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Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I.
The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, but five members have football programs in the Gateway Football Conference of Division I-AA, and a sixth competes in the I-AA Pioneer Football League.
Member Schools
There are ten full members of the Missouri Valley Conference:
- Bradley University
- Creighton University
- Drake University
- University of Evansville
- Illinois State University
- Indiana State University
- Missouri State University, formerly Southwest Missouri State University [SMS]
- University of Northern Iowa
- Southern Illinois University [SIU]
- Wichita State University
Five schools are affiliate members in men's soccer only:
- Eastern Illinois University
- Southern Methodist University [SMU]
- University of Tulsa
- Vanderbilt University
- Western Kentucky University
However, SMU and Tulsa will leave the men's soccer conference in July 2005. Both are moving their primary conference affiliation from the Western Athletic Conference, which does not sponsor men's soccer, to Conference USA, which does.
One school is an affiliate member for women's soccer only:
Former Conference Members
- Butler University - 1932-1942
- University of Cincinnati - 1957-1969
- University of Detroit Mercy, formerly University of Detroit - 1949-1956
- University of Houston - 1951-1959
- University of Iowa - 1907-1911
- Iowa State University - 1908-1928
- University of Kansas - 1907-1928
- Kansas State University - 1913-1928
- University of Louisville - 1963-1974
- University of Memphis, formerly Memphis State University - 1968-1973
- University of Missouri - 1907-1928
- University of Nebraska - 1907-1928
- New Mexico State University - 1970-1983
- University of North Texas, formerly North Texas State University - 1957-1974
- University of Oklahoma - 1920-1928
- Oklahoma State University- 1925-1956
- Saint Louis University - 1937-1949
- Washburn University - 1935-1942
- Washington University in St. Louis - 1907-1942
- West Texas A&M University, formerly West Texas State University - 1972-1985
External link
- Official site (http://www.mvc-sports.com)
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