The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) from approximately 1910 through the late 1960s, is a

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affiliated with the

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(NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the

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. Most member schools are in

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, with additional members in

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, and

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History

Founded in 1909, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is the fifth oldest active college athletic conference in the United States, the oldest in

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is the intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environment ...

, and the sixth to be founded after the

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) is an List of NCAA conferences, intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's Division III (NCAA), Division III. There are nine ...

, the

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, the

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. Twenty-seven of the current Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) football programs were members of this conferen ...

, the

Ohio Athletic Conference The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. All member institutions are located in Ohio. Formed in 1902, it is the third oldest athletic conference in the United States ...

, and the

Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwestern Unite ...

. For its first 30 years, the RMAC was considered a major conference, equivalent to today's

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, before seven of its larger members left in 1938 to form the Mountain States Conference, also called the

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. The original name of Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was changed to Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC) on May 7, 1910. The presidents assumed control of the league from the faculty in 1967 and changed the name to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Colorado Athletic Conference dissolved in 1996, with the RMAC absorbing the remaining CAC teams. The RMAC became an NCAA member in 1992 after competing in the NAIA through 1991.

Chronological timeline

* 1909: On 6 March 1909, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMFC) was founded as the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (CFAC). Charter members included the

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver, and the U ...

, Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University),

Colorado College Colorado College is a private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory, the college offers over 40 majors a ...

and the

Colorado School of Mines The Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1874, the school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on ener ...

, beginning the * 1910: ** The CFAC was rebranded as the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC). ** Colorado College dropped out after a falling out with Colorado Mines. ** The

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1864, it has an enrollment of approximately 5,700 undergraduate students and 7,200 graduate students. It is classified among "R1: D ...

and the

University of Utah The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...

joined the RMFAC. Membership was at five schools. * 1914: The Agricultural College of Utah (now Utah State University) joined the RMFAC, with Colorado College rejoining. Membership was brought up to seven schools. * 1917: The Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now Montana State University) joined the RMFAC as the eighth member. * 1918:

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

(BYU) joined the RMFAC as the ninth member. * 1921: The

University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, ...

joined the RMFAC. Membership was brought up to ten schools. * 1924: Western State College of Colorado (now Western Colorado University) and the State Normal School of Colorado (now the University of Northern Colorado) joined the RMFAC. Membership was brought up to 12 schools. * 1937: Colorado, Colorado State, Brigham Young, Utah, Utah State, Wyoming and Denver left the RMFAC to form the

(also known as the Mountain States Conference). The five remaining members of the RMFAC were Colorado College, Colorado Mines, Montana State, Northern Colorado and Western State. * 1948:

Idaho State College Idaho State University (ISU) is a Public university, public research university in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1901 as the Academy of Idaho, Idaho State offers more than 250 programs at its main campus in Pocatello and locations ...

(now Idaho State University) joined the RMFAC as the sixth member. * 1956:

Adams State College Adams State University is a public university in Alamosa, Colorado, United States. The university's Adams State Grizzlies athletic teams compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. History Adams State was founded in 1921 as a teacher' ...

(now Adams State University) joined the RMFAC as the seventh member. * 1958: Idaho State left the RMFAC. Membership was brought back down to six. * 1959: Montana State left the RMFAC. Membership was brought back down to five. * 1967: ** The RMFAC was rebranded as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). ** Colorado College left the RMAC. Membership was brought back down to five. ** Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia (now Emporia State University, Fort Hays State College (now Fort Hays State University),

Fort Lewis College Fort Lewis College (FLC) is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado, and the only four-year and graduate studies institution in the Four Corners region. FLC's historical evolution spans its origins as a U.S. military fort, an Indian ...

, the

University of Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was origin ...

