Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

NAIA conference

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Formerly| Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Kansas College Athletic Conference
Association| NAIA
Founded| 1890
Commissioner| Ted Breidenthal (since 2023)
Sports fielded|

* 21
* men's: 10
* women's: 11

No. of teams| 14
Headquarters| Wichita, Kansas
Official website| www.kcacsports.com
Locations

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The KCAC is the oldest conference in the NAIA and the second-oldest in the United States, tracing its history to 1890.

## History

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On February 15, 1890, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association was formed; it was the first successful attempt to organize Kansas colleges for the purposes of promoting and regulating amateur intercollegiate athletics. In addition to the private universities and colleges, the conference also included Kansas State Agriculture College (now Kansas State University), the University of Kansas, and Washburn University. In November of that year, the first college football game in Kansas was played between the Kansas Jayhawks and Baker University.[1]

About 1902 the association allied with the Kansas College Athletic Conference, the first group to adopt a definite set of rules and regulations. By the 1920s the conference had changed its name to Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and had grown to include 17 regular members and 2 allied members (no longer including the University of Kansas or Kansas State). In 1923 seven colleges withdrew to form the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

On December 1, 1928, the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was formally disbanded and replaced by a new Kansas College Athletic Conference which included six members and formed the present legal entity. It was commonly referred to as the "Little Six", in contrast to the Big Six Conference that eventually became the current Big 12. By 1968 the conference grew to include 12 members. It was organized into Northern and Southern divisions until 1970 when three colleges withdrew to join Missouri-based conferences. In the mid-1970s the name was changed to its current form.[2]

### 1905 night game

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See 1905 Cooper vs. Fairmount football game

In the 1905 season, the Coleman Company set up temporary gas-powered lighting for a night game against Cooper College (now called the Sterling Warriors). It was the first night football game played west of the Mississippi River.[3] Fairmount (now Wichita State University) won the game 24–0.[4]

### 1905 "experimental" game

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See 1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game

On December 25, 1905, Fairmount played a game against the Washburn Ichabods using a set of experimental rules. The game was officiated by then Washburn head coach John H. Outland.

The experiment was considered a failure. Outland commented, "It seems to me that the distance required in three downs would almost eliminate touchdowns, except through fakes or flukes."[5] The Los Angeles Times reported that there was much kicking and that the game was considered much safer than regular play, but that the new rule was not "conducive to the sport."[6]

In his history of the sport of football, David M. Nelson concluded that "the first forward passes were thrown at the end of the 1905 season in a game between Fairmount and Washburn colleges in Kansas."[7] According to Nelson, Washburn completed three passes, and Fairmount completed two.

### Chronological timeline

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Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

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Bethany

Evangel

Avila

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Oklahoma Wesleyan

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Friends

Ottawa

Tabor

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Bethel

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Location of KCAC members:  current (with football),  current (non-football)

