American Midwest Conference

American Midwest Conference (AMC)

Established	1986
Association	NAIA
Division	Division I
Members	13
Sports fielded	17 (men's: 8; women's: 9)
Region	Region V of the NAIA
Headquarters	St. Louis, Missouri
Commissioner	Will Wolper
Website	www.amcsportsonline.com
Locations

The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is a NAIA college athletic conference with 13 member institutions located in Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee in the United States. The conference began as the Show-Me Conference in 1986, then changed to its current name in 1994, reflecting that its footprint had expanded beyond Missouri.

Member schools

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Central Baptist College	Conway, Arkansas	1952	739	Mustangs	2015
Columbia College	Columbia, Missouri	1851	4,000	Cougars	1986
Freed–Hardeman University	Henderson, Tennessee	1869	2,027	Lions	2013
Hannibal–LaGrange University	Hannibal, Missouri	1858	1,200	Trojans	1986
Harris–Stowe State University	Saint Louis !St. Louis, Missouri	1857	1,900	Hornets	1986
Lindenwood University – Belleville	Belleville, Illinois	2003	1,900	Lynx	2014
Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	1872	600	Scots	2012
Missouri Baptist University	Saint Louis !St. Louis, Missouri	1828	2,800	Spartans	1986
Park University	Parkville, Missouri	1875	2,340	Pirates	1993; 2009
Saint Louis !St. Louis College of Pharmacy	Saint Louis !St. Louis, Missouri	1864	1,260	Eutectics	2014
Stephens College	Columbia, Missouri	1833	754	Stars	2008
William Woods University	Fulton, Missouri	1870	2,300	Owls	1993
Williams Baptist College	Walnut Ridge, Arkansas	1941	700	Eagles	2001

Stephens College — women's institution, does not field men's sports.

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Benedictine University at Springfield	Springfield, Illinois	1927	Bulldogs	2011	2015	Dropped sports
Fontbonne University	Clayton, Missouri	1923	Griffins	1986	1990	St. Louis (NCAA D-III)
Illinois-Springfield !University of Illinois at Springfield	Springfield, Illinois	1969	Prairie Stars	2003	2009	Great Lakes Valley (NCAA D-II)
Iowa Wesleyan College	Mount Pleasant, Iowa	1842	Tigers	1993	1995	St. Louis (NCAA D-III)
Lindenwood University	Saint Charles !St. Charles, Missouri	1827	Lions	1987	1996	Mid-America (NCAA D-II)
McKendree University	Lebanon, Illinois	1828	Bearcats	1987	2012	Great Lakes Valley (NCAA D-II)
Mid-Continent University	Mayfield, Kentucky	1949	Cougars	2013	2014	Closed in 2014

Sports

Conference sports
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

References

External links

Official website

American Midwest Conference

Central Baptist College Columbia Freed–Hardeman Hannibal–LaGrange Harris–Stowe State Lindenwood–Belleville Lyon Missouri Baptist Park St. Louis Pharmacy Stephens William Woods Williams Baptist

NAIA conferences

Football conferences	Central States Football League Frontier Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid-South Conference Mid-States Football Association North Star Athletic Association The Sun Conference NAIA independent football schools

Non-football conferences	American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Crossroads League Golden State Athletic Conference Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Red River Athletic Conference River States Conference Sooner Athletic Conference Southern States Athletic Conference Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference NAIA independent schools

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