Association of Mideast Colleges

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

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)

Notes

1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
4. 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. Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Former members

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]

Notes

1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
3. 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. Currently an NAIA athletic conference.

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports)   Associate member (football-only) 

Football champions

• 1991 – Thomas More
• 1992 – Thomas More
• 1993 – Thomas More
• 1994 – Bluffton and Thomas More
• 1995 – Thomas More

Yearly football standings

1991 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1992 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More $^ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Bluffton 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1993 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1994 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More + 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Bluffton + 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Defiance 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1995 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Mount St. Joseph 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bluffton 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences