The original name of Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was changed to Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC) on May 7, 1910. The presidents assumed control of the league from the faculty in 1967 and changed the name to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Colorado Athletic Conference dissolved in 1996, with the RMAC absorbing the remaining CAC teams. The RMAC became an NCAA member in 1992 after competing in the NAIA through 1991.[1][2]
Timelineedit
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Member Locations
1910: After its debut season, the league changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (RMFAC). The University of Denver and the University of Utah joined the league, but Colorado College dropped out after a falling out with Colorado Mines. Membership was at five schools.
1914: Colorado College re-joined the RMFAC. Utah State University also joined the league to bring membership up to seven.
1937: Colorado, Colorado State, Brigham Young, Utah, Utah State, Wyoming, and Denver left the conference to form the Skyline Conference. The five remaining members of the RMFAC were Colorado College, Colorado Mines, Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Western State.
1969: New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC due to financial aid restrictions.
1972: For economic reasons, the two divisions were split into two separate conferences. The Mountain Division kept the RMAC name while the Plains Division became known as the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The two allied conferences worked under the name of the Mountain and Plains Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MPIAA). RMAC membership stood at eight with Adams State, Colorado Mines, Fort Lewis, Regis, Southern Utah State, Western New Mexico, Western State, and Westminster. Northern Colorado ended up leaving the association to become independent.
1974: New Mexico Highlands re-joined the RMAC as the ninth member.
1976: The MPIAA was dissolved for economic reasons, and the two conferences went their separate ways. CSU–Pueblo switched conferences and joined the RMAC as its 11th member.
1978: The RMAC began sponsoring women's championships.
1979: Westminster dropped athletics and, as a result, left the RMAC, leaving the league with ten members.
1983: Regis left the RMAC to become independent, leaving the league with nine teams.
1986: Southern Utah left the RMAC, dropping membership to eight.
1988: New Mexico Highlands withdrew from the conference to shrink the membership to seven schools.
1990: Wayne State and Nebraska–Kearney withdrew their interest in joining the RMAC after staying for one season. Western New Mexico and CSU–Pueblo also announced that they were leaving the RMAC. Fort Lewis announced its intention to leave, however, it stayed on as an associate member of the conference. New Mexico Highlands re-joined the RMAC again.
2006: Fort Hays State left the RMAC for the MIAA, although it did remain in the RMAC as an associate member in wrestling. Western New Mexico re-joined the conference, keeping membership at 14 schools.
Black Hills State University moved from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and joined the RMAC to keep the number of full members at 14.
Fort Hays State wrestling left once the MIAA began sponsoring that sport.
Minnesota State–Moorhead and Northern State women's swimming left when their full-time home of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference began sponsoring the sport.
Grand Canyon and Incarnate Word ended their RMAC associate memberships and started transitions to NCAA Division I and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) & the Southland Conference, respectively.
California Baptist ended its RMAC associate memberships to move to Division I; both swimming teams joined CBU's new home of the WAC, while wrestling became an independent (that sport would later be accepted by the Big 12 Conference effective in 2022).
Rockhurst men's lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school's other sports in the GLVC.
The RMAC dropped men's tennis as a conference sport.
2019:
Dixie State announced it would leave the RMAC to join Division I and the WAC in 2020.
Lindenwood and Rockhurst women's lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school's other sports in the GLVC.
The RMAC dropped women's tennis as a conference sport.
2023:
The RMAC added women's wrestling as a conference sport, and added Simon Fraser University and Texas Woman's University as inaugural associate members for the sport. Simon Fraser also joined as an associate member for men's wrestling, as well as swimming & diving for both sexes.
^Colorado–Colorado Springs (UCCS) was an associate member of the RMAC only during the 1996–97 school year for some sports before accepting full membership, effective in the 1997–98 school year.
^Colorado State–Pueblo left the RMAC after the 1971–72 school year then re-joined from 1976–77 to 1989–90 before re-joining effective in the 1996–97 school year.
^Fort Lewis was an affiliate member of the RMAC from 1990–91 to 1993–94 before re-joining as a full member, effective in the 1994–95 school year.