* 1902 – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) was founded as the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). Charter members included Baker University, Bethany College, Bethel College, the College of Emporia (CoE), Cooper Memorial College (now Sterling College), Fairmount College (now Wichita State University), Friends University, Kansas Wesleyan University, Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia (now Emporia State University), Kansas State Teachers College of Hays (now Fort Hays State University), Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University), Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University), McPherson College, Ottawa University, St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College), St. Mary's College (now Saint Mary's Academy and College), Southwest Kansas Conference College (now Southwestern College), Washburn College (now Washburn University) as full members (with St. John's College and Kansas City University as allied members), beginning the 1902–03 academic year.
* 1913 – Kansas State left the KIAC to join the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) after the 1912–13 academic year.
* 1923 – Nine institutions left the KIAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: The College of Emporia, Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Southwestern (Ks.), Washburn and Wichita State to form the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC), and Kansas City U. and St. John's (Ks.) as Independents, all effective after the 1922–23 academic year.
* 1928 – Bethel (Ks.), Friends, Sterling and St. Benedict's (Ks.) left the KIAC to become Independents, effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year).
* 1928 – The KIAC was rebranded as the Kansas College Athletic Conference (KCAC), effective in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 academic year).
* 1931 – St. Mary's (Ks.) left the KCAC as the school ceased operations after the 1930–31 academic year.
* 1933 – The College of Emporia (CoE) rejoined the KCAC in the 1933–34 academic year.
* 1939 – Bethel (Ks.) rejoined the KCAC in the 1939–40 academic year.
* 1953 – Friends rejoined the KCAC in the 1953–54 academic year.
* 1958 – Southwestern (Ks.) and Sterling rejoined the KCAC, in the 1958–59 academic year.
* 1968 – St. Mary of the Plains College and Tabor College joined the KCAC in the 1968–69 academic year.
* 1970 – The KCAC has been rebranded as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), beginning the 1970–71 academic year.
* 1971 – Baker, the College of Emporia (CoE) and Ottawa left the KCAC to form part of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) after the 1970–71 academic year.
* 1982 – Ottawa rejoined the KCAC in the 1982–83 academic year.
* 1992 – St. Mary's of the Plains left the KCAC as the school ceased operations after the 1991–92 academic year.
* 1999 – The Saint Mary College of Leavenworth (now the University of Saint Mary) joined the KCAC in the 1999–2000 academic year.
* 2015 – Oklahoma Wesleyan University joined the KCAC in the 2015–16 academic year.
* 2015 – Six institutions joined the KCAC as associate members, all effective in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year):
* St. Gregory's University for men's lacrosse
* Midland University and Johnson & Wales University–Colorado for women's lacrosse
* and Benedictine (formerly St. Benedict's [Ks.]), Clarke University and Missouri Valley College for men's and women's lacrosse
* 2016 – St. Gregory's (Okla.) left the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse after the school suspended it during the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
* 2016 – York College (now York University) joined the KCAC (coming from the defunct Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC)) in the 2016–18 academic year.
* 2016 – St. Ambrose University joined the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse in the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
* 2017 – Five institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2017–18 academic year:
* Columbia College of Missouri for men's lacrosse
* St. Ambrose for women's lacrosse
* and the University of Jamestown, Midland and Missouri Valley for women's wrestling
* 2018 – Johnson & Wales–Colorado left the KCAC as an associate member for women's lacrosse after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
* 2018 – Avila University joined the KCAC in the 2018–19 academic year.
* 2019 – Seven institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2019–20 academic year:
* Culver–Stockton College for women's lacrosse
* Lincoln College and Olivet Nazarene University for men's and women's swimming
* Midland for men's lacrosse and men's and women's swimming
* and Missouri Baptist University, Morningside College (now Morningside University) and William Penn University for men's and women's lacrosse
* 2020 – Missouri Valley left the KCAC as an associate member for women's wrestling after the 2019–20 academic year.
* 2020 – Five institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2020–21 academic year:
* Bethel University of Indiana and Morningside for men's and women's swimming
* Cottey College and Midland for women's flag football
* Hastings College for women's wrestling
* 2021 – Lincoln (Ill.) left the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming after the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2021 – Two institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), both effective in the 2022–23 academic year:
* Columbia (Mo.) for eSports
* and Jamestown for women's swimming
* 2022 – Seven institutions left the KCAC as associate members (and/or removed some single sports into their associate memberships), all effective after the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year):
* Culver–Stockton for women's lacrosse
* and Benedictine, Clarke, Missouri Valley, Morningside, St. Ambrose and William Penn for men's and women's lacrosse
* 2022 – Four institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2022–23 academic year:
* the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis (UHSP) for women's lacrosse
* the College of Saint Mary for women's swimming
* Aquinas College for men's and women's swimming
* and Doane University for women's wrestling
* 2023 – Columbia (Mo.) left the KCAC as an associate member for eSports after the 2022–23 academic year.
* 2023 – Evangel University joined the KCAC in the 2023–24 academic year.
* 2023 – Four institutions joined the KCAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2023–24 academic year:
* Dakota Wesleyan University and Morningside for women's wrestling
* and Baker University and Graceland University for women's flag football
* 2024 – Eight institutions left the KCAC as associate members (and/or removed some single sports into their associate memberships), all effective after the 2023–24 academic year:
* Columbia (Mo.) for men's lacrosse
* Missouri Baptist for men's and women's lacrosse
* the UHSP for women's lacrosse
* Midland for men's and women's lacrosse and women's wrestling
* and Dakota Wesleyan, Doane, Hastings and Morningside for women's wrestling, and for men's and women's lacrosse

