American Midwest Conference

American Midwest Conference
American Midwest Conference
AMC
Established	1986
Association	NAIA
Members	10
Sports fielded	17 men's: 8; women's: 9; ;
Region	Midwest and South
Headquarters	St. Louis, Missouri
Commissioner	Will Wolper
Website	www.amcsportsonline.com
Locations

The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is an NAIA college athletic conference with 10 member institutions located in Arkansas and Missouri in the United States.

History

The conference began as the Show-Me Conference in 1986, then changed to its current name in 1994, reflecting that its footprint had expanded beyond Missouri.

Chronological timeline

1986 - The American Midwest Conference was founded as the Show-Me Conference. Charter members included Columbia College of Missouri, Hannibal–LaGrange College (now Hannibal–LaGrange University), Harris-Stowe State College (now Harris-Stowe State University), Missouri Baptist College (now Missouri Baptist University) and Park College (now Park University), effective beginning the 1986-87 academic year.

1987 - McKendree College (now McKendree University) joined the Show-Me, effective the 1987-88 academic year.

1990 - Fontbonne left the Show-Me and the NAIA to fully align with the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC), effective after the 1989-90 academic year.

1993 - Iowa Wesleyan College (now Iowa Wesleyan University), Lindenwood College (now Lindenwood University) and William Woods College (now William Woods University) joined the Show-Me, effective the 1993-94 academic year.

1994 - Park left the Show-Me to become an NAIA Independent, effective after the 1993-94 academic year.

1994 - The Show-Me Conference was renamed as the American Midwest Conference, effective the 1994-95 academic year.

1995 - Iowa Wesleyan left the American Midwest to join the Midwest Classic Conference, effective after the 1994-95 academic year.

1996 - Lindenwood left the American Midwest to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), effective after the 1995-96 academic year.

2001 - Williams Baptist College (now Williams Baptist University) joined the American Midwest, effective the 2001-02 academic year.

2003 - The University of Illinois at Springfield joined the American Midwest, effective the 2003-04 academic year.

2008 - Stephens College joined the American Midwest, effective the 2008-09 academic year.

2009 - Park re-joined back to the American Midwest, effective the 2009-10 academic year.

2011 - McKendree left the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an Division II Independent (which would later join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), effective beginning the 2012-13 academic year), effective after the 2010-11 academic year.

2011 - Benedictine University at Springfield joined the American Midwest, effective the 2011-12 academic year.

2012 - Lyon College joined the American Midwest, effective the 2012-13 academic year.

2013 - Freed–Hardeman University and Mid-Continent University joined the American Midwest, effective the 2013-14 academic year.

2014 - Mid-Continent left the American Midwest after spending one season, as the school announced that it would close, effective after the 2013-14 academic year.

2014 - Lindenwood University at Belleville and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy (now the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, a.k.a. UHSP) joined the American Midwest, effective the 2014-15 academic year.

2015 - Benedictine–Springfield left the American Midwest, as the school announced that it would close, effective after the 2014-15 academic year.

2015 - Central Baptist College joined the American Midwest, effective the 2015-16 academic year.

2017 - Calumet College of St. Joseph and Marian University joined the American Midwest as associate members for men's wrestling, effective the 2017-18 academic year.

2020 - Three institutions left the American Midwest to join their respective new home primary conferences: Freed–Hardeman to join the Mid-South Conference, Lindenwood–Belleville announced that it would close, and Park to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), all effective after the 2019-20 academic year.

2020 - Marian (Ind.) left the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling, effective after the 2019-20 academic year.

2020 - Lincoln College of Illinois joined the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling, effective the 2020-21 academic year.

2022 - Lyon will leave the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division III ranks, effective after the 2021-22 academic year.

2022 - Cottey College will join the American Midwest from the Independent ranks, effective beginning the 2022-23 academic year.

Member schools

Current members

The American Midwest currently has ten full members, all but one are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Central Baptist College	Conway, Arkansas	1952	Baptist Missionary	739	Mustangs	2015
Columbia College	Columbia, Missouri	1851	Nonsectarian	4,000	Cougars	1986
Hannibal–LaGrange University	Hannibal, Missouri	1858	Southern Baptist	1,200	Trojans	1986
Harris–Stowe State University	St. Louis, Missouri	1857	Public	1,900	Hornets	1986
Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	1872	Presbyterian	700	Scots	2012
Missouri Baptist University	Creve Coeur, Missouri	1828	Southern Baptist	2,800	Spartans	1986
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	1864	Nonsectarian	1,260	Eutectics	2014
Stephens College[lower-alpha 1]	Columbia, Missouri	1833	Nonsectarian	754	Stars	2008
William Woods University[lower-alpha 2]	Fulton, Missouri	1870	Disciples of Christ	2,300	Owls	1993
Williams Baptist University	Walnut Ridge, Arkansas	1941	Southern Baptist	700	Eagles & Lady Eagles	2001

Notes

This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not field men's sports.
This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (William Woods since 1997–98).

