Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
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FormerlyColorado Faculty Athletic Conference (1909–1910)
Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (1910–1967)
Association NCAA
Founded1909
CommissionerChris Graham (since 2013)
Sports fielded
  • 22
    • men's: 11
    • women's: 11
Division Division II
No. of teams15
Headquarters Colorado Springs, Colorado
Region Mountain States and Great Plains
Official website rmacsports.org
Locations
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The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) from approximately 1910 through the late 1960s, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the western United States. Most member schools are in Colorado, with additional members in Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah.

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History

Founded in 1909, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is the fifth oldest active college athletic conference in the United States, the oldest in NCAA Division II, and the sixth to be founded after the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Big Ten Conference, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Ohio Athletic Conference, and the Missouri Valley Conference. For its first 30 years, the RMAC was considered a major conference, equivalent to today's NCAA Division I, before seven of its larger members left in 1938 to form the Mountain States Conference, also called the Skyline Conference.

The original name of Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was changed to Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC) on May 7, 1910. The presidents assumed control of the league from the faculty in 1967 and changed the name to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Colorado Athletic Conference dissolved in 1996, with the RMAC absorbing the remaining CAC teams. The RMAC became an NCAA member in 1992 after competing in the NAIA through 1991. [1] [2]

Timeline

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Member Locations
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MSU Denver
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Westminster
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New Mexico
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Black Hills State
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South Dakota Mines
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Chadron State
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Colorado Mines
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CSU Pueblo
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UCCS
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Adams State
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Fort Lewis
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Colorado Mesa
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Western Colorado
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Regis
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Colorado Christian
Location of RMAC members:
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  • 1909: On 6 March 1909, the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was formed. The four charter members were: the University of Colorado, Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University), Colorado College, and the Colorado School of Mines.
  • 1910: After its debut season, the league changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC). The University of Denver and the University of Utah joined the league, but Colorado College dropped out after a falling out with Colorado Mines. Membership was at five schools.
  • 1914: Colorado College re-joined the RMFAC. Utah State University also joined the league to bring membership up to seven.
  • 1917: Montana State University joined the RMFAC as the eighth member.
  • 1918: Brigham Young University (BYU) joined the RMFAC as the ninth member.
  • 1921: The University of Wyoming joined the RMFAC to bring membership up to ten.
  • 1924: Western State College (now Western Colorado University) and the University of Northern Colorado joined the RMFAC, bringing membership up to 12 members.
  • 1937: Colorado, Colorado State, Brigham Young, Utah, Utah State, Wyoming, and Denver left the conference to form the Skyline Conference. The five remaining members of the RMFAC were Colorado College, Colorado Mines, Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Western State.
  • 1948: Idaho State University joined the RMFAC as the sixth member.
  • 1956: Adams State College (now Adams State University) joined the RMFAC as the seventh member.
  • 1958: Idaho State left the RMFAC, and membership was brought back down to six.
  • 1959: Montana State left the RMFAC, and membership was brought back down to five.
  • 1967: The RMFAC changed its name to the current Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). Eleven schools joined the conference in 1967. They were: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Fort Lewis College, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (now athletically branded as Omaha), Pittsburg State University, the University of Southern Colorado (now Colorado State University Pueblo), Southern Utah State University (now Southern Utah University), Regis College (now Regis University), Washburn University, Western New Mexico University and Westminster College (now Westminster University) of Utah. Colorado College was not included in this new league. The new league was divided into two divisions: Mountains and Plains.
  • 1968: New Mexico Highlands University joined the RMAC.
  • 1969: New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC due to financial aid restrictions.
