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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
American college athletic conference
American college athletic conference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Great Lakes Intercollegiate |
| Athletic Conference | |
| color | #1D3D66; |
| font_color | #FFFFFF |
| logo | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference logo.svg |
| logo_size | 200 |
| founded | 1972 |
| association | NCAA |
| division | Division II |
| teams | 11 |
| sports | 21 |
| mens | 10 |
| womens | 11 |
| region | Great Lakes |
| headquarters | Bay City, Michigan |
| commissioner | Kris Dunbar |
| since | 2018 |
| website | |
| map | GLIACstates.png |
| map_size | 251 |
Athletic Conference
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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level.
The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Its eleven member institutions are located in the Midwestern United States in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. There are three affiliate members who compete in the GLIAC for sports not sponsored by their home conference.
Sponsorship of football was dropped by the GLIAC after the 1989 season. Conference schools sponsoring football joined with members of the Heartland Football Conference to form the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC), which began play in 1990. The MIFC merged with the GLIAC in July 1999, and the GLIAC resumed sponsorship of football that fall.
History
Chronological timeline
- 1972: The GLIAC began competition in the 1972–73 academic year. The charter members were Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior State University, Northwood Institute (now Northwood University) and Saginaw Valley State University. Initially the GLIAC competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
- 1974:
- Women's programs became part of the GLIAC beginning the 1974–75 academic year.
- Oakland University joined the GLIAC in the 1974–75 academic year.
- 1975: Hillsdale College, Northern Michigan University and Wayne State University joined the GLIAC in the 1975–1976 academic year. Northern Michigan continued to play football as an NCAA D-II independent.
- 1977: Northern Michigan left the GLIAC after the 1976–77 academic year.
- 1980: Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) joined the GLIAC in the 1980–81 academic year.
- 1986: Michigan Tech left GLIAC football in the 1986–87 academic year, but remained in the conference in other sports.
- 1987:
- Northwood left the GLIAC after the 1986–87 academic year.
- Northern Michigan rejoined the GLIAC in the 1987–88 academic year.
- 1990: The GLIAC dropped football as a sponsored sport after the 1989 fall season (1989–90 academic year).
- 1992: Northwood rejoined the GLIAC in the 1992–93 academic year.
- 1994: On December 14, 1994, Ashland University, Gannon University and Mercyhurst College (now Mercyhurst University) joined the GLIAC, all effective beginning the 1995–1996 academic year.
- 1997:
- Oakland left the GLIAC to become an NCAA D-I Independent after the 1996–97 academic year. (which would later joined the Mid-Continent Conference (now the Summit League), beginning the 1998–99 school year).
- The University of Findlay joined the GLIAC in the 1997–98 academic year.
- 1999: The GLIAC reinstated football as a sponsored sport by merging with the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC). The only non-GLIAC member of the MIFC, the University of Indianapolis (UIndy) became a football-only affiliate of the GLIAC, all effective in the 1999 fall season (1999–00 academic year).
- 2001: Indianapolis (UIndy) added men's and women's swimming & diving to its GLIAC affiliate membership in the 2001–02 academic year.
- 2004: Lewis University joined the GLIAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2004–05 academic year.
- 2007: On June 20, 2007, Tiffin University joined the GLIAC, effective beginning the 2008–09 academic year.
- 2008: Gannon and Mercyhurst left the GLIAC to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) after the 2007–08 academic year.
- 2010: Lake Erie College and Ohio Dominican University joined the GLIAC in the 2010–11 academic year.
- 2012:
- Malone University and Walsh University joined the GLIAC in the 2012–13 academic year.
- Four institutions joined the GLIAC as affiliate members, all effective in the 2012–13 academic year:
- Notre Dame College for football, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, and wrestling
- and Alderson Broaddus University, Urbana University and Wheeling Jesuit University (now Wheeling University) for women's lacrosse
- 2013:
- Notre Dame (Oh.) left the GLIAC as an affiliate member to move its sports into its new primary conference home in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) after the 2012–13 academic year.
- UIndy and Lewis left the GLIAC as affiliate members for men's and women's swimming & diving after the 2012–13 academic year.
- Ursuline College joined the GLIAC as an affiliate member for women's lacrosse and women's swimming & diving in the 2012–13 academic year.
- 2014:
- Urbana and Wheeling Jesuit left the GLIAC as affiliate members for women's lacrosse after the 2014 spring season (2013–14 academic year).
- McKendree University joined the GLIAC as an affiliate member for women's lacrosse in the 2015 spring season (2014–15 academic year).
