The Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) was an American intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976 to 1989. It was known to be one of the toughest NAIA conferences in the nation.
History In 1976, four members from the Great Plains Athletic Conference decided to move away from that conference, which was affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and form the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC). Those were Fort Hays State College (now Fort Hays State University), Kansas State College of Emporia (now Emporia State University), Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) and Washburn University. Other institutions who joined the CSIC were Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney) and Wayne State College, who competed in the Nebraska College Conference; and Missouri Southern State College (now Missouri Southern State University) and Missouri Western State College (now Missouri Southern State University), who competed as NAIA independents.
In 1987, all institutions in the CSIC applied for NCAA membership, with the announcement of four schools Missouri Southern, Missouri Western, Pittsburg State and Washburn already becoming a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA, now the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association), effective beginning in the 1989–90 school year.
Member schools Final members The CSIC consisted of eight members:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequentconference(s) Currentconference Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas 1863 Public 5,887 Hornets &Lady Hornets 1976 1989 NAIA/D-II Independent(1989–91) Mid-America (MIAA)(1991–present) Fort Hays State College Hays, Kansas 1902 14,658 Tigers Rocky Mountain (RMAC)(1989–2006) Mid-America (MIAA)(2006–present) Missouri Southern State University Joplin, Missouri 1937 6,229 Lions Mid-America (MIAA)(1989–present) Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, Missouri 1915 5,388 Griffons Mid-America (MIAA)(1989–present) Kearney, Nebraska 1905 7,504 Lopers Rocky Mountain (RMAC)(1989–90; 1994–2012)NAIA/D-II Independent(1990–94) Mid-America (MIAA)(2012–present) Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas 1903 7,102 Gorillas Mid-America (MIAA)(1989–present) Washburn University Topeka, Kansas 1865 7,971 Ichabods &Lady Blues Mid-America (MIAA)(1989–present) Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska 1910 4,202 Wildcats Rocky Mountain (RMAC)(1989–90)NAIA/D-II Independent(1990–98) Northern Sun (NSIC)(1998–present)
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