1986 Conference Realignments

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The following conference realignments took place during the summer preceding the 1986-1987 academic year:

Football

Conference Folded:

School Left Joined
Drake Missouri Valley Conference suspended program†
Illinois State Missouri Valley Conference Gateway Football Conference
Indiana State Missouri Valley Conference Gateway Football Conference
Northern Illinois Mid-American Conference NCAA Division I FBS Independents
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference Gateway Football Conference
Tulsa Missouri Valley Conference NCAA Division I FBS Independents
West Texas State Missouri Valley Conference Lone Star Conference
Wichita State Missouri Valley Conference NCAA Division I FBS Independents

† - Drake returned in 1987 as an NCAA Division III independent.

‡ - Illinois State and Southern Illnois had already begun competing in the Gateway Football Conference in 1984.

Men's Basketball

School Left Joined
Florida A&M NCAA Division I Independents Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois Mid-American Conference NCAA Division I Independents
Texas-San Antonio NCAA Division I Independents Trans-America Athletic Conference
West Texas State Missouri Valley Conference Lone Star Conference