  • 1972: For economic reasons, the two divisions were split into two separate conferences. The Mountain Division kept the RMAC name while the Plains Division became known as the Great Plains Athletic Conference . The two allied conferences worked under the name of the Mountain and Plains Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MPIAA). RMAC membership stood at eight with Adams State, Colorado Mines, Fort Lewis, Regis, Southern Utah State, Western New Mexico, Western State, and Westminster. Northern Colorado ended up leaving the association to become independent.
  • 1974: New Mexico Highlands re-joined the RMAC as the ninth member.
  • 1975: Mesa College (now Colorado Mesa University), became the 10th member of the RMAC.
  • 1976: The MPIAA was dissolved for economic reasons, and the two conferences went their separate ways. CSU–Pueblo switched conferences and joined the RMAC as its 11th member.
  • 1978: The RMAC began sponsoring women's championships.
  • 1979: Westminster dropped athletics and, as a result, left the RMAC, leaving the league with ten members.
  • 1983: Regis left the RMAC to become independent, leaving the league with nine teams.
  • 1986: Southern Utah left the RMAC, dropping membership to eight.
  • 1988: New Mexico Highlands withdrew from the conference to shrink the membership to seven schools.
  • 1989: Chadron State College, Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney), and Wayne State College announced intentions to join; Fort Hays State would also re-join the RMAC.
  • 1990: Wayne State and Nebraska–Kearney withdrew their interest in joining the RMAC after staying for one season. Western New Mexico and CSU–Pueblo also announced that they were leaving the RMAC. Fort Lewis announced its intention to leave, however, it stayed on as an associate member of the conference. New Mexico Highlands re-joined the RMAC again.
  • 1992: The RMAC became affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level.
  • 1994: Fort Lewis once again became a full member of the RMAC. Nebraska-Kearney also was voted into membership.
  • 1996: Colorado Christian University and Metropolitan State College of Denver joined the RMAC. Regis and CSU–Pueblo re-joined the league. Also, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (now athletically branded as UCCS) and the University of Denver joined the RMAC as an affiliate and associate members, respectively. The RMAC, at that time comprising fourteen schools, was split into two seven-team divisions.
  • 1997:
    • Denver left to move up to Division I.
    • Colorado-Colorado Springs became a full member.
    • San Francisco State University joined the RMAC as an associate member in wrestling only.
  • 2006: Fort Hays State left the RMAC for the MIAA, although it did remain in the RMAC as an associate member in wrestling. Western New Mexico re-joined the conference, keeping membership at 14 schools.
  • 2007:
  • 2008:
  • 2009: Northern State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead joined the RMAC as associate members in swimming.
  • 2012:
    • Nebraska–Kearney left the RMAC to join the MIAA.
    • Black Hills State University moved from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and joined the RMAC to keep the number of full members at 14.
    • Fort Hays State wrestling left once the MIAA began sponsoring that sport.
    • Minnesota State–Moorhead and Northern State women's swimming left when their full-time home of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference began sponsoring the sport.
  • 2013:
  • 2014: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T or South Dakota Mines) joined the RMAC. [3]
  • 2015:
    • Westminster (Utah) re-joined the RMAC. [4] [5] Rockhurst added men's lacrosse to its RMAC membership.
    • Oklahoma Baptist University joined in women's lacrosse, plus men's and women's swimming.
  • 2016:
  • 2017:
  • 2018:
    • Dixie State became an all-sports RMAC member.
    • California Baptist ended its RMAC associate memberships to move to Division I; both swimming teams joined CBU's new home of the WAC, while wrestling became an independent (that sport would later be accepted by the Big 12 Conference effective in 2022).
    • Rockhurst men's lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school's other sports in the GLVC.
    • The RMAC dropped men's tennis as a conference sport.
  • 2019:
    • Dixie State announced it would leave the RMAC to join Division I and the WAC in 2020.
    • Lindenwood and Rockhurst women's lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school's other sports in the GLVC.
    • The RMAC dropped women's tennis as a conference sport.
  • 2023:
  • 2024:

Member schools

Current members

The RMAC currently has 15 full members, all but three are public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedColors
Adams State University Alamosa, Colorado 1921 Public 3,138 Grizzlies 1956   
Black Hills State University Spearfish, South Dakota 1883Public3,425 Yellow Jackets 2012   
Chadron State College Chadron, Nebraska 1911Public2,250 Eagles 1989   
Colorado Christian University Lakewood, Colorado 1914 Christian
(Evangelical)
8,964 Cougars 1996   
University of Colorado–Colorado Springs
(UCCS)
Colorado Springs, Colorado 1965Public11,431 Mountain Lions 1997 [a]    
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado 1925Public8,905 Mavericks 1975     
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado 1873Public7,408 Orediggers 1909   
Colorado State University–Pueblo
(CSU Pueblo)
Pueblo, Colorado 1933Public6,617 ThunderWolves 1967;
1976;
1996 [b]
   
Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado 1911Public3,360 Skyhawks 1967;
1994 [c]
     
Metropolitan State University of Denver
(MSU Denver)
Denver, Colorado 1965Public16,995 Roadrunners 1996   
New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico 1893Public2,645 Cowboys & Cowgirls 1968;
1974;
1990 [d]
   
