Great Midwest Athletic Conference
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| Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) |
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| Great Midwest Athletic Conference logo | |
| Established | 2011 (began play in 2012) |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 8 (13 in 2017) |
| Sports fielded | 18 (19 in 2017) (men's: 8 (9 in 2017); women's: 10) |
| Region | Great Lakes and East South Central |
| Headquarters | Greenwood, Indiana |
| Commissioner | Tom Daeger[1] (since 2011) |
| Website | g-macsports |
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The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) was named the 24th NCAA Division II conference and operates in the Great Lakes and East South Central States regions of the United States.[2] The G-MAC began conference play in the 2012-13 academic year hosting 12 championships and continued to work through the educational assessment program. The conference received approval and will be an active Division II conference in 2013-14, hosting 17 championships.
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History
The initial announcement of a potential new conference surfaced in June, 2011 when the presidents and athletic directors of Cedarville University, Notre Dame College, Urbana University, and Ursuline College met to discuss plans for a new Division II conference.[3]
Soon after the initial meeting, Central State University joined and became a fifth member. In October 2011, Kentucky Wesleyan College announced that the school will join the G-MAC, withdrawing from its current conference, the Great Lakes Valley Conference.[4]
In November 2011, Trevecca Nazarene University was accepted as another charter member of the conference.[5] Trevecca had begun the process of transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division II membership in July, 2011 and will enter a provisional NCAA membership year during the conference's initially planned start for the 2013-14 academic year.[5] In late November, the conference announced the hiring of Tom Daeger as Conference Commissioner, with offices in Indianapolis.[1]
On February 20, 2012 the Great Midwest Athletic Conference announced the NCAA had accepted the G-MAC as the 24th NCAA Division ll conference.[6] The conference then added two more members when it was announced on April 23 and May 1, 2012, that the University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVa–Wise) and Georgetown College had been granted provisional membership in the conference pending their approval by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee.[7][8] Georgetown was rejected for Division II membership, but has applied to join Division II in 2014. However, they were denied acceptance once again by the Membership Council.[9] Georgetown did not attempt to join Division II in 2015.
In the fall of 2012, it was announced that Urbana and UVa–Wise would spend only one season as active members of the G-MAC. At the same time, the G-MAC announced that three West Virginia schools had accepted invitations to join the conference, starting in July 2013—Alderson Broaddus University, Davis & Elkins College, and Ohio Valley University.[10] All three schools were previously members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.[11] On October 16, 2012, the G-MAC announced that Salem International University will join the conference on July 1, 2013.[12]
On July 12, 2013, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference received official approval from the NCAA Division II Membership Committee, recognizing the Conference as an active NCAA Division II conference. On the same day, it was announced that Ursuline College had been approved as an active NCAA DII member and Trevecca Nazarene University successfully completed its Year Two candidacy and was moved into the Provisional Year of the membership process by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee.
On August 7, 2013, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference partnered with Cumberland University as it embarks on a transition to potential NCAA Division II membership. The G-MAC Presidents Council unanimously admitted Cumberland as a provisional member effective immediately and will sponsor the institution as it works through the NCAA Division II membership application process.[13] In July 2014, Cumberland was denied acceptance into the NCAA by the Membership Council.[9] Cumberland did not attempt to join Division II in 2015.
Members
Current members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | Joined |
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| Alderson Broaddus University | Philippi, West Virginia | 1871 | 800 | Battlers | 2013 | |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville, Ohio | 1887 | 3,205 | Yellow Jackets | 2012 | |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins, West Virginia | 1904 | 751 | Senators | 2013 | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1858 | 802 | Panthers | 2012 | |
| Ohio Valley University | Vienna, West Virginia | 1960 | 527 | Fighting Scots | 2013 | |
| Salem International University | Salem, West Virginia | 1888 | 835 | Tigers | 2013 | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, Tennessee | 1901 | 2,345 | Trojans | 2012 | |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike, Ohio | 1871 | 1,485 | Arrows | 2012 |
- Ursuline College — women's institution, does not field men's sports.
