Conference | Alias | Founded | Defunct | Type | Predecessor | Successor |
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Rowing Association of American Colleges [1] | RAAC | 1870 | 1894 | Rowing | | Intercollegiate Rowing Association |
Intercollegiate Rowing Association [2] | IRA | 1895 | | Rowing | Rowing Association of American Colleges | |
Intercollegiate Cricket Association [3] | ICA | 1881 | 1924 | Cricket | | |
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League [4] | Ivy League | 1901 | 1955 | Basketball | | Ivy League |
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association [5] | EIWA | 1903 | | Wrestling | | |
Ivy League [6] | Ivies | 1954 | | NCAA | Rowing Association of American Colleges, Intercollegiate Cricket Association, Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | |
Big Ten Conference [7] | B1G | 1896 | | NCAA | Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, Western Conference, Big Nine, does not retain legacy of Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest | |
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest [8] | IAAN | 1892 | 1893 | Football, Baseball, Track | | Big Ten Conference |
Southwest Conference [9] | SWC | 1914 | 1996 | NCAA | Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Big 12 Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Conference USA |
Big 12 Conference [10] | Big 12 | 1994* | | NCAA | Southwest Conference, Big Eight Conference, but does not retain legacy of either* | |
Pac-12 Conference [11] | Pac-12 | 1915 | | NCAA | Pacific Coast Conference, [a] Athletic Association of Western Universities, Pacific-8, Pacific-10 | |
Missouri Valley Conference [12] | MVC / Valley | 1907 | | NCAA | Shares founding members with Big Eight Conference | |
Big Eight Conference [13] | Big 8 | 1907 | 1996 | NCAA | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Big Six Conference, Big Seven Conference, Big Eight Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Border Conference [14] | | 1931 | 1962 | NCAA | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Western Athletic Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Big 12 Conference |
Skyline Conference [15] | Skyline Eight | 1938 | 1962 | NCAA | Mountain States Athletic Conference, Big Seven, Skyline Six | Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West |
Western Athletic Conference [16] | WAC | 1962 | | NCAA | Border Conference, Skyline Conference, Pac-12 Conference | Pac-12 Conference, Mountain West, Conference USA |
Metro Conference [17] | Metro | 1975 | 1995 | NCAA | | Conference USA, Big East, American Conference |
American Conference [18] [b] | American | 1979 | | NCAA | Big East | |
Big East Conference [19] | Big East | 1979 | | NCAA | Atlantic 10 Conference | American Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference |
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association [20] | SIAA | 1892 | 1947 | NCAA | | Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, Ohio Valley Conference, Southern Athletic Association, and others |
Southern Conference [21] | SoCon | 1921 | | NCAA | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Metro Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Coastal Athletic Association, Conference USA |
Southeastern Conference [22] | SEC | 1932 | | NCAA | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Southern Conference, Big 12 Conference | |
Atlantic Coast Conference [23] | ACC | 1953 | | NCAA | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Southern Conference, Metro Conference, Big East | |
Mid-American Conference [24] | MAC | 1946 | | NCAA | | |
Southwestern Athletic Conference [25] | SWAC | 1920 | | NCAA | | |
Big West Conference [26] | BWC | 1968 | | NCAA | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West |
West Coast Conference [27] | WCC | 1952 | | NCAA | California Basketball Association, West Coast Athletic Conference | Big West Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West |
Atlantic 10 Conference [28] | A-10 | 1976 | | NCAA | Eastern Collegiate Basketball League, Eastern Athletic Association, Eastern 8 | Big East, American Athletic Conference |
Yankee Conference [29] | | 1947 [c] | 1997 | NCAA | New England Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference, CAA Football [d] |
Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference [30] | CAA Football | 2007 | | NCAA | New England Conference, [e] Yankee Conference, [f] Atlantic 10 Conference | |
Coastal Athletic Association [30] | CAA | 1979 | | NCAA | ECAC | |
New England Conference [31] | | 1923 | 1947 | NCAA | New England College Conference of Intercollegiate Athletics | Yankee Conference |
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [32] | IIAC | 1908 | 1970 | NCAA | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
Western Collegiate Hockey Association [33] | WCHA | 1951 | | Hockey | Midwest Collegiate Hockey League, Western Intercollegiate Hockey League | |
ECAC Hockey [34] | ECAC | 1961 | | Hockey | Eastern College Athletic Conference, ECAC Hockey League | |
North Central Conference [35] | NCC | 1922 | 2008 | Division II | | Northern Sun, Summit |
Northern California Athletic Conference [36] | NCAC | 1925 | 1996 | Division II | Far Western Conference | |
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association [37] | CIAA | 1912 | | Division II | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association | |
Conference Carolinas [38] | CVAC | 1930 | | Division II | North State Conference, Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference | |
California Collegiate Athletic Association [39] | CCAA | 1938 | | Division II | | |
Lone Star Conference [40] | LSC | 1931 | | Division II | | |
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association [41] | MIAA | 1912 | | Division II | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference [42] | NSIC | 1932 | | Division II | Northern Teachers Athletic Conference, State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota, Northern Intercollegiate Conference, Northern Sun Conference | |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference [43] | RMAC | 1909 | | Division II | Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference, Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference | |
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [44] | SIAC | 1913 | | Division II | | |
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [45] | WVIAC | 1924 | 2013 | Division II | | Mountain East, Great Midwest |
American Rivers Conference [46] | ARC | 1922 | | Division III | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
Middle Atlantic Conferences [47] | MAC | 1912 | | Division III | Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association, Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference | |
Midwest Conference [48] | MWC | 1921 | | Division III | Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference, Midwest Athletic Conference for Women | |
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [49] | MIAC | 1920 | | Division III | | |
Northwest Conference [50] | NWC | 1926 | | Division III | | |
Ohio Athletic Conference [51] | OAC | 1902 | | Division III | | |
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [52] | SCIAC | 1915 | | Division III | | |
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [53] | WIAC | 1913 | | Division III | Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference, Wisconsin State College Conference, Wisconsin State University Athletic Conference | |