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Formerly | Show-Me Conference (1986–1994) |
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Association | NAIA |
Founded | 1986 |
Commissioner | Will Wolper |
Sports fielded |
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No. of teams | 10 (12 in 2024, 10 in 2025) |
Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri |
Region | Midwest and South |
Official website |
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Locations | |
The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) with 10 member institutions located in Arkansas and Missouri in the United States.
The conference began as the Show-Me Conference in 1986, then changed to its current name in 1994, reflecting that its footprint had expanded beyond Missouri.
The American Midwest currently has ten full members, all but one are private schools.
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [a] |
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Central Baptist College | Conway, Arkansas | 1952 | Baptist Missionary | 739 | Mustangs | 2015 |
Columbia College | Columbia, Missouri | 1851 | Nonsectarian | 4,000 | Cougars | 1986 |
Cottey College [b] | Nevada, Missouri | 1884 | Nonsectarian | 300 | Comets | 2022 [2] |
Hannibal–LaGrange University | Hannibal, Missouri | 1858 | Southern Baptist | 494 | Trojans | 1986 |
Harris–Stowe State University | St. Louis, Missouri | 1857 | Public | 1,084 | Hornets | 1986 |
Missouri Baptist University | Creve Coeur, Missouri | 1828 | Southern Baptist | 5,231 | Spartans | 1986 |
Stephens College [b] | Columbia, Missouri | 1833 | Nonsectarian | 590 | Stars | 2008 |
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | 1864 | Nonsectarian | 1,260 | Eutectics | 2014 |
William Woods University [c] | Fulton, Missouri | 1870 | Disciples of Christ | 2,300 | Owls | 1993 |
Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas | 1941 | Southern Baptist | 584 |
Eagles & Lady Eagles |
2001 |
The American Midwest will have two future full member, which are both also private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining [a] | Current conference |
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Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould, Arkansas | 1964 |
Churches of Christ |
225 | Pioneers | 2024 | Continental |
Mission University | Springfield, Missouri | 1950 | BBFI | 227 | Patriots | 2024 | NCCAA Independent |
The American Midwest currently has one associate member, which is also a public school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [a] | AMC sport(s) |
Primary conference |
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Haskell Indian Nations University | Lawrence, Kansas | 1884 | Public tribal | 958 | Fighting Indians | 2023 | men's indoor track & field men's outdoor track & field women's indoor track & field women's outdoor track & field |
Continental |
The American Midwest had eleven former full members, all but one were private schools:
The American Midwest had two former associate members, both were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined [a] | Left [b] | AMC sport |
Primary conference |
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Calumet College of St. Joseph | Whiting, Indiana | 1951 |
Catholic ( C.PP.S.) |
1,292 | Crimson Wave | 2017–18 | 2021–22 | men's wrestling | Chicagoland (CCAC) |
Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | 800 | Lynx | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | Closed in 2022 | |
Marian University | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1851 |
Catholic ( S.S.F.) |
3,595 | Knights | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | Crossroads |
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Basketball | ||
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Softball | ||
Track & Field Indoor | ||
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Wrestling |