^New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC after the 1968–69 school year then re-joined from 1974–75 to 1987–88 before re-joining effective in the 1990–91 school year.
^Regis left the RMAC after the 1982–83 school year before re-joining effective in the 1996–97 school year.
^The South Dakota Mines men's and women's basketball and men's soccer teams joined the RMAC a year after becoming a full member for other sports (2015–16); while its football team joined the RMAC two years after (2016–17).
^Westminster left the RMAC after the 1978–79 school year before re-joining effective in the 2015–16 school year.
Affiliate membersedit
The RMAC currently has seven affiliate members; three are private schools, while the other four are public schools:
A total of 54 different schools have been associated with the RMAC, either through full or associate membership. Of those schools, only Colorado Mines has been with the conference every year since it was founded in 1909.
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)
^. Gomountaineers.com. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
^Morton, Aaron (February 11, 2014). "Westminster looks to make move to the NCAA Division II ranks". Deseret News.
^Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. "Westminster approved to become member of NCAA Division II". August 4, 2015.
External linksedit
Official website
April 18, 2024
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The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference RMAC commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Conference RMC from approximately 1910 through the late 1960s is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA at the Division II level which operates in the western United States Most member schools are in Colorado with additional members in Nebraska New Mexico South Dakota and Utah Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceFormerlyColorado Faculty Athletic Conference 1909 1910 Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference 1910 1967 AssociationNCAAFounded1909CommissionerChris Graham since 2013 Sports fielded22 men s 11 women s 11DivisionDivision IINo of teams15HeadquartersColorado Springs ColoradoRegionMountain States and Great PlainsOfficial websitermacsports wbr orgLocations Contents 1 History 1 1 Timeline 2 Member schools 2 1 Current members 2 2 Affiliate members 2 3 Future affiliate members 2 4 Former members 2 5 Former affiliate members 2 6 Membership timeline 3 Sponsored sports 3 1 Men s sponsored sports by school 3 2 Women s sponsored sports by school 3 3 Other sponsored sports by school 4 Conference facilities 5 Football champions 6 Basketball champions 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFounded in 1909 the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is the fifth oldest active college athletic conference in the United States the oldest in NCAA Division II and the sixth to be founded after the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association the Big Ten Conference the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association the Ohio Athletic Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference For its first 30 years the RMAC was considered a major conference equivalent to today s NCAA Division I before seven of its larger members left in 1938 to form the Mountain States Conference also called the Skyline Conference The original name of Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was changed to Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference RMFAC on May 7 1910 The presidents assumed control of the league from the faculty in 1967 and changed the name to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference The Colorado Athletic Conference dissolved in 1996 with the RMAC absorbing the remaining CAC teams The RMAC became an NCAA member in 1992 after competing in the NAIA through 1991 1 2 Timeline edit Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Member Locations nbsp nbsp nbsp 300km200miles nbsp MSU Denver nbsp Westminster nbsp New MexicoHighlands nbsp Black Hills State nbsp South Dakota Mines nbsp Chadron State nbsp Colorado Mines nbsp CSU Pueblo nbsp UCCS nbsp Adams State nbsp Fort Lewis nbsp Colorado Mesa nbsp Western Colorado nbsp Regis nbsp Colorado Christian Location of RMAC members nbsp full member 1909 On 6 March 1909 the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference was formed The four charter members were the University of Colorado Colorado Agricultural College now Colorado State University Colorado College and the Colorado School of Mines 1910 After its debut season the league changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference RMFAC The University of Denver and the University of Utah joined the league but Colorado College dropped out after a falling out with Colorado