Association of Mideast Colleges

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The Association of Mideast Colleges was a short-lived NCAA Division III conference composed of member schools located in the Midwestern United States. The league existed from 1991 to 1996.[1]

Member schools

Final members

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Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] Subsequent
conference(s)		 Current
conference
Bluffton University Bluffton, Ohio 1899 Mennonite 1,094 Beavers 1991 1996 D-III Independent
(1996–98)		 Heartland (HCAC)
(1998–present)
Mount St. Joseph University Delhi Township, Ohio 1920 Catholic
(S.C.C.)		 1,889 Lions 1995 1996 D-III Independent
(1996–98)		 Heartland (HCAC)
(1998–present)
Thomas More University Crestview Hills, Kentucky 1921 Catholic
(Diocese of Covington/
Benedictines)		 1,963 Saints 1991 1996 various[d] Great Midwest (G-MAC)[e]
(2023–present)
Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio 1870 Quakers 990 Quakers 1991 1996 D-III Independent
(1996–98)
Heartland (HCAC)
(1998–2000)		 Ohio (OAC)
(2000–present)
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. [b]
    Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. [c]
    Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
  4. [d]
    Thomas More had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an NCAA D-III Independent from 1996–97 to 2004–05; the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) from 2005–06 to 2017–18; the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) during the 2018–19 school year; and the Mid-South Conference (MSC)[c] from 2019–20 to 2022–23.
  5. [e]
    Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Former members

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Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] Subsequent
conference(s)		 Current
conference
Defiance College Defiance, Ohio 1850 United Church of Christ 1,000 Yellow Jackets 1991 1995 various[c] Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)
(2024–present)[d]
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. [b]
    Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. [c]
    Defiance had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an NCAA D-III Independent from 1995–96 to 1996–97; the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) from 1997–1998 to 1999–2000; and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) from 2000–01 to 2023–24.
  4. [d]
    Currently an NAIA athletic conference.

Membership timeline

Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsMount St. Joseph UniversityOhio Athletic ConferenceHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsWilmington College (Ohio)Great Midwest Athletic ConferenceMid-South ConferenceAmerican Collegiate Athletic AssociationPresidents' Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsThomas More UniversityWolverine–Hoosier Athletic ConferenceHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationNCAA Division III independent schoolsDefiance CollegeHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division III independent schoolsBluffton University

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (football)   Associate member (sport) 

Football champions

Yearly football standings

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1991 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Thomas More $3–0–010–0–0
Defiance2–1–08–2–0
Wilmington (OH)1–2–01–9–0
Bluffton0–3–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1992 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Thomas More $^3–0–09–2–0
Defiance2–1–09–1–0
Bluffton1–2–01–8–0
Wilmington (OH)0–3–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1993 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Thomas More $3–0–08–2–0
Defiance2–1–09–1–0
Wilmington (OH)1–2–06–4–0
Bluffton0–3–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1994 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Thomas More +2–1–07–3–0
Bluffton +2–1–04–5–0
Defiance1–2–06–4–0
Wilmington (OH)1–2–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1995 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Thomas More $3–0–010–0–0
Mount St. Joseph1–2–05–4–0
Bluffton1–2–05–5–0
Wilmington (OH)1–2–02–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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