members; 13 football-playing schools with Cal Poly and UC Davis as football-only affiliates
    • 12 full members in 2014 with addition of Idaho (non-football)
  2. ^ 12 full members, 7 football members (one full member, Campbell, plays football outside the Big South in the Pioneer Football League)
    • 6 football members in 2013 with loss of Stony Brook
    • 7 football members in 2014 with the addition of Monmouth as a football-only member
  3. ^ 11 full members, 11 football members
    • 9 full members and 11 football members in 2013 with loss of all-sports members George Mason (non-football), Georgia State, and Old Dominion, and addition of Charleston (non-football) as a full member and Albany and Stony Brook for football only
  4. ^ 3 FCS independents in 2013 as Monmouth becomes independent (football moving to Big South in 2014)
  5. ^ While the MVFC began football competition in 1985, the conference charter dates to 1982. See History of the Missouri Valley Football Conference for more details.
  6. ^ 12 full members, 9 football members
    • 10 full members in 2013 with loss of Monmouth and Quinnipiac
    • 7 football members in 2013 with loss of Albany and Monmouth
  7. ^ 12 full members, 9 football members (one full member, Morehead State, plays football outside the OVC in the Pioneer Football League)
  8. ^ 10 full members and 8 football members in 2013 with addition of Boston University and Loyola (Maryland), neither of which have football programs
  9. ^ 12 members in 2013 with addition of Mercer and Stetson, both of which are reviving their football programs
  10. ^ 12 full members, 9 football members
    • 11 full members, 9 football members in 2013 with loss of Charleston
    • 8 full members, 7 football members in 2014 with loss of football members Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, plus non-football member Davidson
  11. ^ 10 full members, 8 football members
    • 14 full members in 2013 with addition of Abilene Christian, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, and New Orleans; 11 football members in 2014 when Houston Baptist (adding football in 2013) moves its football team into the conference, and Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word begin playing full Southland schedules

Non-football, multi-sport conferences [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members Sports Headquarters Map
America East Conference America East 1979 9[NF 1] 19 Boston, Massachusetts AmEastMap.png
Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 1978 10 19[NF 2] Macon, Georgia AtlanticSunMap.PNG
Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 1975 16[NF 3] 21 Newport News, Virginia A10USAmap.png
Big East Conference Big East 2013 10 TBA New Big East-USA-states.png
Big West Conference Big West / BWC 1969 10[NF 4] 20 Irvine, California Big West-USA-states.png
Great West Conference Great West 2004 5[NF 5] 16 Elmhurst, Illinois Great West Map.svg
Horizon League Horizon 1979 9[NF 6] 19 Indianapolis, Indiana Horizon League map.png
NCAA Division I Independent schools 2[NF 7] Division I Basketball independents map3.png
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 1980 10[NF 8] 24 Edison, New Jersey MAACMap.PNG
Missouri Valley Conference MVC / Valley 1907 10[NF 9] 19 St. Louis, Missouri MissouriValleyConferenceMap.PNG
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation MPSF 1992 43[NF 10] 11[NF 11] Woodland, California MPSF-USA-states.PNG
The Summit League The Summit 1982 9[NF 12] 19 Elmhurst, Illinois The Summit League conference map.png
West Coast Conference WCC 1952 9[NF 13] 13[NF 14] San Bruno, California WCC West Coast Conference Map.PNG
Notes
  1. ^ 9 members in 2013 with addition of UMass–Lowell and loss of Boston University
  2. ^ 20 sports in 2013 with addition of men's lacrosse
  3. ^ 13 members in 2013 with loss of Butler, Charlotte, Temple, and Xavier and the addition of George Mason
    • 14 members in 2014 with addition of Davidson
  4. ^ 9 members in 2013 with loss of Pacific
  5. ^ Now likely to disband as an all-sports conference; only one all-sports member (NJIT) will be left in 2013 after loss of Chicago State, Houston Baptist, Texas–Pan American and Utah Valley
  6. ^ 9 members in 2013 with loss of Loyola (Chicago) and addition of Oakland
  7. ^ No Independents in 2013 when Cal State Bakersfield joins the WAC and New Orleans joins the Southland Conference
  8. ^ 11 members in 2013 with loss of Loyola (Maryland) and additions of Monmouth and Quinnipiac
  9. ^ 10 members in 2013 with loss of Creighton and addition of Loyola (Chicago)
  10. ^ 41 members in 2013 when Houston Baptist and New Mexico move their only MPSF sport, men's soccer, respectively to the WAC and Conference USA
  11. ^ 10 sports in 2013 with dropping of men's soccer
  12. ^ 8 members in 2013 with addition of Denver, and loss of Oakland and UMKC
  13. ^ 10 members in 2013 with addition of Pacific
  14. ^ 14 sports in 2013 with addition of softball