## Member schools

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### Current members

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The KCAC currently has fourteen full members, all are private schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined[a]

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Avila University | Kansas City, Missouri | 1916  | Catholic
(C.S.J.) | 1,676  | Eagles | 2018
Bethany College | Lindsborg, Kansas | 1881  | Lutheran ELCA | 500  | Swedes | 1902
Bethel College | North Newton, Kansas | 1887  | Mennonite | 500  | Threshers | 1902;
1939[b]
Evangel University | Springfield, Missouri | 1955  | Assemblies of God | 1,511  | Valor | 2023
Friends University | Wichita, Kansas | 1898  | Nondenominational | 3,000  | Falcons | 1902;
1953[c]
Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina, Kansas | 1886  | United Methodist | 1,000  | Coyotes | 1902
McPherson College | McPherson, Kansas | 1887  | Brethren | 844  | Bulldogs | 1902
Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 1972  | Wesleyan Church | 1,103  | Eagles | 2015
Ottawa University | Ottawa, Kansas | 1865  | Baptist | 726  | Braves | 1902;
1982[d]
University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth, Kansas | 1859  | Catholic
(S.C.L.) | 1,280  | Spires | 1999
Southwestern College | Winfield, Kansas | 1885  | United Methodist  | 1,650  | Moundbuilders | 1902;
1958[e]
Sterling College | Sterling, Kansas | 1887  | Evangelical Christian | 750  | Warriors | 1902;
1958[f]
Tabor College | Hillsboro, Kansas | 1908  | Mennonite Brethren | 600  | Bluejays | 1968
York University | York, Nebraska | 1890  | Churches of Christ | 459  | Panthers | 2016

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Bethel (Ks.) left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining in the 1939–40 school year.
3. ^ Friends left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining in the 1953–54 school year.
4. ^ Ottawa left the KCAC after the 1970–71 school year before rejoining in the 1982–83 school year.
5. ^ Southwestern (Ks.) left the KCAC after the 1922–23 school year before rejoining in the 1958–59 school year.
6. ^ Sterling left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year) before rejoining in the 1958–59 school year.

### Associate members

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The KCAC currently has ten associate members, all are private schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined[a] | KCAC
sport  | Primary
conference

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Aquinas College | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1886  | Catholic
(D.S.G.R.) | 2,300  | Saints | 2022m.sw.
2022w.sw. | men's swimming
women's swimming  | Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)
Baker University | Baldwin City, Kansas | 1858  | United Methodist | 989  | Wildcats | 2023  | women's flag football  | Heart of America (HAAC)
Bethel University | Mishawaka, Indiana | 1947  | Missionary | 1,964  | Pilots | 2020m.sw.
2020w.sw. | men's swimming
women's swimming  | Crossroads
Cottey College | Nevada, Missouri | 1884  | Nonsectarian  | 300  | Comets | 2020  | women's flag football  | American Midwest
Graceland University | Lamoni, Iowa | 1895  | Community of Christ | 2,301  | Yellowjackets | 2023  | women's flag football  | Heart of America (HAAC)
University of Jamestown[b] | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883  | Presbyterian
(PCUSA) | 1,000  | Jimmies | 2021  | women's swimming  | North Star (NSAA)
(Northern Sun (NSIC)[c] in 2025)
Midland University[d] | Fremont, Nebraska | 1883  | Lutheran ELCA | 1,394  | Warriors | 2019m.sw.
2019w.sw.
2020w.f.fb. | men's swimming
women's swimming
women's flag football  | Great Plains (GPAC)
Morningside University[e] | Sioux City, Iowa | 1894  | United Methodist | 2,824  | Mustangs | 2020m.sw.
2020w.sw. | men's swimming
women's swimming  | Great Plains (GPAC)
Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Illinois | 1907  | Nazarene | 3,255  | Tigers | 2019m.sw.
2019w.sw. | men's swimming
women's swimming  | Chicagoland (CCAC)
College of Saint Mary | Omaha, Nebraska | 1923  | Catholic
(R.S.M.) | 1,070  | Flames | 2022  | women's swimming  | Great Plains (GPAC)

