The Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) was an NCAA Division III and NAIA college athletic conference that operated from 1976 to 1996. Its members were all located in the US state of Texas. When the association dissolved in 1996, most of the teams joined the newly formed American Southwest Conference which included teams from other states.
Institution | Nickname | Location [a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined [1] | Left | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin College | Roos | Sherman | 1849 |
Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
1,291 | 1976 | 1996 |
American Southwest (1996–2006) |
Southern (SCAC) (2006–present) |
University of Dallas | Crusaders | Irving | 1956 | Catholic | 3,255 | 1989 |
American Southwest (1996–2001) D-III Independent (2001–11) |
Southern (SCAC) (2011–present) | |
Hardin–Simmons University | Cowboys | Abilene | 1891 |
Baptist ( BGCT) |
2,333 | 1990 |
American Southwest (1996–present) | ||
Howard Payne University | Yellow Jackets | Brownwood | 1889 | Baptist (BGCT) |
1,400 | 1987 |
American Southwest (1996–present) | ||
McMurry University | War Hawks | Abilene | 1923 |
United Methodist |
1,430 | 1976 |
American Southwest (1996–2012) Heartland [b] (2012–14) |
American Southwest (2014–present) | |
Sul Ross State University | Lobos | Alpine | 1917 | Public ( TSUS) |
2,070 | 1976 |
American Southwest (1996–present) |
Institution | Nickname | Location [a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined [1] | Left | Subsequent conference(s) |
Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lubbock Christian College [b] | Chaparrals | Lubbock | 1957 |
Churches of Christ |
2,100 | 1979 | 1982 |
NAIA Independent (1982–94) Sooner (SAC) [c] (1994–2013) Heartland [d] (2013–19) |
Lone Star (LSC)
[d] (2019–present) |
Midwestern State University | Mustangs | Wichita Falls | 1922 | Public ( TTUS) |
6,093 | 1990 [e] | 1995 |
Lone Star (LSC)
[d] (1995–present) | |
Tarleton State University | Texans | Stephenville | 1899 | Public ( TAMUS) |
13,996 | 1976 | 1991 |
NAIA/
D-II Independent (1991–94) Lone Star (LSC) [d] (1994–2020) |
Western (WAC)
[f] (2020–present) |
Trinity University | Tigers | San Antonio | 1869 | Nonsectarian [g] | 2,487 | 1976 | 1981 |
D-III Independent (1981–89) |
Southern (SCAC) (1989–present) |