- Salem International — will leave the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2016.[14]
Future members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | Joins |
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| University of Findlay | Findlay, Ohio | 1882 | 3,700 | Oilers | 2017 | |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, Michigan | 1844 | 1,486 | Chargers | 2017 | |
| Lake Erie College | Painesville, Ohio | 1856 | 975 | Storm | 2017 | |
| Malone University | Canton, Ohio | 1892 | 2,539 | Pioneers | 2016 | |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus, Ohio | 1911 | 3,052 | Panthers | 2017 | |
| Walsh University | North Canton, Ohio | 1960 | 2,864 | Cavaliers | 2017 |
Pending members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | Joins |
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| Cumberland University | Lebanon, Tennessee | 1842 | 1,500 | Phoenix | unknown | |
| Georgetown College | Georgetown, Kentucky | 1787 | 2,288 | Tigers | unknown |
- Cumberland, Georgetown College — Membership application was denied in July 2014.[15]
Former members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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| Central State University | Wilberforce, Ohio | 1887 | Marauders & Lady Marauders | 2012 | 2015 | Southern Intercollegiate |
| Urbana University | Urbana, Ohio | 1850 | Blue Knights | 2012 | 2013 | Mountain East |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise, Virginia | 1954 | Highland Cavaliers | 2012 | 2013 | Mountain East |
Membership timeline
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)
Sports
The G-MAC sponsors the following championships:
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Men's sponsored sports by school
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country |
Golf | Soccer | Tennis | Track & Field Indoor |
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| Cedarville | |
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| Kentucky Wesleyan | |
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| Ohio Valley | |
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| Salem International | |
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| Trevecca Nazarene | |
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| Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 49 |
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| Lake Erie | |
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| Malone | |
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| Ohio Dominican | |
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| Walsh | |
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| Georgetown | |
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- GMAC — Football begins in 2017.
- Cumberland — Track & Field Outdoor (M) begins play in 2016.[16]
- Davis & Elkins — Track & Field Outdoor (M) begins play in 2016.[17]
- Ohio Valley — Track & Field Outdoor (M) begins play in 2016.[18]
Women's sponsored sports by school
| School | Basketball | Cross Country |
Golf | Lacrosse | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track & Field Indoor |
Track & Field Outdoor |
Volleyball | Total GMAC Sports |
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| Davis & Elkins | |
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| Kentucky Wesleyan | |
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| Ohio Valley | |
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| Salem International | |
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| Trevecca Nazarene | |
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| Totals | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 68 |
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| Lake Erie | |
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| Malone | |
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| Ohio Dominican | |
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- Cumberland — Track & Field Outdoor (W) begins play in 2016.
- Davis & Elkins — Track & Field Outdoor (W) begins play in 2016.
- Ohio Valley — Lacrosse (W), Track & Field Outdoor (W) begin play in 2016.[19]
Other sponsored sports by school
| School | Men | Women | |||||||||
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| Football | Lacrosse | Swimming & Diving |
Volleyball ‡ | Water Polo ‡ |
Wrestling | Bowling ‡ | Swimming & Diving |
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| Alderson Broaddus | IND | ECAC | ASC | IND | IND | ASC | |||||
| Davis & Elkins | IND | BMC | BMC | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | IND | ||||||||||
| Ohio Valley | ECAC | IND | |||||||||
| Salem International | BMC | CWPA | IND | BMC | |||||||
| Ursuline | IND | GLIAC | |||||||||
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| Findlay | GLIAC | GLIAC | GLIAC | GLIAC | |||||||
| Hillsdale | GLIAC | GLIAC | |||||||||
| Lake Erie | GLIAC | ECAC | GLIAC | ||||||||
| Malone | IND | IND | IND | ||||||||
| Ohio Dominican | GLIAC | ||||||||||
| Walsh | GLIAC | ECAC | |||||||||
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| Cumberland | MSC | MSC | |||||||||
| Georgetown | MSC | ||||||||||
- ‡ — D-I sport
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