The Summit League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references (ideally, using inline citations). Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2008) The Summit League Data Established 1982 Members 10 Sports fielded 19 (9 men's, 10 women's) Region Midwest United States States 9 - Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah Past names Association of Mid-Continent Universities (AMCU) 1982-1989 Mid-Continent Conference 1989-2007 Headquarters Elmhurst, Illinois Commissioner Tom Douple Locations The Summit League (or The Summit) is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which operates primarily in the Midwestern United States, with outlying teams in Louisiana and Utah. On June 1, 2007, the conference changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference. Contents [hide] 1 Membership 1.1 Associate members 1.2 Former members 2 History 2.1 Foundation 2.2 Horizon and ECC transitions 2.3 Declining membership 2.4 Renewed expansion 2.5 Membership timeline 3 Men's basketball in the NCAA tournament 4 Conference facilities 5 Notes 6 See also 7 External links [edit] Membership Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined Nickname Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana 1825 Private/Methodist 1,017 2003 Gentlemen and Ladies Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana 1917 Public 11,672 2007 Mastodons Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana 1969 Public 27,184 1998 Jaguars University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri 1933 Public 14,499 1994 Kangaroos North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 1890 Public 13,229 2007 Bison Oakland University Rochester, Michigan 1957 Public 17,737 1998 Golden Grizzlies Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma 1963 Private/Christian 3,417 1997 Golden Eagles South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota 1881 Public 11,995 2007 Jackrabbits Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 1897 Public 7,509 1997 Thunderbirds and Lady Thunderbirds Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois 1899 Public 13,602 1982 Leathernecks and Westerwinds Locations of current Summit League full member institutions. [edit] Associate members Eastern Illinois University (November 3, 2005 - swimming and diving) [edit] Former members Institution Years Moved To University of Akron 1990-1992 Mid-American Conference University at Buffalo 1994-1998 Mid-American Conference Central Connecticut State University 1994-1998 Northeast Conference Chicago State University 1994-2006 Great West Conference Cleveland State University 1982-1994 Horizon League Eastern Illinois University 1982-1996 Ohio Valley Conference University of Illinois at Chicago 1982-1994 Horizon League Northeastern Illinois University 1994-1998 Disbanded sports Northern Illinois University 1990-1994 Horizon League University of Northern Iowa 1982-1991 Missouri Valley Conference Missouri State University 1982-1990 Missouri Valley Conference Troy University 1994-1997 Sun Belt University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 1982-1994 Horizon League University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1993-1994 Horizon League Valparaiso University 1982-2007 Horizon League Wright State University 1991-1994 Horizon League Youngstown State University 1992-2001 Horizon League [edit] History [edit] Foundation The conference was created in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (or AMCU or AMCU-8, pronounced Am-cue), which it was known as until 1989.[1] The conference sponsored football from 1982 until 1984 at the Division II level, and current members North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, and Western Illinois have Division I FCS (formerly known as Division I-AA) football programs. Mid-Continent Conference logo, -2007 [edit] Horizon and ECC transitions In 1994, founding members Cleveland State University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as well as new members University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Wright State University left the conference to join the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, now known as the Horizon League. That same year, the Mid-Continent absorbed Central Connecticut State University, Chicago State University, the University at Buffalo, Troy State University (now Troy University) and Northeastern Illinois University from the collapsed East Coast Conference. None of these members remain in the conference. Missouri-Kansas City, formerly an independent, also joined the conference in 1994. [edit] Declining membership Eastern Illinois departed for the Ohio Valley Conference in 1996. In 1997 Troy State departed for the Trans America Athletic Conference. In 1998 Central Connecticut State joined the Northeast Conference and Buffalo joined the Mid-American