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These links to historical alignments. Links to conference pages will appear with historical alignment listing. Current:Defunct and Renamed:
CurrentCENTRAL STATES (2000-) Bacone (2001) Langston (2000) NW Oklahoma (2000) Southern Nazarene (2004) *SW Assemblies (II) (2008) Texas College (2004) -------------------------------- Haskell Indians (2000-2008) Lincoln (MO) (2000 only) Peru State (2000-2008) *SW Assemblies (I) (2000-2001) -------------------------------- Only nine years old, and already a mess. DAKOTA (pre-1946) DAKOTA-10 (2000-2005); NORTH DAKOTA (pre-1946-1999) Black Hills State (2000) Dakota State (2000) General Beadle State Dickinson State (pre-1946) Jamestown (pre-1946) Mayville State (pre-1946) South Dakota Tech (2000) Valley City State (pre-1946) -------------------------------- *Bismarck JC (I) (1948/49/50-1959) *Bismarck JC (II) (1976-post-1979) Mary (1988-2005) Minnesota-Crookston (1995-1997) Minot State (pre-1946-2009) N. Dakota-Ellendale (pre-1946-1971) North Dakota State Teachers, North Dakota N&I N. Dakota Forestry (pre-1946-1957) Bottineau Forestry N. Dakota Science (pre-1946-post-1979) Si Tanka-Huron (2000-2004) -------------------------------- I don't know of any non-JUCO conference that kept a JUCO team around as long as the NDAC. The SDIC folded into the NDAC in 2000, and it was renamed the Dakota-10. Actually, it's a merger, but I view this exactly like the Big Twelve; all the NDAC teams moved, but some of the SDIC teams had left to join the Great Plains. Si Tanka-Huron closed its doors in the spring of 2005, and Mary departed to join NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Conference in 2006, forcing the conference to drop the "-10" designation. Minot State is moving to D-II as well, continuing the drain. FRONTIER (1952-) MONTANA (1951/2-1964) Carroll (MT) (1952) Eastern Oregon (2005) Montana St.-Northern (1999) Northern Montana Montana Tech (1952) Montana Mines Montana-Western (1952) Western Montana Rocky Mountain (1952) -------------------------------- Montana St.-Billings (1952-?) dropped football Eastern Montana -------------------------------- Talk about stability... GREAT PLAINS (1969-) NEBRASKA IAC (1969-1990); NEBRASKA-IOWA (1991-1999) Briar Cliff (2003) Concordia (NE) (1969) Dakota Wesleyan (2000) Dana (1969) Doane (1969) Dordt (2008) Hastings (1969) Midland Lutheran (1969) Morningside (2003) Nebraska Wesleyan (1969) Northwestern (IA) (1991) -------------------------------- Sioux Falls (2000-2009) -------------------------------- Nobody had left through 2009. All the Nebraska schools were once part of the Nebraska CC; Concordia, Dana, and Midland Lutheran left in 1959 to form the Tri-State, and then worked their way back to the smaller Nebraska conference when it formed a decade later. However, Sioux Falls is now moving to D-II, so they become the first defector. HEART OF AMERICA (pre-1942-) MISSOURI COLLEGE ATHLETIC UNION (pre-1942-1970) Avila (2001) Baker (1971) Benedictine (KS) (1991) Saint Benedict's *Cen. Methodist (II) (1991) *Culv.-Stockton (II) (1980) Evangel (1987) Graceland (1960) Lindenwood (1996) Mid-America Nazarene (1980) Missouri Valley (pre-1942) -------------------------------- *Cen. Methodist (I) (pre-1942-1985) College of Emporia (1971-1973) *Culver-Stockton (I) (pre-1942-1970) Ottawa (1971-1981) Tarkio (pre-1942-1990) William Jewell (pre-1942-2009) -------------------------------- Used to be one of the more prominent minor conferences in the midwest. William Jewell is moving to D-II in 2010. KANSAS (1911-) Bethany (KS) (1917) Bethel (KS) (1939) Friends (1913) Kansas Wesleyan (1928) McPherson (1920) *Ottawa (II) (1982) Saint Mary (KS) (1999) *S'western (KS) (II) (1959) *Sterling (II) (1960) Tabor (1968) -------------------------------- Baker (1928-1970) Benedictine (KS) (1916-1921) Saint Benedict's *C. of Emporia (I) (1911-1928) *C. of Emporia (II) (1933-1970) Emporia State (1915-1928) Kansas City (1913-1917) *Ottawa (I) (1911-1970) Pittsburg State (1911-1928) St. Mary/Plains (1968-1991) Saint Mary's (KS) (1921-1930) *S'western (KS) (I) (1911-1927) *Sterling (II) (1919-pre-1946) Washburn (1921-1928) Lincoln College (KS) Wichita State (1914-1928) Fairmount -------------------------------- The oldest-surviving NAIA conference, and maybe the oldest period. Split in 1928 as the larger schools split off to form the Central IAC. Saint Mary's (KS) is not to be confused with Saint Mary (KS); they are Saint Mary's College and the University of Saint Mary, respectively, and are two wholly separate institutions. MID-SOUTH (1987-) Belhaven (1998) Bethel (TN) (2003) Campbellsville (1987) Cumberland (TN) (1991) Cumberlands (KY) (1987) Faulkner (2007) Georgetown (KY) (1987) Kentucky Christian (2008) Pikeville (2000) Shorter (2005) Union (KY) (1987) Virginia-Wise (2002) Clinch Valley West Virginia Tech (2006) -------------------------------- Evansville (1988-1991) *Ky Wesleyan (I) (1987-1991) *Ky Wesleyan (II) (2004-2005) Lambuth (1991-2009) North Greenville (1995-2000) Tusculum (1991-1995) -------------------------------- I suspect there are holes here. Lees-McRae might have briefly been a member during its brief foray into football in the 90s. Much confusion has been alleviated by Cumberland College (KY) changing its name to University of the Cumberlands. Not much, though... The drain is hitting the MSC, as well, with Kentucky Wesleyan returning to D-II and Lambuth following; West Virginia Tech is also exploring a return to D-II and the WVIAC. MID-STATES (1994-) Grand View (2008) Iowa Wesleyan (1996) Malone (1994) Marian (2007) McKendree (1998) Olivet Nazarene (1994) Quincy (2003) Saint Ambrose (1996) Saint Francis (IL) (2000) Saint Francis (IN) (1998) Saint Xavier (IL) (1994) Taylor (1994) Trinity Int'l (1994) Waldorf (2009) Walsh (1996) William Penn (2002) -------------------------------- Findlay (1994-1997) Geneva (1994-2006) Lindenwood (1994-1995) Ohio Dominican (2004-2008) Seton Hill (2005-2006) Tiffin (1994-2001) Tri-State (1996-2002) Urbana (1994-2008) Westminster (PA) (1994-1997) -------------------------------- Huge conglomeration, actually two "leagues" under one umbrella but since teams shift leagues to accommodate overall alignment shifts, I keep them under one heading. A mix of old-line minor powerhouses and teams which still don't have their ears wet. Being hit hard by defections to NCAA D-II, but managing to plug the gaps with new programs. CURRENT NAIA INDEPENDENTS Azusa Pacific (1965) Concordia (AL) (2005) Edward Waters (2001) Haskell (2009) Peru State (2009) Southern Oregon (1999) Southern Virginia (2003) Webber International (2003) ---------------------------------- Allen (2002-2006) Paul Quinn (2000-2008) ---------------------------------- Dates indicate first season of competition as an NAIA independent. DefunctCENTRAL CHURCH (1951/2-1957) Concordia (NE) (1951-1957) Dana (1951-1957) Tarkio (1951-1957) Westmar (1951-1957) -------------------------------- Tarkio maintained their membership in the Missouri College Athletic Union throughout. Westmar left the Iowa Conference after the 1953 season, so they may have moved (and 1954 may have been the first season for this conference as a result). DAKOTA-IOWA (pre-1946-1947/8/9) Buena Vista (pre-1946-1947/8/9) Dakota Wesleyan (pre-1946-1947/8/9) Si Tanka-Huron (pre-1946-1947/8/9) Sioux Falls (pre-1946-1947/8/9) Westmar (pre-1946-1947/8/9) Western Union, Teikyo Westmar Yankton (pre-1946-1947/8/9) -------------------------------- The only thing I have on this conference is that they were around in 1946. Sometime before 1954, they merged into the South Dakota Conference, except for Buena Vista, who went back to solely being members of the Iowa conference. Westmar had also been a member of the Iowa conference, and remained a member through 1953. OREGON (1956-1969) Eastern Oregon (1956-1969) George Fox (1966-1968) Oregon Tech (1956-1969) Portland State (1956-1965) Southern Oregon (1956-1969) Western Oregon (1956-1969) Oregon College of Education -------------------------------- Mostly folded into the Evergreen Conference in 1970. SOUTH DAKOTA-IOWA (pre-1929-1999) SOUTH DAKOTA (pre-1929-post-1978) Augustana (SD) (pre-1936-1941) Black Hills State (pre-1929-1999) Dakota State (pre-1946-1999) General Beadle State Dakota Wesleyan (1948/49/50-1999) Huron-SiTanka (1948/49/50-1999) Northern State (pre-1946-1972) *Sioux Falls (I) (1948/49/50-1959) *Sioux Falls (II) (1977/8-1999) S. Dak.-Springfield (pre-1946-1984) Southern State South Dakota Tech (pre-1946-1999) South Dakota Mines Westmar (post-1978-1997) Western Union, Teikyo Westmar Yankton (1948/49/1950-1959) -------------------------------- Expanded by absorbing parts of the Dakota-Iowa conference around 1950, then died by being absorbed into the Dakota-10. TRI-STATE (1960-post-1974) Bethel (MN) (1968/69/70-1976) Concordia (NE) (1960-1968) Concordia-St. Paul (1971-1974) Dana (1960-1968) Midland Lutheran (1960-1968) Northwestern (IA) (1960-post-1978) Sioux Falls (1960-1976/7) Westmar (1960-post-1978) Western Union, Teikyo Westmar Yankton (1960-post-1978) -------------------------------- As things go, this was a pretty serious conference. |