Virginia Little Eight Conference

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The Virginia Little Eight Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference with members located in the state of Virginia. It was known as the Virginia Little Six Conference prior to 1953 and the Virginia Little Seven Conference from 1953 to 1955. [1] Many of its members now complete in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC).

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The members of the Virginia Little Six were Bridgewater College, Emory and Henry College, Hampden–Sydney College, Lynchburg College—now known as the University of Lynchburg, Randolph–Macon College, and Roanoke College. Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) joined the circuit as the seventh member in 1953. [2] Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary—now known as Old Dominion University—became the eight member in 1955. [3]

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