Ice hockey conferences [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members (Men/Women) Headquarters Map
Atlantic Hockey Atlantic Hockey 1997 12 (12/none)[IH 1] Haverhill, Massachusetts Map - College Hockey - Atlantic Hockey states.svg
Central Collegiate Hockey Association[IH 2] CCHA 1972 11 (11/none) Farmington Hills, Michigan Map - College Hockey - CCHA states.svg
College Hockey America CHA 2000 6 (none/6) Haverhill, Massachusetts Map - College Hockey - College Hockey America states.svg
ECAC Hockey ECAC 1962 12 (12/12) Albany, New York Map - College Hockey - ECAC Hockey states.svg
Hockey East Hockey East 1984 11 (10/8)[IH 3] Wakefield, Massachusetts Map - College Hockey - Hockey East states.svg
Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA 1951 13 (12/8)[IH 4] Denver, Colorado Map - College Hockey - WCHA states.svg
Independents 3 (2/1)[IH 5] Map - College Hockey - Independents states.svg
Notes
  1. ^ 11 members in 2013 with loss of Connecticut
  2. ^ The CCHA will disband after the 2012–13 season, as all of its members will move to other conferences:
    • Alaska, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior State, and Northern Michigan will join the WCHA
    • Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State will join the new Big Ten men's hockey league
    • Miami (OH) and Western Michigan will become members of the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference
    • Notre Dame will join Hockey East
  3. ^ 12 total members, 11 men's members in 2013 with addition of Notre Dame
    • 12 total members, 12 men's members in 2014 with addition of Connecticut men (Connecticut women are already members)
    • No change in women's membership
  4. ^ 16 total members, 10 men's members in 2013 after the following moves, which involve only the men's side of the WCHA:
    • Colorado College, Denver, Minnesota–Duluth, Nebraska–Omaha, North Dakota, and St. Cloud State leaving for the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference
    • Minnesota and Wisconsin leaving for the new Big Ten men's hockey league
    • Alaska, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior State, and Northern Michigan joining from the CCHA
    • Alabama–Huntsville joining from the Independent ranks
  5. ^ 1 Independent school (0 men, 1 women) in 2013 with Penn State joining the Big Ten men's hockey league and Alabama–Huntsville joining the WCHA.

Future ice hockey conference [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members (Men/Women) Headquarters Map
National Collegiate Hockey Conference NCHC 2011 8 (8/none) [FH 1] Colorado Springs, Colorado NCHC states.svg
Notes
  1. ^ Members begin play in 2013: Colorado College, Denver, Miami (OH), Minnesota–Duluth, Nebraska–Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State, and Western Michigan

Other single-sport conferences [edit]

This list includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not fully split into divisions, such as men's volleyball and rifle.