Regis University Denver, Colorado 1877 Catholic
(Jesuit)
4,668 Rangers 1967;
1996 [e]
   
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
(South Dakota Mines)
Rapid City, South Dakota 1885Public2,493 Hardrockers 2014 [f]    
Western Colorado University Gunnison, Colorado 1901Public3,551 Mountaineers 1924   
Westminster University Salt Lake City, Utah 1875 Nonsectarian 1,287 Griffins 1967;
2015 [g]
   
Notes
  1. Colorado–Colorado Springs (UCCS) was an associate member of the RMAC only during the 1996–97 school year for some sports before accepting full membership, effective in the 1997–98 school year.
  2. Colorado State–Pueblo left the RMAC after the 1971–72 school year then re-joined from 1976–77 to 1989–90 before re-joining effective in the 1996–97 school year.
  3. Fort Lewis was an affiliate member of the RMAC from 1990–91 to 1993–94 before re-joining as a full member, effective in the 1994–95 school year.
  4. New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC after the 1968–69 school year then re-joined from 1974–75 to 1987–88 before re-joining effective in the 1990–91 school year.
  5. Regis left the RMAC after the 1982–83 school year before re-joining effective in the 1996–97 school year.
  6. The South Dakota Mines men's and women's basketball and men's soccer teams joined the RMAC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (2015–16); while its football team joined the RMAC two years after (2016–17).
  7. Westminster left the RMAC after the 1978–79 school year before re-joining effective in the 2015–16 school year.

Affiliate members

The RMAC currently has six affiliate members; three are private schools, while the other three are public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedColorsRMAC
sport(s)
Primary
conference
Concordia University Irvine Irvine, California 1976 Lutheran LCMS 2,564 Golden Eagles 2023   men's lacrosse Pacific West (PacWest)
Dominican University of California San Rafael, California 1890 Catholic 1,889 Penguins 2024     men's lacrosse Pacific West (PacWest)
University of Nebraska at Kearney [a] Kearney, Nebraska 1905 Public 6,275 Lopers 2014   women's swimming & diving Mid-America (MIAA)
Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma 1950 Churches
of Christ
2,213 Eagles & Lady Eagles 2017   men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving
Lone Star (LSC)
Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia 1965Public30,380 Red Leafs 2023     men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving;
men's wrestling;
women's wrestling
Great Northwest (GNAC)
Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas 1901Public16,238 Pioneers 2023   women's wrestling Lone Star (LSC)
Notes
  1. Nebraska–Kearney was a full member during the 1989–90 school year; and from 1994–95 to 2011–12.


Former members

The RMAC had 21 former full members, all but three were public schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 1875 LDS Church 34,100 Cougars 19181938 Big 12 [a]
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado 1876 Public 33,246 Buffaloes 19091938 Big 12 [a]
Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado 1874 Nonsectarian 2,011 Tigers 1909;
1914
1910;
1967 [b]
Southern (SCAC) [c]
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 1870Public34,166 Rams 19091938 Mountain West [a]
(Pac-12 [a] in 2026)
University of Denver [d] Denver, Colorado 1864Nonsectarian11,952 Pioneers 19101938 Summit [a]
Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas 1863Public5,887 Hornets 19671972 Mid-America (MIAA)
Fort Hays State University [e] Hays, Kansas 1902Public14,658 Tigers 1967;
1989
1972;
2006 [f]
Mid-America (MIAA)
Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho 1901Public12,805 Bengals 19481958 Big Sky [a]
Montana State University Bozeman, Montana 1893Public16,766 Bobcats 19171959 Big Sky [a]
University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 1908Public15,431 Mavericks 19671972 Summit [a]
University of Nebraska at Kearney [g] Kearney, Nebraska 1905Public7,504 Lopers 1989 [h] ;
1994
1990;
2012 [i]
Mid-America (MIAA)
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 1889Public12,862 Bears 19241972 Big Sky [a]
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas 1903Public7,102 Gorillas 19671972 Mid-America (MIAA)
Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 1897Public10,196 Thunderbirds 19671986 Western (WAC) [a]
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 1850Public33,000 Utes 19101938 Big 12 [a]
Utah State University Logan, Utah 1888Public27,691 Aggies 19151938 Mountain West [a]
(Pac-12 [a] in 2026)
Utah Tech University [j] [k] St. George, Utah 1911Public12,650 Trailblazers 20182020 Western (WAC) [a]
Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 1865Public7,971 Ichabods 19671972 Mid-America (MIAA)
Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska 1910Public4,202 Wildcats 1989 [h] 1990 Northern Sun (NSIC)
Western New Mexico University Silver City, New Mexico 1893Public3,820 Mustangs 1967;
2006
1990;
2016 [l]
Lone Star (LSC)
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 1886Public12,450 Cowboys 19211938 Mountain West [a]
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference
  2. Colorado College withdrew from the RMAC from 1910–11 to 1913–14.
  3. Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  4. Denver was an affiliate member during the 1996–97 school year.
  5. Fort Hays State competed in the RMAC as an affiliate member for wrestling from 2006–07 to 2011–12.
  6. Fort Hays State withdrew from the RMAC from 1972–73 to 1988–89.
  7. Nebraska–Kearney remains in the RMAC as an affiliate in women's swimming & diving.
  8. 1 2 Provisional member.
  9. Nebraska–Kearney withdrew from the RMAC from 1990–91 to 1993–94.
  10. Dixie State competed in the RMAC as an affiliate member for football from the 2016 to 2017 fall seasons (2016–17 to 2017–18 school years).
  11. Dixie State officially changed its name to Utah Tech University as of July 1st, 2022.
  12. Western New Mexico withdrew from the RMAC from 1990–91 to 2005–06.

