Missouri Valley Conference
Founded in 1907, the Missouri Valley Conference is the nation's second oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference. The beginnings of the conference trace to eight administrators representing five institutions, who met at the Midland Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The five schools which formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association were Washington University of St. Louis, and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Two months after the initial meeting, two more schools -- Drake University and Iowa State College -- were admitted. Some consider the MVC formed from the split of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) in 1928. Several schools of that conference formed the MVC, while others retained the MVIAA name, which would ultimately become the Big Eight Conference. Both conferences claim the same history.
2024 Conference Members[edit]
- Belmont University
- Bradley University
- University of Evansville
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Illinois State University
- Indiana State University
- Missouri State University
- Murray State University
- Southern Illinois University
- Valparaiso University
Additionally Drake University (Dropped 1974) and University of Northern Iowa (Dropped 2009) do not sponsor baseball.
Former Members[edit]
- University of Cincinnati (1957-1970)
- Creighton University (1977-2013)
- University of Detroit Mercy (1949-1957)
- University of Houston (1951-1960)
- University of Louisville (1963-1975)
- New Mexico State University (1971-1983)
- University of Memphis (1967-1973)
- University of Northern Iowa (1992-2009)
- Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (1947?-1957)
- Saint Louis University (1947?-1974)
- University of Tulsa (1948-1980)
- Washington University in Saint Louis (1947)
- West Texas State University (1971-1972)
- Wichita State University (1948-2017)
- Dallas Baptist University (2014-2022)
Conference Baseball Champions[edit]
* No tournament held in 1976. Southern Illinois declared champion.
Source: Missouri Valley Conference & Wikipedia
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