American Midwest Conference

History

Chronological timeline

• 1986 – The American Midwest Conference was founded as the Show-Me Conference. Charter members included Columbia College of Missouri, Hannibal–LaGrange College, Harris-Stowe State College, Missouri Baptist College and Park College, beginning the 1986–87 academic year.
• 1987 – McKendree College joined the Show-Me in 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 and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the 1989–90 academic year.
• 1993 – Iowa Wesleyan College, Lindenwood College and William Woods College joined the Show-Me in the 1993–94 academic year.
• 1994 – Park left the Show-Me to join the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference for most sports, while its men's basketball team had become an NAIA Independent after the 1993–94 academic year.
• 1994 – The Show-Me Conference was rebranded as the American Midwest Conference in the 1994–95 academic year.
• 1995 – Iowa Wesleyan left the American Midwest to join the Midwest Classic Conference after the 1994–95 academic year.
• 1996 – Lindenwood left the American Midwest to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference after the 1995–96 academic year.
• 2001 – Williams Baptist College joined the American Midwest in the 2001–02 academic year.
• 2003 – The University of Illinois at Springfield joined the American Midwest in the 2003–04 academic year.
• 2008 – Stephens College joined the American Midwest in the 2008–09 academic year.
• 2009 – Illinois–Springfield left the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Great Lakes Valley Conference after the 2008–09 academic year.
• 2009 – Park rejoined the American Midwest in the 2009–10 academic year.
• 2011 – McKendree left the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent after the 2010–11 academic year.
• 2011 – Benedictine University at Springfield joined the American Midwest in the 2011–12 academic year.
• 2012 – Lyon College joined the American Midwest in the 2012–13 academic year.
• 2013 – Freed–Hardeman University and Mid-Continent University joined the American Midwest in the 2013–14 academic year.
• 2014 – Mid-Continent left the American Midwest after spending one season, as the school ceased operations after the 2013–14 academic year.
• 2014 – Lindenwood University at Belleville and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy joined the American Midwest in the 2014–15 academic year.
• 2015 – Benedictine–Springfield left the American Midwest, as the school ceased operations after the 2014–15 academic year.
• 2015 – Central Baptist College joined the American Midwest in 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 in the 2017–18 academic year.
• 2019 – Lincoln College of Illinois joined the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling in the 2019–20 academic year.
• 2020 – Three institutions left the American Midwest to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2019–20 academic year:
• * Freed–Hardeman to join the Mid-South Conference
• * Lindenwood–Belleville to cease operations
• * and Park to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference
• 2020 – Marian left the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling after the 2019–20 academic year.
• 2022 – Lincoln left the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling as the school announced that it would close after the 2021–22 academic year.
• 2022 – Cottey College joined the American Midwest from the AII/Continental ranks in the 2022–23 academic year.
• 2023 – Lyon left the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the SLIAC after the 2022–23 academic year.
• 2023 – Haskell Indian Nations University joined the American Midwest as an associate member for men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field in the 2023–24 academic year.
• 2024 – Mission University and Crowley's Ridge College both joined the American Midwest in the 2024–25 academic year.
• 2025 – Missouri Baptist and William Woods left the American Midwest to join the HAAC after the 2024–25 academic year.

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