Former affiliate members

The RMAC had 12 former affiliate members, all but five were private schools:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoinedLeftRMAC
sport(s)
Primary
conference [a]
California Baptist University Riverside, California 1950 Baptist 11,491 Lancers 20132018men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving;
wrestling
Western (WAC) [b] [c]
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona 1949 For-profit
(Nondenominational)
25,000 Antelopes 2007wr.;
2008m.sw.;
2008w.sw.
2013wr.;
2013m.sw.;
2013w.sw.
wrestling;
men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving
Western (WAC) [b] [d]
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 1881 Catholic
(CCIW)
9,366 Cardinals 2008m.sw.;
2008w.sw.
2013m.sw.;
2013w.sw.
men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving
Southland [b] [e]
Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri 1827 Presbyterian 4,822 Lions 2013w.lax.;
2014m.sw.;
2014w.sw.
2019w.lax.;
2016m.sw.;
2016w.sw.
women's lacrosse;
men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving
Ohio Valley (OVC) [b] [f]
Maryville University St. Louis, Missouri 1872 Catholic 5,504 Saints 20162017men's lacrosse Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota 1887 Public 5,547 Dragons 20092012women's swimming & diving Northern Sun (NSIC)
Montana State University Billings Billings, Montana 1927Public4,600 Yellowjackets 2007m.ten.;
2007w.ten.
2015m.ten.;
2015w.ten.
men's tennis;
women's tennis
Great Northwest (GNAC) [g]
Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota 1901Public3,431 Wolves 20092012women's swimming & diving Northern Sun (NSIC)
Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma 1910 Baptist 2,097 Bison 20162010women's lacrosse
men's swimming & diving
women's swimming & diving
Great American (GAC) [h]
Rockhurst University Kansas City, Missouri 1910 Catholic 2,746 Hawks 2013w.lax.;
2015m.lax.
2019w.lax.;
2018m.lax.
women's lacrosse;
men's lacrosse
Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
San Francisco State University San Francisco, California 1899Public30,155 Gators 19972024men's wrestling California (CCAA) [i]
University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, Texas 1973Public7,628 Falcons 2008m.sw.;
2008w.sw.
2013m.sw.;
2013w.sw.
men's swimming & diving;
women's swimming & diving
Lone Star (LSC) [j]
Notes
  1. Except as noted, this matches the school's current affiliation in its former RMAC sports.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  3. California Baptist is a men's wrestling member of the Big 12 Conference.
  4. Grand Canyon no longer sponsors men's wrestling.
  5. UIW houses swimming & diving in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
  6. The OVC sponsors none of Lindenwood's former RMAC sports. All three sports currently compete in the Summit League.
  7. MSU Billings no longer sponsors tennis.
  8. Oklahoma Baptist no longer sponsors women's lacrosse.
  9. The CCAA does not sponsor men's wrestling. San Francisco State competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for that sport only.
  10. The LSC does not sponsor swimming & diving for either sex. UTPB is a men's and women's member of the single-sport New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference.

Membership timeline

A total of 54 different schools have been associated with the RMAC, either through full or associate membership. Of those schools, only Colorado Mines has been with the conference every year since it was founded in 1909.

