Central States Intercollegiate Conference

Central States Intercollegiate Conference
(CSIC)
Established 1976
Dissolved 1989
Association NAIA
Division I
Members 8
Sports fielded 8 (men's: 6; women's: 6)

The Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA from 1976 to 1989.[1] It was known to be as one of the toughest (NAIA) conferences in the nation.[2]

History

In 1976, four members from the Great Plains Athletic Conference decided to move away from that conference, which was affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and form the Central States Intercollegiate Conference. Other institutions who joined the CSIC were Wayne State College who competed in the Nebraska College Conference, Missouri Southern State College and Missouri Western State College who competed as a NAIA Independent.[3][4]

In 1987, all institutions in the CSIC applied for NCAA membership,[5] with the announcement of four schools Missouri Southern, Missouri Western, Pittsburg State and Washburn already becoming a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 1989.[6][7]

Members

The CSIC consisted of eight members:[8][9]

Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Left Current
Conference
Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas 1863 Hornets/Lady Hornets 1976 1989 Mid-America
(NCAA D-II)
Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas 1902 Tigers 1976 1989 Mid-America
(NCAA D-II)
Kearney State College Kearney, Nebraska 1905 Lopers 1976 1989 Mid-America
(NCAA D-II)
Missouri Southern State College Joplin, Missouri 1937 Lions 1976 1989 Mid-America
(NCAA D-II)
Missouri Western State College St. Joseph, Missouri 1915 Griffons 1976 1989 Mid-America
(NCAA D-II)
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas 1903 Gorillas 1976 1989 Mid-America
(NCAA D-II)
Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 1865 Ichabods/Lady Blues 1976 1989 Mid-America
(NCAA D-II)
Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska 1910 Wildcats 1976 1989 Northern Sun
(NCAA D-II)

Sports

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball Green tick
Basketball Green tick Green tick
Cross Country Green tick Green tick
Football Green tick
Soccer Green tick Green tick
Softball Green tick
Track & Field Green tick Green tick
Volleyball Green tick

References

  1. ↑ "Central States Intercollegiate Conference - NCAA History". Sites.google.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Wayne State Wildcats - History". Wscwildcats.com. 1998-05-20. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Missouri Southern State Historical Data". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Missouri Western State Historical Data". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  5. ↑ "The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  6. ↑ "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Conference History". Themiaa.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  7. ↑ "The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  8. ↑ "Missouri Western Magazine". Missouriwestern.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  9. ↑ "Big changes for Huskers, Mavericks and Lopers - Stories | NU Foundation". Campaignfornebraska.org. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
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