(now the University of Nebraska at Omaha, but athletically branded as "Omaha"), Kansas State College at Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University), Southern Colorado State College (now Colorado State University Pueblo), the College of Southern Utah (now Southern Utah University), Regis College (now Regis University),

Washburn University Washburn University (WU), formally Washburn University of Topeka, is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs as well as professional programs in law and business. The university enroll ...

, Western New Mexico University and Westminster College of Utah (now Westminster University) joined the RMFAC. Membership was brought up to fifteen schools. ** The new league was divided into two divisions: Mountains (consisting of Adams State, Colorado Mines, Fort Lewis, Regis, Southern Utah State, Western New Mexico, Western State and Westminster) and Plains (consisting of Fort Hays State, Emporia State, Pittsburg State, Nebraska-Omaha, Northern Colorado, Southern Colorado and Washburn). * 1968: New Mexico Highlands University joined the RMAC as its 16th member. * 1969: New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC due to financial aid restrictions. Membership was brought back down to 15. * 1972: For economic reasons, the two divisions were split into two separate conferences. The Mountain Division kept the RMAC name while the Plains Division became known as the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The two allied conferences worked under the name of the Mountain and Plains Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MPIAA). RMAC membership stood at eight with Adams State, Colorado Mines, Fort Lewis, Regis, Southern Utah State, Western New Mexico, Western State and Westminster (Utah.). Northern Colorado ended up leaving the association to become independent (who would later join the GPAC back). * 1974: New Mexico Highlands rejoined the RMAC as the ninth member. * 1975: Mesa College (now Colorado Mesa University) joined the RMAC as its tenth member. * 1976: ** The MPIAA was dissolved for economic reasons, and the two conferences went their separate ways. ** Colorado State–Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) joined the RMAC as its 11th member, coming from the GPAC. * 1978: The RMAC began sponsoring women's championships. * 1979: Westminster left the RMAC when the school dropped its athletics program as a result. Membership was brought back down to ten members. * 1983: Regis left the RMAC to become an Independent. Membership was brought back down to nine members. * 1986: Southern Utah left the RMAC. Membership was brought back down to eight members. * 1988: New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC. Membership was brought back down to seven members. * 1989:

Chadron State College Chadron State College (CSC) is a public college in Chadron, Nebraska, United States. It is one of three public colleges in the Nebraska State College System. It practices open admissions. The school opened in June 1911, although a previous ins ...

Kearney State College The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney. History In March 1903 the Nebraska St ...

(now the University of Nebraska at Kearney), and

Wayne State College Wayne State College (WSC) is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Nor ...

joined the RMAC (with Fort Hays State rejoining). Membership was brought up to 11 members. All of them were with provisional member status. * 1990: ** Colorado State–Pueblo, Fort Lewis, Nebraska–Kearney, Wayne State and Western New Mexico left the RMAC. Membership was brought back down to six members. Reasons: Wayne State and Nebraska–Kearney did it after staying for one season; Western New Mexico and Colorado State–Pueblo would later decide to follow suit; and Fort Lewis did the same, while it stayed on as an associate member of the conference for football, softball and wrestling. ** New Mexico Highlands rejoined the RMAC again. Membership was brought back down to seven members. * 1992: The RMAC became affiliated with the

(NCAA) at the Division II ranks, after spending years in the

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(NAIA). * 1994: Fort Lewis and Nebraska–Kearney both rejoined the RMAC as full members. Membership was brought back down to nine members. * 1996: **

Colorado Christian University Colorado Christian University (CCU) is a private Christian university in Lakewood, Colorado, United States. CCU was founded by Clifton Fowler in 1914 as the Denver Bible Institute. History CCU's heritage dates back to the formation of Denver Bi ...

and

Metropolitan State College of Denver Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver or Metro State) is a public university in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver ...

(with Colorado State–Pueblo and Regis rejoining) joined the RMAC. ** Also, the

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a public research university in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is one of four campuses that make up the University of Colorado system. As of Fall 2023, UCCS had over 11,000 students, incl ...

