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Frontier Conference (1940–1962)
The Frontier Conference, known as the New Mexico Conference and New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference from 1940 to 1955, was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The league existed from 1940 to 1962.Frontier (NM) Conference
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Membership


Former members

*The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Frontier Conference.


Membership timeline

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