Conference Nickname Founded Members Sports Headquarters Map
American Lacrosse Conference ALC 2001 6 1 (women's lacrosse) Athens, Ohio
Coastal Collegiate Swim Association CCSA 2008 12 1 (swimming) Charlotte, North Carolina
Collegiate Water Polo Association CWPA 1970s 25 1 (water polo) Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
ECAC Lacrosse League ECAC 2000 7 [SS 1] 1 (men's lacrosse) Centerville, Massachusetts ECACDILax-USA-states.png
East Atlantic Gymnastics League EAGL 1995 7 1 (gymnastics)  ?
Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges EARC  ? 17 1 (rowing) Centerville, Massachusetts
Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League EIGL  ? 7 1 (gymnastics) Centerville, Massachusetts
Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association EISA  ? 12 1 (skiing)  ?
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association EIVA 1977 8 1 (men's volleyball) Centerville, Massachusetts
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association EIWA 1905 19 1 (wrestling)  ?
Eastern Wrestling League EWL 1976 6 1 (wrestling)  ?
Great America Rifle Conference GARC  ? 7 1 (rifle)  ?
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association MIVA 1961 8 1 (men's volleyball) Columbus, Ohio
Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference NorPac 1982 9 1 (field hockey)  ?
Pacific Coast Softball Conference PCSC 2002 7 [SS 2] 1 (softball)  ?
Pacific Coast Swim Conference PCSL 2002 16 1 (swimming)  ?
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association RMISA  ? 8 1 (skiing)  ?
Western Water Polo Association WWPA  ? 20 1 (water polo)  ?
Western Wrestling Conference WWC 2006 6 1 (wrestling) Cedar Falls, Iowa
Notes
  1. ^ 7 members in 2013 when Loyola (Maryland) joins the lacrosse-sponsoring Patriot League and Michigan becomes a full member of the league
  2. ^ Conference will disband after the 2013 season (2012–13 school year). Five of the seven current members are in the West Coast Conference, which will begin sponsoring softball in the 2014 season; the other two will join the softball-sponsoring WAC in 2013.

Division II [edit]