Mines Membership was at five schools 1914 Colorado College re joined the RMFAC Utah State University also joined the league to bring membership up to seven 1917 Montana State University joined the RMFAC as the eighth member 1918 Brigham Young University BYU joined the RMFAC as the ninth member 1921 The University of Wyoming joined the RMFAC to bring membership up to ten 1924 Western State College now Western Colorado University and the University of Northern Colorado joined the RMFAC giving membership up to 12 members 1937 Colorado Colorado State Brigham Young Utah Utah State Wyoming and Denver left the conference to form the Skyline Conference The five remaining members of the RMFAC were Colorado College Colorado Mines Montana State Northern Colorado and Western State 1948 Idaho State University joined the RMFAC as the sixth member 1956 Adams State College now Adams State University joined the RMFAC as the seventh member 1958 Idaho State left the RMFAC and membership was brought back down to six 1959 Montana State left the RMFAC and membership was brought back down to five 1967 The RMFAC changed its name to the current Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference RMAC Eleven schools joined the conference in 1967 They were Emporia State University Fort Hays State University Fort Lewis College the University of Nebraska at Omaha now athletically branded as Omaha Pittsburg State University the University of Southern Colorado now Colorado State University Pueblo Southern Utah State University now Southern Utah University Regis College now Regis University Washburn University Western New Mexico University and Westminster College now Westminster University of Utah Colorado College was not included in this new league The new league was divided into two divisions Mountains and Plains 1968 New Mexico Highlands University joined the RMAC 1969 New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC due to financial aid restrictions 1972 For economic reasons the two divisions were split into two separate conferences The Mountain Division kept the RMAC name while the Plains Division became known as the Great Plains Athletic Conference The two allied conferences worked under the name of the Mountain and Plains Intercollegiate Athletic Association MPIAA RMAC membership stood at eight with Adams State Colorado Mines Fort Lewis Regis Southern Utah State Western New Mexico Western State and Westminster Northern Colorado ended up leaving the association to become independent 1974 New Mexico Highlands re joined the RMAC as the ninth member 1975 Mesa College now Colorado Mesa University became the 10th member of the RMAC 1976 The MPIAA was dissolved for economic reasons and the two conferences went their separate ways CSU Pueblo switched conferences and joined the RMAC as its 11th member 1978 The RMAC began sponsoring women s championships 1979 Westminster dropped athletics and as a result left the RMAC leaving the league with ten members 1983 Regis left the RMAC to become independent leaving the league with nine teams 1986 Southern Utah left the RMAC dropping membership to eight 1988 New Mexico Highlands withdrew from the conference to shrink the membership to seven schools 1989 Chadron State College Kearney State College now the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Wayne State College announced intentions to join Fort Hays State would also re join the RMAC 1990 Wayne State and Nebraska Kearney withdrew their interest in joining the RMAC after staying for one season Western New Mexico and CSU Pueblo also announced that they were leaving the RMAC Fort Lewis announced its intention to leave however it stayed on as an associate member of the conference New Mexico Highlands re joined the RMAC again 1992 The RMAC became affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA at the Division II level 1994 Fort Lewis once again became a full member of the RMAC Nebraska Kearney also was voted into membership 1996 Colorado Christian University and Metropolitan State College of Denver joined the RMAC Regis and CSU Pueblo re joined the league Also the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs now athletically branded as UCCS and the University of Denver joined the RMAC as an affiliate and associate members respectively The RMAC at that time comprising fourteen schools was split into two seven team divisions 1997 Denver left to move up to Division I Colorado Colorado Springs became a full member San Francisco State University joined the RMAC as an associate member in wrestling only 2006 Fort Hays State left the RMAC for the MIAA although it did remain in the RMAC as an associate member in wrestling Western New Mexico re joined the conference keeping membership at 14 schools 2007 Grand Canyon University joined the RMAC as an associate member only in wrestling Montana State