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Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| logo_size | 150 |
| founded | |
| dissolved | |
| association | NCAA |
| division | Division I |
| teams | 10 |
| region | Midwest |
| commissioner | Patty Viverito |
The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference was a women's-only college athletic conference which operated in the midwestern United States from its inception in 1982 to its absorption by the Missouri Valley Conference in 1992.
History
The Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference was founded in August 1982 as a women's-only conference. The charter members consisted of Bradley University, Drake University, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, the University of Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois University, Southwest Missouri State University, Western Illinois University and Wichita State University.
In 1985, the Gateway added football (its only men's-sponsoring sport) with Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Southwest Missouri State and Western Illinois as the charter members. Indiana State joined the league for that sport in the following year. For football, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Southwest Missouri State previously competed in the Mid-Continent Conference, while Illinois State and Southern Illinois previously competed in the then-NCAA Division I-A Missouri Valley Conference, and Indiana State previously competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent.
In 1992, the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference was merged into the Missouri Valley Conference. The league's football side was spun off into the standalone Gateway Football Conference, known since 2008 as the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The MVFC and MVC, although separate leagues, now share five members and operate out of the same offices in St. Louis.
Members
Charter/final members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Primary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conference | ||||||||||
| during | ||||||||||
| tenure | ||||||||||
| in Gateway | New | |||||||||
| Primary | ||||||||||
| conference | ||||||||||
| after | ||||||||||
| Gateway | ||||||||||
| dissolution | Current | |||||||||
| primary | ||||||||||
| conference | ||||||||||
| Bradley University | Peoria, Illinois | 1897 | Private | 6,100 | Braves | 1982 | 1992 | Missouri Valley | ||
| Drake University | Des Moines, Iowa | 1881 | Private | 5,200 | Bulldogs | 1982 | 1992 | Missouri Valley | ||
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, Illinois | 1895 | Public | 11,651 | Panthers | 1982 | 1992 | Mid-ContinentThe Mid-Continent Conference adopted its current name of The Summit League in 2007. | OVC | |
| Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | 1857 | Public | 20,800 | Redbirds | 1982 | 1992 | Missouri Valley | ||
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | 1865 | Public | 12,144 | Sycamores | 1982 | 1992 | Missouri Valley | ||
| Cedar Falls, Iowa | 1876 | Public | 13,080 | Panthers | 1982 | 1992 | Mid-Continent | Missouri Valley | ||
| Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Illinois | 1869 | Public | 18,847 | Salukis | 1982 | 1992 | Missouri Valley | ||
| Southwest Missouri State UniversitySouthwest Missouri State University adopted its current name of Missouri State University in 2005. | Springfield, Missouri | 1905 | Public | 21,059 | Bears (men's) | |||||
| Lady Bears (women's) | 1982 | 1992 | Mid-Continent | Missouri Valley | CUSA | |||||
| Western Illinois University | Macomb, Illinois | 1895 | Public | 13,602 | Leathernecks (men's) | |||||
| Westerwinds (women's)Western Illinois did not adopt the nickname of "Leathernecks" for women's sports teams until 2009. | 1982 | 1992 | SummitWhen Western Illinois joined, the conference now known as The Summit League was known as the Mid-Continent Conference. | OVC | ||||||
| Wichita State University | Wichita, Kansas | 1895 | Public | 14,806 | Shockers | 1982 | 1992 | Missouri Valley | American |
Membership timeline
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bar:4 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1992 text:Illinois State (1982–1992) bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:end text:MVC
bar:5 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1992 text:Indiana State (1982–1992) bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:end text:MVC
bar:6 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1992 text:Southwest Missouri State (1982–1992) bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:2025 text:MVC bar:6 color:OtherC2 from:2025 till:end text:CUSA
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bar:10 color:FullxF from:1982 till:1992 text:Wichita State (1982–1992) bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:2017 text:MVC bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:2017 till:end text:The American
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List of champions
| Missouri Valley Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Season | Missouri Valley Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Regular Season Champion | Missouri Valley Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | |||||||||||
| 1982-83 | Illinois State | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | Drake | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | Illinois State | ||||||||||
| 1985-86 | Southern Illinois | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | |||||||||
| 1987-88 | Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana State | Eastern Illinois | |||||||||
| 1988-89 | Illinois State | Illinois State | |||||||||
| 1989-90 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | |||||||||
| 1990-91 | Missouri State | Missouri State | |||||||||
| 1991-92 | Missouri State | Missouri State |
References
References
- (1989). "Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference 1989–90 Basketball Media Guide". Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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