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	Left	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference
Bluffton University	Bluffton, Ohio	1899	Mennonite	1,094	Beavers	1991–92	1995–96	D-III Independent (1996–97 to 1997–98)	Heartland (HCAC) (1998–99 to present)
Mount St. Joseph University	Delhi Township, Ohio	1920	Catholic (S.C.C.)	1,889	Lions	1995–96	1995–96	D-III Independent (1996–97 to 1997–98)	Heartland (HCAC) (1998–99 to present)
Thomas More University	Crestview Hills, Kentucky	1921	Catholic (Diocese of Covington/ Benedictines)	1,963	Saints	1991–92	1995–96	D-III Independent (1996–97 to 2004–05) Presidents' (PAC) (2005–06 to 2017–18) American (ACAA) (2018–19)	Mid-South (MSC) (2019–20 to present) (Great Midwest^[a] (NCAA D-II) starting in 2022-23)
Wilmington College	Wilmington, Ohio	1870	Quakers	990	Quakers	1991–92	1995–96	D-III Independent (1996–97 to 1997–98) Heartland (HCAC) (1998–99 to 1999–2000)	Ohio (OAC) (2000–01 to present)

Notes

^ Thomas More will join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) as a provisional member, effective in the 2022-23 academic year. Until then, they will remain committed in the Mid-South and the NAIA, until full membership in the G-MAC and NCAA D-II would begin in the 2023-24 academic year.

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Subsequent conference(s)	Current conference
Defiance College	Defiance, Ohio	1850	United Church of Christ	1,000	Yellow Jackets	1991–92	1994–95	D-III Independent (1995–96 to 1996–97) Michigan (MIAA) (1997–98 to 1999–2000)	Heartland (HCAC) (2000–01 to present)

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

References

^ Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.

[GMAC-2] Thomas More will join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) as a provisional member, effective in the 2022-23 academic year. Until then, they will remain committed in the Mid-South and the NAIA, until full membership in the G-MAC and NCAA D-II would begin in the 2023-24 academic year.

[champs-1] Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.

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