University Billings joined the RMAC as an associate member for women s golf and men s and women s tennis 2008 The University of Texas Permian Basin and the University of the Incarnate Word joined the RMAC as associate members for swimming only Grand Canyon added men s and women s swimming to its RMAC membership 2009 Northern State University and Minnesota State University Moorhead joined the RMAC as associate members in swimming 2012 Nebraska Kearney left the RMAC to join the MIAA Black Hills State University moved from the NAIA to NCAA Division II and joined the RMAC to keep the number of full members at 14 Fort Hays State wrestling left once the MIAA began sponsoring that sport Minnesota State Moorhead and Northern State women s swimming left when their full time home of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference began sponsoring the sport 2013 California Baptist University became an RMAC associate in three sports men s and women s swimming plus wrestling Two schools joined for women s lacrosse only Lindenwood University and Rockhurst University Grand Canyon and Incarnate Word ended their RMAC associate memberships and started transitions to NCAA Division I and the Western Athletic Conference WAC amp the Southland Conference respectively UT Permian Basin moved its swimming teams to the single sport New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference 2014 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SDSM amp T or South Dakota Mines joined the RMAC 3 2015 Westminster Utah re joined the RMAC 4 5 Rockhurst added men s lacrosse to its RMAC membership Oklahoma Baptist University joined in women s lacrosse plus men s and women s swimming 2016 Western New Mexico left for the Lone Star Conference dropping the RMAC s full time membership to 15 Two schools joined as associate members Dixie State University now Utah Tech University in football and Maryville University in men s lacrosse 2017 Maryville men s lacrosse left the RMAC when its primary home of the Great Lakes Valley Conference began sponsoring the sport Oklahoma Christian University became an associate in men s and women s swimming 2018 Dixie State became an all sports RMAC member California Baptist ended its RMAC associate memberships to move to Division I both swimming teams joined CBU s new home of the WAC while wrestling became an independent that sport would later be accepted by the Big 12 Conference effective in 2022 Rockhurst men s lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school s other sports in the GLVC The RMAC dropped men s tennis as a conference sport 2019 Dixie State announced it would leave the RMAC to join Division I and the WAC in 2020 Lindenwood and Rockhurst women s lacrosse left the RMAC to join the school s other sports in the GLVC The RMAC dropped women s tennis as a conference sport 2023 The RMAC added women s wrestling as a conference sport and added Simon Fraser University and Texas Woman s University as inaugural associate members for the sport Simon Fraser also joined as an associate member for men s wrestling as well as swimming amp diving for both sexes Concordia University Irvine joined as an associate member for men s lacrosse 2024 Dominican University of California will join as an associate member for men s lacrosse Member schools editCurrent members edit The RMAC currently has 15 full members all but three are public schools Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors Adams State University Alamosa Colorado 1921 Public 3 138 Grizzlies 1956 Black Hills State University Spearfish South Dakota 1883 Public 3 425 Yellow Jackets 2012 Chadron State College Chadron Nebraska 1911 Public 2 250 Eagles 1989 Colorado Christian University Lakewood Colorado 1914 Christian Evangelical 8 964 Cougars 1996 University of Colorado Colorado Springs UCCS Colorado Springs Colorado 1965 Public 11 431 Mountain Lions 1997 a Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction Colorado 1925 Public 8 905 Mavericks 1975 Colorado School of Mines Colorado Mines Golden Colorado 1873 Public 7 408 Orediggers 1909 Colorado State University Pueblo CSU Pueblo Pueblo Colorado 1933 Public 6 617 ThunderWolves 1967 1976 1996 b Fort Lewis College Durango Colorado 1911 Public 3 360 Skyhawks 1967 1994 c Metropolitan State University of Denver MSU Denver Denver Colorado 1965 Public 16 995 Roadrunners 1996 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas New Mexico 1893 Public 2 645 Cowboys amp Cowgirls 1968 1974 1990 d Regis University Denver Colorado 1877 Catholic Jesuit 4 668 Rangers 1967 1996 e South Dakota School of Mines and Technology South Dakota Mines Rapid City South Dakota 1885 Public 2 493 Hardrockers 2014 f Western Colorado University Gunnison Colorado 1901 Public 3 551 Mountaineers 1924 Westminster University Salt Lake City Utah 1875 Private Nonsectarian 1 287 Griffins 1967 