American Southwest Conference

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The American Southwest Conference (ASC) is a College Athletic Conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. The schools are located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

Contents 1 Member schools 1.1 West Division 1.2 East Division 2 History 3 External links

[edit] Member schools

[edit] West Division

• Concordia University at Austin (no football)
• Hardin-Simmons University
• Howard Payne University
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
• McMurry University
• Schreiner University (no football)
• Sul Ross State University
• Texas Lutheran University

[edit] East Division

• East Texas Baptist University
• LeTourneau University (no football)
• Louisiana College
• Mississippi College
• University of the Ozarks (no football)
• University of Texas at Dallas (no football)
• University of Texas at Tyler (no football)

The conference competes in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field and women's volleyball.

[edit] History

The American Southwest Conference was announced in May 1996. The new league included some former members of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA). Founding members of the ASC were Austin College, Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne, McMurry, Mississippi College, Sul Ross State, University of Dallas and University of the Ozarks. The University of Dallas was a member of the ASC until 2001 and Austin College withdrew in 2006.

[edit] External links

• The American Southwest Conference

NCAA Division III Football Conferences

American Southwest Conference – Atlantic Central Football Conference – College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Centennial Conference – Freedom Football Conference – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Illini-Badger Football Conference – Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Liberty League – Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Middle Atlantic Corporation – Midwest Conference – Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – New England Football Conference – New England Small College Athletic Conference – New Jersey Athletic Conference – North Coast Athletic Conference – Northwest Athletic Conference – Ohio Athletic Conference – Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Presidents' Athletic Conference – Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – University Athletic Association – USA South Athletic Conference – Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Independents