Association of Mideast Colleges

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The Association of Mideast Colleges was a short-lived NCAA Division III conference composed of member schools located in the Midwestern United States. The league existed from 1991 to 1996.[1]

Member schools[edit]

Final members[edit]

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequent
conference(s) 		Current
conference
Bluffton University Bluffton, Ohio 1899 Mennonite 1,094 Beavers 1991 1996 D-III Independent
(1996–98) 		Heartland (HCAC)
(1998–present)
Mount St. Joseph University Delhi Township, Ohio 1920 Catholic
(S.C.C.) 		1,889 Lions 1995 1996 D-III Independent
(1996–98) 		Heartland (HCAC)
(1998–present)
Thomas More University Crestview Hills, Kentucky 1921 Catholic
(Diocese of Covington/
Benedictines) 		1,963 Saints 1991 1996 various[b] Great Midwest (G-MAC)[c]
(2023–present)
Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio 1870 Quakers 990 Quakers 1991 1996 D-III Independent
(1996–98)
Heartland (HCAC)
(1998–2000) 		Ohio (OAC)
(2000–present)
Notes
  1. ^ Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
  2. ^ Thomas More had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an NCAA D-III Independent from 1996–97 to 2004–05; the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) from 2005–06 to 2017–18; the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year; and the Mid-South Conference (MSC)[a] from 2019–20 to 2022–23.
  3. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Former members[edit]

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequent
conference(s) 		Current
conference
Defiance College Defiance, Ohio 1850 United Church of Christ 1,000 Yellow Jackets 1991 1995 D-III Independent
(1995–97)
Michigan (MIAA)
(1997–2000) 		Heartland (HCAC)
(2000–present)
(WHAC[a] in 2024–25)
Notes
  1. ^ Currently an NAIA athletic conference.

Membership timeline[edit]

Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsMount St. Joseph UniversityOhio Athletic ConferenceHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsWilmington College (Ohio)NCAA Division III independent schoolsThomas More UniversityHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationNCAA Division III independent schoolsDefiance CollegeHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsBluffton University

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

Football champions[edit]

Yearly football standings[edit]

1991 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thomas More $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1992 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thomas More $^ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Bluffton 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1993 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thomas More $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1994 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thomas More + 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bluffton + 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Defiance 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1995 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thomas More $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Mount St. Joseph 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bluffton 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.
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