2015 g Notes Colorado Colorado Springs UCCS was an associate member of the RMAC only during the 1996 97 school year for some sports before accepting full membership effective in the 1997 98 school year Colorado State Pueblo left the RMAC after the 1971 72 school year then re joined from 1976 77 to 1989 90 before re joining effective in the 1996 97 school year Fort Lewis was an affiliate member of the RMAC from 1990 91 to 1993 94 before re joining as a full member effective in the 1994 95 school year New Mexico Highlands left the RMAC after the 1968 69 school year then re joined from 1974 75 to 1987 88 before re joining effective in the 1990 91 school year Regis left the RMAC after the 1982 83 school year before re joining effective in the 1996 97 school year The South Dakota Mines men s and women s basketball and men s soccer teams joined the RMAC a year after becoming a full member for other sports 2015 16 while its football team joined the RMAC two years after 2016 17 Westminster left the RMAC after the 1978 79 school year before re joining effective in the 2015 16 school year Affiliate members edit The RMAC currently has seven affiliate members three are private schools while the other four are public schools Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Colors RMACsport Primaryconference Concordia University Irvine Irvine California 1976 Lutheran LCMS 2 564 Golden Eagles 2023 24 men s lacrosse Pacific West PacWest University of Nebraska at Kearney a Kearney Nebraska 1905 Public 6 275 Lopers 2014 15 women s swimming amp diving Mid America MIAA Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee Oklahoma 1910 Baptist 1 510 Bison 2016 17m sw 2016 17w sw men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving Great American GAC Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City Oklahoma 1950 Churchesof Christ 2 213 Eagles amp Lady Eagles 2017 18m sw 2017 18w sw men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving Lone Star LSC San Francisco State University San Francisco California 1899 Public 30 155 Gators 1997 98 men s wrestling California CCAA Simon Fraser University Burnaby British Columbia 1965 Public 30 380 Red Leafs 2023 24 men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving men s wrestling women s wrestling Great Northwest GNAC Texas Woman s University Denton Texas 1901 Public 16 238 Pioneers 2023 24 women s wrestling Lone Star LSC Notes Nebraska Kearney was a full member during the 1989 90 school year and from 1994 95 to 2011 12 Future affiliate members edit Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joining Colors RMACsport Primaryconference Dominican University of California San Rafael California 1890 Catholic 1 889 Penguins 2024 25 men s lacrosse Pacific West PacWest Former members edit The RMAC had 21 former full members all but three were public schools Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Currentconference Brigham Young University Provo Utah 1875 LDS Church 34 100 Cougars 1918 1938 Big 12 a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado 1876 Public 33 246 Buffaloes 1909 1938 Pacific 12 Pac 12 a Colorado College Colorado Springs Colorado 1874 Nonsectarian 2 011 Tigers 1909 1914 1910 1967 b Southern SCAC c Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado 1870 Public 34 166 Rams 1909 1938 Mountain West a University of Denver d Denver Colorado 1864 Nonsectarian 11 952 Pioneers 1910 1938 Summit a Emporia State University Emporia Kansas 1863 Public 5 887 Hornets 1967 1972 Mid America MIAA Fort Hays State University e Hays Kansas 1902 Public 14 658 Tigers 1967 1989 1972 2006 f Mid America MIAA Idaho State University Pocatello Idaho 1901 Public 12 805 Bengals 1948 1958 Big Sky a Montana State University Bozeman Montana 1893 Public 16 766 Bobcats 1917 1959 Big Sky a University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha Nebraska 1908 Public 15 431 Mavericks 1967 1972 Summit a University of Nebraska at Kearney g Kearney Nebraska 1905 Public 7 504 Lopers 1989 h 1994 1990 2012 i Mid America MIAA University of Northern Colorado Greeley Colorado 1889 Public 12 862 Bears 1924 1972 Big Sky a Pittsburg State University Pittsburg Kansas 1903 Public 7 102 Gorillas 1967 1972 Mid America MIAA Southern Utah University Cedar City Utah 1897 Public 10 196 Thunderbirds 1967 1986 Western WAC a University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 1850 Public 33 000 Utes 1910 1938 Pacific 12 Pac 12 a Utah State University Logan Utah 1888 Public 27 691 Aggies 1915 1938 Mountain West a Utah Tech University j k St George Utah 1911 Public 12 650 Trailblazers 2018 2020 Western WAC a Washburn University Topeka Kansas 1865 Public 7 971 Ichabods 1967 1972 Mid America MIAA Wayne State College Wayne Nebraska 1910 Public 4 202 Wildcats 1989 h 1990 Northern Sun NSIC Western New Mexico University Silver City New Mexico 