Current conferences [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members Sports Headquarters Map
California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 1938 12 12 Walnut Creek, California CCAAstates.png
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference CACC 1961 14 13 New Haven, Connecticut CACCstates.PNG
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 1912 12 15 Hampton, Virginia Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, coverage map.png
Conference Carolinas CC 1930 12 [D2 1] 19 Thomasville, North Carolina CVACstates.PNG
East Coast Conference ECC 1989 10 [D2 2] 13 Central Islip, New York ECCMap.png
Great American Conference GAC 2011 11 13 Russellville, Arkansas GACstates.png
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference GLIAC 1972 16 22 Bay City, Michigan GLIACstates.png
Great Lakes Valley Conference GLVC 1978 15 [D2 3] 18 [D2 4] Indianapolis, Indiana GLVCstates.png
Great Midwest Athletic Conference G-MAC 2011 6 [D2 5] 12 Greenwood, Indiana Great midwest athletic conference map2.png
Great Northwest Athletic Conference GNAC 2001 10 15 Spokane, Washington Gnac-States.PNG
Gulf South Conference GSC 1970 10 [D2 6] 14 Birmingham, Alabama Gulf South Conference Map.svg
Heartland Conference Heartland 1999 10 [D2 7] 13 Waco, Texas Heartlandstates.png
Lone Star Conference LSC 1931 11 [D2 8] 18 Richardson, Texas LSCstates.png
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association MIAA 1912 15 [D2 9] 19 Kansas City, Missouri MIAAstates.png
NCAA Division II Independent schools 1 (all sports)
6 (football only)
5 (non-football) [D2 10] [D2 11]		 DII-indiesstates.png
Northeast-10 Conference NE-10 1980 16 [D2 12] 22 South Easton, Massachusetts Northeast10-USA-states.png
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference NSIC 1932 16 18 St. Paul, Minnesota NSICstates.png
Pacific West Conference PacWest 1992 14 [D2 13] 15 Queen Creek, Arizona PWCstates.png
Peach Belt Conference PBC 1990 14 13 Augusta, Georgia Peachbeltstates.png
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference PSAC 1951 16 [D2 14] 23 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania PSACstates.png
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference RMAC 1909 14 21 Colorado Springs, Colorado RMACstates.png
South Atlantic Conference SAC 1975 10 [D2 15] 14 [D2 16] Rock Hill, South Carolina SAC-USA-states.png
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SIAC 1913 13 13 Tucker, Georgia SIACstates.png
Sunshine State Conference SSC 1975 9 16 Orlando, Florida Sunshineconferencestates.png
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference WVIAC 1924 15 [D2 17] 16 Princeton, West Virginia WVIACstates.png
Notes
  1. ^ 10 members in 2013 with loss of Coker College and Queens University of Charlotte
  2. ^ 11 members in 2013 with addition of Daemen College
  3. ^ 16 members in 2013 with addition of Truman State
  4. ^ 20 sports in 2013 with addition of Men's Swimming & Diving and Women's Swimming & Diving
  5. ^ 10 members in 2013 with addition of Alderson–Broaddus, Davis & Elkins, Georgetown (KY), Ohio Valley, and Salem International; and loss of Urbana and Virginia–Wise
  6. ^ 11 members in 2013 with addition of Lee
  7. ^ 12 members in 2013 with addition of Lubbock Christian and Rogers State
  8. ^ 9 members in 2013 with loss of Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word
  9. ^ 14 members in 2013 with loss of Truman State
  10. ^ 5 football only members in 2013 with Virginia–Wise moving to the Mountain East Conference
    • 6 football only members in 2014 when Limestone College begins play
  11. ^ 3 non-football members in 2013 with Notre Dame College (OH) moving to the Mountain East Conference and Salem International moving to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
  12. ^ 15 members in 2013 with loss of UMass–Lowell
  13. ^ 13 members in 2013 with loss of Grand Canyon
  14. ^ 18 members in 2013 with addition of Pittsburgh–Johnstown and Seton Hill
  15. ^ 12 members in 2013 with addition of Coker College and Queens University of Charlotte
  16. ^ 18 sports in 2013 with addition of Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, and Women's Outdoor Track & Field
  17. ^ Conference to disband in 2013 due to the following moves:
    • Charleston (WV), Concord, Fairmont State, Glenville State, Shepherd, West Liberty, West Virginia State, West Virginia Wesleyan, and Wheeling Jesuit leaving to form the new Mountain East Conference
    • Alderson–Broaddus, Davis & Elkins, and Ohio Valley leaving for the G-MAC
    • Pitt–Johnstown and Seton Hill leaving for the PSAC
    • Bluefield State leaving for TBD

Future conference [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members Sports Headquarters Map
Mountain East Conference MEC 2012 [FD2 1] 12 16 Wheeling, West Virginia MECstates.png
Notes
  1. ^ Members begin play in 2013: Charleston (WV), Concord, Fairmont State, Glenville State, Notre Dame (OH), Shepherd, Urbana, Virginia–Wise, West Liberty, West Virginia State, West Virginia Wesleyan, and Wheeling Jesuit

Single sport conferences [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members Sport Headquarters Map
Bluegrass Mountain Conference BGMC  ? 10 swimming  ?
Deep South Conference DSC 1994 9 men's lacrosse Salisbury, North Carolina
ECAC Division II Lacrosse League ECAC 2013 8 men's lacrosse Centerville, Massachusetts
Metropolitan Conference Metro  ? 8 swimming  ?
Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association WILA 2010 4 (men)
6 (women)		 lacrosse Alamosa, Colorado

Division III [edit]

Current conferences [edit]

