Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Established	1972
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	12 (11 in 2018)
Sports fielded	21 (men's: 10; women's: 11)
Region	Great Lakes
Headquarters	Bay City, Michigan
Commissioner	Jeff Ligney (interim) (since 2016)
Website	www.gliac.org
Locations

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a competitive collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II.

The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the States of Michigan and Ohio, with affiliate members in Indiana and Illinois. Charter members include Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Lake Superior State, Northwood, and Saginaw Valley State. Former members include Oakland (1972–1997) and Westminster (1997–2000).

Sponsorship of football was dropped by the GLIAC after the 1989 season. Conference schools sponsoring football joined with football-playing members of the Heartland Football Conference to form the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC), which began play in 1990. The MIFC merged with the GLIAC in July 1999 and the GLIAC resumed sponsorship of football that fall.

Tiffin University joined the GLIAC on July 1, 2008.^[1] Gannon University and Mercyhurst College left the GLIAC for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on July 1, 2008.^[2]

Member schools

Current members

• Reclassifying members in yellow.
• Membership History ^[3]
• Tiffin — joins the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2018.^[4]

Affiliate members

• Indianapolis — football was an affiliate member in 1999–2012; swimming & diving (M / W) was an affiliate member in 2000–2013.

Future affiliate members

Former members

Former affiliate members

Membership timeline

The GLIAC dropped football after the 1989 season and resumed it for the 1999 season.

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

Sports

The GLIAC sponsors the following 21 sports:^[5]

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Lacrosse		Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming & Diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Total GLIAC Sports
Ashland	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	9
Davenport	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	9
Ferris State		Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	7
Grand Valley State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Lake Superior State		Y	Y		Y			Y	Y	Y	6
Michigan Tech		Y	Y	Y				Y		Y	5
Northern Michigan		Y		Y	Y	Y	Y				5
Northwood	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	9
Purdue–Northwest	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y			6
Saginaw Valley State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	9
Tiffin	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Wayne State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y			7
Totals	8	12	11	10	11	7	6	9	8	9	91

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Lacrosse	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field Indoor	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total GLIAC Sports
Ashland	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Davenport	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Ferris State	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Grand Valley State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Lake Superior State	Y	Y	Y					Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Michigan Tech	Y	Y			Y			Y		Y	Y	6
Northern Michigan	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	Y	9
Northwood	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Purdue–Northwest	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y			Y	7
Saginaw Valley State	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Tiffin	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
Wayne State	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
Totals	12	12	11	4	10	9	6	11	10	11	12	108
Affiliate Members
Concordia–St. Paul				Y								1
Indianapolis				Y								1
Mckendree				Y								1
Future Affiliate Members
Upper Iowa				Y								1

• Davenport — Swimming & Diving (W) begins play in 2018.^[6]

Other sponsored sports by school

• ^‡ — D-I sport

Championships

National Championships

GLIAC schools have won 39 NCAA National Championships:^[7]

Football Facilities

References

External links

• Official website

NCAA Division II
Atlantic	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Independent — Bluefield State College
Central	Great American Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
East	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference
Midwest	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference Independent — Oakland City University Salem International University
South	Gulf South Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference
South Central	Heartland Conference Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Southeast	Conference Carolinas Peach Belt Conference South Atlantic Conference
West	California Collegiate Athletic Association Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pacific West Conference
Division II	Independents Appalachian Swimming Conference Bluegrass Mountain Conference Eastern College Athletic Conference New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference
NCAA	Conferences Institutions Baseball (Championship) Basketball (Men, Women) Cross Country (Men, Women) Field Hockey (Championship) Football (Championship) Golf (Men, Women) Lacrosse (Men, Women) Rowing (Championship) Soccer (Men, Women) Softball (Championship) Swimming & Diving (Men, Women) Tennis (Men, Women) Track & Field (Men's indoor and outdoor, Women's indoor and outdoor) Volleyball (Championship) Wrestling (Championship) Discontinued — Gymnastics (Championship) Ice Hockey (Championship)

NCAA Division II football conferences
Super Region 1	Great Midwest Athletic Conference Mountain East Conference Northeast-10 Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Super Region 2	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Gulf South Conference South Atlantic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Independent — University of North Carolina at Pembroke North Greenville University
Super Region 3	Great American Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Super Region 4	Great Northwest Athletic Conference Lone Star Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Division II	Independents
NCAA	Conferences Institutions Football (Championship)