- 2015:
- Alderson Broaddus and Ursuline left the GLIAC as affiliate members for women's lacrosse after the 2015 spring season (2014–15 academic year).
- UIndy rejoined the GLIAC as an affiliate member in women's lacrosse in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
- 2016:
- Malone left the GLIAC to join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) after the 2015–16 academic year.
- Ursuline left the GLIAC as an affiliate member for women's swimming & diving after the 2015–16 academic year.
- 2017:
- Findlay, Hillsdale, Lake Erie, Ohio Dominican and Walsh left the GLIAC to join the G-MAC after the 2016–17 academic year.
- Davenport University and Purdue University–Northwest joined the GLIAC in the 2017–18 academic year.
- Concordia University, St. Paul joined the GLIAC as an affiliate member for women's lacrosse in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
- 2018:
- Tiffin left the GLIAC to join the G-MAC after the 2017–18 academic year.
- The University of Wisconsin–Parkside joined the GLIAC in the 2018–19 academic year. It also adopted the new athletic brand name of Parkside.
- Three institutions joined the GLIAC as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2018–19 academic year:
- Lewis and Maryville University for women's lacrosse
- and St. Cloud State University for men's swimming & diving
- 2019:
- UIndy, Lewis, Maryville and McKendree left the GLIAC as affiliate members for women's lacrosse after the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year).
- Upper Iowa University joined the GLIAC as an affiliate member for men's soccer and women's lacrosse in the 2019–20 academic year.
- 2021:
- Ashland left the GLIAC to join the G-MAC after the 2020–21 academic year.
- Augustana University joined the GLIAC as an affiliate member for men's swimming & diving in the 2021–22 academic year.
- St. Cloud State added men's soccer to its GLIAC affiliate membership in the 2021 fall season (2021–22 academic year).
- 2022:
- Northwood left the GLIAC for a second time to join the G-MAC after the 2021–22 academic year.
- 2023:
- Roosevelt University joined the GLIAC in the 2023–24 academic year. Although Roosevelt would initially join the conference as a provisional member, it kept continuing to compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) in 2023–24 before beginning competition as a full GLIAC member in July 2024.
- Upper Iowa announces its intent to move to the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in all sports after the 2022–23 academic year, including its GLIAC affiliated sports of women's lacrosse and men's soccer.
Member schools
Current members
The GLIAC currently has 11 full members; all but two are public schools. Reclassifying members in yellow.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | Davenport University | Ferris State University | Grand Valley State University | Lake Superior State University | Michigan Technological University | Northern Michigan University | Purdue University Northwest | Saginaw Valley State University | Wayne State University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1866 | Nonsectarian | 4,848 | Panthers | 2017 | |||||||||||
| Big Rapids, Michigan | 1884 | Public | 9,959 | Bulldogs | 1972 | |||||||||||
| Allendale, Michigan | 1960 | Public | 22,011 | Lakers | 1972 | |||||||||||
| Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | 1946 | Public | 1,669 | Lakers | 1972 | |||||||||||
| Houghton, Michigan | 1885 | Public | 7,430 | Huskies | 1980 | |||||||||||
| Marquette, Michigan | 1899 | Public | 6,958 | Wildcats | 1975; | |||||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hammond and | ||||||||||||||||
| Westville, Indiana | 1946 | Public | 9,051 | Pride | 2017 | |||||||||||
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, Illinois | 1945 | Nonsectarian | 4,281 | Lakers | 2023 | ||||||||||
| University Center, Michigan | 1963 | Public | 6,822 | Cardinals | 1972 | |||||||||||
| Detroit, Michigan | 1868 | Public | 23,553 | Warriors | 1975 | |||||||||||
| Somers, Wisconsin | 1968 | Public | 3,947 | Rangers | 2018 |
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| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Colors | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conference |
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Affiliate members
The GLIAC currently has three affiliate members, all but one are private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Colors | GLIAC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sport | Primary | |||||||||||||
| conference | Augustana University | Concordia University–St. Paul | St. Cloud State University | |||||||||||
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 1860 | Lutheran ELCA | 2,158 | Vikings | 2021 | men's swimming & diving | Northern Sun (NSIC) | |||||||
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | 1893 | Lutheran LCMS | 5,928 | nowrap | Golden Bears | 2017 | nowrap | women's lacrosse | ||||||
| St. Cloud, Minnesota | 1869 | Public | 10,164 | Huskies | 2018; | |||||||||
| 2021 | men's swimming & diving; | |||||||||||||