Conference. Also that same year, Northeastern Illinois ceased athletic operations. Youngstown State University switched to the Horizon League in 2001, as did founding member Valparaiso University in 2007. As of 2007, seven of the ten Horizon League members are former members of the Summit League. In spring 2006, Chicago State University announced they were withdrawing from the conference and began competition as an independent for the 2006-07 school year. [edit] Renewed expansion At the Mid-Continent Conference annual Presidents Council meeting in 2006, conference expansion was discussed at length, and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), North Dakota State, and South Dakota State were approved for site visits. On August 30, 2006, IPFW accepted an invitation to join the Mid-Continent Conference as a full member starting July 1, 2007.[2] The following day, North Dakota State and South Dakota State also accepted invitations to join the conference.[3] [4] [edit] Membership timeline [edit] Men's basketball in the NCAA tournament See also: The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament Year Team Seed Results 1983 none 1984 none 1985 none 1986 Cleveland State 14† defeated Indiana defeated Saint Joseph's lost to Navy 1987 Southwest Missouri State[5] 13 defeated Clemson lost to Kansas 1988 Southwest Missouri State 13 lost to UNLV 1989 Southwest Missouri State 14 lost to Seton Hall 1990 Southwest Missouri State 9 lost to North Carolina Northern Iowa 14 defeated Missouri lost to Minnesota 1991 Wisconsin-Green Bay 12 lost to Michigan State Northern Illinois 13† lost to St. John's 1992 Eastern Illinois 15 lost to Indiana 1993 Wright State 16 lost to Indiana 1994 UW-Green Bay 12 defeated California lost to Syracuse 1995 none 1996 Valparaiso 14 lost to Arizona 1997 Valparaiso 12 lost to Boston College 1998 Valparaiso 13 defeated Ole Miss defeated Florida State lost to Rhode Island 1999 Valparaiso 15 lost to Maryland 2000 Valparaiso 16 lost to Michigan State 2001 Southern Utah 14 lost to Boston College 2002 Valparaiso 13 lost to Kentucky 2003 IUPUI 16 lost to Kentucky 2004 Valparaiso 15 lost to Gonzaga 2005 Oakland 16 defeated Alabama A&M‡ Lost to North Carolina 2006 Oral Roberts 16 lost to Memphis 2007 Oral Roberts 14 lost to Washington State 2008 Oral Roberts 13 lost to Pittsburgh 2009 North Dakota State 14 against Kansas † at-large bid ‡ opening round game [edit] Conference facilities School Basketball arena Capacity Football stadium Capacity Baseball stadium Capacity Soccer stadium Capacity Centenary Gold Dome 3,000 Non-Football School Shehee Stadium Mayo Field 500 IPFW Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (men) Hilliard Gates Sports Center (women) 13,000 2,800 Non-Football School Outdoor Sports Complex Hefner Soccer Complex 2,000 IUPUI IUPUI Gymnasium 2,000 Non-Football School Non-Baseball School Carrol Stadium 12,100 UMKC Municipal Auditorium 9,287 Non-Football School Non-Baseball School Bourke Field North Dakota State Bison Sports Arena 6,000 Fargodome 19,500 Newman Outdoor Field 4,600 Schlanser Track Oakland Athletics Center O'Rena 4,005 Non-Football School OU Baseball Field 500 OU Soccer Field Oral Roberts Mabee Center 10,575 Non-Football School J.L. Johnson Stadium ORU Soccer Complex South Dakota State Frost Arena 8,500 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium 16,000 Bob Shelden Field Fishback Soccer Park 1,500 Southern Utah Centrum Arena 5,300 Eccles Coliseum 8,500 Thunderbird Park Thunderbird Soccer Field 600 Western Illinois Western Hall 5,139 Hanson Field 17,168 Alfred D. Boyer Stadium 500 MacKenzie Alumni Field 1,000 [edit] Notes ^ The Spectrum - www.thespectrum.com ^ Press Release. IPFW accepts invitation to join Mid-Continent Conference, Mid-Continent Conference, August 30, 2006. ^ Press Release. North Dakota State University accepts invitation to join Mid-Continent Conference, Mid-Continent Conference, August 31, 2006. ^ Press Release. South Dakota State University accepts invitation to join Mid-Continent Conference, Mid-Continent Conference, August 31, 2006. ^ MSU was known as Southwest Missouri State University until 2005. [edit] See also List of The Summit League championships The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament The Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament [edit] External links Official website History of The Summit League [hide]v • d • eThe Summit League Members Centenary (Gentlemen & Ladies) • IPFW (Mastodons) • IUPUI (Jaguars) • North Dakota State (Bison) • Oakland (Golden Grizzlies) • Oral Roberts (Golden Eagles) • South Dakota State (Jackrabbits) • Southern Utah (Thunderbirds) • UMKC (Kangaroos) • Western Illinois (Leathernecks and Westerwinds) Affiliates Eastern Illinois (swimming and diving) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Summit_League" Categories: College athletics conferences