Future member

The American Midwest will have one future full member, which is also a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining
Cottey College[lower-alpha 1]	Nevada, Missouri	1884	Nonsectarian	300	Comets	2022[1]

Notes

This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not field men's sports.

Associate members

The American Midwest currently has two associate members, all are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	AMC sport	Primary conference
Calumet College of St. Joseph	Whiting, Indiana	1951	Catholic	1,292	Crimson Wave	2017–18	men's wrestling	Chicagoland
Lincoln College	Lincoln, Illinois	1865	–	800	Lynx	2020–21	men's wrestling	Chicagoland

Former members

The American Midwest had ten former full members, all but one were private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affilation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference
Benedictine University at Springfield	Springfield, Illinois	1927	Catholic	N/A	Bulldogs	2011–12	2014–15	N/A[lower-alpha 1]
Fontbonne College[lower-alpha 2]	Clayton, Missouri	1923	Catholic	2,900	Griffins	1986–87	1989–90	St. Louis (SLIAC) (NCAA D-III) (1990–91 to present)
Freed–Hardeman University	Henderson, Tennessee	1869	Churches of Christ	2,050+	Lions	2013–14	2019–20	Mid-South (2020–21 to present)
University of Illinois at Springfield	Springfield, Illinois	1969	Public	2,654	Prairie Stars	2003–04	2008–09	Great Lakes Valley (NCAA D-II) (2012–13 to present)
Iowa Wesleyan College[lower-alpha 3]	Mount Pleasant, Iowa	1842	United Methodist	570	Tigers	1993–94	1994–95	Midwest Collegiate (1995–96 to 2011–12) NAIA/D-III Independent (2012–13) St. Louis (SLIAC) (NCAA D-III) (2013–14 to 2020–21)	Continental (2021–22 to present)
Lindenwood University[lower-alpha 4]	St. Charles, Missouri	1827	Presbyterian	4,822	Lions	1993–94	1995–96	Heart of America (1996–97 to 2010–11) D-II Independent (2011–12) Mid-America (NCAA D-II) (2012–13 to 2018–19)	Great Lakes Valley (NCAA D-II) (2019–20 to 2021–22) (Ohio Valley (NCAA D-I) starting in 2022–23)
Lindenwood University at Belleville	Belleville, Illinois	2003	Presbyterian	N/A	Lynx	2014–15	2019–20	N/A[lower-alpha 5]
McKendree University	Lebanon, Illinois	1828	United Methodist	1,702	Bearcats	1987–88	2010–11	NAIA/D-II Independent (2011–12)	Great Lakes Valley (NCAA D-II) (2012–13 to present)
Mid-Continent University	Mayfield, Kentucky	1949	Southern Baptist	N/A	Cougars	2013–14	2013–14	Closed in 2014
Park University	Parkville, Missouri	1875	Nonsectarian	2,340	Pirates	1986–87; 2009–10	1993–94; 2019–20	NAIA Independent (1994–95 to 2008–09)	Heart of America (2020–21 to present)

Notes

Benedictine–Springfield dropped its athletic program after the 2014–15 school year; before eventually closing in 2018.
Currently known as Fontbonne University since 2002.
Currently known as Iowa Wesleyan University since 2015.
Currently known as Lindenwood University since 1997.
Lindenwood–Belleville dropped its athletic program after the 2019–20 school year; before eventually closing in 2020.

Former associate members

The American Midwest had one former associate member, which was also a private school:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	AMC sport	Primary conference
Marian University	Indianapolis, Indiana	1851	Catholic	3,595	Knights	2017–18	2019–20	men's wrestling	Crossroads

Membership timeline

Full members (non-football) Assoc. member (Other sports) Other Conference

Sports

Conference sports
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y
Wrestling	Y

References

"Cottey College Joins the American Midwest Conference". American Midwest Conference. November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

External links

Official website

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[women-1] This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not field men's sports.

[coed-2] This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (William Woods since 1997–98).

[3] This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not field men's sports.

[5] Benedictine–Springfield dropped its athletic program after the 2014–15 school year; before eventually closing in 2018.

[6] Currently known as Fontbonne University since 2002.

[7] Currently known as Iowa Wesleyan University since 2015.

[8] Currently known as Lindenwood University since 1997.

[9] Lindenwood–Belleville dropped its athletic program after the 2019–20 school year; before eventually closing in 2020.

[4] "Cottey College Joins the American Midwest Conference". American Midwest Conference. November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

NAIA conferences
Single Division	American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Continental Athletic Conference Crossroads League Frontier Conference^† Golden State Athletic Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference^† Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference^† Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference^† Mid-South Conference^† North Star Athletic Association^† Red River Athletic Conference River States Conference Sooner Athletic Conference^† Southern States Athletic Conference Sun Conference Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference NAIA independent schools
Football-only	Mid-States Football Association^† NAIA independent football schools^†
^†Conference sponsors football