(now athletically branded as UCCS) and the

joined the RMAC as an affiliate and associate members, respectively. The RMAC, at that time comprising 13 member schools. * 1997: ** Denver left to move up to the Division I ranks. ** Colorado–Colorado Springs (UCCS) upgraded for all sports. Membership was brought up to 14 members, thus it was split into two seven-team divisions. **

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...

joined the RMAC as an associate member for wrestling only. * 2006: ** Fort Hays State left the RMAC to join the MIAA; although it did remain in the RMAC as an associate member for wrestling. ** Western New Mexico rejoined the RMAC. Membership was kept at 14 members. * 2007: **

Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona. The university offers degrees in over 200 areas of study and is administrativel ...

joined the RMAC as an associate member only for wrestling. **

Montana State University Billings Montana State University Billings (or MSU Billings) is a public university in Billings, Montana, United States. It is the state's third largest university. Its campus is located on 110 acres in downtown Billings. Formerly Eastern Montana Normal ...

joined the RMAC as an associate member for women's golf and men's and women's tennis. * 2008: ** The University of Texas–Permian Basin (UTPB) and the

University of the Incarnate Word The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is lo ...

(UIW) joined the RMAC as associate members for swimming only. ** Grand Canyon added men's and women's swimming to its RMAC associate membership. * 2009:

Northern State University Northern State University (NSU) is a public university in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 45 bachelor's degrees, 53 minors, six associate degrees, 16 pre-professional prog ...

and

Minnesota State University Moorhead Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is a public university in Moorhead, Minnesota, across the Red River of the North from Fargo, North Dakota. The school has an enrollment of 7,534 students in 2019 and 266 full-time faculty members. MSUM ...

joined the RMAC as associate members for swimming. * 2012: ** Nebraska–Kearney left the RMAC to join the MIAA. **

Black Hills State University Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a public university in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States. Close to 4,000 students attend classes at its campus in Spearfish, with a satellite campus in Rapid City which is shared with South Dakota Sta ...

joined the RMAC. Membership was kept at 14 members. ** Fort Hays State left the RMAC as an associate member for wrestling; once its primary home conference (the MIAA) began sponsoring that sport. ** Minnesota State–Moorhead and Northern State left the RMAC as associate members for women's swimming; once their primary home conference (the

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Upper Midwest of the United States. Nine of ...

, a.k.a. the NSIC) began sponsoring the sport. * 2013: **

California Baptist University California Baptist University (Cal Baptist or CBU) is a private Baptist Christian university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organiz ...

joined the RMAC as an associate member for three sports: men's and women's swimming, plus wrestling. ** Two schools joined for women's lacrosse only:

Lindenwood University Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1832 by George Champlin Sibley and Mary Easton Sibley as The Lindenwood School for Girls, it is the second-oldest higher-education institution wes ...

and

Rockhurst University Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It enrolled 2,980 students in 2019. History In 1909, Fr. ...

. ** Grand Canyon and Incarnate Word ended their RMAC associate memberships and started transitions to NCAA Division I and the

Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the Western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, Texas, Utah and Washington (state), Washington. Due to ...

(WAC) & the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...

(SLC), respectively. ** UT Permian Basin moved its swimming teams to the single-sport New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (NSISC). * 2014:

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines, SD Mines, or SDSM&T) is a public university in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and was founded in 1885. South Dakota Mines offers b ...

(SDSM&T or South Dakota Mines) joined the RMAC. Membership was brought up to 15 members. * 2015: ** Westminster (Utah) rejoined the RMAC.Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Westminster approved to become member of NCAA Division II
. August 4, 2015. Membership was brought up to 16 members. ** Rockhurst added men's lacrosse to its RMAC associate membership. **

Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) is a private Baptist university in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It was established in 1910 under the original name of The Baptist University of Oklahoma. OBU is owned and was founded by the Baptist General Convention of ...

joined the RMAC as an associate member for women's lacrosse, plus men's and women's swimming. ** Montana State Billings dropped men's and women's tennis, which ended their affiliate membership. * 2016: ** Western New Mexico left the RMAC to join the

Lone Star Conference The Lone Star Conference (LSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the South Central states, with schools in Texas ...

