List of NAIA conferences

The following is a list of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics conferences as of the 2017–18 school year. Unless otherwise noted, changes in conference membership occur on July 1 of the given year.

Football conferences

Conference	Nickname	Founded	Members	Sports	Headquarters
Frontier Conference	Frontier	1952	7 ^{[FB 1]}	16	Billings, Montana
Great Plains Athletic Conference	GPAC	1969	11 ^{[FB 2]}	19	Sioux City, Iowa
Heart of America Athletic Conference	HAAC	1971	14 ^{[FB 3]}	20	Overland Park, Kansas
NAIA Independents			0	1
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	KCAC	1928	12 ^{[FB 4]}	21	Wichita, Kansas
Mid-South Conference	MSC	1995	8 ^{[FB 5]}	22	Louisville, Kentucky
Mid-States Football Association	MSFA	1993	13 ^{[FB 6]}	1	Findlay, Ohio
North Star Athletic Association	NSAA	2013	9 ^{[FB 7]}	18	Jamestown, North Dakota
Sooner Athletic Conference	SAC	1978	11 ^{[NF 1]}	15 ^{[NF 2]}	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Notes

↑ 7 members; 8 football members.
↑
11 members; 9 football members.
- 12 members; 10 football members in 2018 with addition of Jamestown
↑
14 members; 12 football members.
- 13 members; 12 football members in 2018 with loss of Avila and addition of Clarke football
↑
12 members; 10 football members.
- 13 members; 11 football members in 2018 with addition of Avila
↑
8 members; 20 football members.
- 8 members, 21 football members in 2018 with addition of Keiser as a football affiliate member
- 9 members, 22 football members in 2019 with addition of Thomas More
↑
14 members in 2018 with addition of Indiana Wesleyan
- 15 members in 2019 with addition of Lawrence Tech
↑
9 members; 7 football members.
- 8 members; 6 football members in 2018 with loss of Jamestown

Non-football conferences

Conference	Nickname	Founded	Members	Sports	Headquarters
American Midwest Conference	AMC	1998	13	17	St. Louis, Missouri
Appalachian Athletic Conference	AAC	1985	14 ^{[NF 3]}	19	Asheville, North Carolina
California Pacific Conference	CalPac	1996	12	10	Oakland, California
Cascade Collegiate Conference	CCC	1988	11	13	Clackamas, Oregon
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	CCAC	1949	14	16	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Crossroads League	CL	1959	10	15	Hartford City, Indiana
Golden State Athletic Conference	GSAC	1986	9 ^{[NF 4]}	13	Irvine, California
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference	GCAC	1981	7 ^{[NF 5]}	16	Liberty, Missouri
NAIA Independents			20 ^{[NF 6]}	21
Northeastern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference	NIAC	2016	5	19	Delhi, New York
Red River Athletic Conference	RRAC	1998	12 ^{[NF 7]}	15	Dallas, Texas
River States Conference	RSC	1916	13	15	Florence, Kentucky
Southern States Athletic Conference	SSAC	1999	10 ^{[NF 8]}	15	Atlanta, Georgia
Sun Conference	The Sun	1990	12	16	Daytona Beach, Florida
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference	WHAC	1992	11	21	Livonia, Michigan

Notes

↑
12 members in 2018 with addition of Langston University
- 12 members; 10 football members in 2018 with addition of Arizona Christian, Lyon, Ottawa (AZ), and Texas College as football affiliates
↑ The conference will begin sponsoring football in 2018
↑ 15 members in 2018 with addition of Columbia International
↑ 10 members in 2018 with addition of Ottawa (AZ)
↑ 8 members in 2018 with addition of Rust
↑ 27 members in 2018 with loss of Johnson & Wales–Denver, Rust, and Stillman, and addition of Cottey, Florida National, Green Mountain, Lincoln (IL), and Penn State Schuylkill
↑
12 members in 2018 with loss of Langston
- 11 members in 2019 with loss of St. Thomas
↑ 12 members in 2018 with addition of Florida College and Stillman

Defunct conferences

American Mideast Conference (1949–2012)
Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (1928–1995)
Central States Intercollegiate Conference (1976-1989)
Dakota Athletic Conference (2000–2012)
Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (closed in 2003)
Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (1994–2015)
Midwest Collegiate Conference (1988–2015)
North Dakota College Athletic Conference (closed in 2000), merged with South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference to form Dakota Athletic Conference
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (closed in 2000), merged with North Dakota College Athletic Conference to form Dakota Athletic Conference
South East Atlantic Conference (2004–2008), football only, members became NAIA football independents
Sunrise Athletic Conference (2002–2011)
TranSouth Athletic Conference (1996–2013)
Volunteer State Athletic Conference (1940s–early 1980s)

References

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[FC-1] 7 members; 8 football members.

[GPAC-2] 11 members; 9 football members.
12 members; 10 football members in 2018 with addition of Jamestown

[mwhg] 12 members; 10 football members in 2018 with addition of Jamestown

[HAAC-3] 14 members; 12 football members.
13 members; 12 football members in 2018 with loss of Avila and addition of Clarke football

[mwiQ] 13 members; 12 football members in 2018 with loss of Avila and addition of Clarke football

[KCAC-4] 12 members; 10 football members.
13 members; 11 football members in 2018 with addition of Avila

[mwjQ] 13 members; 11 football members in 2018 with addition of Avila

[MSC-5] 8 members; 20 football members.
8 members, 21 football members in 2018 with addition of Keiser as a football affiliate member

9 members, 22 football members in 2019 with addition of Thomas More

[mwkA] 8 members, 21 football members in 2018 with addition of Keiser as a football affiliate member

[mwkg] 9 members, 22 football members in 2019 with addition of Thomas More

[MSFA-6] 14 members in 2018 with addition of Indiana Wesleyan
15 members in 2019 with addition of Lawrence Tech

[mwlg] 15 members in 2019 with addition of Lawrence Tech

[NSAA-7] 9 members; 7 football members.
8 members; 6 football members in 2018 with loss of Jamestown

[mwmQ] 8 members; 6 football members in 2018 with loss of Jamestown

[SAC1-8] 12 members in 2018 with addition of Langston University
12 members; 10 football members in 2018 with addition of Arizona Christian, Lyon, Ottawa (AZ), and Texas College as football affiliates

[mwAWk] 12 members; 10 football members in 2018 with addition of Arizona Christian, Lyon, Ottawa (AZ), and Texas College as football affiliates

[SAC2-9] The conference will begin sponsoring football in 2018

[AAC-10] 15 members in 2018 with addition of Columbia International

[GSAC-11] 10 members in 2018 with addition of Ottawa (AZ)

[GCAC-12] 8 members in 2018 with addition of Rust

[INDY-13] 27 members in 2018 with loss of Johnson & Wales–Denver, Rust, and Stillman, and addition of Cottey, Florida National, Green Mountain, Lincoln (IL), and Penn State Schuylkill

[RRAC-14] 12 members in 2018 with loss of Langston
11 members in 2019 with loss of St. Thomas

[mwAXs] 11 members in 2019 with loss of St. Thomas

[SSAC-15] 12 members in 2018 with addition of Florida College and Stillman