| men's soccer |
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Former members
The GLIAC had 13 former full members; all but one are private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conference | Ashland University | Gannon University | Hillsdale College | Lake Erie College | Malone University | Mercyhurst University | Northwood University | Oakland University | Ohio Dominican University | Tiffin University | Walsh University | Westminster College | ||||||||
| Ashland, Ohio | 1878 | Brethren | 6,626 | Eagles | 1995 | 2021 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| Findlay, Ohio | 1882 | Churches of God | 4,870 | Oilers | 1997 | 2017 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| Erie, Pennsylvania | 1925 | Catholic | 4,238 | Golden Knights | 1995 | 2008 | Pennsylvania (PSAC) | |||||||||||||
| Hillsdale, Michigan | 1844 | Nonsectarian | 1,521 | Chargers | 1975 | 2017 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| Painesville, Ohio | 1856 | Nonsectarian | 1,177 | Storm | 2010 | 2017 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| Canton, Ohio | 1892 | Evangelical | 1,684 | Pioneers | 2012 | 2016 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| Erie, Pennsylvania | 1926 | Catholic | 3,217 | Lakers | 1995 | 2008 | Northeast (NEC) | |||||||||||||
| Midland, Michigan | 1959 | Nonsectarian | 2,541 | Timberwolves | 1972; | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 1987; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rochester, Michigan | 1957 | Public | 20,519 | Golden Grizzlies | 1974 | 1997 | Horizon | |||||||||||||
| Columbus, Ohio | 1911 | Catholic | 1,716 | Panthers | 2010 | 2017 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| Tiffin, Ohio | 1888 | Nonsectarian | 3,096 | Dragons | 2008 | 2018 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| North Canton, Ohio | 1960 | Catholic | 2,779 | Cavaliers | 2012 | 2017 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||
| New Wilmington, Pennsylvania | 1852 | Presbyterian | 1,482 | Titans | 1997 | 2000 | Presidents' (PAC) |
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Former affiliate members
The GLIAC had nine former affiliate members, all were private schools. School names and nicknames reflect those in use in the final season each school was an affiliate:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | GLIAC | ||||||||||
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| sport(s) | Primary | |||||||||||||||||
| conference | Alderson Broaddus University | Lewis University | Maryville University | McKendree University | Notre Dame College | Upper Iowa University | Urbana University | Ursuline College | Wheeling Jesuit University | |||||||||
| Philippi, West Virginia | 1871 | Baptist | 2,306 | Battlers | 2012 | 2015 | women's lacrosse | |||||||||||
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 1902 | United Methodist | 4,168 | Greyhounds | 1999; | |||||||||||||
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| 2013 | football; | |||||||||||||||||
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| women's swimming & diving | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) | |||||||||||||||||
| Romeoville, Illinois | 1932 | Catholic | 4,306 | Flyers | 2018 | |||||||||||||
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| 2004 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| women's swimming & diving | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) | |||||||||||||||||
| Town and Country, Missouri | 1872 | Catholic | 5,504 | Saints | 2018 | 2019 | women's lacrosse | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) | ||||||||||
| Lebanon, Illinois | 1828 | United Methodist | 1,702 | Bearcats | 2014 | 2019 | women's lacrosse | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) | ||||||||||
| South Euclid, Ohio | 1922 | Catholic | 2,200 | Falcons | 2012; | |||||||||||||
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| wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fayette, Iowa | 1857 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Peacocks | 2019; | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2022; | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | women's lacrosse; | |||||||||||||||||
| men's soccer | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) | |||||||||||||||||
| Urbana, Ohio | 1850 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Blue Knights | 2012 | 2014 | women's lacrosse | |||||||||||
| Pepper Pike, Ohio | 1850 | Catholic | 1,073 | Arrows | 2013; | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2015; | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | women's lacrosse; | |||||||||||||||||
| women's swimming & diving | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wheeling, West Virginia | 1954 | Catholic | 1,600 | Cardinals | 2012 | 2014 | women's lacrosse | Mountain East (MEC) |
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Membership timeline
Note: The GLIAC dropped football after the 1989 fall season (1989–90 school year) and resumed it since the 1999 fall season (1999–2000 school year).