Conference Nickname Founded Members Sports Headquarters Map
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference AMCC 1997 10 14 Gibsonia, Pennsylvania ALMCC-USA-states.png
American Southwest Conference ASC 1996 14 [D3 1] 16 Richardson, Texas ASW-USA-states.png
Capital Athletic Conference CAC 1989 7 [D3 2] 19 Hollywood, Maryland Capital-USA-states.png
Centennial Conference Centennial 1981 11 24 Lancaster, Pennsylvania CC-USA-states.png
City University of New York Athletic Conference CUNYAC 1987 10 16 Flushing, Queens, New York CUNYAC-USA-states.png
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin CCIW 1946 8 21 Naperville, Illinois CCIW-USA-states.png
Colonial States Athletic Conference CSAC 1992 12 15 Aston, Pennsylvania PAC-USA-states.png
Commonwealth Coast Conference TCCC 1984 10 17 Springfield, Massachusetts 800px-TCCC-USA-states.png
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference ECFC 2009 8 1 Wilmington, Vermont Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Map.svg
Empire 8 E8 1964 12 22 Rochester, New York E8-USA-states.png
Great Northeast Athletic Conference GNAC 1995 13[D3 3] 12 Boston, Massachusetts GNEAC-USA-states.png
Great South Athletic Conference GSAC 1999 8 [D3 4] 11 LaGrange, Georgia GSAC-USA-states.png
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference HCAC 1987 10 17 Greenwood, Indiana Heartland-USA-states.png
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 1922 8 21 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Iowa-USA-states.png
Landmark Conference Landmark 2006 8 11 Madison, New Jersey Landmark-USA-states.png
Liberty League Liberty 1995 11 26 Canton, New York Liberty-USA-states.png
Little East Conference LEC 1986 8 19 North Dartmouth, Massachusetts LEC-USA-states.png
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference MASCAC 1971 8 13 [D3 5] Westfield, Massachusetts MASAC-USA-states.png
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 1888 9 18 Royal Oak, Michigan MIAA-USA-states.png
Middle Atlantic Conferences MAC 1912 18 22 Annville, Pennsylvania MAC-USA-states.png
Midwest Conference Midwest 1921 11 20 Ripon, Wisconsin Midwest-USA-states.png
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MIAC 1920 13 22 St. Paul, Minnesota MIAC-USA-states.png
NCAA Division III Independent schools 2 (football)
6 (basketball)		 D3Indies-USA-states.png
New England Collegiate Conference NECC 2008 9 14 Attleboro, Massachusetts NECC-USA.png
New England Football Conference NEFC 1965 16 [D3 6] 1 No central office NEFC-USA-states.png
New England Small College Athletic Conference NESCAC 1971 11 27 Hadley, Massachusetts NESCAC-USA-states.png
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference NEWMAC 1998 10[D3 7] 18 Wellesley, Massachusetts NEWAMC-USA-states.png
New Jersey Athletic Conference NJAC 1985 10 16 Pitman, New Jersey NJAC-USA-states.png
North Atlantic Conference NAC 1996 10 15 Whitingham, Vermont NAC-USA-states.PNG
North Coast Athletic Conference NCAC 1983 10 22 Westlake, Ohio NCAC-USA-states.png
North Eastern Athletic Conference NEAC 2004 13[D3 8] 12 Gansevoort, New York NEAC-USA-states.png
Northern Athletics Conference NAC 2006 13 18 Waukesha, Wisconsin CCIW-USA-states.png
Northwest Conference NWC 1926 9 18 Seattle, Washington NWC-USA-states.png
Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 1902 10 21 Austintown, Ohio OAC-USA-states.png
Old Dominion Athletic Conference ODAC 1976 14 22 Forest, Virginia ODAC-USA-states.png
Presidents' Athletic Conference PAC 1955 10 19 Wexford, Pennsylvania Presidents Athletic Conference map.svg
Skyline Conference Skyline 1989 11 17 Lawrenceville, New Jersey SL-USA-states.png
Southern Athletic Association SAA 2012 8 21 Atlanta, Georgia Southern Athletic Association Map.svg
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SCIAC 1915 8 19 Los Angeles, California SCIAC-USA-states.png
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference SCAC 1962 6 [D3 9] 19 Lawrenceville, Georgia Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Map.svg
State University of New York Athletic Conference SUNYAC 1958 11 20 Fredonia, New York SL-USA-states.png
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SLIAC 1989 9 13 St. Louis, Missouri SLIAC-USA-states.png
University Athletic Association UAA 1986 8 22 Rochester, New York UAA-USA-states.png
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference UMAC 1972 7 16 St. Paul, Minnesota Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Map.svg
USA South Athletic Conference USA South 1965 12 [D3 10] 14 Fayetteville, North Carolina USASouth-USA-states.png
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference WIAC 1913 9 20 Madison, Wisconsin WIAC-USA-states.png
Notes
  1. ^ 12 members in 2013 with loss of Schreiner and Texas Lutheran
  2. ^ 10 members in 2013 with addition of Christopher Newport, Penn State-Harrisburg and Southern Virginia
  3. ^ 12 members in 2013 with loss of Emerson
  4. ^ 5 members in 2013 with loss of Covenant, Huntingdon, and Spelman
  5. ^ 14 sports in 2013 when it starts a football conference
  6. ^ 8 members in 2013 with loss of six MASCAC members (Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Massachusetts Maritime, Westfield State and Worcester State) plus Plymouth State and UMass–Dartmouth to establish the new MASCAC football conference
  7. ^ 11 members in 2013 with addition of Emerson
  8. ^ 12 members in 2013 with loss of Penn State-Harrisburg
  9. ^ 8 members in 2013 with addition of Schreiner and Texas Lutheran
  10. ^ 13 members in 2013 with loss of Christopher Newport, and addition of Covenant and Huntingdon