Dominican University of CaliforniaTexas Woman's UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityConcordia University IrvineOklahoma Christian UniversityOklahoma Baptist UniversityMaryville UniversityUtah Tech UniversitySouth Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRockhurst UniversityLindenwood UniversityCalifornia Baptist UniversityBlack Hills State UniversityNorthern State UniversityMinnesota State University MoorheadUniversity of Texas Permian BasinUniversity of the Incarnate WordMontana State University BillingsGrand Canyon UniversitySan Francisco State UniversityUniversity of Colorado Colorado SpringsMetropolitan State University of DenverColorado Christian UniversityUniversity of Nebraska at KearneyWayne State CollegeChadron State CollegeColorado Mesa UniversityNew Mexico Highlands UniversityWestminster University (Utah)Western New Mexico UniversityWashburn UniversitySouthern Utah UniversityRegis UniversityPittsburg State UniversityUniversity of Nebraska OmahaFort Lewis CollegeFort Hays State UniversityEmporia State UniversityColorado State University PuebloAdams State UniversityIdaho State UniversityWestern Colorado UniversityUniversity of Northern ColoradoBrigham Young UniversityMontana State UniversityUtah State UniversityUniversity of WyomingUniversity of UtahUniversity of DenverColorado State UniversityColorado School of MinesColorado CollegeUniversity of Colorado BoulderRocky Mountain Athletic Conference

 Full member (all sports)  Full member (non-football)  Associate member (football-only)  Associate member (sport) 

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
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Lacrosse Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Soccer Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Softball Green check.svg
Swimming & Diving Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Track & Field Indoor Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Track & Field Outdoor Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Volleyball Green check.svg
Wrestling Green check.svgGreen check.svg

Men's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
Country
FootballGolfLacrosseSoccerSwimming
& Diving
Track
& Field
Indoor
Track
& Field
Outdoor
WrestlingTotal
RMAC
Sports
Adams StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Black Hills StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Chadron StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
Colorado ChristianGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
Colorado MesaGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg11
Colorado MinesGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
CSU PuebloGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Fort LewisGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Metropolitan StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
New Mexico HighlandsGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
RegisGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
South Dakota MinesGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
UCCSGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
Western ColoradoGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
WestminsterGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Totals915151093+2112+313137+1105
Affiliate Members
Concordia–IrvineGreen check.svg1
DominicanGreen check.svg1
Oklahoma BaptistGreen check.svg1
Oklahoma ChristianGreen check.svg1
Simon FraserGreen check.svgGreen check.svg2

Women's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBasketballCross
Country
GolfLacrosseSoccerSoftballSwimming
& Diving
Track
& Field
Indoor
Track
& Field
Outdoor
VolleyballWrestlingTotal
RMAC
Sports
Adams StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Black Hills StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Chadron StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Colorado ChristianGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Colorado MesaGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg11
Colorado MinesGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
CSU PuebloGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg10
Fort LewisGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg9
Metropolitan StateGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
New Mexico HighlandsGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
RegisGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
South Dakota MinesGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg6
UCCSGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Western ColoradoGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
WestminsterGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Totals151512613125+41414153+2121
Affiliate Members
Nebraska–KearneyGreen check.svg1
Oklahoma BaptistGreen check.svg1
Oklahoma ChristianGreen check.svg1
Simon FraserGreen check.svgGreen check.svg2
Texas Woman'sGreen check.svg1

Other sponsored sports by school

SchoolMenWomenCo-ed
TennisBeach
Volleyball
TennisSkiing
Colorado Mesa PacWest IND PacWest
CSU Pueblo IND
Metro State PacWest PacWest
Westminster RMISA

Conference facilities

SchoolFootballBasketball
StadiumCapacityArenaCapacity
Adams StateRex Stadium2,800 Plachy Hall 500
Black Hills StateLyle Hare Stadium4,200Donald E. Young Center3,500
Chadron State Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium 3,500Chicoine Center1,750
Colorado Christian
non-football school
Colorado Christian Event Center 1,500
Colorado Mesa Stocker Stadium 8,000Brownson Arena1,800
Colorado School of Mines Campbell Field 4,090Lockridge Arena3,000
CSU Pueblo Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl 6,500 Massari Arena 3,900
Fort LewisRay Dennison Memorial Field4,000Whalen Gymnasium2,750
MSU Denver
non-football school
Auraria Event Center2,300
New Mexico HighlandsPerkins Stadium5,000 Wilson Complex 4,250
Regis
non-football school
Regis Field House1,800
South Dakota Mines O'Harra Stadium 4,000King Center3,000
UCCS
non-football school
Gallogly Events Center1,250
Western ColoradoMountaineer Bowl4,000Paul Wright Gymnasium1,800
Westminster
non-football school
Behnken Field House1,200