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Sports
The GLIAC sponsors the following 21 sports:
| Sport | Men's | Women's | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Lacrosse | Soccer | Softball | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field Indoor | Track & Field Outdoor | Volleyball |
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| Country | Football | Golf | Soccer | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sports | Davenport | Ferris State | Grand Valley State | Lake Superior State | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | Parkside | Purdue Northwest | Roosevelt | Saginaw Valley State | Wayne State | Totals | Affiliate Members | Augustana | St. Cloud State | |||||||||||
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| Outdoor | Volleyball | Total GLIAC Sports | Davenport | Ferris State | Grand Valley State | Lake Superior State | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | Parkside | Purdue Northwest | Roosevelt | Saginaw Valley State | Wayne State | Totals | Affiliate Member | Concordia–St. Paul | ||||||||||
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| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 104 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 |
;Notes:
Other sponsored sports by school
| School | Men | Women | Co-ed | Fencing | Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | Volleyball | Wrestling | Fencing | Flag football | Stunt | Wrestling | Skiing | Davenport | Ferris State | Grand Valley State | Lake Superior State | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | Parkside | Purdue Northwest | Roosevelt | Wayne State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-MAC | G-MAC | G-MAC | GLVC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CCHA | GLVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IND | GLVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCHA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCHA | CCSA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCHA | - | GLVC | CCSA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NSIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GLVC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GLVC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCFC | CCFC |
;Notes:
In addition to the above:
- Davenport has varsity teams in esports (coeducational) as well as men's and women's ultimate.
- Michigan Tech and Purdue Northwest have coeducational varsity esports teams.
- Northern Michigan recognizes esports (fully coeducational) as a varsity sport. Also, the university hosts an official U.S. Olympic training center for men's and women's weightlifting; all participants in this program are enrolled at NMU, and are recognized as varsity athletes.
- Roosevelt recognizes ACHA (club) D1 and D2 men's hockey as well as ACHA women's hockey within its athletic department.
Championships
Main article: GLIAC men's basketball tournament
Main article: GLIAC women's basketball tournament
National Championships
GLIAC schools have won 54 NCAA National Championships:
| Year | Sport | School | 1975 | 1980 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1993 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 | 2006 | 2009 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Northern Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's volleyball | Northern Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's volleyball | Northern Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's swimming & diving | Oakland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Football | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Football | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Football | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's volleyball | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's basketball | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Football | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's basketball | Findlay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's soccer | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's soccer | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's track & field (I) | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's track & field (O) | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's swimming & diving | Wayne State (MI) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's track & field (I) | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's track & field (O) | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's basketball | Ashland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's soccer | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's soccer | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's soccer | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's track & field (I) | Tiffin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's basketball | Ashland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's track & field (I) | Tiffin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's basketball | Ferris State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's track & field (I) | Ashland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's track & field (O) | Ashland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's soccer | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's track & field (O) | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's cross country | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's soccer | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Football | Ferris State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's track & field (I) | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Football | Ferris State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Football | Ferris State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's basketball | Grand Valley State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's cross country | Grand Valley State |
Conference facilities
| School | Football | Basketball | Stadium | Capacity | Arena | Capacity | Davenport | Ferris State | Grand Valley State | Lake Superior State | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | Parkside | Purdue Northwest | Roosevelt | Saginaw Valley State | Wayne State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyering Field | 2,300 | Davenport Student Center | 1,500 | ||||||||||||||
| Top Taggart Field | 6,200 | Jim Wink Arena | 2,400 | ||||||||||||||
| Lubbers Stadium | 10,444 | GVSU Fieldhouse | 4,200 | ||||||||||||||
| non-football school | Ronald "Bud" Cooper Gymnasium | 2,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Sherman Field | 3,000 | SDC Gymnasium | 3,200 | ||||||||||||||
| Superior Dome | 8,000 | Vandament Arena | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||
| non-football school | DeSimone Gymnasium | 2,120 | |||||||||||||||
| non-football school | John Friend Court | ||||||||||||||||
| H.D. Kesling Gymnasium | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morris Field | Goodman Center | 500 | |||||||||||||||
| Wickes Memorial Stadium | 6,300 | James E. O'Neill Jr. Arena | 3,500 | ||||||||||||||
| Adams Field | 6,000 | Wayne State Fieldhouse | 3,000 |
References
References
- "GLIAC Membership History". Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
- "Official GLIAC Athletic Site".
- (June 4, 2020). "NSIC to add UW-Parkside as associated member in wrestling starting in 2021-22". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
- (January 7, 2026). "UW-Parkside to Add Women’s Flag Football, First NCAA University in Wisconsin to Offer Scholarships". Parkside Rangers.
- "GLIAC Stadiums". D2Football.com.
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