Defunct NCAA conferences [edit]

Conference Division Founded Folded Fate
American South Conference Division I 1987 1991 Absorbed by the Sun Belt Conference
Atlantic Central Football Conference Division III 1997 2010 Disbanded
Atlantic Soccer Conference Division I 2000 2011 Disbanded
Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference Division III 1995 2007 Disbanded
Big Central Soccer Conference Division I 1987 1991 Men's soccer-only conference disbanded after the all-sports conferences of all but two of its members began sponsoring the sport.
Big Eight Conference Division I 1928 1996 Previously known as Big Six and Big Seven, joined with four former Southwest Conference schools to create the Big 12 Conference
Border Conference University Division 1931 1962 Members split between the newly-formed WAC and Independent statuses.
Central Collegiate Hockey Association Division I 1971 2013 The decision of the Big Ten Conference to add men's ice hockey as a sponsored sport in the 2013–14 season, taking three of the most successful members of the then-11-member league, led to a major conference realignment that ultimately consumed the CCHA. Two members joined the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference, one member joined Hockey East, and the remaining five members joined or rejoined the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Continental Divide Conference Division II  ??? 1992 Women's-only conference that merged with the men's-only Great Northwest Conference (not to be confused with the current Great Northwest Athletic Conference) to form the Pacific West Conference.
Dixie Conference * 1930 1942 Disbanded after most of its members suspended athletics during World War II.
Dixie Conference * 1948 1954 Disbanded
East Coast Conference Division I 1958 1994 Absorbed by Mid-Continent Conference
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League * 1901 1955 Basketball-only conference absorbed by the Ivy League, which claims the EIBL as part of its own history.
Great Lakes Football Conference Division II 2006 2012 Football-only conference, effectively absorbed by the Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Midwest Conference Division I 1991 1995 Merged with Metro Conference to form Conference USA
Great Northwest Conference Division II  ??? 1992 The second part of the merger that created the current Pacific West Conference.
Great Western Lacrosse League Division I 1993 2010 Members joined the ECAC Lacrosse League
Gulf Coast Conference College Division 1949 1957 Disbanded
Gulf Star Conference Division I 1984 1987 Effectively absorbed by the Southland Conference.
High Country Athletic Conference Division I 1983 1990 Women's-only conference absorbed by the Western Athletic Conference.
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University Division 1908 1970 Previously known as Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, disbanded
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest * 1892 1893 Disbanded, precursor to the Big Ten Conference
Lake Michigan Conference Division III 1974 2007 Merged with the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference to form the Northern Athletics Conference
Metro Conference Division I 1975 1995 Merged with Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference University Division 1965 1969 Disbanded
Metropolitan New York Conference University Division 1933 1963 Disbanded
Mid-Continent Athletic Association Division II, later Division I 1978 1981 Football-only conference absorbed by the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982. Effectively one of the precursors to the current Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Midwestern Conference University Division 1970 1972 The five member schools were unable to find the 6th member required for NCAA recognition.
Mountain States Conference (aka Skyline Conference) University Division 1938 1962 Disbanded, members split between the newly-formed WAC and Independent statuses.
