Red River Athletic Conference

Red River Athletic Conference; (RRAC)
Established	1996
Association	NAIA
Division	Division I
Members	14
Sports fielded	13 (men's: 6; women's: 7)
Region	South Central United States; Region VI of the NAIA
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas
Commissioner	Tony Stigliano
Website	redriverconference.com
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The Red River Athletic Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference's 14 member institutions are located in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Pending acceptance of their application to the conference, a 15th member, the University of St. Thomas, will be added.

[edit] History

The Red River Athletic Conference sponsors championships in six men's and seven women's sports.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname
Bacone College	Muskogee, Oklahoma	1880	Private/Baptist	1,000	Warriors
Huston–Tillotson University	Austin, Texas	1881	Private/Methodist, Church of Christ	800	Rams
Jarvis Christian College	Hawkins, Texas	1912	Private/Disciples of Christ	550	Bulldogs
Langston University	Langston, Oklahoma	1897	Public	4,000	Lions
Louisiana State University in Shreveport	Shreveport, Louisiana	1967	Public	4,200	Pilots & Lady Pilots
Northwood University	Cedar Hill, Texas	1966	Private/non-sectarian	1,500	Knights
Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio, Texas	1895	Private/Catholic	2,660	Saints
Paul Quinn College	Dallas, Texas	1872	Private/A.M.E. Church	700	Tigers
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	Waxahachie, Texas	1927	Private/Assemblies of God USA	2000	Lions
Texas College	Tyler, Texas	1894	Private/C.M.E. Church	800	Steers
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth, Texas	1890	Private/United Methodist Church	3,350	Rams
University of the Southwest	Hobbs, New Mexico	1962	Private/non-denominational Christian	550	Mustangs
University of Texas at Brownsville	Brownsville, Texas	1991	Public	17,300	Scorpions
Wiley College	Marshall, Texas	1873	Private/United Methodist Church	1,250	Wildcats

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname
University of St. Thomas	Houston, Texas	1947	Private/Catholic	3,300	Celts

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