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Jamestown competed in the KCAC as an associate member for women's wrestling from 2017–18 to 2023–24.
3. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
4. ^ Midland competed in the KCAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse from 2019–20 to 2023–24, women's lacrosse from 2015–16 to 2023–24, and women's wrestling from 2017–18 to 2023–24.
5. ^ Morningside competed in the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's lacrosse from 2019–20 to 2021–22, and women's wrestling during the 2023–24 school year.

### Former members

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The KCAC had 12 former full members, all but five were private schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined[a] | Left[b] | Subsequent
conference(s)  | Current
conference

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Baker University | Baldwin City, Kansas | 1858  | United Methodist | 989  | Wildcats | 1902  | 1971  | Heart of America (HAAC)
(1971–present)
College of Emporia | Emporia, Kansas | 1882  | Presbyterian | N/A  | Fighting Presbies | 1902;
1933  | 1923;
1971[c] | various[d] | Closed in 1974
Fairmont College[e] | Wichita, Kansas | 1895  | Public  | 15,778  | Shockers | 1902  | 1923  | various[g] | The American[f]
(2017–present)
Kansas City University | Kansas City, Kansas | 1896  | Methodist | N/A  | Cowboys | 1902  | 1923  | Independent
(1923–33)  | Closed in 1933
Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia[h] | Emporia, Kansas | 1863  | Public  | 5,887  | Hornets &
Lady Hornets | 1902  | 1923  | various[i] | Mid-America (MIAA)[j]
(1991–present)
Kansas State Teachers College of Hays[k] | Hays, Kansas | 1902  | Public  | 14,658  | Tigers | 1902  | 1923  | various[l] | Mid-America (MIAA)[j]
(2006–present)
Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg[m] | Pittsburg, Kansas | 1903  | Public  | 7,102  | Gorillas | 1902  | 1923  | various[n] | Mid-America (MIAA)[j]
(1989–present)
Kansas State Agricultural College[o] | Manhattan, Kansas | 1863  | Public
(Land-grant) | 20,229  | Wildcats | 1902  | 1913  | various[p] | Big 12[f]
(1996–present)
St. Benedict's College[q] | Atchison, Kansas | 1858  | Catholic
(Benedictines) | 2,189  | Ravens | 1902  | 1928[r] | various[s] | Heart of America (HAAC)
(1991–present)
St. John's College | Winfield, Kansas | 1893  | Lutheran LCMS | N/A  | Eagles | 1902  | 1923  | Independent
(1923–86)  | Closed in 1986
St. Mary of the Plains College | Dodge City, Kansas | 1913  | Catholic
(Diocese of
Dodge City) | N/A  | Cavaliers &
Saints | 1968  | 1992  | Closed in 1992
St. Mary's College | St. Marys, Kansas | 1848  | Catholic
(SSPX) | N/A  | Knights | 1902  | 1931  | N/A[t]
Washburn University | Topeka, Kansas | 1865  | Public  | 7,971  | Ichabods | 1902  | 1923  | various[u] | Mid-America (MIAA)[j]
(1989–present)

