American Midwest Conference
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American Midwest Conference (AMC) |
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American Midwest Conference logo | |
Established | 1986 |
Association | NAIA |
Members | 10 |
Sports fielded | 17 (men's: 8; women's: 9) |
Region | Midwest and South |
Former names | Show-Me Conference (1986–1994) |
Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri |
Commissioner | Will Wolper |
Website | www |
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The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) with 10 member institutions located in Arkansas and Missouri in the United States.
Contents
History
The conference began as the Show-Me Conference in 1986, then changed to its current name in 1994, reflecting that its footprint had expanded beyond Missouri.
Chronological timeline
- 1986 - The American Midwest Conference was founded as the Show-Me Conference. Charter members included Columbia College of Missouri, Hannibal–LaGrange College (now Hannibal–LaGrange University), Harris-Stowe State College (now Harris-Stowe State University), Missouri Baptist College (now Missouri Baptist University) and Park College (now Park University), effective beginning the 1986-87 academic year.
- 1987 - McKendree College (now McKendree University) joined the Show-Me, effective in the 1987-88 academic year.
- 1990 - Fontbonne left the Show-Me and the NAIA to fully align with the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC), effective after the 1989-90 academic year.
- 1993 - Iowa Wesleyan College (now Iowa Wesleyan University), Lindenwood College (now Lindenwood University) and William Woods College (now William Woods University) joined the Show-Me, effective in the 1993-94 academic year.
- 1994 - Park left the Show-Me to become an NAIA Independent, effective after the 1993-94 academic year.
- 1994 - The Show-Me Conference was renamed as the American Midwest Conference, effective in the 1994-95 academic year.
- 1995 - Iowa Wesleyan left the American Midwest to join the Midwest Classic Conference, effective after the 1994-95 academic year.
- 1996 - Lindenwood left the American Midwest to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), effective after the 1995-96 academic year.
- 2001 - Williams Baptist College (now Williams Baptist University) joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2001-02 academic year.
- 2003 - The University of Illinois at Springfield joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2003-04 academic year.
- 2008 - Stephens College joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2008-09 academic year.
- 2009 - Park re-joined back to the American Midwest, effective in the 2009-10 academic year.
- 2011 - McKendree left the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an Division II Independent (which would later join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), effective beginning the 2012-13 academic year), effective after the 2010-11 academic year.
- 2011 - Benedictine University at Springfield joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2011-12 academic year.
- 2012 - Lyon College joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2012-13 academic year.
- 2013 - Freed–Hardeman University and Mid-Continent University joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2013-14 academic year.
- 2014 - Mid-Continent left the American Midwest after spending one season, as the school announced that it would close, effective after the 2013-14 academic year.
- 2014 - Lindenwood University at Belleville and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy (now the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, a.k.a. UHSP) joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2014-15 academic year.
- 2015 - Benedictine–Springfield left the American Midwest, as the school announced that it would close, effective after the 2014-15 academic year.
- 2015 - Central Baptist College joined the American Midwest, effective in the 2015-16 academic year.
- 2017 - Calumet College of St. Joseph and Marian University joined the American Midwest as associate members for men's wrestling, effective in the 2017-18 academic year.
- 2020 - Three institutions left the American Midwest to join their respective new home primary conferences: Freed–Hardeman to join the Mid-South Conference, Lindenwood–Belleville announced that it would close, and Park to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), all effective after the 2019-20 academic year.
- 2020 - Marian (Ind.) left the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling, effective after the 2019-20 academic year.
- 2020 - Lincoln College of Illinois joined the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling, effective in the 2020-21 academic year.
- 2022 - Lyon will leave the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division III ranks, effective after the 2021-22 academic year.
- 2022 - Cottey College will join the American Midwest from the Independent ranks, effective beginning the 2022-23 academic year.
Member schools
Current members
The American Midwest currently has ten full members, all but one are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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Central Baptist College | Conway, Arkansas | 1952 | Baptist Missionary | 739 | Mustangs | 2015 |
Columbia College | Columbia, Missouri | 1851 | Nonsectarian | 4,000 | Cougars | 1986 |
Cottey College[lower-alpha 1] | Nevada, Missouri | 1884 | Nonsectarian | 300 | Comets | 2022[1] |
Hannibal–LaGrange University | Hannibal, Missouri | 1858 | Southern Baptist | 1,200 | Trojans | 1986 |
Harris–Stowe State University | St. Louis, Missouri | 1857 | Public | 1,900 | Hornets | 1986 |
Missouri Baptist University | Creve Coeur, Missouri | 1828 | Southern Baptist | 2,800 | Spartans | 1986 |
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | 1864 | Nonsectarian | 1,260 | Eutectics | 2014 |
Stephens College[lower-alpha 1] | Columbia, Missouri | 1833 | Nonsectarian | 754 | Stars | 2008 |
William Woods University[lower-alpha 2] | Fulton, Missouri | 1870 | Disciples of Christ | 2,300 | Owls | 1993 |
Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas | 1941 | Baptist | 700 | Eagles & Lady Eagles |
2001 |
- Notes
Former members
The American Midwest had ten former full members, all but one were private schools:
- Notes
- ↑ Currently known as Fontbonne University since 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- ↑ Currently known as Iowa Wesleyan University since 2015.
- ↑ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
- ↑ Iowa Wesleyan had joined the following subsequent conferences: the Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC) from 1995–96 to 2011–12; as an NAIA/NCAA D-III Independent during the 2012–13 school year; and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[lower-alpha 4] (SLIAC) from 2013–14 to 2020–21.
- ↑ Currently known as Lindenwood University since 1997.
- ↑ Lindenwood had joined the following subsequent conferences: the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1996–97 to 2010–11; as an NCAA D-II Independent during the 2011–12 school year; the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association[lower-alpha 2] (MIAA) from 2012–13 to 2018–19; and the Great Lakes Valley Conference[lower-alpha 2] (GLVC) from 2019–20 to 2021–22.
- ↑ Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
Former associate members
The American Midwest had two former associate members, both were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | AMC sport |
Primary conference |
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Calumet College of St. Joseph | Whiting, Indiana | 1951 | Catholic (C.PP.S.) |
1,292 | Crimson Wave | 2017–18 | 2021–22 | men's wrestling | Chicagoland (CCAC) |
Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | 800 | Lynx | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | N/A in 2022[lower-alpha 1] | |
Marian University | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1851 | Catholic (S.S.F.) |
3,595 | Knights | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | Crossroads |
- Notes
- ↑ Lincoln (Ill.) had announced that it would close after the 2021–22 school year, therefore it would discontinue its athletic program.
Membership timeline
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Sports
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Golf | ||
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Softball | ||
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Wrestling |
References
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