(LSC). Membership was brought back down to 15 members. ** Two schools joined the RMAC as associate members: *** Dixie State University (now Utah Tech University) in football *** and

Maryville University Maryville University of St. Louis is a private university in Town and Country, Missouri, United States. It was founded on April 6, 1872, by the Society of the Sacred Heart and offers more than 90 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate ...

in men's lacrosse. * 2017: ** Maryville left the RMAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse; once its primary home conference (the

Great Lakes Valley Conference The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Its fifteen member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois, ...

, a.k.a. the GLVC) began sponsoring the sport. **

Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma Christian University (OC) is a private Christian university in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1950 by members of the Churches of Christ. History Oklahoma Christian University, originally named Central Christian College, ...

joined the RMAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming. * 2018: ** Dixie State upgraded for all sports. Membership was brought up to 16 members. ** California Baptist ended its RMAC associate memberships to move to Division I; both swimming teams joined Cal Baptist's new primary home conference in the WAC, while wrestling became an independent (that sport would later be accepted by the

Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida ...

effective in 2022). ** Rockhurst left the RMAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse to join the school's other sports in its primary home conference (the GLVC). ** The RMAC dropped men's tennis as a conference sport. * 2019: ** Lindenwood and Rockhurst left the RMAC as associate members for women's lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school's other sports in its primary home conference (the GLVC). ** The RMAC dropped women's tennis as a conference sport. * 2020: ** Dixie State (Utah Tech) left the RMAC to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the WAC. * 2022: UT Permian Basin rejoined the RMAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving. * 2023: ** The RMAC added women's wrestling as a conference sport, and added

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...

and

Texas Woman's University Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a Public research university, public coeducational research university in Denton, Texas, with two health science center-focused campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co-educational since 1994, ...

as inaugural associate members for the sport. Simon Fraser also joined as an associate member for men's wrestling, as well as swimming & diving for both sexes. **

Concordia University Irvine Concordia University Irvine is a private Lutheran university in Irvine, California, United States. It was established in 1976 to provide a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod college to serve the Pacific Southwest and provide training for pastors, ...

joined as an associate member for men's lacrosse. * 2024: **

Dominican University of California Dominican University of California is a private university in San Rafael, California, United States. It was founded in 1890 as Dominican College by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael. It is one of the oldest universities in California. Dominic ...

joined as an associate member for men's lacrosse. ** San Francisco State left the RMAC as an associate member for men's wrestling to join the

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the Western United States, although it has added members as far east as Massachusetts. The conference participates at the NCAA Divisio ...

(MPSF). * 2025: **

Northwest Nazarene University Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is a private Nazarene university in Nampa, Idaho. History Eugene Emerson organized a combination grade school and Bible school in 1913 as Idaho Holiness School. It was renamed twice in 1916, first to Nor ...

will join as an associate member for men's lacrosse.

Member schools

Current members

The RMAC currently has 15 full members, all but three are

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Affiliate members

The RMAC currently has seven affiliate members; three are

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schools, while the other four are

schools: ;Notes:

Future affiliate members

;Notes:

Former members

The RMAC had 21 former full members, all but three were

schools: ;Notes:

Former affiliate members

The RMAC had 11 former affiliate members, all but four were

schools: ;Notes:

Membership timeline

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Southern Utah Dixie is a nickname for the populated, lower-elevation area of south-central Washington County, the southwest corner of the State of Utah, bordering nearby Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. The area lies in the northeastern Mojave ...

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Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile (). The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon Nati ...

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Rockhurst Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It enrolled 2,980 students in 2019. History In 1909, Fr. ...

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