The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is a

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affiliated with the

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(NAIA) with 12 member institutions located in

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

and

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in the United States.

History

The conference began as the Show-Me Conference in 1986, then changed to its current name in 1994, reflecting that its footprint had expanded beyond Missouri.

Chronological timeline

* 1986 – The American Midwest Conference was founded as the Show-Me Conference. Charter members included Columbia College of Missouri, Hannibal–LaGrange College (now Hannibal–LaGrange University), Harris-Stowe State College (now Harris-Stowe State University), Missouri Baptist College (now Missouri Baptist University) and Park College (now Park University), beginning the 1986–87 academic year. * 1987 – McKendree College (now McKendree University) 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

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(NCAA) and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) after the 1989–90 academic year. * 1993 –

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(later Iowa Wesleyan University), Lindenwood College (now Lindenwood University) and William Woods College (now William Woods University) joined the Show-Me in the 1993–94 academic year. * 1994 – Park left the Show-Me to join the

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(MCAC) 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 (MCC) after the 1994–95 academic year. * 1996 – Lindenwood left the American Midwest to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) after the 1995–96 academic year. * 2001 – Williams Baptist College (now Williams Baptist University) joined the American Midwest in the 2001–02 academic year. * 2003 – The

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(UIS) joined the American Midwest in the 2003–04 academic year. * 2008 –

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joined the American Midwest in the 2008–09 academic year. * 2009 – Illinois–Springfield (UIS) left the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the

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ranks and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) 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 (which would later join the GLVC beginning the 2012–13 academic year) 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 –

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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 (now the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, a.k.a. UHSP) 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

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** Lindenwood–Belleville to cease operations ** and Park to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) * 2020 – Marian (Ind.) left the American Midwest as an associate member for men's wrestling after the 2019–20 academic year. * 2022 – Lincoln (Ill.) 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 –

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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 –

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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 (formerly Baptist Bible College) and Crowley's Ridge College both joined the American Midwest in the 2024–25 academic year. * 2025 – Missouri Baptist and William Woods will both leave the American Midwest to join the HAAC after the 2024–25 academic year.

Member schools

Current members

The American Midwest currently has twelve full members, all but one are

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Associate members

The American Midwest currently has one associate member, which is also a

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Former members

The American Midwest had eleven former full members, all but one were

schools: ;Notes:

Former associate members

The American Midwest had two former associate members, both were

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Membership timeline

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(2024–present) bar:27 shift:(-30) color:FullxF from:2024 till:end text: Mission (2024–present) bar:N color:red from:1986 till:1994 text:Show-Me Conference bar:N color:blue from:1994 till:end text:American Midwest Conference ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:2 start:1986 TextData = fontsize:M textcolor:black pos:(0,25) tabs:(400-center) text:^"American Midwest Conference membership history"

Sports

References

External links

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