Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference | |
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MVC, The Valley | |
Established | 1907 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division I |
Subdivision | non-football |
Members | 10 |
Sports fielded |
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Region | Midwestern United States |
Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri |
Commissioner | Doug Elgin |
Website | www.mvc-sports.com |
Locations | |
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the second-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Currently, its members are located in the midwestern United States.
Contents
1 History
2 Member schools
2.1 Current members
2.2 Affiliate members
2.3 Former members
2.3.1 Former full members
2.3.2 Former affiliate members
2.4 Membership timeline
3 Commissioners
4 Sports
4.1 Men's sponsored sports by school
4.2 Women's sponsored sports by school
5 Facilities
6 Basketball tournament champions by year
7 National team titles by institution
8 Men's basketball attendance
9 Football champions by year
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
History
The MVC was founded in 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association or MVIAA, 12 years after the Big Ten, the only Division I conference that is older. In 1928 the MVIAA split and most of the larger schools formed a conference that retained the MVIAA name and ultimately became the Big Eight Conference. The smaller schools, plus Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, which joined the Big Eight in 1957), formed the MVC, which retained the old MVIAA's administrative staff. During the Big Eight's existence, both conferences claimed 1907 as their founding date. In 1996 the Big Eight merged with four Texas schools of the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference.[1]
During the 2006–07 college basketball season, MVC teams held a 74–27 non-conference record, including a record of 44–1 at home. The Valley finished in the top six of the RPI and ahead of a BCS conference for the second consecutive year, while also garnering multiple NCAA bids for the ninth straight year and 12th of 14.[2]
The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, when it was a hybrid I-A/I-AA (now FBS and FCS), respectively. However, five members have football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (known as the Gateway from 1985 to 2008) of Division I FCS, and a sixth and a seventh compete in another FCS conference, the Pioneer Football League. The Missouri Valley Conference shares its name with the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and the two also operate from the same headquarters complex in St. Louis. However, the two are separate administratively.
After weeks of speculation,[3][4] it was announced on April 7, 2017 that Wichita State would be leaving the conference to join the American Athletic Conference starting with the 2017–18 season.[5] On May 9, 2017, the Conference announced it had extended an invitation to Valparaiso University,[6] and on May 25, the MVC announced that Valparaiso would officially join the following July 1.[7]
Member schools
Current members
Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Type | Enrollment[8] | Nickname | Colors |
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Bradley University | Peoria, Illinois | 1897 | 1948, 1955[a] | Private | 5,451 | Braves | |
Drake University | Des Moines, Iowa | 1881 | 1907, 1956[a] | Private | 5,270 | Bulldogs | |
University of Evansville | Evansville, Indiana | 1854 | 1994 | Private | 2,526 | Purple Aces | |
Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | 1857 | 1981 | Public | 20,706 | Redbirds | |
Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | 1865 | 1977 | Public | 13,584 | Sycamores | |
Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 1870 | 2013 | Private | 16,437[9] | Ramblers | |
Missouri State University | Springfield, Missouri | 1905 | 1990 | Public | 26,000 [10] | Bears Lady Bears | |
University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 1876 | 1991 | Public | 12,273 | Panthers | |
Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Illinois | 1869 | 1975 | Public | 15,987[11] | Salukis | |
Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, Indiana | 1859 | 2017[b] | Private | 4,500 | Crusaders |
- Notes
^ ab Bradley and Drake both withdrew from the MVC during the 1951–52 academic year in protest over the Johnny Bright incident, a racially motivated on-field attack by an Oklahoma A&M football player against Drake player Johnny Bright in a 1951 game. Bradley returned to the MVC for non-football sports in the 1955–56 school year, with Drake doing the same a year later. However, Bradley never returned to MVC football, dropping the sport in 1970, and Drake did not return for football until 1971.
^ Valparaiso had been an MVC affiliate in women's soccer in the 1996–1998 seasons (ending with the 1998–99 school year).
Affiliate members
Note: In the case of spring sports, the year of joining is the calendar year before the start of competition.
Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Primary Conference | MVC sports |
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University of Central Arkansas | Conway, Arkansas | 1907 | 2010 | Public | 13,863 | Bears | Southland | men's soccer[a] |
Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, Texas | 1898 | 2013 | Private | 5,545 | Patriots | Heartland (NCAA Division II) | baseball |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1927 | 2013 | Public | 13,167 | Trojans | Sun Belt | women's swimming |
Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, New York | 1957 | 2016 | Public | 24,594 | Seawolves | America East | women's tennis |
- Notes
^ Central Arkansas men's soccer will join the Sun Belt Conference in 2019.[12]
Former members
Former full members
Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Left | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Current Conference |
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Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1855 | 1932 | 1934 | Private | 4,667 | Bulldogs | Big East |
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1819 | 1957 | 1969 | Public | 42,421 | Bearcats | The American |
Creighton University | Omaha, Nebraska | 1878 | 1928, 1976[n 1] | 1948, 2013 | Private | 7,730 | Bluejays | Big East |
University of Detroit[n 2] | Detroit, Michigan | 1877 | 1949 | 1956 | Private | 5,450 | Titans | Horizon |
Grinnell College | Grinnell, Iowa | 1846 | 1918 | 1939 | Private | 1,688 | Pioneers | Midwest (NCAA Division III) |
University of Houston | Houston, Texas | 1927 | 1951 | 1959 | Public | 39,820 | Cougars | The American |
University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 1847 | 1907 | 1908 | Public | 30,328 | Hawkeyes | Big Ten |
Iowa State College[n 3] | Ames, Iowa | 1858 | 1907 | 1928 | Public | 29,887 | Cyclones | Big 12 |
University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas | 1865 | 1907 | 1928 | Public | 29,462 | Jayhawks | Big 12 |
Kansas State College[n 4] | Manhattan, Kansas | 1863 | 1913 | 1928 | Public | 23,863 | Wildcats | Big 12 |
University of Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky | 1798 | 1963 | 1974 | Public | 19,743 | Cardinals | ACC |
Memphis State University[n 5] | Memphis, Tennessee | 1912 | 1968 | 1973 | Public | 23,031 | Tigers | The American |
University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | 1839 | 1907 | 1928 | Public | 33,805 | Tigers | SEC |
University of Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska | 1869 | 1907, 1921 | 1919, 1928 | Public | 24,593 | Cornhuskers | Big Ten |
New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, New Mexico | 1888 | 1970 | 1983 | Public | 18,497 | Aggies | WAC |
North Texas State University[n 6] | Denton, Texas | 1890 | 1957 | 1974 | Public | 35,694 | Mean Green | C-USA |
University of Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | 1890 | 1919 | 1928 | Public | 30,303 | Sooners | Big 12 |
Oklahoma A&M College[n 7] | Stillwater, Oklahoma | 1890 | 1925 | 1956 | Public | 21,419 | Aggies/Cowboys[n 8] | Big 12 |
Saint Louis University | St. Louis, Missouri | 1818 | 1937 | 1974 | Private | 13,785 | Billikens | Atlantic 10 |
University of Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1894 | 1935 | 1996 | Private | 4,165 | Golden Hurricane | The American |
Washburn University | Topeka, Kansas | 1865 | 1935 | 1942 | Public | 7,303 | Ichabods | MIAA (NCAA Division II) |
Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | 1853 | 1907 | 1942 | Private | 14,070 | Bears | UAA (NCAA Division III) |
West Texas State University[n 9] | Canyon, Texas | 1910 | 1972 | 1985 | Public | 7,843 | Buffaloes | Lone Star (NCAA Division II) |
Wichita State University | Wichita, Kansas | 1895 | 1949 | 2017 | Public | 14,495 | Shockers | The American |
- Notes
^ Creighton previously withdrew from the MVC from 1948–49 to 1975–76
^ Currently known as the University of Detroit Mercy.
^ Currently known as Iowa State University.
^ Currently known as Kansas State University.
^ Currently known as the University of Memphis.
^ Currently known as the University of North Texas.
^ Currently known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.
^ During Oklahoma A&M's tenure in the MVC, the nicknames "Aggies" and "Cowboys" were used interchangeably. When the school adopted its current name in 1957, the "Cowboys" nickname was exclusively adopted.
^ Currently known as West Texas A&M University.
Former affiliate members
This list does not include current full member Valparaiso. As noted above, the Crusaders played women's soccer in the MVC from 1996 to 1998 (ending in the 1998–99 school year).
Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Left | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Primary Conference | MVC Sports |
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1927 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | Public | 13,167 | Trojans | Sun Belt | women's soccer |
Belmont University | Nashville, Tennessee | 1890 | 2000–01 | 2000–01 | Private | 6,374 | Bruins | OVC (Southern Conference for men's soccer) | men's soccer |
Drury University | Springfield, Missouri | 1873 | 1999–2000 | 2004–05 | Private | 5,474 | Panthers | GLVC (NCAA Division II) | women's soccer |
Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, Illinois | 1895 | 1996–97 | 2010–11 | Public | 11,651 | Panthers | OVC (Summit League for men's soccer) | men's soccer |
University of Hartford | Hartford, Connecticut | 1877 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | Private | 6,935 | Hawks | America East | men's tennis[a] |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, Illinois | 1957 | 2010–11 | 2016–17 | Public | 14,142 | Cougars | OVC (MAC for men's soccer) | men's soccer |
Southern Methodist University | University Park, Texas | 1911 | 2000–01 | 2004–05 | Private | 12,000 | Mustangs | The American | men's soccer |
Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, New York | 1957 | 2014–15 | 2016–17 | Public | 24,594 | Seawolves | America East | men's tennis[b] |
Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, Texas | 1873 | 2000–01 | 2000–01 | Private | 9,518 | Horned Frogs | Big 12 | men's soccer[c] |
University of Tulsa[d] | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1894 | 2000–01 | 2004–05 | Private | 4,165 | Golden Hurricane | The American | men's soccer |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Catonsville, Maryland | 1966 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | Public | 13,908 | Retrievers | America East | men's tennis[e] |
Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | 1873 | 1997–98 | 2005–06 | Private | 12,714 | Commodores | SEC | men's soccer[f] |
Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1906 | 1997–98 | 2007–08 | Public | 21,048 | Hilltoppers | C-USA | men's soccer[g] |
- Notes
^ Hartford dropped men's tennis after the 2015–16 season.
^ Stony Brook dropped men's tennis after the 2016–17 season. The school's women's tennis team remains an MVC affiliate.[13]
^ TCU dropped men's soccer after the 2002 season.
^ Tulsa, a full member from 1935 to 1996, rejoined the MVC as a men's soccer associate from 2000 to 2005.
^ UMBC dropped men's tennis after the 2015–16 season.
^ Vanderbilt dropped men's soccer after the 2005 season.
^ WKU dropped men's soccer after the 2007 season.