Mountain West Athletic Conference Division I 1983 1988 Women's-only conference (not to be confused with the modern Mountain West Conference) absorbed by the Big Sky Conference.
National Lacrosse Conference Division I 2009 2012 Disbanded after the Atlantic Sun Conference and Big South Conference began sponsoring women's lacrosse.
New England Conference * 1938 1947 Disbanded; the final four members joined two other schools to form the Yankee Conference under a new charter. Effectively the earliest ancestor of today's Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) football conference.
New South Women's Athletic Conference Division I 1985 1991 Women's-only conference initially known as the New South Conference; absorbed by the Trans America Athletic Conference, now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference.
North Central Conference Division II 1922 2008 Disbanded
North East Collegiate Volleyball Association Division III 1995 2011 Men's volleyball conference disbanded in 2011 due to the 2012 establishment of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship. Most of the all-sports conferences that were home to NECVA members began sponsoring men's volleyball at that time.
North Star Conference Division I 1983 1992 Women's-only conference effectively absorbed by the Mid-Continent Conference (now The Summit League).
Northern California Athletic Conference Division II 1925 1996 Football-only conference, dissolved when most members decided to drop football
Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference Division III  ? 2007 Merged with the Lake Michigan Conference to form the Northern Athletics Conference
Northern Pacific Conference Division I 1982 1986 Women's-only conference. Disbanded when the Pac-10, home to five of the seven final conference members, began sponsoring women's sports.
Pacific Coast Conference Division I 1915 1959 Forerunner to the Pac-12, disbanded due to scandal and infighting
Pacific Coast Softball Conference Division I 2002 2013 Softball-only; disbanded due to fallout from the 2010–13 conference realignment. After the 2012 season, it lost five members when the Big Sky added the sport and a sixth to the WAC. After the 2013 season, five of the final seven members left when the West Coast Conference began sponsoring the sport, and the other two joined the WAC for all sports.
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association * 1894 1941 Disbanded with the onset of American involvement in World War II.
Southwest Conference Division I 1914 1996 Disbanded, members split into the Big 12, WAC, and C-USA
United Soccer Conference Division I 2005 2009 Women's soccer-only, absorbed by Great West Conference
Western Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 1981 1986 Women's-only conference; known in its final season of 1985–86 as the Pacific West Conference (not to be confused with the current NCAA Division II conference). Disbanded when the Pac-10, home to the final five conference members, began sponsoring women's sports.
Yankee Conference Division I 1947 1997 Football-only conference from 1975 until its absorption by the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1997. Also an effective ancestor of today's CAA football conference.
  • * - Operated before the NCAA split into divisions in 1955.

Conferences set to disband [edit]

This list is reserved for conferences that are known to be disbanding in the near future. Entries should be moved to the list of defunct conferences once they have completed their final seasons.

Conference Division Sports Founded Folded Fate
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Division II All sports 1924 2013 Set to disband after the conference's football schools announced a split from the non-football schools. Ultimately, nine of the final schools will become charter members of the Mountain East Conference, three will join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, two will join the PSAC, and one will go Independent.

See also [edit]
NCAA
Division I sports
and championships
Division II
Division III
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