Football champions

Basketball champions

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The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Upper Midwest of the United States. Nine of its members are in Minnesota, with three members in South Dakota, two members in North Dakota, and one member in Nebraska. It was founded in 1932. With the recent NSIC expansion, the original six member schools have been reunited.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centennial Conference</span> NCAA Division III athletic conference

The Centennial Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Chartered member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania; associate members are also located in New York and Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference</span> NAIA conference

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The KCAC is the oldest conference in the NAIA and the second-oldest in the United States, tracing its history to 1890.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mountain Pacific Sports Federation</span> American collegiate athletic conference

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it has added members as far east as Pennsylvania. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level, primarily in Olympic sports that are not sponsored by a school's primary conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frontier Conference</span> College athletic conference in the United States

The Frontier Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference was founded in 1934. Member institutions are located in the U.S. state of Montana, with associate members in the states of Arizona, Idaho, and Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference</span> American college athletic conference

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NCAA Division I</span> Highest division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with large budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Division II and Division III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlantic Sun Conference</span> American college sports league

The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. Originally established as the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) in 1978, it was renamed as the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2001, and briefly rebranded as the ASUN Conference from 2016 to 2023. The conference still uses "ASUN" as an official abbreviation. The conference headquarters are located in Jacksonville. On May 8, 2024, the conference announced it would move its headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia to Jacksonville, Florida in the fall of 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Lakes Valley Conference</span> NCAA Division II college athletic conference

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Its fifteen member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. There are also four associate members who participate in sports not sponsored by their home conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pacific West Conference</span> NCAA Division II conference

The Pacific West Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in California and Hawaii.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colorado Buffaloes</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of University of Colorado

The Colorado Buffaloes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Colorado Boulder. The university sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both the men's and women's teams are called the Buffaloes or, rarely, the Golden Buffaloes. "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993. The nickname was selected by the campus newspaper in a contest with a $5 prize in 1934 won by Andrew Dickson of Boulder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association</span>

The Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Western United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports. WILA was formed at the beginning of the 2010–2011 academic year in order to name a champion, players of the week, and an all-league team at the end of the season. With no automatic qualifiers (AQ) currently in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse, conferences play a different role than in Division III.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MSU Denver Roadrunners</span> Athletic teams representing MSU of Denver

The MSU Denver Roadrunners are the athletic teams that represent Metropolitan State University of Denver. The Roadrunners participate in 15 intercollegiate sports and compete in the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Midwest Athletic Conference</span> College athletic conference from 2011

The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. It was named the 24th NCAA Division II conference and operates in the Great Lakes and East South Central States regions of the United States. The G-MAC began conference play in the 2012–13 academic year hosting 12 championships and continued to work through the educational assessment program. The conference received approval and became an active Division II conference in 2013–14, hosting 17 championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nebraska–Kearney Lopers</span> Athletic teams representing University of Nebraska at Kearney

The Nebraska–Kearney Lopers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska at Kearney, located in Kearney, Nebraska, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for most of its sports since the 2012–13 academic year; while its women's swimming and diving team competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Lopers previously competed in the D-II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1994–95 to 2011–12 ; and in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mountain East Conference</span> U.S. college athletic conference

The Mountain East Conference (MEC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level and officially began competition on September 1, 2013. It consists of 11 schools, mostly in West Virginia with other members in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Colorado Mountaineers</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of Western Colorado University

The Western Colorado Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Western Colorado University, located in Gunnison, Colorado, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Mountaineers compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for all 11 varsity sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment</span> Changes in US college athletic conferences

Beginning in the 2021–22 academic year, extensive changes occurred in NCAA conference membership, primarily at the Division I level.

References

  1. RMAC History
  2. University of Southern Colorado (1975-2003)
  3. "Western State Colorado University - SDSM&T approved as 15th member of the RMAC". Gomountaineers.com. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. Morton, Aaron (February 11, 2014). "Westminster looks to make move to the NCAA Division II ranks". Deseret News.
  5. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. "Westminster approved to become member of NCAA Division II". August 4, 2015.