1893 Public 3 820 Mustangs 1967 2006 1990 2016 l Lone Star LSC University of Wyoming Laramie Wyoming 1886 Public 12 450 Cowboys 1921 1938 Mountain West a Notes a b c d e f g h i j k l m Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference Colorado College withdrew from the RMAC from 1910 11 to 1913 14 Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference Denver was an affiliate member during the 1996 97 school year Fort Hays State competed in the RMAC as an affiliate member for wrestling from 2006 07 to 2011 12 Fort Hays State withdrew from the RMAC from 1972 73 to 1988 89 Nebraska Kearney remains in the RMAC as an affiliate in women s swimming amp diving a b Provisional member Nebraska Kearney withdrew from the RMAC from 1990 91 to 1993 94 Dixie State competed in the RMAC as an affiliate member for football from the 2016 to 2017 fall seasons 2016 17 to 2017 18 school years Dixie State officially changed its name to Utah Tech University as of July 1st 2022 Western New Mexico withdrew from the RMAC from 1990 91 to 2005 06 Former affiliate members edit The RMAC had 11 former affiliate members all but four were private schools Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left RMACsport s Primaryconference a California Baptist University Riverside California 1950 Baptist 11 491 Lancers 2013 14 2017 18 men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving wrestling Western WAC b c Grand Canyon University Phoenix Arizona 1949 For profit Nondenominational 25 000 Antelopes 2007 08wr 2008 09m sw 2008 09w sw 2012 13wr 2012 13m sw 2012 13w sw wrestling men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving Western WAC b d University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio Texas 1881 Catholic CCIW 9 366 Cardinals 2008 09m sw 2008 09w sw 2012 13m sw 2012 13w sw men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving Southland b e Lindenwood University St Charles Missouri 1827 Presbyterian 4 822 Lions 2013 14w lax 2014 15m sw 2014 15w sw 2018 19w lax 2015 16m sw 2015 16w sw women s lacrosse men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving Ohio Valley OVC b f Maryville University St Louis Missouri 1872 Catholic 5 504 Saints 2016 17 2016 17 men s lacrosse Great Lakes Valley GLVC Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead Minnesota 1887 Public 5 547 Dragons 2009 10 2011 12 women s swimming amp diving Northern Sun NSIC Montana State University Billings Billings Montana 1927 Public 4 600 Yellowjackets 2007 08m ten 2007 08w ten 2014 15m ten 2014 15w ten men s tennis women s tennis Great Northwest GNAC g Northern State University Aberdeen South Dakota 1901 Public 3 431 Wolves 2009 10 2011 12 women s swimming amp diving Northern Sun NSIC Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee Oklahoma 1910 Baptist 2 097 Bison 2016 17 2019 20 women s lacrosse Great American GAC h Rockhurst University Kansas City Missouri 1910 Catholic 2 746 Hawks 2013 14w lax 2015 16m lax 2018 19w lax 2017 18m lax women s lacrosse men s lacrosse Great Lakes Valley GLVC University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa Texas 1973 Public 7 628 Falcons 2008 09m sw 2008 09w sw 2012 13m sw 2012 13w sw men s swimming amp diving women s swimming amp diving Lone Star LSC i Notes Except as noted this matches the school s current affiliation in its former RMAC sports a b c d Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference California Baptist is a men s wrestling member of the Big 12 Conference Grand Canyon no longer sponsors men s wrestling UIW houses swimming amp diving in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The OVC sponsors none of Lindenwood s former RMAC sports All three sports currently compete in the Summit League MSU Billings no longer sponsors tennis Oklahoma Baptist no longer sponsors women s lacrosse The LSC does not sponsor swimming amp diving for either sex UTPB is a men s and women s member of the single sport New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Membership timeline edit A total of 54 different schools have been associated with the RMAC either through full or associate membership Of those schools only Colorado Mines has been with the conference every year since it was founded in 1909 Full member all sports Full member non football Associate member football only Associate member sport Sponsored sports editConference sports Sport Men s Women s Baseball nbsp Y Basketball nbsp Y nbsp Y Cross Country nbsp Y nbsp Y Football nbsp Y Golf nbsp Y nbsp Y Lacrosse nbsp Y nbsp Y Soccer nbsp Y nbsp Y Softball nbsp Y Swimming amp Diving nbsp Y nbsp Y Track amp Field Indoor nbsp Y nbsp Y Track amp Field Outdoor nbsp Y nbsp Y Volleyball nbsp Y Wrestling nbsp Y nbsp Y Men s sponsored sports by school edit School Baseball Basketball CrossCountry Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming amp Diving