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. ^ The College of Emporia previously withdrew from the KCAC from 1923–24 to 1932–33.
4. ^ The College of Emporia had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 and the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1971–72 to 1973–74.
5. ^ Currently known as Wichita State University since 1964.
6. ^ a b c d Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
7. ^ Wichita State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1939–40, as an NAIA Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45, and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)[f] from 1945–46 to 2016–17.
8. ^ Currently known as Emporia State University since 1977.
9. ^ Emporia State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89, and as an NCAA D-II Independent from 1989–90 to 1990–91.
10. ^ a b c d e f g Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
11. ^ Currently known as Fort Hays State University since 1977.
12. ^ Fort Hays State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference[j] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72 (also from 1989–90 to 2005–06 in its second stint), the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
13. ^ Currently known as Pittsburg State University since 1977.
14. ^ Pittsburg State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.
15. ^ Currently known as Kansas State University since 1959.
16. ^ Kansas State had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Missouri Valley Conference[f] (MVC) from 1913–14 to 1927–28, and the Big Eight Conference[j] from 1928–29 to 1995–96.
17. ^ Currently known as Benedictine College since 1971.
18. ^ Benedictine left the KCAC in December 1928 (during the 1928–29 school year).
19. ^ Benedictine had various subsequent conference affiliations: as an Independent from January 1929 (during the 1928–29 school year) to 1936–37, the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1937–38 to 1961–62, and as an NAIA Independent from 1962–63 to 1990–91.
20. ^ St. Mary's (Ks.) dropped its athletics program after the 1930–31 school year.
21. ^ Washburn had various subsequent conference affiliations: the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1932–33 (also from 1940–41 to 1967–68 on its second stint), as an Independent from 1933–34 to 1939–40, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference[j] (RMAC) from 1968–69 to 1971–72, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76, and the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) from 1976–77 to 1988–89.

### Former associate members

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The KCAC had four 16 associate members, all were private schools:

Institution  | Location  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Nickname  | Joined[a] | Left[b] | KCAC
sport  | Primary
conference

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Benedictine College | Atchison, Kansas | 1858  | Catholic
(Benedictines) | 2,189  | Ravens | 2015m.lax.
2015w.lax. | 2022m.lax.
2022w.lax. | men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse  | Heart of America (HAAC)
Clarke University | Dubuque, Iowa | 1843  | Catholic
(B.V.M.) | 1,075  | Pride | 2015m.lax.
2015w.lax. | 2022m.lax.
2022w.lax. | men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse  | Heart of America (HAAC)
Columbia College of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | 1851  | Nonsectarian  | 4,000  | Cougars | 2017m.lax.
2021eSp. | 2024m.lax.
2023eSp. | men's lacrosse
eSports  | American Midwest
Culver–Stockton College | Canton, Missouri | 1853  | Disciples of Christ | 1,066  | Wildcats | 2019  | 2022  | women's lacrosse  | Heart of America (HAAC)
Dakota Wesleyan University | Mitchell, South Dakota | 1885  | United Methodist | 895  | Tigers | 2023  | 2024  | women's wrestling  | Great Plains (GPAC)
Hastings College | Hastings, Nebraska | 1882  | Presbyterian
(PCUSA) | 1,150  | Broncos | 2020  | 2024  | women's wrestling  | Great Plains (GPAC)
University of Jamestown[c] | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883  | Presbyterian
(PCUSA) | 1,000  | Jimmies | 2017  | 2024  | women's wrestling  | North Star (NSAA)
(Northern Sun (NSIC)[d] in 2025)
Johnson & Wales University–Colorado | Denver, Colorado | 1914  | Nonsectarian  | 1,291  | Wildcats | 2015  | 2018  | women's lacrosse  | Closed in 2020
Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865  | Nonsectarian  | 800  | Lynx | 2019m.sw.
2019w.sw. | 2021m.sw.
2021w.sw. | men's swimming
women's swimming  | Closed in 2022
Midland University[e] | Fremont, Nebraska | 1883  | Lutheran ELCA | 1,394  | Warriors | 2019m.lax.
2015w.lax.
2017w.wr. | 2024m.lax.
2024w.lax.
2024w.wr. | men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse
women's wrestling  | Great Plains (GPAC)
Missouri Baptist University | Creve Coeur, Missouri | 1957  | Southern Baptist | 5,309  | Spartans | 2019m.lax.
2019w.lax. | 2024m.lax.
2024w.lax. | men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse  | American Midwest
Missouri Valley College | Marshall, Missouri | 1889  | Presbyterian
(PCUSA) | 1,728  | Vikings | 2015m.lax
2015w.lax.
2017w.wr. | 2022m.lax
2022w.lax.
2020w.wr. | men's swimming
women's lacrosse
women's wrestling  | American Midwest
Morningside University[f] | Sioux City, Iowa | 1894  | United Methodist | 2,824  | Mustangs | 2019m.lax.
2019w.lax.
2023w.wr. | 2022m.lax.
2022w.lax.
2024w.wr. | men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse
women's wrestling  | Great Plains (GPAC)
St. Ambrose University | Davenport, Iowa | 1882  | Catholic
(Diocese of
Davenport) | 3,607  | Fighting Bees | 2016m.lax.
2017w.lax. | 2022m.lax.
2022w.lax. | men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse  | Chicagoland (CCAC)
St. Gregory's University | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 1914  | Catholic
(Benedictines) | 692  | Cavaliers | 2015  | 2016  | men's lacrosse  | Closed in 2017[g]
William Penn University | Oskaloosa, Iowa | 1873  | Quakers | 1,550  | Statesmen | 2019m.lax.
2019w.lax. | 2022m.lax.
2022w.lax. | men's lacrosse
women's lacrosse  | Heart of America (HAAC)

