The Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976 to 1989.[1] It was known to be one of the toughest NAIA conferences in the nation.[2]
History
In 1976, four members from the Great Plains Athletic Conference decided to move away from that conference, which was affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and form the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC). Those were Fort Hays State College (now Fort Hays State University), Kansas State College of Emporia (now Emporia State University), Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) and Washburn University. Other institutions who joined the CSIC were Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney) and Wayne State College, who competed in the Nebraska College Conference; and Missouri Southern State College (now Missouri Southern State University) and Missouri Western State College (now Missouri Southern State University), who competed as NAIA independents.[3][4]
In 1987, all institutions in the CSIC applied for NCAA membership,[5] with the announcement of four schools Missouri Southern, Missouri Western, Pittsburg State and Washburn already becoming a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA, now the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association), effective beginning in the 1989–90 school year.[6][7]
Member schools
Final members
The CSIC consisted of eight members:[8][9]
- Notes
- ^ Formerly known as Kansas State College of Emporia until 1977.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- ^ Formerly known as Fort Hays State College until 1977.
- ^ Formerly known as Missouri Southern State College until 2003.
- ^ Formerly known as Missouri Western State College until 2005.
- ^ Formerly known as Kearney State College until 1991.
- ^ a b Provisional member status.
- ^ Formerly known as Kansas State College of Pittsburg until 1977.
Membership timeline
Sports
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References
- ^ "Central States Intercollegiate Conference - NCAA History". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Wayne State Wildcats - History". Wscwildcats.com. May 20, 1998. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Missouri Southern State Historical Data". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Missouri Western State Historical Data". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Conference History". Themiaa.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "The Fort Scott Tribune - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ "Missouri Western Magazine". Missouriwestern.edu. January 30, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Big changes for Huskers, Mavericks and Lopers - Stories | NU Foundation". Campaignfornebraska.org. August 6, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.