Track amp FieldIndoor Track amp FieldOutdoor Wrestling TotalRMACSports Adams State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 10 Black Hills State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 5 Chadron State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 6 Colorado Christian nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 6 Colorado Mesa nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 11 Colorado Mines nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 10 CSU Pueblo nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 10 Fort Lewis nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 5 Metropolitan State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 7 New Mexico Highlands nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 5 Regis nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 5 South Dakota Mines nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 7 UCCS nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 6 Western Colorado nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 6 Westminster nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 7 Totals 9 15 15 10 9 4 1 11 2 3 13 13 7 2 105 Affiliate Members Concordia Irvine nbsp Y 1 Oklahoma Baptist nbsp Y 1 Oklahoma Christian nbsp Y 1 San Francisco State nbsp Y 1 Simon Fraser nbsp Y nbsp Y 2 Women s sponsored sports by school edit School Basketball CrossCountry Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming amp Diving Track amp FieldIndoor Track amp FieldOutdoor Volleyball Wrestling TotalRMACSports Adams State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 10 Black Hills State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 8 Chadron State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 8 Colorado Christian nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 7 Colorado Mesa nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 11 Colorado Mines nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 8 CSU Pueblo nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 10 Fort Lewis nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 9 Metropolitan State nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 8 New Mexico Highlands nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 7 Regis nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 7 South Dakota Mines nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 6 UCCS nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 8 Western Colorado nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 7 Westminster nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y 8 Totals 15 15 12 6 13 12 5 4 14 14 15 3 2 121 Affiliate Members Nebraska Kearney nbsp Y 1 Oklahoma Baptist nbsp Y 1 Oklahoma Christian nbsp Y 1 Simon Fraser nbsp Y nbsp Y 2 Texas Woman s nbsp Y 1 Other sponsored sports by school edit School Men Women Co ed Tennis BeachVolleyball Tennis Skiing Colorado Mesa PacWest IND PacWest CSU Pueblo IND Metro State PacWest PacWest Westminster RMISA D I sportConference facilities editSchool Football Basketball Stadium Capacity Arena Capacity Adams State Rex Stadium 2 800 Plachy Hall 500 Black Hills State Lyle Hare Stadium 4 200 Donald E Young Center 3 500 Chadron State Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium 3 500 Chicoine Center 1 750 Colorado Christian non football school Colorado Christian Event Center 1 500 Colorado Mesa Stocker Stadium 8 000 Brownson Arena 1 800 Colorado Mines Campbell Field 4 090 Lockridge Arena 3 000 CSU Pueblo Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl 6 500 Massari Arena 3 900 Fort Lewis Ray Dennison Memorial Field 4 000 Whalen Gymnasium 2 750 MSU Denver non football school Auraria Event Center 2 300 New Mexico Highlands Perkins Stadium 5 000 Wilson Complex 4 250 Regis non football school Regis Field House 1 800 South Dakota Mines O Harra Stadium 4 000 King Center 3 000 UCCS non football school Gallogly Events Center 1 250 Western Colorado Mountaineer Bowl 4 000 Paul Wright Gymnasium 1 800 Westminster non football school Behnken Field House 1 200Football champions editMain article List of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football championsBasketball champions editMain article RMAC Men s Basketball ShootoutReferences edit RMAC History University of Southern Colorado 1975 2003 Western State Colorado University SDSM amp T approved as 15th member of the RMAC Gomountaineers com January 20 2014 Archived from the original on February 21 2014 Retrieved July 18 2015 Morton Aaron February 11 2014 Westminster looks to make move to the NCAA Division II ranks Deseret News Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Westminster approved to become member of NCAA Division II August 4 2015 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference amp oldid 1219087588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