Notes

1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. ^ Jamestown remains in the KCAC as an associate member for women's swimming.
4. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
5. ^ Midland remains in the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and women's flag football.
6. ^ Morningside remains in the KCAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming.
7. ^ St. Gregory's (Okla.) discontinued its athletic program once the school announced that it would close after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 school year).

### Membership timeline

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

## Sports

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A divisional format is used for football.

Dr. Ted Kessinger (South)

* Bethany (Ks.)
* Bethel (Ks.)
* Evangel
* Friends
* McPherson
* Southwestern (Ks.)
* Oklahoma Wesleyan (non-football)

Franklin "Gene" Bissell (North)

* Avila
* Kansas Wesleyan
* Ottawa
* Saint Mary
* Sterling
* Tabor
* York (Neb.) (non-football)

Conference sports  Sport | Men's | Women's

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Baseball | Y |
Basketball | Y | Y
Cross Country | Y | Y
Football | Y | Y
(flag)
Golf | Y | Y
Lacrosse | Y | Y
Soccer | Y | Y
Softball |  | Y
Tennis | Y | Y
Track & Field Indoor | Y | Y
Track & Field Outdoor | Y | Y
Volleyball |  | Y
Wrestling | Y |

## See also

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* 2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
* List of college athletic programs in Kansas
* List of Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference people
* Timeline of college football in Kansas

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Harold (August 1940). "College Football in Kansas". Kansas Historical Quarterly. pp. 285–311. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
2. ^ National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics "Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference"
3. ^ "First Light (1900–1929)". Coleman Company. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Wichita State Yearly Results (1905)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
5. ^ "Ten Yard Rule a Failure" (PDF). New York Times. December 26, 1905.
6. ^ "New Football Rules Tested". Los Angeles Times. December 26, 1905. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012.
7. ^ Nelson, David M. (1994). The Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men Who Made the Game. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 0-87413-455-2., p. 128

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Full members|

* Avila Eagles
* Bethany Swedes
* Bethel Threshers
* Evangel Valor
* Friends Falcons
* Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
* McPherson Bulldogs
* Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles
* Ottawa Braves
* Saint Mary Spires
* Southwestern Moundbuilders
* Sterling Warriors
* Tabor Bluejays
* York Panthers

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NAIA conferences

Single Division|

* American Midwest Conference
* Appalachian Athletic Conference†
* California Pacific Conference
* Cascade Collegiate Conference
* Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Continental Athletic Conference (Independent schools)
* Crossroads League
* Frontier Conference†
* Great Plains Athletic Conference†
* Great Southwest Athletic Conference
* HBCU Athletic Conference
* Heart of America Athletic Conference†
* Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference†
* Mid-South Conference†
* North Star Athletic Association†
* Red River Athletic Conference
* River States Conference
* Sooner Athletic Conference†
* Southern States Athletic Conference
* Sun Conference†
* Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference

Football-only|

* Mid-States Football Association†
* NAIA independent football schools†

† Conference sponsors football
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