Great Lakes Valley Conference
Data
Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1978
Members	15 (16 in 2011)
Sports fielded	17 (8 men’s, 9 women’s)
Region	Central United States
States	5 - Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana
Locations

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level. Member institutions are located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

The GLVC is considered one of the top small college basketball conferences in the nation and placed a team in the men's NCAA Division II final over 11 straight years from 1994 to 2004. The league also sponsors championships in soccer (men's and women's), cross country (men's and women's), golf (men's and women's), tennis (men's and women's), indoor and outdoor track and field (men's and women's) and women's volleyball.

In October 2008 Maryville University (MO) and The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) accepted invitations to join the GLVC and began competing in the conference in the fall of 2009. For men's and women's basketball, the league will split into three divisions based on geography (East, North, and West) for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons, and will revert to two divisions when William Jewell College joins in 2011. Baseball and Tennis operate in a two-division format, while all other sports run a single table.

On Jan. 19, 2010, the GLVC announced the addition of football as a league championship sport, beginning with the 2012 season. Kentucky Wesleyan, Missouri S&T and Saint Joseph's will move from the Great Lakes Football Conference, Quincy will move from the Mid-States Football Association of the NAIA and Indianapolis will end its affiliate membership in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to join William Jewell and form the six-team league. ^[1]

Contents 1 Membership 1.1 Current members 1.2 Former members 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Membership

[edit] Current members

East Division

Institution	Team Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Year Joined
Bellarmine University	Knights	Louisville, Kentucky	1950	Private/Roman Catholic	3,134	1978
University of Indianapolis	Greyhounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	1902	Private/United Methodist	4,300	1978
Kentucky Wesleyan College	Panthers	Owensboro, Kentucky	1858	Private/Methodist	681	1978
Northern Kentucky University	Norse	Highland Heights, Kentucky	1968	Public	13,910	1985
University of Southern Indiana	Screaming Eagles	Evansville, Indiana	1965	Public	10,540	1978

North Division

Institution	Team Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Year Joined
University of Illinois at Springfield	Prairie Stars	Springfield, Illinois	1969	Public	4,855	2009
Lewis University	Flyers	Romeoville, Illinois	1932	Private/Roman Catholic Lasallian	5,200	1980
Quincy University	Hawks	Quincy, Illinois	1860	Private/Roman Catholic	1,269	1994
Saint Joseph's College	Pumas	Rensselaer, Indiana	1889	Private/Roman Catholic	991	1978
University of Wisconsin–Parkside	Rangers	Kenosha, Wisconsin	1968	Public	5,000	1994

West Division

Institution	Team Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Year Joined
Drury University	Panthers	Springfield, Missouri	1873	Private/Disciples of Christ	5,100	2005
Maryville University	Saints	St. Louis, Missouri	1872	Private	3,400	2009
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Miners	Rolla, Missouri	1870	Public	6,100	2005
Rockhurst University	Hawks	Kansas City, Missouri	1910	Private/Roman Catholic Jesuit	3,000	2005
University of Missouri–St. Louis	Tritons	St. Louis, Missouri	1963	Public	15,548	1995

Joins in 2011

Institution	Team Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Year Joined
William Jewell College	Cardinals	Liberty, Missouri	1849	Private	1,050	2011

In 2009, Rockhurst applied for membership in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association which would allow it to compete with geographically closer teams. There was some reluctance by the MIAA, since Rockhurst does not have a football team.^[2] On July 2, 2009, the MIAA voted against taking Rockhurst, deciding to stay with 12 teams for time being. ^[3]

[edit] Former members

Institution	Team Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrolmment	Year Joined	Year Left	Current Conference
Ashland University	Eagles	Ashland, Ohio	1878	Private	6,500	1978	1994	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Kentucky State University	Thorobreds and Thorobrettes	Frankfort, Kentucky	1886	Public	2,341	1989	1994	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
IPFW	Mastodons	Fort Wayne, Indiana	1964	Public	10,878	1984	2001	The Summit League (Division I)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Cougars	Edwardsville, Illinois	1957	Public	10,920	1994	2008	Ohio Valley Conference (Division I)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• GLVC Home Page

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